Joining the parthenon of our favorite homes-as-antiques-shops (see: Nomibis; Les Pénates Reims) is Objekts, housed in an 1840s farmhouse in Breslau, Ontario.
“On a cold February morning in 2021, I went to buy antiques in this farmhouse,” says proprietor—and homeowner—Atta Gaffar. “I am a software engineer by profession, but antiques have been my passion for the last 10 years. I fell in love with the plaster walls peeking behind the ripping wallpaper and the cathedral ceiling of the stone building.” By the time he pulled out of the driveway, he says, “I was calling my realtor for advise on buying this property.”
Atta and his wife, Alia Javaid, decided to buy the farmhouse’s five buildings—barn, stone barn, house, summer kitchen, and root cellar—as their home as well as a space to display and sell antiques. “It could not have been a better decision because it enormously helped us and our four daughters during the pandemic,” Atta says. “Later that year, I lost my full-time job. I focused on the farmhouse and antiques business for a year to support our family.”
Each of the structures is open—by appointment—for browsing Atta’s old, sometimes odd, sometimes “mysterious” finds in atmospheric surrounds. “All the buildings are full of treasures,” he says.
Join us for a peek inside.
Photography via @objekts.ca.
Objekts is located at 1536 Spitzig Rd, Breslau, Ontario, Canada. Head to the website for contact info to make an appointment.
And for more homes-as-shops across the world, see:
- Marston House in Vinalhaven: French Vintage Style in Maine
- Nomibis: A Vintage Shop in Reims, France, Shoppable on Instagram
- French Lessons: A Designer and an Antiquary’s Remodeled Guesthouses in Reims (Soon Available to Rent)
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