Wallcoverings & Paint
Century Architexture
Loft living without the cost and hassle of bricklaying: CA’S seven-millimetre-thick preengineered brick veneer wall panels affix to a mesh backing, making them a cinch to install. Locally hand-cast from gypsum to replicate the look and feel of century-old reclaimed brick, they’re incredibly convincing. The showroom’s own backsplashes, bathroom walls and a media room exemplify the variety of uses for the manufactured-on-site panels.
34 JUTLAND RD, ETOBICOKE 416 503 3889 CENTURYARCHITEXTURE.COM
Farrow & Ball
Britain’s F&B offers a medley of handcrafted wallpapers showcasing the rich pigments it is best known for, as well as an expansive selection of paints ranging from contemporary neutrals to heritage tones. Chromologists will relish the latest hues from F&B’S collaboration with London’s Natural History Museum. Covetable metallic print wallpapers with shimmering gold, silver and copper finishes add a touch of glamour and sparkle to any room.
1128 YONGE ST 416 920 0200 FARROW-BALL.COM
Newwall
This wallpaper paradise spans two luxurious floors of a downtown heritage building. The gallery-like showroom features wallpaper “artwork” in various room settings, made-tomeasure murals and sliding display panels. Go bold with 17 Patterns’ breathtaking botanicals, Timorous Beasties’ surreal scenes and Emma Hayes’s poetic watercolours. Use NW’S app to view hundreds of patterns to scale on a large digital screen. Equally stunning fabrics round out the selection.
363 ADELAIDE ST E 905 238 2700 NEWWALL.COM
Primetime Paint & Paper
PP&P’S offers a vast library of wallpapers in addition to paints from Farrow & Ball, Para and Benjamin Moore – the latter’s entire product line, in fact. Choose to drape walls with vintage papers and grass cloth or bold patterns from Designers Guild and Cole & Son, or play it safe with elegant yet scuff-proof vinyl from J. Josephson. Chalkboard and magnetic paints are fan favourites with the craft crowd.
299 QUEEN ST E 416 703 9846 (ALSO: 144 PARK LAWN RD, ETOBICOKE 416 901 9667) PRIMETIMEPAINT.CA More wallcoverings & paint: Alleen’s, Are & Be, Fiber & Cloth, Industrial Storm, Kate Thornley-hall, Kendall & Co., Macfab, Radform, Threadcount and Y&CO.