Gold Winner Attica Furnishings
Silver Winner Geddes Furniture
Bronze Winner Statement
Attica Furnishings inhabits a unique niche in Halifax, as exemplified by its two gold wins in this year’s Best of. On one hand, this local independent shop owned by Suzanne Saul and Christopher Joyce outdoes the big-box chains when it comes to big-ticket items like tables, chairs, and catches to take the Best Furniture Store prize. (To Halifax’s credit, silver-winning Geddes and Statement with the Best Furniture bronze are also local indies, so the big boxes were truly crushed.) On the other hand, Attica is the big, four-storey Barrington Street institution that manages to do small accessories right to win the Best Home Decor title (see that category for more). “Even though we are larger in size, still we think of ourselves as a boutique,” Saul says. “Chris and I being artists is part of—we like to keep it artful.”