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August's Unofficial But Important Holidays Blog Post by Room 2046 shop studio Toronto Canada

Unofficial But Important Holidays In August

We are all familiar with Labour Day, Halloween, Valentine's Day, and Easter, but did you know that there are over a thousand other commemorative days? If you need an excuse to celebrate this month, read on to learn about five odd but amusing holidays in August and how Room 2046 can help you commemorate these unusual occasions.
August 01, 2017 by Rachel C
Tags: Accents Accessories Afternoon tea week All natural Apothecary Art Beauty Best of TO Best of Toronto Best-sellers Books Brand profile Brands Cafe Canada Cards Celebration Cocktails Colouring Book Day Cookbooks Cooking Craftsmanship Creative Creativity Culinary Culture Decor Design Design meets function Designer Profile Desserts Dining DIY Entertaining Essentials Exotic Flavors Fashion Favourites Food Food & Drink Fun Gift Guide Gift Ideas Gifts Gifts under $100 Gifts under $20 Gifts under $50 Guide Handmade Handmade products Holiday Holiday peppermint soap Home Home Accessories Home decor Homemade Humour Ice Cream Ice Cream Sandwich Day Ideas Inspiration Instagram Interior Design International beer day Kiss and make up day Living Mood National days Old fashioned Paper products Pop Culture Random holidays Recipes Relax Room 2046 Room 2046 Studio Rosedale Rosedale Station Shopping Small Business Social Media Stationery Style Summer Summerhill Summerhill Station Surprises Sweets Toronto Travel Treats Unofficial holidays Well-Being
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Summer entertaining host and hostess gifts blog post available from Room 2046 cafe shop studio Toronto Canada

Summer Entertaining: Host & Hostess Gifts

Summer is the ideal time for entertaining, and being a good guest is as important as being a good host. You don't want to show up to any party empty handed, but a generic bottle of wine or bouquet of flowers will likely be forgotten by the end of the night. Read on to see some of our favourite ways to show your appreciation to your hosts and ensure you snag an invite to the next party all-in-one.  
July 07, 2017 by Rachel C
Tags: Accents Accessories All natural Anniversary Apothecary Art Bath products Best of TO Best of Toronto Best-sellers Blockitecture Book box Books Boutique Brands Budget Budget buys Candle holder Candles Cards Celebration Ceramic candle holder Concept Shop Concrete Concrete desk planter Cooking Copper turtle box Craftsmanship Creative Creativity Culinary Culture Decor Design Design meets function Desk planter Dining Dinner parties Dinner party Dinner party gifts Easy gifts Entertaining Essentials Fashion Flakes Paperie Food Food & Drink Fun Gift box Gift boxes Gift giving Gift Guide Gift Ideas Gift sets Gifts Gifts on a budget Gifts under $100 Gifts under $20 Gifts under $50 Goat's milk soap Guide Handmade Home Home Accessories Home decor Host gifts Hostess gifts Houses How To Ideas Inspiration Instagram Interior Design Kikkerland Letterpress Literature Living Loose leaf tea Marble candle holder Mood One Stop Shop Paper products Party gifts Pinterest Presents Relax Room 2046 Room 2046 sale Room 2046 Studio Room Service Rosedale Rosedale Main Street Rosedale Station Sale Seamless gifting Self care Shopping Skincare Sloane Tea Small Business Soap Soaps Stationery Studio Style Summer Summer dinner party Summer entertaining Summer party Summer vacation Summer wedding Summerhill Summerhill Station Surprises Tea towel Thank you cards Toronto Turkish soap Turtle box
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Summer entertaining blog post dinner party by Room 2046 cafe shop studio Toronto Canada

Summer Entertaining Must-Haves

Canada Day and the Fourth of July have come and gone, and I think it is safe to say summer is officially in full swing. As the weather gets warmer and the days get longer, the season for backyard barbecues, pool parties, and dinner parties is upon us. These summer entertaining must-haves will ensure that your summer bash is lively, polished and relaxing.
July 05, 2017 by Rachel C
Tags: Accents Accessories All natural Art Art Direction banana semifreddo Bar Tartine Barware Beer Best-sellers Big Gay Ice Cream Books Booze Boutique Brands Brass glass Breakfast Cafe cake California Canada Canadian companies Catering Cheese platter Cheese tray Chicken cacciatore Chop Sizzle Wow Citrus Cocktail Cocktail recipe books Cocktail recipes Cocktails Coffee Cookbook Cookbooks Cooking Craftsmanship Creative Creativity Culinary Culture Decor Design Design meets function Desserts Dining Dinner parties Dinner party DIY DIY projects Donuts Double walled tea cup Double walled teapot Doughnuts Drinks Entertaining Essentials Exotic Flavors Favourites Food Food & Drink Food presentation Fresh produce Fun green Home Home Accessories Home decor Homemade How To Ice Cream Ice cream recipe Inspiration Inspired bites Instagram Interior Design Interiors Italian food L.A. Living Local food Local produce Lomelino's Ice Cream Lunch Mai Tai Middle Eastern cooking Middle Eastern desserts Mood Old fashioned Pinch Food Design Pineapple glass Pineapple shaker Pineapple shot glass Pineapple tumbler Recipe books Recipes Restaurant Restaurant cookbook Room 2046 Room 2046 Studio Room Service Rosedale San Fransisco Sandwiches Saturday Saturday mornings Scotch glass Shopping Silver Spoon Spring Style Summer Summer dinner party Summer entertaining Summer party Summerhill Sweet and sour caponata Sweet and Tart Sweet Middle East Sweet tooth Sweets Tartine Tea cup Teapot Toronto Truffled quail eggs Vegan Vegan chocolate Vegan dessets Wine decanter
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Room 2046 candles and watercolour print Instagram blog post Canada 150: A Guide To Canadian Products cafe shop studio Toronto Canada

