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Arts On Queen
It'll be hard to leave this cruisy store and gallery empty-handed. One-of-a-kind pottery, glassworks, photography and modern, fun art pieces are mostly made by Ontario-based artists, many who live in the Beaches area.
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Bay Of Spirits Gallery
The works of Norval Morrisseau - the first native artist to have a solo exhibit at the National Gallery of Canada - are proudly displayed in this atmospheric space, which carries native art from across Canada. Look for the Pacific West Coast totem polls (from miniature to 14 feet tall), Inuit carvings and inukshuks .
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Boj Décor
If there were such a thing, Boj would be reminiscent of a Parisian boudoir that's traveled through time. With antique European furniture mixed with a seemingly random collection of quirky odds and ends - like a chandelier made of antlers - Boj seems like it would be more at home in a trendier location...but that's part of its charm.
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Bounty
This contemporary, not-for-profit craft shop can be found inside York Quay Terminal, just west of the Queen's Quay Terminal. Among its wares are creative cards and beautiful dyed scarves, and all proceeds from sales go towards programming at the Harbourfront. Artisans in the adjacent Craft Studio (416-973-4963; ; - Tue-Sun) blow hot glass, mould clay, weave textiles, design jewelry and teach classes.
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Chatelet
Shabby chic is redefined in this pink and white paradise of style from the 1700s. A mix of antique and new, silk cushions and chandeliers, Chatelet is French Country life through rose-colored glasses.
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Clay Design
This pottery studio is one of Harbord Street's handful of eclectic shops, and features a host of earthenware treasures, from vases to plates to teapots. Classes are taught here and the shop also hosts pottery parties.
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Distillery District
Emerging phoenix-like from the 1832 Gooderham and Worts distillery - at one time the largest distillery in the British Empire - this slick, 13-acre arts complex features Victorian industrial warehouses converted into soaring galleries, artists' studios, pricey design shops, coffeehouses, restaurants, the new Young Centre for Performing Arts and the Mill Street Brewery. In summer expect live jazz, exhibitions and food-focused events.
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Guild Shop
The Guild Shop offers a peaceful break from the froufrou vibes of Yorkville, with unique glasswares, prints and carvings both modern and traditional. The shop is run by the Ontario Crafts Council, which has been promoting artisans for over 70 years.
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St Lawrence Sunday Antique Market
Show up early to the North Market, which every Sunday is overrun by salt-of-the-earth antique dealers with mixed bags of treasures and flea-market kitsch. Across the street is the regular ol' St Lawrence Market.
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