Three acorn street signs on a cutting mat with tools

Commission a sign

Every sign in the shop started as a street I felt something about. A commission works the same way, except the street is yours.

If there's a corner in Toronto that matters to you - where you grew up, where something happened, where you still live - I'll make a sign for it. Same materials, same process, same attention as everything else in the shop.

I'm especially drawn to making signs I can verify actually existed - through old photographs or Street View archives going back to 2009. If your street is one of those, all the better.

A few things to know

I review every request before starting work, and I reserve the right to decline any commission that doesn't fit the spirit of the project.

I'll make signs for:

  • Real Toronto streets, past or present
  • Street name only, or with an address number
  • Streets with personal meaning, neighbourhood significance, or civic history

I won't make signs for:

  • Streets outside Toronto (historical Toronto streets are considered case by case)
  • Corporate or commercial names - no brand names, businesses, or slogans
  • Personal names used as street names - no "Joe Bloggs Ave."
  • Obscene, offensive, or hateful content
  • Fictional or invented street names
  • Address numbers that couldn't plausibly exist on the named street

If your request falls into a grey area, just send it - I'll let you know either way.

Shipping
Every custom order ships with tracking, signature confirmation, and insurance for the full value of your sign, through Canada Post Registered Mail. If anything happens to it in transit, you're covered.

Standard finish · $350 · Free shipping · Ships within two weeks of payment

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