HIDEAWAY ANTIQUES 1605 Queen West, 416-539-0833, hideawayantiques.com
Torontonians love to fill their interiors with antiques and salvaged finds, but weathered pieces can work equally well outdoors. Take spring picks like found porch columns, extra-tall screen doors and a folk art boat at Parkdale spot Hideaway Antiques, for example. They would all add a cozy timeworn look to patios and backyards begging for personality.
Hideaway owner Bill Jarman is an antiques industry institution, but his warehouse-size shop has gone through some changes lately. The Victorian, Mission and Arts and Crafts furniture he was known for has been lightened up with more industrial pieces and curiosities like tables fashioned from reclaimed boat propellers and a wall of found circus pennants.
Jarman recently discovered a lot of 20 vintage Vespas from the late 60s through 1979. There are 12 tuned-up models left for $2,300 each.
Hideaway Antiques picks: Dome-shaped ceiling fixtures with ridged glass shades are $325 each a rattan porch chair is a handsome outdoor buy, $825 for new shop owners and aspiring café keepers, Hideaway always has an amazing stock of showcases like a Parker pen display stand, $6,500.
Look for: A new stash of salvaged accessories and other smaller buys arriving this week directly from the legendary Brimfield Antique Show in Massachusetts.
Hours: Tuesday to Friday 10 am to 5 pm, Saturday and Sunday noon to 5 pm
