Navigation: 3 mega menus (Events, Eat + Drink, Explore) with 2/3 link pane + 1/3 editorial spotlight panel. 2 simple dropdowns (Parking + Safety, About) with icon + label + description per row. Donate CTA styled as distinct button. Editorial panels are CMS-managed single post references with fallback defaults; Explore groups subpages by section (Art + Culture, Shopping, Experiences, Stay); Shopping nav shows only Fashion, Gifts, and All Shopping (analytics-informed — other categories accessible via landing page); Mobile: editorial panels omitted.
The Short North's aesthetic doesn't stay on High Street. It goes home with you. From independent furniture makers to garden specialists, kitchen boutiques to one-of-a-kind decorative objects — the district's Home + Garden shops carry the things that make a space feel considered rather than furnished.
§1 — Page Hero: Home + Garden. 'Bring a Little Short North Home' — the warmest option and the most specific to the district. Tells the user that what they find here has a quality and character they can take with them. Aspiration-driven browse — users arrive with a project in mind or with a desire to make their space feel better. Open question: Does the Short North have outdoor garden or plant specialists? This affects the hero image direction and the browse grid content.
Directory
Home + Garden Shops
Furniture, plants, kitchen, and decorative objects — the things that make a space yours.
Sort
A–Z ▾
Additional filters (Category, Style) available in Phase 2
Open Today
[ Shop interior — furniture, decor ]
Furniture
[Shop Name]
Modern furniture and home accessories · Independent maker partnerships
§2 — Browse + Filter: Home + Garden Directory. 3-up card grid, sort-only at launch. Phase 2 filters: Category (Furniture / Plants + Garden / Kitchen + Tabletop / Art + Decorative Objects / Candles + Fragrance), Style (Modern / Eclectic / Traditional / Organic / Minimalist). Open question: Does the Short North have outdoor garden or plant specialists? This affects category labels and business card content.
Complete the Picture
One More Stop
The best housewarming gifts don't come from a registry.
[ Gift shop or beautifully wrapped object — the housewarming gift angle. ]
Gifts
The best housewarming gifts don't come from a registry. They come from here.
§5 — Cross-Sell: Home + Garden. 'Complete the Picture' — project-completion framing. Gifts leads with the housewarming angle — natural cross-sell from the home-project intent. Eat + Drink as the universal second tile. Section 4 omitted at launch.
PRE-FOOTER — Global component displayed on every page. Combines newsletter signup + social links into a persistent strip above the footer.
Footer consolidates full sitemap. Social links in pre-footer above. Links connect to wireframes where available; # = placeholder for pages not yet wireframed.