Canada 150: A Room 2046 Guide To Canadian Products

In honour of Canada Day, we are highlighting Canadian-made products carried at Room 2046. Supporting local businesses directly impacts the economy in a positive way by creating jobs for Canadians, enriches our community, and helps reduce our carbon footprint. Read on to discover our favourite products from companies based in Canada!
June 30, 2017 by Rachel C
Tags: Accents Accessories air plants All natural Arielle de Pinto Art Arts & Crafts Bath products Beauty Body butter Brands Cafe Canada Canada 150 Canada Day Canada Days Canadian Canadian companies Canadian Pride Candles Cards Celebration Chocolates Cocktail Candles Cocktails Creative Creativity Culinary David Chow Decor Design DIY Entertaining Environment Favourites Firoza Flakes Paperie Food Food & Drink Gift Guide Gift Ideas Gifts Guide Handmade Handmade products Handmade soap Happy Birthday Canada Home Home Accessories Home decor Homemade Homemade products Humour Ideas Illustration Inspiration Laura Slack Living Local products Mai Tai Natural chocolate Niki Kingsmill Old fashioned Paper products plant care planter Planters Plants pot pots Printing Room 2046 Room 2046 Studio Room Service Shoko Sidecar Small Business Smitten Kitten Soaps Stationery Style succulents Summer Surprises Sweets Toronto companies Treats Vegan Vegan chocolate Vegan dessets watering air plants watering plants watering succulents
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Summer Summerhill Station Rosedale Toronto Neighbourhood Tour Blog Post by Room 2046 cafe shop studio

Take A Tour Of Our Neighbourhood: A Guide To Summerhill/Rosedale

The Room 2046 store is lucky enough to be based in the Summerhill/Rosedale area of Toronto, Canada. The stretch of Yonge Street from St Clair to Rosedale subway stations is full of shops, restaurants and businesses, making it an ideal part of the city to wander around and explore. Come along for a tour of some of our favourite spots in our neighbourhood!
June 21, 2017 by Rachel C
Tags: Alcorn Hair Alcorn salon Art Baked goods Beautification Beauty Beauty salon Beauty shop Best of TO Best of Toronto Black Camel Booze Boutique Brands Breakfast Brickworks Brunch Cafe Canada Canadian Pacific Railway Cities City Guide Coffee Cold-pressed juice Cold-pressed juice cleanse Creative Creativity Crepes Culinary Culture Decor Design Dining Don Valley Brickworks Drinks Eating competition Evergreen Brickworks Evergreen Brickworks farmer's market Favourites Food Food & Drink Food contest Food vendors Fresh produce Fun Gifts Go Chuck Yourself challenge Greenhouse Juice Co. Greenhouse Juice MacPherson Grooming Guide Hair salon Holy Chuck How To Ice cream Juice cleanse Keratin Treatment LCBO Local food Local produce Local products Lunch Makeup Makeup artists Male Grooming Mood My Favourite Ice Cream Shop Neighbourhood guide Olaplex treatment Old train station Ontario Plant-based Restored buildings Restored Factory Restored train station Room 2046 Room 2046 Studio Rosedale Rosedale Main Street Rosedale Station Salon Sandwiches Saturday Saturday mornings Shopping Skincare Small Business Social Media Spring Studio Summer Summerhill Summerhill LCBO Summerhill Station Terroni Terroni Bar Centrale Terroni Yonge At Price Toronto Toronto Art Toronto companies Train station Vegan Vegan juices Vegan Toronto Weekend brunch Yonge Street
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Wedding signature cocktail blog post by Room 2046 cafe shop studio Toronto Canada

