Perched above Toronto style store Peaks & Rafters, Memo Showroom brings over a lots worldwide wallpaper as well as textile collections to Canada for the first time. “Three textile addicts work here,” states owner Katelyn Hermant, who opened Memo in September with associates Kelly Ashford Chadda as well as Katie Schipper. Patterns variety from graphic to garden-inspired, be they wonderful abstracts from England’s Imogen Heath or nankeen indigo-dyed styles from LuRu Home.
Swatches hung from hooks line the sunlit, second-floor space, making it simple to drape options over a choice of vintage as well as new furniture that’s likewise up for grabs. “We brought in upholstered pieces to assist show what the materials look like,” Katelyn adds. Stacks of rugs, piles of ready-made pillows as well as panels of wallpaper further motivate visitors to layer on the pattern.
585 Dupont street (second floor) in Toronto, Ontario.