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February
STOREWATCH

SMASH GIVES
SALVAGE A

STYLISH SETTING.

FIND IT: Smash, 2880 Dundas W.,
Unusual
Toronto (416) 762-3113 or smash.to. pieces like this
HISTORY: Paul Mercer opened wrought-iron
Smash in 2008 in the city’s up-and- plant stand are
in abundance at
coming Junction neighbourhood, Smash. $575.
stocking reclaimed lumber, doors
and countertops as well as factory dollar store, wrought-iron gates
fixtures, furniture, lighting, curios sit next to enamel lighting, which
and art. Mercer’s 20 years in the Mercer often sells to restaurants
antiques and salvage business — and clubs. “I look for anything
he’s a former partner of nearby Post unusual,” he adds.
and Beam Reclamation — have BEST BUYS: Metal prison-cafeteria
given him a roster of sources from trays ($15) make edgy accents, and
as far away as Buenos Aires. “But animal skulls ($60 to $200) are
the best stuff doesn’t always come beautifully macabre.
from exotic places,” he says. The WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Furniture
Junction’s manufacturing boom made from locally sourced heavy
in the 1800s makes it a treasure reclaimed Douglas fir beams.
trove for local finds today. Also look out for pieces picked
STYLE: Rustic industrial meets up from the antiques mega-fair
vintage charm. In this in Brimfield, Mass.
4,500-square-foot former — ANNA KAISA-WALKER

ABOVE:
19th-century
carpenter’s
bench, $3,500;
stools, $100 to
$225; factory
rolling ladder (on
ceiling), $1,000;
hotel sign, $650.
LEFT: Set of two
chairs with desk,
$3,500; cafeteria
trays, $15 each.
BELOW: 19th-
century cast-iron
balcony rail from
Argentina, $700.
ABOVE, LEFT:
Reclaimed lumber,
$5 to $8/ft. 19th-
century milk basins,
$550/pair; table,
$1,200; prints (on
table), $40 to $50.
read houseandhome.com ABOVE, RIGHT: Photography by Ted Yarwood
Model car, $1,100;
sewing table, $300.
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