Housewares Store - Bianco Plus

Always alert and on the hunt for excellent gift shops, I stumbled into Bianco Plus today sort of as a reason to duck out of the torrential rain and sort of as a way to extend my lunch break from just going to the flower markets at Av and Dav into something more productive? fulfilling? money consuming? Not sure. But it worked. I felt grand after my visit.

The store is located at 130 Avenue Road and is tucked in between all the luscious flower markets on the corner. Their storefront always has wildly colourful and fun aprons in the window or umbrellas that pop open with the touch of a finger. The shelves are stacked high with bud vases and blenders, odor free parafin for oil lamps and any utensil you could think of for a barbecue, linens and fancy shower curtains, spice racks and gadgets like natural face sponge holders. Baby whisks? Yup. Silicone pastry brushes? Ditto. Plain white square plates, colourful table runners, drip free candles. Everything is marked at market value and the 2 women I keep coming across in the store (wearing aprons!) are always charming and helpful to the point of nearing an embarassing level of kindness. I love a store where you can buy a trio of bubble glass coloured bud vases that costs under $15 and they'll wrap it in paper, seal it with a kiss sticker and put a colourful crimson bow on it. They'll pack it up in a plastic bag with a knot so it doesn't get wet in the downpour and then send you off warmly at the door.

Comments

[Ivonne]

I'm glad to hear you discovered Bianco Plus. It's a lovely store and you're right ... the service is lovely.

Enjoy your vases!