Shops We Love: Bloom & Co. Curated Living Is A Sweet Escape
Nataschia Wielink and Kalin Falconer were sipping mimosas while browsing a pocket-size boutique in Williamsburg, New York, when they had a lightbulb moment: “Wouldn’t it be neat if we did something like this?” Kalin recalls asking.
The friends returned to Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, with the vision of opening their own cabinet of curiosities: Bloom & Co. Curated Living. Not long after, what used to be a run-down deli was transformed into the down-to-earth emporium that Kalin, an event florist, and Nataschia, a photographer, had imagined. Scroll down to learn more about this sweet shop!
The boutique is located at 247 Four Mile Creek Rd. in Niagara-on-the-Lake’s charming St. Davids village.
For these two, with wineries down the street and drips of candle wax at their feet, slow living isn’t a trend, it’s a lifestyle. “The store looks like how we’ve decorated our homes,” says Kalin (right). “Simple and unfussy.”
From unique plant pots to eco-friendly Swedish towels to soothing soaps made with essential oils, the boutique is curated with items that are both good-looking and hardworking.
When social distancing measures allow, it will also once again host floral, painting and craft workshops.
The store’s own scented candles (think Grapefruit + Mango and Mint + Eucalyptus) are hand poured in house — the back of the store functions as a studio where the duo makes their candles.
Bloom & Co. Curated Living
Grapefruit + Mango Candle, $18, available through Bloom & Co. Curated Living
A perfect gift for green thumbs, garden tools by The Floral Society are crafted from tempered steel and sustainably harvested ash.
Bloom & Co. Curated Living
Trowel, $68; Fork, $68; 3 Tine Cultivator, $72, available through Bloom & Co. Curated Living