Decorating & Design
Our Favourite Vintage Stores Across Canada
Published on November 19, 2025
We tend to think that designers frequent high-end showrooms, but even top designers rely on vintage sources for great bargains and unique finds when sourcing items for their clients. We asked designers and our H&H editors from across the country to share their secret vintage hunting grounds for their clients — and when shopping for themselves. These small, local haunts often fly under the radar and can be a fruitful places to explore, just be prepared to dig: what they lack in curation they make up for in price. Here are some favourite sources.
East Coast: From H&H East Coast Editor Kelvin Brown
Lunenburg Community Consignment (Lunenburg, N.S.)
H&H’s East Coast editor Kelvin Brown had several suggestions in Nova Scotia to share, including this humble consignment store based in Lunenburg. Shelves are loaded with a mix of brass, ceramics and tin finds.
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The Lunenburg Community Consignment store offers quaint, budget fare like kitchen canisters, hooked rugs and lots of pretty floral teacups to elevate your java.
Four Points Vintage Market (Mahone Bay, N.S.)
A multi-vendor antique mall that’s open year-round encompassing about 50 vintage and antique dealers on a 150-year-old farmstead.
The shelves are stocked with colourful, kitschy kitchen essentials.
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Transferware dishes, vintage wine bottles, tea sets and mixing bowls are practical collectibles.
Mom’s Buy & Sell (Lunenburg, N.S.)
In this Lunenburg, N.S., store you’ll find rustic pieces including pine chests, blanket boxes and washbasins with authentic charm.
In addition to humble furniture, there is a large selection of pillows, baskets and mugs.
Shelves display an array of decorative accessories.
Quebec: From Maison et Demeure Digital Editor Catherine Girouard
Bien.Beau (Montreal, Quebec)
Catherine Girouard, digital editor for H&H’s french counterpart, Maison & Demeure, suggests checking out Montreal’s Bien.Beau. “Their finds are neatly divided by style, which I like, rather than having to hunt!” explains Catherine.
“You can order online for delivery. They also offer interior design consulting services,” Catherine says.
Atelier 111 déco (Montreal, Quebec)
This quirky Montreal store is another favourite of Catherine’s, where you can source classic items like this barrister’s bookcase.
Catherine especially appreciates their large selection of wall art, which includes everything from religious iconography to landscapes, kitschy planters and wall plaques.
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Très British! Antiquités (Sainte-Agathe-des-
The name says it all, says Catherine, whose aunt is a regular visitor and has bought several things from this Anglo-themed shop. Look for opulent mirrors, clocks, lamps, porcelain, drop-leaf tables, tea carts and bone china teacups.
A Napoleon III bronze candelabra table lamp depicts two roaring lion heads and paw feet.
A pair of Victorian mahogany armchairs with their original needlepoint upholstery.
Toronto: From H&H Senior Interiors Editor Stacy Begg
Edit 1134 (Toronto, Ontario)
H&H’s senior interiors editor Stacy Begg likes this shop that belongs to interior designers Sarah Birnie and Kelly Lynn Armstrong, whose store features a curated selection of vintage and found treasures.
The finds are beautifully styled, with plenty of sculptural woven pieces, unique accessories, artwork and toss pillows.
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Folly & Fine Company (Toronto, Ontario)
Another suggestion from Stacy is Folly & Fine Company, which is helmed by prop stylist Christine Hanlon. This online store grew out of Christine’s passion for collecting whimsical, time-worn oddities and finer one-of-a-kind pieces. “The things in our shop can be mixed together to achieve a unique artisanal style. A refined modern vintage that works for both city and country home alike, dark walls or light,” says Christine. Look for pieces like transferware platters, brass candleholders, oil paintings and needlepoint pillows.
Housebound (Toronto, Ontario)
The online store also has a bricks-and-mortar studio outpost in Toronto’s Leaside neighbourhood. Stacy is a fan of both old and new items like toleware table lamps, bamboo handle flatware and linen hand towels; plus vintage finds like weathered busts, mirrors and urns.
A glazed urn, bamboo chair and shell-encrusted box give a room tropical flair.
Bonne Choice (Toronto, Ontario)
Bonne Choice sells items both through their showroom and online shop. They specialize in vintage, rare and contemporary furniture and objects. Founded in 2023, Bonne Choice sources vintage homewares globally while working with emerging designers.
The shop, located in Toronto’s west end, has a decidedly contemporary spin: think puffy, sculptural sofas and chairs, colourful mod glassware and ’60s-style accessories. Founder Carlo Colacci is a trusted source in meeting the needs of notable designers, architects and developers throughout Canada.
White shelves show off candy-like offerings, while furniture includes lilac stools by Ettore Sottsass and an iconic Alky bouclé chair by Giancarlo Piretti.
Southern Ontario: From H&H Senior Editor Wendy Jacob
Penney & Company (Port Hope, Ontario)
Picturesque Port Hope, Ontario, is where former H&H staffer Michael Penney has set up shop. “I snagged a large matching pair of emerald-green glazed vases for less than $120 there,” says H&H senior editor Wendy Jacob. The storefront, which is full of charming finds at great prices, has since moved to a new location on 27 Walton Street in Port Hope.
