The neighbourhood · Church-Wellesley
A hair salon in the heart of Church-Wellesley.
Bohem Dreme sits on Church Street in Toronto's Village: a private, one-chair studio on the top floor of BSH Toronto, a few doors south of The 519 and Barbara Hall Park.
01 The Village
One of Toronto's storied streets
Church-Wellesley is Toronto's LGBTQ2S+ village, centred on Church Street. It is a neighbourhood built by community: The 519 community centre and Barbara Hall Park, home to the Toronto AIDS Memorial, sit a short walk north of the studio at 519 Church, and every June the street becomes the joyful centre of Pride.
It is also simply a great downtown neighbourhood to spend an afternoon in: cafés, bookshops, patios, and people-watching of the highest order. A hair appointment here tends to become the anchor of a small Village outing, which is exactly how it should be.
Above the street, the studio is the opposite of the bustle. One chair, a locked door, and quiet. Clients tell Steph the contrast is the point: the Village for energy, the chair for calm.
02 Finding us
473 A Church, top floor
The address
473 A Church Street, inside BSH Toronto, next to The UPS Store. Look for the BSH door on the east side of Church, just south of Wellesley.
By TTC
Wellesley and College stations are both a short walk, and the 506 Carlton streetcar runs along Carlton Street, a block south.
By car
Street parking and Green P lots are nearby. Give yourself a few extra minutes; the Village rewards wandering, but your chair is booked for a time.
When you arrive
The door is kept locked to keep the space private. Call Steph at 905.581.8132 and she will come down to open it and bring you up.
03 In the chair
What the Village books
Precision cuts, custom colour, and the Hairemony ritual, all one-on-one. New to the studio? Start with the first visit page. Returning? You already know: the chair is yours.
Balayage
Hand-painted, lived-in light with the softest grow-out.
No. 2Custom colour & highlights
Colour, blonding, and grey blending, planned around the health of your hair.
No. 3Curly hair
Cuts and styling that work with your natural texture, waves, curls, and coils included.
No. 4Blowouts & finishing
An unrushed blowout: smooth, glossy, event-ready hair before a Village night out.