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Mid-century/contemporary furniture Owner Richard Domenco offers Vancouverites a little bit of New York SoHo at his West 4th Avenue location in Kitsilano, and by that we mean his space has a hip and upscale vibe without being pretentious. A mix of vintage mid-century, Danish modern and contemporary home furnishings is what you’ll find here as well as large scale art pieces Read more...

Mid-century vintage fashion Carrying a unique selection of men’s and women’s finery from the 1970s, 60s, 50s, hell, all the way back to the turn of the century as a matter of fact, this small Main Street  boutique offers wearable vintage items and accessories you can coordinate with your contemporary closet for a real original look. Their mission is to “woo” Read more...

Modern home/design accessories Named for the under appreciated architectural style of home design popular in Greater Vancouver throughout the 1970s – the Vancouver Special – it’s no wonder this busy Main Street shop is popular with local architects and design enthusiasts. In fact, its owner Anne Pearson is a founder of P4A (Party for Architects) and an organizer with Vancouver Design Week. Read more...

Mid-century vintage fashion Billed as the largest vintage clothing store in Canada, what better place than upscale Robson Street to showcase this diverse collection of retro “couture” dating back to the mid-century. You’ll find everything here from 1950s house wife sun dresses, colorful Aloha shirts and a very nice selection of vintage sunglasses. They even have kitschy accessories from the Read more...

Vintage mid-century fashion Many Vancouver vintage clothing stores have come and gone over the years but True Value Vintage has endured as one of the first and best places for mid-century fashion finery. Having relocated from downtown to its spacious Main Street location in 2011, they still pack ’em in by offering affordable ladies and gents gear and accessories from the 1950s – Read more...

Mid-century vintage furniture Permanently Closed, as of May 26, 2024 If you happen to find yourself in the Vancouver suburb of Richmond, specifically the fishing village of Steveston – also known as Storybrooke on the TV series Once Upon a Time – then drop into this cozy little shop and you may come away with more than just a fairytale Read more...

Mid-century/contemporary furniture If you don’t mind owning a knock-off, Rove Concepts could save you a lot of money. Manufactured in China, these imitation pieces don’t have the cache that a vintage original would but with a little creative mixing and matching who’ll ever know? Their showroom is located in the Fairview Slopes neighborhood, 2 blocks north of Broadway near the bottom Read more...

Vintage mid-century antiques Voted best vintage/retro furniture store in Vancouver (2015) by readers of the Georgia Straight, this fun, busy Main Street location is packed so full of mid-century treasures that you’re bound to find something you can’t live without. Even film industry set decorators are frequent customers, and for good reason, Refind Home Furnishings boasts classics, kitsch, Tiki and Read more...

Mid-century/contemporary furniture Located in the lively and eclectic neighborhood of Mount Pleasant, Parliament Interiors offers affordable mid-century reproductions and originals with an eye towards style. Specializing in space-saving furniture and accessories for modern living (that means you, apartments dwellers & condominium owners!), this stylish showroom includes contemporary modular and multifunctional furnishings along with inexpensive reproductions of classic pieces by Eames, Read more...

Mid-century & vintage collectibles For nearly 40 years, Bob & Linda Blaise have been peddling an eclectic collection of vintage wares not only to the public, but also to top Hollywood set decorators. One step inside their modest shop and you’ll see why; the place is packed with treasures dating back to the mid-century and beyond. With vintage Life Magazines, View Read more...

Mid-century vintage fashion Don’t let the small entrance fool you, for inside this former hardware store lies over 3,000 square feet of vintage mid-century attire that might just blow your mind. Men’s and women’s coats, jackets, blazers, pants, dresses, shirts, ties, hats, foot ware, jewelry, accessories and more from the refined 1950s to the glam 1970s are here for the Read more...

Mid-century modern furniture PERMANENTLY CLOSED Established in 1984, Metropolitan Home was one of Vancouver’s very first stores to specialize in vintage mid-century modern furniture & home decor and is still at the top of the list for those seeking out well crafted, unique vintage pieces that tell a story. Owners Mary Watson & Dana Coburn are friendly, knowledgeable and have connections that Read more...

Modernist home furnishings If you want high end mid-century classics from the likes of Herman Miller, Knoll or Artimide, look no further than Inform Interiors in historic Gastown. Their 3-story showroom feels more like an interior design museum with classic pieces by Eames, Nelson, Bertoia and Saarinen displayed to appreciate, or covet, as well as offering a decent-sized area devoted Read more...

Mid-century furniture & collectibles Permanently Closed, May, 2020 What happens when a movie set decorator and a certified antique Appraiser open a shop? You get Filmgo Sales, one of the most unique vintage and collectible stores you’ll likely ever set foot in. Part consignment showroom, part clearing house for Hollywood North’s film and TV productions, FilmGo Sales carries a large and Read more...

Mid-century vintage fashion Community Thrift & Vintage  in historic Gastown  is actually comprised of two stores; their Unisex location at 11 West Hastings Street (see map), and The Frocke Shoppe for ladies wear, around the corner at 311 Carrall Street. Both shops carry a modest selection of nice vintage clothing & accessories from the 1940s to the 1990s, and although Read more...

Mid-century Danish Modern If you like Scandinavian mid-century modern then you’ll definitely want to visit By Design Modern, Western Canada’s largest purveyor of vintage Danish Modern furniture. Beautifully restored sofas, tables, chairs, cabinets, desks and more by prolific and award winning designers like Arne Jacobsen, Jens Risom and Finn Juhl are all personally sourced in Denmark on regular buying trips so you know what Read more...

Vintage mid-century fashion Boasting 3,000 sq. feet of retail space filled with an assortment of vintage wear, Bohemia Gallery’s mid-century collection can be found upstairs in “The Loft” where guys can choose from retro rat pack style suit jackets, ties and Aloha shirts while girls can find the perfect pill box hat to wear with their Bohemian Gallery swing coat. Read more...

PERMANENTLY CLOSED Mid-century & vintage collectibles Rows and rows of glass display cases filled with mid-century curiosities is what’s waiting for you at this busy antique store. In addition to your standard vintage jewelry, lamps, glassware, linens and general overall bric a brac, this place offers up unique vintage taxidermy, maps, tin toys, Christmas ornaments, advertising art and a whole lot more. Read more...