Provençal style, and pillows designed by a teen
Beaufort Décor is no mom-and-pop shop — it’s more of a mom-and-daughter shop.
The home furnishings, gift and garden boutique at 1576 Queen St. E. is a hit of Provençal style bookended between a security firm and a cycle shop in that nebulous tract between The Beach and Leslieville.
Gregarious owner Shirley Ramundi says she’s also the shop’s CPP (chief people person). Her daughter, Alexandra, is junior associate and CG (creative girl).
Alexandra has designed and produced her own line of decorative cushions — the Alexandra Rose Collection — going for $40 each. (Rose is her middle name.) She sketched all the designs, picked out fabric, and supervised the sewing.
The price point is reasonable, the colours vibrant and there’s great detailing like tuxedo pleating. No wonder Ramundi sold out half her inventory in a week.
There are two styles: a square (18 inches by 18 inches) and a rectangle (11 inches by 18 inches).
