Windows, Doors & Fireplaces

1925Workbench

This charming maker-studio builds custom handcrafted wooden doors and furniture in white oak, walnut, poplar, fir and pine, all finished with brass, stainless steel or heavy metal hardware. Highlights include patented single-track bypass barn-door hardware, walnut slab doors with transom-like cut-outs and nearly five-metre-tall rolling or hook ladders. Here, it’s a true love of craft: solid wood and traditional techniques. 198 THIRTIETH ST, ETOBICOKE 416 878 1869 BY APPT ONLY 1925WORKBENCH.COM

ADH Fine Hardware

ADH offers tried-and-true solutions – in traditional and contemporary styles – from Baldwin, Emtek and Rocky Mountain. Unlock your creative side with stylish jewelled knobs by Matthew Studios, leather loop straps by Scrim or custom forged bronze handles by Hamilton Sinkler. Or go the minimalist route: tiny knurled pulls by Vesta or barely there designs from Atlas. Next door, in ADH’S skylit design studio, custom hardware projects are resolved. 1750 AVENUE RD 416 785 8393 (ALSO: 1064 SOUTH SERVICE RD E, OAKVILLE 416 789 1213) ADHHARDWARE.CA

Alleen’s

Alleen’s offers window treatments for every need and budget. Choose from hundreds of custom coverings including curtain textiles by Robert Allen, Joanne Fabrics and Kravet; blinds by Altex; shutters by Shade-o-matic; and motorized skylight shades by Hunter Douglas. Adjust your blinds or shades with ease from your phone, tablet or remote by connecting them to smart home systems by Lutron or Crestron Home. 444 YONGE ST 416 847 0947 (ALSO: 74 ST. CLAIR AVE W 416 977 2551; 130 KONRAD CRES, UNIT #2, MARKHAM 905 475 0943; 2202B INDUSTRIAL ST, BURLINGTON 905 320 4811) ALLEEN.COM

Bauhaus

Bauhaus has been designing and manufacturing covetable contemporary windows and doors right here in Toronto since 1990. The detailed craftsmanship of its solid wood entrances and glass systems – featuring hardware from luxury Italian brands Colombo Design and AGB – is fitting for homes and cottages alike, even the illustrious Fogo Island Inn on Newfoundland’s rugged coastline. Its lift-and-slide doors glide with almost no friction; a child can operate a 300-pound sash effortlessly. 165 AVENUE RD

416 924 0996 BY APPT ONLY BAUHAUSDOORS.COM

Bigfoot Door

Bigfoot Door puts 30-plus years of experience into its European-engineered, Canadian-manufactured large and supersized glazing. Windows and entrances boast such slender profiles, you’ll forget how super-insulated and heavily secured they are. Test the easy operation for yourself: 3.5-metre-tall manual or motorized sliding door systems and motorized windows controlled from one spot using concealed actuator technology. BD’S aluminum swing doors are equipped with features like touch keypads and finger or Wi-fi scanners. 1677 AIMCO BLVD, UNIT A, MISSISSAUGA 905 238 9234 BIGFOOTDOOR.COM

Casson Hardware

Architects tool structures down to their nuts and bolts but often struggle to find distinctive hardware for their projects. No more. CH is a treasure trove of fasteners and doorknobs, mingling eclectic and minimalist styles with heirloom quality. Make a statement with Object/ Interface’s punchy Y-shaped wall hooks that can be rotated on their axis pre-installation – or the flush polished brass pull handles from century-old Belgian atelier Maison Vervloet. CASSONHARDWARE.COM

Chateau Window & Door Systems

Peruse custom door and window styles at CW&DS’S Castlefield showroom with on-site consultants. Canada’s Lepage Millwork features solid wood, fibreglass and aluminum-clad wood options. Germany’s Unilux goes a step further, impressing with nearly three-metre-high lift-and-slide doors that are a breeze to open. Its glazing systems can be flush with floors and stained to match for a seamless look, perfect for those overlooking a backyard or patio. 90 TYCOS DR, STE #1 416 783 3916 CHATEAUWINDOWS.COM

Custom Fireplace Design

CFD’S talented team of designers and metal craftsmen shape raw steel into one-of-a-kind custom fireplaces you can admire year-round. The VITA Fireplaces collection includes suspended, wall-mounted and built-in linear models available with Vapor-fire burner technology, which uses regular tap water to create a simulated flame – a unique effect that requires no venting. 5230 HARVESTER RD, UNIT 2, BURLINGTON 905 681 3070 BY APPT ONLY CUSTOMFIREPLACEDESIGN.COM

The Door Store

A Toronto institution since 1972, TDS holds an expertly curated collection of local and imported architectural salvage: doors, lighting, fireplace mantels and more. Iron consoles, textured rustic doors and massive Egyptian globe pendants make a dramatic focal point. Vintage hardware repairs and restoration are the house specialty – exquisite bronze, crystal and brass doorknobs are adapted with modern mechanisms. You’ll also find an eclectic abundance of small decor objects here. 1260 CASTLEFIELD AVE 416 863 1590 THEDOORSTORE.CA