Will You Bloody Marry Me? On Finding A Signature Wedding Cocktail

Are you Mai Tai-ing the knot this summer? Elevate your wedding reception with a signature cocktail to satisfy your guests while adding a personal touch to your drinks menu. Read on to discover three recipes from our favourite cocktail books and tips on how to incorporate your signature drink into more than just the bar.
June 17, 2017 by Rachel C
Tags: Accents Accessories Alcohol Amaro Anniversary beach wedding Best-sellers Bloody Mary Books Brands Bridesmaids gifts Candles Cocktail Cocktail Candles Cocktail recipe books Cocktail recipes Cocktails Cookbooks Creative Creativity Culinary Culture Dining Drinks Entertaining Essentials Favourites Food & Drink Fun Gift Guide Gift Ideas Gifts Groomsmen gifts Guide Ideas Inspiration Instagram Jungle Bird cocktail Mai Tai Niki Kingsmill Old fashioned Paloma Recipe books Room 2046 Room 2046 Studio Sidecar Signature cocktails Signature wedding cocktails Small Business Spring Style Summer Summer wedding Toronto Wedding Wedding bar Wedding gifts Wedding guide wedding ideas wedding planner Wedding reception Zen and Tonic
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Room 2046 Room Service curated gift box set cafe shop studio Toronto Canada

Room 2046 Presents: Room Service

Between birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, and the countless other gift-giving occasions throughout the year, finding meaningful presents for the important people in your life can be overwhelming. Thankfully, Room 2046 has come to the rescue with Room Service, a seamless and easy alternative to gift baskets!

June 03, 2017 by Rachel C
Tags: Accents Accessories All natural Apothecary Art Arts & Crafts Baby Baby gift ideas Baby gifts Baby shower Back to School Bath products Beautification Beauty Best of TO Best of Toronto Best-sellers Birthday Body butter Books Booze Boutique Brands Bridesmaids gifts Cafe CafeinShop Canadian Canadian companies Candles Cards Celebrate Mom Celebrate Women Celebration Chocolate Chocolates Classic grey Cocktail Cocktail candle Cocktail Candles Cocktails Concrete Corporate gifts Creative Creativity Culinary Culture David Chow David H. Chow Decor Design Design meets function Desserts Dining Easy gifts Entertaining Essentials Expecting a baby Father's Day Favourites Firoza Gift box Gift boxes Gift giving Gift Guide Gift Ideas Gift sets Gifts Guide Handmade Handmade products Handmade soap Heritage brands Home Home Accessories Home decor Homemade Homemade products Honeymoon Ideas Inspiration Instagram Interior Design Interiors Journal Journalling Literature Local products Male Grooming Moms-to-be Mood Mother's Day Mothers Notes One Stop Shop Paper products Parenting Parenting ideas Planners pot pots Pregnancy Presents Raffle prizes Relax Room 2046 Room 2046 Cafe Room 2046 Studio Room Service Rosedale Rosedale Main Street Rosedale Station Scribe Seamless gifting Self care Shopping Silver fox Skincare Small Business Soaps Social Media Spa night Spa Set Stationery Studio Style Summer Summer vacation Summer wedding Summerhill Summerhill Station Surprises Swedish soap Swedish soap set Sweet tooth Sweets Thanksgiving Toronto Toronto Art Toronto companies Travel essentials Treats Vacation Vegan Vegan chocolate Vegan desserts Wanderlust Wedding Wedding gifts Wedding guide wedding ideas Writing Yonge Street
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Existential Dread Birthday card

Celebrating Five Years!

Five years ago on a balmy Sunday in May, Room 2046 opened its doors on Yonge Street in the primarily residential neighbourhood of Summerhill in Toronto. Having served thousands of lattes, purveyed mountainous of crafted goods, styled and accessorized scores of the sartorially inclined over the past years, we're still pinching ourselves and asking, "Has it really been five years?"

May 19, 2017 by Kumala N
Tags: Anniversary Birthday Entrepreneurship Room 2046 Studio Small Business Thoughts
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Old Fashioned Soy Wax Cocktail Candle by Room 2046 Studio in Toronto Canada

Order Another Round: Old Fashioned Cocktail Candles

Introducing the next round of Room 2046's cocktail candles: Old Fashioned.
April 26, 2017 by Mateo B
Tags: All natural Apothecary Candles Cocktail Candles Cocktails Handmade Home Recipes Room 2046 Studio
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Film stills from Moonlight by Barry Jenkins and Wong Kar-Wai's In the Mood for Love

Room 2046 Namesake Continues to Inspire

A frequently asked question in Room 2046 is the origin of the shop/café/studio's name. Although we joke about there always being two thousand and forty-six items in the store, when in fact it is a reference to the works of Wong Kar-wai.
April 10, 2017 by Mateo B
Tags: Art Direction Creativity Film Mood Room 2046 Studio Wong Kar-Wai
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