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
Custom orders ship with tracking, signature confirmation, and $100 insurance via Canada Post Registered Mail - included at no extra charge.

Tell me about the street