Door Studio

DS collaborates with builders, homeowners and architects to enhance homes with all manner of manual- and power-operated glazing solutions, front doors, garage doors and height-adjustable terrace windscreens. Its showroom boasts over 250 models, among them European openings framed in insulated aluminum with wood interiors, as well as automated garage doors from Hörmann. The real standouts are DS’S custom swing, fold, lift-and-slide and tilt-and-turn doors. 5456 TOMKEN ROAD, UNIT #1, MISSISSAUGA 905 755 9448 BY APPT ONLY DOORSTUDIO.CA

Euro Vinyl Windows & Doors/ Glasshaus

Designed in Germany, EVW&D’S energyefficient steel-reinforced vinyl windows and doors are manufactured in Woodbridge. The shared showroom demonstrates proprietary oversized and tilt-and-turn models in any colour for those unobstructed views. An exterior showroom (a Glasshaus shipping container retrofitted with 4.9-metre-long bi-parting glass doors) could serve as a garden shed or studio space. 167 CASTER AVE, UNITS #1 & #8, WOODBRIDGE 905 851 9711 EVW.CA; GLASSHAUSLIVING.COM

Igne Ferro

Craftsmanship and innovation permeate this custom fireplace design house. Curating luxury fireplaces from Ortal, Montigo and

Town & Country, IF’S designers and fabricators manage the entire project lifecycle while artfully integrating bespoke iron, stone and wood surrounds. This tech-savvy team creates fire features in electric, ethanol, gas or wood varieties for luxury homes, hospitality spaces or chimneyless condos. IF works with Hestan, Twin Eagles and Dekko for outdoor kitchens and fire pits. 680 CALEDONIA RD 416 239 3556 IGNEFERRO.COM

Night & Day Window Decor

Find treatments for every window with N&DWD’S custom-made energy-efficient blinds and bespoke drapery. Explore Hunter Douglas shutters, louvres and shades. Want that soft glow effect? Try the dual-layer Sonnette Cellular roller shade. Or, for the deepest sleep, the Duette Lightlock system could darken even Philip Johnson’s famous Glass House in Connecticut. Motorized coverings let you set the scene from your smartphone or tablet, managing your shades whether you’re at home or away. 1075 YONGE ST 416 924 5062 (ALSO: 990 KINGSTON RD 416 755 1990; 10 CLOCK TOWER RD 647 242 8565) NIGHTANDDAYDECOR.COM

Paloform

Khai Foo brings years of experience honing high-performance concrete into fire pits, mantels and surrounds. Handcrafted to spec, with multiple fuel and finish options, his made-in-toronto sculptural fire features are contemporary centrepieces for outdoor rooms and patios. Online, you’ll find models ranging from thick concrete bowls to low-slung rectilinear forms with folded aluminum sides. Hard tops turn your fire pit into a coffee table when not aflame. PALOFORM.COM

The Sliding Door Company

Transform spaces with TSDC’S diverse interior sliding door solutions, including room dividers and partitioned or freestanding office enclosures, as well as customized closet, swing and barn doors. Walls disappear with a nudge, effortlessly adjusting the flow between spaces. SDC’S patented easy-gliding roller system is the smoothest and safest on the market; its aluminum frames in six finishes are combined with tempered glass in varying degrees of transparency. 75 INGRAM DR 416 637 4620 SLIDINGDOORCO.CA

Tiltco

Made-to-order, robust European glazing systems make this manufacturer a homeowner’s dream. Tiltco’s bi-fold tilt-and-turn windows and liftand-slide doors will transform any room into an open-air terrace in a snap. Tiltco installs versatile, highly insulated systems – oversized doors and windows – with virtually invisible framing. Come for the products’ scale and strength, stay for the more than colour finishes and options for European hardware. 1200 STELLAR DR, NEWMARKET 905 853 9955 TILTCO.COM

Torp

Torp is Toronto’s go-to for impeccably made and highly energy-efficient modern Danish windows and doors (Kastrup Vinduet, Hajom, Lacuna, UD). Its Ave and Dav showroom features the very best of Danish design – in many iterations – from classic and modern furniture (Arne Jacobsen, Hans Wegner and Poul Kjaerholm) and contemporary design (Erik Jørgensen, Möbel and Brdr. Krüger) to lighting and accessories (Nuura and Georg Jensen).

Heavyweight Fritz Hansen’s new lounge line, a collaboration with Jaime Hayon, appeals to an urban audience. 245 DAVENPORT RD, STE #200 416 968 2768 TORPINC.COM

Upper Canada Specialty Hardware

Knobs and pulls, hooks and hinges, doorbells, floor grates and knockers: UCSH has every imaginable category of architectural hardware. Best bets include sleek handles from Richelieu, including lines from Mario Mazzer and Jean-claude Poitras. Browse collections from Scrim, Colombo Design, Emtek, Myoh and Rocky Mountain Hardware. Also here: Gallery Specialty Hardware’s hinges and kickplates; soft-close pocket-door systems from K.N. Crowder and Mantion; and Baldwin’s app-controlled entry sets. 10 BRENTCLIFFE RD, UNIT #14 416 696 8358 UCSH.COM

+ More windows & doors: Alleen’s, DOM Interiors, Habitat for Humanity Restore, Improve Canada, Komandor, Lee Valley Tools, Minimal and Resource Furniture.