Shops We Love: Workshop & Co.

After years of collecting antiques while travelling, Halifax designers Colin Blanchard as well as Kenneth McRobbie made a decision it was time to step their unique discovers out of storage as well as into a appropriate house — albeit an unconventional one. “This location was built in 2001 as a body shop, however we desired it to feel like a 1920s garage that had been converted,” states Colin of their new 2,000-square-foot boutique, Workshop & Co. “We left the concrete floors, then utilized paint as well as repurposed materials to provide it a feeling of history.”

It’s an aesthetic that fits the rustic wares on offer. While the duo’s very first retail space, 31 Westgate, specializes in traditional designer furnishings, Workshop is all about pieces with a story. “We tend to look for things that feel like they’ve been forgotten about, however when had a genuine appeal to them,” Kenneth explains. Decades-old motorcycle racing posters, vintage Moroccan blankets as well as a ’20s-era dining table, repurposed into a console, nestle as much as new pieces like a Cisco siblings armchair as well as sculptural metal pendants. smaller products round out the shop, including hand-blocked tea towels from India, waxed-canvas bags made with vintage rifle straps as well as fragrances from Brooklyn’s D.S. & Durga.

Located on 470 Maynard St., Halifax.