Kids’ Furniture
Advice from a Caterpillar
This Yorkville lifestyle boutique caters to the designloving parent and child. Personalize your nursery with blankets from Autumn Paris, seagrass changing baskets from Olli Ella and beautiful rattan doll furniture from Bonton. Lovely home decor abounds: Astier de Villatte’s ceramic incense holders and candlesticks, Iris Hantverk’s eco-friendly tooth- and hairbrushes, Mifuko’s woven baskets and plenty of stay-cozy clothes. 41 HAZELTON AVE 416 960 2223 ADVICEFROMACATERPILLAR.CA
BB Buggy
Find everything that stylish soon-to-be parents want and little ones need at BBB, including rockers and bassinets, beds, bookshelves and changing tables. Canadian-made Natart cribs with matching dressers and handcrafted Dutailier gliders will add warmth to any nursery. Sleep sacks, organic loungers and Leander’s foam Matty changers make for chic baby-shower gifts. The Bugaboo play yard unfolds in seconds for play-, nap- and bedtime needs. 10 YORKVILLE AVE 416 963 8168 (ALSO: 1200 CASTLEFIELD AVE 416 963 8168) BBBUGGY.CA
Ella+elliot
Parents will find slick furniture and products catering to kids’ every need at E+E. The Joya rocker by Toronto’s Monte Design is featured alongside cribs by Australia’s Ubabub and Norway’s Stokke – and, from Denmark, Budtzbendix’s ultra-stylish highchair, complete with a leather harness. You’ll all sleep soundly with the exquisitely crafted and multi-functional Caravan crib by Kalon Studios and Charlie Crane’s cocoon-like Kumi cradle. 188
STRACHAN AVE 416 850 7890 ELLAANDELLIOT.COM
Kids at Home
Showcasing Oeuf’s chic Perch loft beds alongside ever-popular velvet beanbags from Fatboy, rugs from Kalora and mini mid-century lookalikes, KAH’S modern furniture and decor caters to youngsters of all ages and personalities. KAH emphasizes Canadian designs: see customizable wooden beds from Verbois, lamps by Loïc Bard and affordable study spaces from Nexera. Use KAH professional design services to help you create spaces for your young learners at home. 734 QUEEN ST E 647 250 8200 KIDSATHOME.COM
Kol Kid
Look no further than this kids-ware shop for clever, creative goods for the wee ones. Let them express their inner designer with La Case de Cousin Paul’s string lights made from polyester yarn balls, or save their allowance in playfully chic Jeff Koons– inspired money banks from Made by Humans 2. Older kids will love storing and stacking their toys in Aykasa’s retro-chic foldable crates and decorating with Muskhane’s felted rugs, garlands and conical lampshades. 674 QUEEN ST W 416 681 0368 KOLKID.CA
Love Me Do Baby & Maternity
How perfectly suited is this boutique for all things mom and baby to Liberty Village’s influx of young families? Design-conscious parents will appreciate Maxi-cosi’s über lightweight and compact Kori Rocker with snuggly inlay or Babymoov’s Hygro+ humidifier (complete with touchscreen, changing colours and an essential-oil diffuser), while little ones will love the squishy, modern styling of Little Bot’s Ofie playmat. 50 LYNN WILLIAMS ST, UNIT #2 647 347 7619 APPT REC LOVEMEDOBABY.COM
West Coast Kids
This five-room emporium for all things child-related has aisles big enough for racing strollers, organized to minimize the chance of a parental meltdown. Everything’s here, from big to small; our recent trip turned up Babyletto’s 4-in-1 cribs, Hello Kitty lamps and the Rap ABC picture book – a fun introduction to hip hop. Extend your West Coast calm with Monte Design’s motorized glider and the tree-shaped bookcase from Nursery Works. 1646 BAYVIEW AVE 416 480 2288 WESTCOASTKIDS.CA