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Chain: CB2 Style
Crate & Barrel's more casual, entry-level brand offers a fun and fresh take on condo-friendly, family-friendly design in a warm-contemporary flavour.
Canadian expansion plans: For now there are no plans to open any CB2 stores in Canada, says Crate & Barrel's Canadian PR rep, nor will the new Crate & Barrel store carry any CB2 merchandise.
For now get your fix: Cozying up to Canada's first Crate & Barrel shop. Also, take comfort knowing that CB2 ships to Canada.
Chain: Anthropologie Style
Upscale bohemian finds ranging from cool cut-glass vintage knobs and tongue-in-chic frilly aprons, to patchwork armchairs and artful bedcovers. Picture the older, more confident, more affluent sister of Urban Outfitters (its sister company, incidentally).
Canadian expansion plans: Although its style is anything but shopping-mall cookie-cutter, the chain makes its first inroad into Canada via a flagship store at the West Edmonton Mall, slated to open October 2008.
For now get your fix: If you can't make it to Edmonton, take heart knowing anthropologie.com ships to Canada.
Chain: Z Gallerie Style
This California-based prop-stylist fave offers a mish-mash of decor finds big and small, ranging from affordable art prints to arty rugs, tableware and cushions, plus sofas and outdoor furniture. Its style is almost HomeSense-like in its eclecticism. Mix a dollop of Pottery Barn with a cup of Pier One, stir in a touch of Crate & Barrel and sprinkle in a dash of Bombay, and you've got the Z Gallerie flavour.
Canadian expansion plans: No plans to open here, says a store rep. Sadly, they don't ship here either.
For now, get your fix: At HomeSense, if you're after the thrill of the find. Otherwise, hit any of the other shops we mentioned. Or, if you're in interior BC, visit the similarly named but unrelated Z Decor Home, which offers an array of sophisticated finds for the home, including prestige brands like Martha Sturdy, Jonathan Adler and Kartell.