Oh la la, European antique furniture and lighting is lovingly handpicked from trips abroad. Match that gorgeous Italian hand-painted silk Fortuny lamp with a custom-made French-inspired table, and your house will be chic alors! And now, with added drapery and upholstery fabrics from Abby's Fabric Shoppe.
Having closed for almost three weeks to complete a little internal restructuring, Bellissimo (2743 Agricola Street, 423-6014), which also includes Abby's Fabric Shoppe, has now reopened. “We’ve expanded,” reports the delightfully named manager Lacey Fanjoy. “There’s much more natural light, which is important to us.” And, we’re sure, to customers. Along with the brighter store, there’s also a new design centre, a Maxwell fabric gallery, Duralee fabrics, new wallpaper, furniture lines and lighting lines.