9 Small Canadian Home Decor Brands We Love
A funky art print for your home office. A cute hand-painted mug for your morning coffee. A scented candle that brings back memories of sunnier days. Making a house a home is all in the details. From joyful ceramic mugs and affordable prints to ethically-made throw pillows, here are some Canadian home decor brands to have on your radar.
Baltic Club
Located in Montreal’s trendy Mile End neighbourhood, this charming shop—filled with stylish notebooks (from $8), greeting cards ($6 each), art prints (from $20) and patterned wrapping paper (from $4)—is a stationery lover’s dream. There’s also a cute line of printable colouring pages available for free online.
Mala The Brand
This Vancouver-based brand makes soy candles (from $35) with dreamy nostalgic scents like Cereal (with Froot Loops-like notes of citrus and berry) and Sundays (which features cozy notes of lavender, apricot and sandalwood). For each purchase made, a tree is planted via the organization Trees for the Future.
Shayna Stevenson
In her Toronto studio, Shayna Stevenson makes joyful ceramic mugs ($50) and planters (from $100) that pop with artful swipes of colour and abstract patterns. Her cheerful designs are sure to brighten up your mornings—after all, it’s a truth universally acknowledged that the first sip of the day tastes better out of a cute mug.
Brook Drabot Glass
Soft, rounded shapes and pastel shades lend a warm and nostalgic feeling to Brook Drabot’s delicate creations. The colourful bud vases (from $30), hand-blown in her small home studio in Warren, Man., are a stylish way to display freshly cut spring blooms or sprigs of fragrant eucalyptus.
Goodee
Byron and Dexter Peart, the très chic twin brothers behind Montreal-based fashion label Want Les Essentiels, have launched Goodee, a collection of eco-friendly housewares and personal care products. Each stylish, artisan-made item—from pillows (from $45) to rugs—is carefully curated vetted by a sustainability team to ensure it’s ethically made and transparently sourced.
Hudson + Oak
A wow-worthy planter is an easy way to give a room a fresh new look. Vancouver-based Hudson + Oak’s hand-painted planters (from $100) come in modern shapes and neutral tones, making them the perfect vessels for cool cacti and fabulous ficuses. The brand’s signature blush hue—millennial pink’s more refined counterpart—is a crowdpleaser, according to founder Sarah Henderson. “It holds a special place in my heart,” she says, adding that it took around 15 tries to get the colour just right.
Batiqua
Vancouver-based Linda Adimora designs colourful, boldly printed pillows ($45), table runners ($60), wall hangings ($60) and placemats that are ethically made by artisans in Zimbabwe through a fair trade process.
Xenia Taler
Toronto-based Xenia Taler set out to create home and lifestyle wares that blend form and function. “The intention is to create everyday products that are elevated and aspirational, but also accessible and contribute to a sustainable society,” says the designer—and to which we say, mission accomplished! These retro-patterned bamboo plates ($48/set of 4) are a stylish way to cut down on plastic waste.
Glass Bookshop
This airy, Edmonton-based independent bookstore is dedicated to promoting local authors and marginalized voices. Also on the shelves: CanLit-inspired items designed by local makers, including a slogan tote ($20), literary tea towels ($20) and postcards that celebrate Alberta writers, such as Joshua Whitehead, Titilope Sonuga and Lisa Martin ($3 each).
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Andréanne Dion is the senior editor, style, beauty and travel at Chatelaine. She is also a contributing editor at FASHION and Hello! Canada.
