5 New Stores You Won’t Want to Miss

Don’t miss out on these opening shops in Western Canada.

Bedface, Vancouver

The Vancouver-based online bedding brand keeps things high-quality but simple: mix and match 24 colours (that go far beyond your hotel whites, with vibrant hues like electric pink and alarm-clock orange on the menu) of 100-percent cotton pillowcases, duvet covers and sheets to create the bedding set of your dreams. bedface.ca

One-Question Interview

Lynnfield Mitchell, Brand Director, Bedface

If you were redesigning your bedroom, where would you start?

We spend a third of our lives in our bedroom, so why not make it a space that’s comfortable but also aesthetically beautiful? The bed is the focal point: start there when you’re redesigning, and work outward. We’re seeing a movement in certain markets like Vancouver and  San Francisco toward crazy, colourful bedding. They’re tired of white and grey and navy, and they’re buying mint duvet covers and all-nighter citron sheets.

More: Design the Bedroom of your Dreams

4 More Debuting Stores

Guildhall, Calgary

Inglewood’s newest decor shop stocks established brands (think Iittala, Menu and Normann Copenhagen) alongside up-and-coming designers from across the world. guildhallhome.com

Milliwatts Lighting, Edmonton

Marnie Watts’s handmade tabletop light fixtures turn traditional materials (brass, gold, copper) into angular, sculptural conversation pieces that truly light up a room. milliwattslighting.com

So Pretty Cara Cotter, Edmonton

Shop for a signature piece from a mix of delicate, layerable bangles and necklaces in the Edmonton designer’s new 124 Street boutique, a space as pretty and gracefully designed as the jewellery itself. soprettycaracotter.com

Chocolats Favoris, Victoria

The Québecois chocolatier will open its first West Coast shop right by the Inner Harbour, stocking beautiful truffles in decadent flavours like dulce de leche and crispy cherry. chocolatsfavoris.com 

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