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26 H&H SEPTEMBER 2016

Text by Nancy Carr/Photography by Valerie Wilcox

SHOP

HOME SMITH

When Jennifer Jackson opened Home Smith

just minutes from her west Toronto home

last winter she knew her clients would be her

friends and neighbours. She knew they’d

bring their design ideas and furniture wishes

as well as their strollers children and pets

to her store. “We’re really focused on the

neighbourhood” says Jennifer. “We understand

that our homeowners here need durable kid-

friendly dog-friendly pieces that are within

budget so we help them choose wisely.” Home

Smith — named after Robert Home Smith the

early 20th-century developer who spruced up

Toronto streetscapes by creating verdant

neighbourhoods — is an eclectic mix of timeless

furniture vintage rugs arresting artwork and

of-the-moment accents. Hot offerings include

carpets and pillows from Denmark’s Day Birger

et Mikkelsen and handmade Chinese porcelain

vases from Middle Kingdom. Jennifer doesn’t

think of herself as a designer so much as a

treasure hunter. “It’s easy to find expensive

beautiful things; I embrace the challenge of

finding beautiful things with surprisingly

small price tags.”

FFind it

HOME SMITH

309 Roncesvalles Ave.

Toronto (416) 4 8 4 -3702

homesmithhouse.com

ABOVE: Owner

Jennifer Jackson in

her West End shop.

Basket (left) $160;

artwork (on f lo or)

$179; lamp (on

sideboard) $495.

LEFT: Quilted

cotton throw $10 0.

BEST BUY: This

hammered-

brass tray is an

elegant pick.

Tr a y $259.

Vases from

$14 each.

The shop’s vignettes make it easy

to imagine how pieces will look

in your home. Armchairs (by

fireplace) $745 each; bar cart (at

right) $649; wood side table $259;

artwork (above fireplace) $699.