Evelyn A.
Yelp
I was in the market for a new desk, and the thought of another ikea desk made me weep with boredom, but the thought of a fancy new desk from elsewhere made my wallet shrivel up and hide. I decided I was in the market for a reasonably priced antique, so down W Queen W I trotted.
I saw many beautiful desks in many Antique shops, but the layout of most of these stores is so intimidating. You have to wiggle through piles of things from yesteryear, and you spot a piece you like, but it's so covered in other antiques... do you like it? Who knows! You can't even really see it. I was feeling defeated.
Enter 1698 Queen Antiques! This place is massive with beautiful pieces ranging from cheap to ballin', but best of all: their layout leaves room for dignity. No climbing over things, no asking to move dusty things off of dusty things to check 'em out. Two full floors of well kept antiques that are easy to fall in love with. I found my desk, a perfect wooden desk with an additional glass top to put pictures under... and a full size original Peter Pan poster, just for funsies.
Why not five stars? There was a little hiccup with my delivery, and it is going to be a little more than originally quoted. They use a secondary service, though, so I don't blame 1698 fully. This being said, when I called to ask after it, they were really kind and sorted it all out in a very timely manner.