The store really shines with cottage-y accessories like blue and white transferware, floral pillows, baskets, cloches and tableware.
There’s a selection of painted furniture like Windsor chairs, dressers and farmhouse beds.
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Winnipeg: From Designer Jaclyn Peters
Selim’s Antiques (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
Manitoba designer Jaclyn Peters likes to frequent Selim’s Antiques, a Winnipeg shop that was founded in 1977 and is loaded with art, furniture, fine collectibles, rugs and tableware.
Foo dogs, Tiffany-style lamps and Wedgwood pieces are grouped together in glass cases.
Alberta: From Designer Nyla Free
Old Strathcona Antique Mall (Edmonton, Alberta)
This Edmonton mall is a favoured haunt of Calgary designer Nyla Free, with more than 120 vendors. It sells century furniture and unique collectibles online, as well as in-store.
The store is Western Canada’s largest antique mall with over 300 booths.
All Through The House (Okotoks, Alberta)
This Alberta warehouse is fertile hunting ground for Nyla. It houses unique vendors, antiques and vintage goods, hardware, barnwood, doors and windows. Vendors sell rustic and retro collectibles that can be repurposed and upcycled, plus a large hardware selection and reclaimed barn boards.
The outdoor yard is a repository of old doors, windows, tables, chairs, barn wood, shiplap, trunks enamelware and garden items.
Holmehus Antiques (Red Deer, Alberta)
Nyla also suggests Susan Manyluk’s store Holmehus Antiques, just west of Red Deer. The store specializes in rare Scandinavian and European antiques (and carries free-range eggs!) with an eclectic range of ceramics and tableware.
Susan regularly travels to Scandinavia to find treasures for the showroom, which includes North American antiques, dishes, vases, paintings, accessories and textiles.
Reclaim Vintage (Calgary, Alberta)
If you have a passion for mid-century modern, look to this Calgary-based warehouse. Stock is updated daily for authentic Danish teak, mid-century and vintage furniture, plus Persian rugs.
The store also offers restoration and furniture upholstery services.
Prairie Girls Vintage Market (Cochrane, Alberta)
The Prairie Girls Vintage Market is a two-day yearly market held in September filled with prairie chic antiques, plus vintage, salvaged, repurposed and farmhouse finds.
Vintage Corningware and Pyrex bowls, rustic furniture, ironwork and baskets are typical of the eclectic offerings.
Shoppers who love a good treasure hunt will appreciate ferreting out unique objects.
Calgary: From Designer Aly Velji
Iron Crow (Calgary, Alberta)
Calgary designer Aly Velji says thrifting is his passion, and suggests Calgarians check out resources like Iron Crow, Louche Milieu, Reclaim Vintage and Uniquities. Aly likes to shop Iron Crow for rich and storied items of intrigue that appeal to not just homeowners, but draws interior designers, restaurateurs, shop owners, stylists and even movie set designers. An ever-revolving inventory flows through the warehouse regularly.
The warehouse stocks a large selection of unique original, restored and salvaged objects picked for beauty and quality of craftsmanship that includes Canadiana, Americana and European treasures.
Uniquities (Calgary, Alberta)
Uniquities is a family business that believes in keeping architectural finds out of landfill. Here you can find a Georgian stone chimney piece, or a length of Victorian hand-carved cornice. The authentic period detail and beautiful patina of old materials can’t be reproduced.
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The shop owners travel to many countries in search of architectural, garden and decorative antiques and always make time to visit historic points of interest.
Louche Milieu (Calgary, Alberta)
Aly is a fan of the eclectic store, Louche Milieu, which constantly introduces fresh stock to its shop every day. They encourage frequent visits to the shop to see items undergoing refinishing, upholstering and additional items in storage. Their mission is to curate a selection of mid-century furniture, lighting, decor, art, fashion and collectibles.
The store owners believe that collectible furniture is synonymous with smart furniture, and that if buyers learn about the designers and manufacturers behind a purchase, it gives them valuable understanding of how furniture can retain its value over time.
West Coast: From H&H Deputy Editor Emma Reddington
The Found Studio by What’s Lost and Found (Victoria, B.C.)
Deputy editor Emma Reddington used many vintage pieces when she was renovating her mid-century modern Vancouver home to add essential authenticity. She suggests checking out The Found Studio by What’s Lost and Found, a 4,500-square-foot Victoria store that breathes new life into vintage furnishings: restoring, refinishing and reupholstering 80 per cent of their items. The Found Studio sells online, ships worldwide and offers on-site restorations and sewing. Finds include a mid-century safari chair and original paintings by artists such as Joy Kinna and Victoria Milroy.
Emma sourced this wire chair from The Found Studio, shown in her home.
This black vase was another vintage piece that Emma sourced through The Found Studio in Victoria, B.C.
Visitor Goods (Vancouver, B.C.)
Emma loves to frequent Visitor Goods, a standout when it comes to vintage seating that runs the gamut from a Charles Rennie Mackintosh sofa to sculptural Fritz Hansen chairs.
A Canadian-made Gerrit Rietveld chair is a work of art, with a colour-blocked palette and strong lines.
Collectors will appreciate vintage pieces such as the 1975 Guido Faleschini love seat for i4Mariani (shown above) or a 1960s Verner Panton chair for Fritz Hansen.