Outdoor furniture
ARD Outdoor
ARD has all the upscale patio furnishings and accessories you’ll need to transform your backyard or balcony into a resort-inspired retreat. Find abundant seating, including sectionals, loveseats, orb-shaped club chairs and wavy-seated wicker benches. Colourful cantilevered umbrellas and Tucci parasols pair with dining tables in teak or powder-coated aluminum for an inviting outdoor ensemble. Brighten your nights with colour-shifting LED globe lights while you snuggle beside a Dekko concrete fire pit. 3019 DUFFERIN ST 416 551 6055 ARDOUTDOOR.COM
Casualife
Seeking furniture for outdoor entertainment spaces, exterior family rooms and private oases? Head to Casualife where on-staff designers who excel in space planning will navigate you through wares made with a variety of finishes, including teak, aluminum, stainless steel and woven resin. Look for stainless-steel sofas and luxe daybeds; woven loungers with sunshades; and poufs with weatherresistant resin weave on aluminum frames, which perform triple-duty as side tables, footstools and seating. Rounding out the selection is a variety of fire pits, planters, lanterns, umbrellas and covers. 6 SHIELDS CRT, UNIT 1, MARKHAM 905 475 8353 ( ALSO: 507
LAKESHORE RD E, MISSISSAUGA 905 990 5433) CASUALIFE.CA
Fresh Home & Garden
This 1,860- square-metre foundry-turned-gardenemporium is packed with dashing all-season outdoor furniture, fabric and accessories from such brands as Kingsley Bate, Les Jardins and Cane-line. Make a beeline for the Grid modular sectional from Gloster, with its powder-coated aluminum frame and high-tech waterproof fabric. Sika’s Fox chair brings classic Danish wicker furniture to patios while Tuuci’s groovy umbrellas are engineered to stand up to gale-force winds. 16 EASTERN AVE 416 367 3906 FRESH.CA
Hauser
Take indoor style and comfort outside with Hauser’s streamlined high-end patio furniture: Kingsley Bate’s teak chaises and couches in weather-resistant Sunbrella upholstery, Brown Jordan’s dining tables with black glass surfaces atop slim steel frames and Loll’s modern loungers in playful colours. Look for Fim’s adjustable freestanding awning systems, Tuuci’s cantilevering deck-mounted umbrellas and Dekko’s concrete firepits, as well as a plethora of outdoor lighting options, from portable floor lamps to modern patio lanterns. 218 MERTON ST 416 479 4499 (ALSO: 3105 WINSTON CHURCHILL BLVD, MISSISSAUGA 905 569 1101) HAUSERSTORES.COM
Insideout Patio
Canada’s largest showroom of outdoor furniture pairs sectionals, deep seating and bistro and dining sets with vivid Sunbrella cushions. Get comfy with tasteful wicker chairs by East Lake and the teak-and-steel furnishings in the Tide collection – and don’t miss the outdoor kitchen displays: foodies can cook pizzas in three minutes in Tuscan Chef’s wood-fired ovens, while Primo’s ceramic charcoal smoker grill, based on Japanese kamado stoves, will delight slow-food fans. 1280 CASTLEFIELD AVE 416 782 2700 INSIDEOUTPATIO.CA
Jardin de Ville
JDV is your one-stop shop for sumptuous outdoor living products with everything from torrefied wood decking to refined furniture, umbrellas and fireplaces. The latest sofas from Royal Botania and Roda are reconfigurable on the fly, with seating modules and coffee-table attachments that can be swapped side to side. Made-in-belgium tables and dining chairs from Joli delight with delicate details, while the weather-resistant woven rope perimeter of Manutti’s Cascade sofa stuns. 44 SHERBOURNE ST 416 363 8323 JARDINDEVILLE.COM
Royal Lighting
About 100 new items arrive each month at Royal Lighting, from essentials like Sirius’s discreet, dimmable pot lights to modern wall plates by Lutron and Legrand – not to mention LED strips and bulbs of all sorts. There are larger, statement-making fixtures here, as well: Serge Mouille–inspired floor lamps, 15- bulb chandeliers, eye-catching pendants, Tiffany-glass shades and drum-style luminaires, as well as ceiling fans from Casablanca, Kendal Lighting and Monte Carlo. 1549 AVENUE RD 416 782 1129 ROYALLIGHTING.COM
Southport Outdoor Living
Let SOL help you personalize your outdoor space with stylish modern patio furniture and accessories, upholstered with your choice of over 300 Sunbrella fabrics. Settle into loveseats, swivel rockers and daybeds; curl up on quick-dry foam cushions; or seek out dining and club chairs with contoured seats or sling fabric. On chilly nights, huddle around Canadian-made concrete firepits, crank up a patio heater or gather round Weber, Napoleon and Lynx smokers, pizza ovens and barbecues. 1296 CASTLEFIELD AVE 416 785 7788 ( ALSO: 255 BASS PRO MILLS DR, VAUGHAN 905 660 5770) SOUTHPORTOUTDOOR.COM ++ More outdoor furniture: Augustus Jones, CB2, Crate & Barrel, Design Within Reach, Kiosk, Radform, Studio b/plan b, Suite 22, Tusch, Urban Mode and West Elm.