The Emporium
47 Main Street K1S 1B1 Ottawa, ON, Canada

Donegal Bed. You won't regret it.

Donegal Bed. You wont regret it.

Emporium Back-of-House #002: Mr. R final inspection before this wall unit goes out. #backofhouse

Emporium Back-of-House #001: Mr. P scuff-sanding between coats.

One of our personal favorites! The Wolf Counter/Bar Stool in Williams.

These sweet Louise three-leg side tables looking good in our studio. For the time being we shoot with natural light. Its a west facing room with big windows. The light situation is great and thought. Its stunning the way the light pours in through windows and washes across the room and anything in it. Its also super inconsistent, from cool blue in the morning to blazing sunset hues in the afternoon. We want folks to understand what theyre looking at, from one shoot to the next, so the variation is tricky. But the light in these shots is just pretty, and thats important too. This is early-afternoon, sunny-day light, creeping up the side of the building as the sun moves west and lowers in the sky. Itll be streaming in the window white hot within minutes.

Shooting sleigh beds at the store this week. Got the stained one yesterday, and this matte black stunner today. Well have them up on the site soon and probably run a little promotion to mark the occasion. Stay tuned. @ The Emporium

Snappin this lovely sleigh bed upstairs at the store this morning. Its heading out to its new home today, but well have it up on the site shortly. We have a black one in the store too, which well be shooting later on this week. Stay tuned.

Some slides from our Holden shoot a few weeks back. That Pendleton blanket on slide 4 is looking super crisp for summer, and just too good. Our Holden series sofa is on sale right now, 25% off. We have two in the store to test out, one in this killer light oatmeal woven fabric and another in rich whisky leather (last slide). Plus its available, as always, in dozens of additional fabrics and colour ways. @ The Emporium

Nice snap from yesterdays studio session. ALL about that pink rug.

Some new pieces we shot today. Well get them up on the site soon. Thats a fresh chair style we worked up with the chair-maker. Combined the frame from one chair, with the back chopped down a few inches, and added the top rail from another chair, repeating it 3x to form the ladder back assembly. Very pleased with the outcome, comfy too. Paired up with our classic Wilno table (in a new colour) and brand new, as yet unnamed, x-bench.

Introducing our Hatley TV Media Console, designed in-house as a sibling piece to our well-received Sutton Sideboard. We iterated through a few variations before landing on this version, which were very happy with. Shot in the store with some new arrivals and a classic Wolf Chair. Available in three sizes and dozens of finishes. 25% special introductory pricing.

Shooting some new upholstery in the store today. Its an evenly overcast day, which makes for some nice light. Stay tuned, well have this smart sofa and chair up on the site soon. Available, as always, in dozens of fabrics.

Snappin in the studio again.

Almost certainly going to copy this so-sweet dresser. #darling Via @tinyhousemama

Preppin these slipcovered sofas for an upcoming promotion. Summer vibes in full effect.

Couple of cabinets going out the door this aft.

Swam in Meech Lake twice this weekend. Has us feeling all summery like this fresh living room form our Sand Point project.

Our Helen Writing Desk is a clean and compact look for that clutter-free workspace.

Cottage installation complete and looking fresh. Happy with the result here, especially that white-washed pine tongue and groove. Digging the all-white windsor settee as well, and the rug. Okay, we like it all.

Fussing with our new white-wash finish on this hunk of old barn board. Maybe theres an idea here, but not really what were going for.

This x-base table sittin pretty the in the store. #storelifestilllife #filter

Weeks in the making, easy on the eyes, and breezy in effect, Topsail White-Wash is out take on the classic washed-out paint effect. Hand applied in our Ottawa finishing shop and available store-wide. Easy breezy.

This brand new table and modified Wolf Ears chairs looking fresh in summer white. Headed to a nearby boathouse.

Chicken-scratch studio concept.

Studio sittin pretty.

I want those rails an inch and a half tall, and not a hair more. Sweating the deets, as usual.

From way back in the camera roll; screen porch details from a farmhouse project. That fabric on the sofa .

The Abington iron bed. Elegant, slightly old-world form. Rustic, richly textured finish. Solid combo.

Barge-load of furniture headed for island installation last summer. #bargelife #throwbackthursday

Discovered this concealed courtyard garden full of geometrically placed amazing colourful trees at the National Gallery last summer. Pictured here: family

Our Wolf Ears Chairs looking fresh at the end of an all-day-long-cottage-on-an-island-delivery-via-huge-barge installation last summer.

The grain in this hand-shaped cherry seat:

Fabbed up and ready for paint. Exact replica of a piece we made for our buddy Edward a few years back. We did his with glass shelves and these slick LED lights in the inside-top. I asked him recently how often he turns the lights on. His answer "most nights" is a big win from a design perspective.

Prototyping this bed, sweating the details.