Decorating & Design
August 26, 2022
Shops We Love: Find Globally Sourced Goods At Rhubarb Designs
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Lorraine Hamilton, celebrated landscape designer and owner of Rhubarb Designs on Salt Spring Island, B.C., has spent her career considering artful objects for the home and garden — the more tactile and unexpected, the better. “I love unconventional things,” she says. Last year, she moved her shop to a new expanded location near the island’s popular summer market.
Scroll down to step into this island gem!
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Blessed with three sets of French doors, abundant natural light and a small courtyard, it’s a perfect setting for her globally sourced goods. Outside, you might find vintage Chinese grinding stones and Hungarian enameled tubs alongside garden furniture and Lorraine’s favorite broadleaf evergreens and Japanese maples.
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Inside, traditional African stools and woven baskets mingle with imported and locally made linens, and one-off pieces from her annual pilgrimage to Paris markets and Maison&Objet. Schedule lots of time to browse.
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“You could go through here 10 times and see different things each time,” says Lorraine, who has a second small shop, Rhubarb Too, in Victoria. “But it all works together.”
Keep scrolling to see some of Rhubarb Designs’ best-selling items!
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This oversized bowl is perfect for alfresco dining.
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Vases by San Francisco artist Tina Frey are made from buttery-soft resin and come in vibrant shades like this sunshine hue.
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This large linen towel does double duty as a throw.
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Made by Finnish-born glassblowing artist Mervi Haapakoski on Cape Breton Island, N.S., these drinking glasses are shaped to fit the palm of your hand and are a shop staple.
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Pop into the store or browse online.
Rhubarb Designs
3107-115 Fulford-Ganges Rd., Salt Spring Island, B.C.
(250) 537-8873
House & Home July/August 2022