The Arthur

As soon as I stepped in, I wished that I could make The Arthur my personal nest. The Arthur is an adorable little shop filled to the brim with lovely antiques, home accessories, jewelry, and other treasures. The perfect place to find a gift for any discerning individual, I think prices here are more than reasonable for the items on offer.
Also, everyone who works here is really warm and welcoming. Once I overheard the girl at the cash telling a customer that the husband of the couple that owns the store handmade all the shelving himself, which in itself is super impressive. Come take a browse, you won’t regret it!

Dudley Moore might be six feet under, but The Arthur on College St is alive with smashing antiques, furniture and housewares! (Too soon?) This boutique shop (no wider than a Toyota Previa), is stuffed –like comedy into a Derek and Clive sketch– with treasures of old. There were 50-​year-​old copies of Life Magazine, working typewriters, pretty dishware, «the cutest cookie jar ever», handmade bags, posters, maps, and even a nifty black rotary dial telephone. (If you were born after 1990, I’ll explain later.)
They even manage to cram furniture into the already tight squeeze of a store. There are some neat barstools, a desk made of reclaimed wood and some reupholstered dining chairs. According to their website, the couple that owns this place restores old furniture so I’m sure they have different pieces all the time.
All and all The Arthur is a cool shop, though it skews on the expensive side. As I tend to spend more on gifts than I would on myself, that would be the circumstance under which I return.
Obligatory Title Pun: It’s AARD VARK housing a collection like this. (PBS pun! DW!)
Menu Readability: There is a giant illuminated «A» at the back of the store. Good.
Need to mention: They have a $ 5 bin too.
What this place teaches me about myself: I am not sure if I like the cartoon[1] or the alcoholic[2] Arthur more. It’s gonna have to be a die. But Buster Bunny is obviously better than Russell Brand.
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[1] How do you not know this?
[2] I’m sure you know this: