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Gift guide

Gifts, chosen slowly

Set a budget, then a person, an occasion and a style. Each piece has a line on why it is here. Wrap and a note are optional, and this is a demo — nothing is written out or posted.

A small parcel wrapped with a long white silk ribbon
Sample photograph from Wikimedia Commons; see credits.

The pieces

28 pieces

New

Stoneware · Oatmeal

Everyday Stoneware Mug

£14

Why we chose it. A daily mug with a steady weight and a lip that sits well in the hand.

New

Stoneware · Cream

Small Stoneware Cup

£12

Why we chose it. A smaller cup for milk, a first tea, or a short coffee. Better used at the table than carried about.

Stoneware · Clay

Coupe Side Plate

£28

Why we chose it. A shallow plate with a wide rim. Sold as a pair, for bread or a slice of cake.

Stoneware · Cream

Stoneware Pouring Jug

£36

Why we chose it. A jug with a generous lip, for water on the table or flowers if you would rather.

Oak · Walnut

Oak Serving Board

£42

Why we chose it. A board you can actually cut on. Oiled oak, with a groove that holds a little juice.

Linen · Oatmeal

Linen Napkins, set of four

£22

Why we chose it. Four washed linen napkins. They crumple, and that is the point.

Brass · Brass

Brass Tea Spoons, set of four

£18

Why we chose it. Small spoons with a slight weight. The brass will dull, which suits the table.

New

Wool · Oatmeal

Undyed Wool Throw

£65

Why we chose it. A throw in the colour of the fleece, for the back of a chair or the end of a bed.

Linen · Olive

Linen Cushion in Olive

£32

Why we chose it. One cushion cover in olive linen, with a quiet seam down the middle.

New

Stoneware · Clay

Tall Stoneware Vase

£68

Why we chose it. A tall vase for branches, or for standing empty on a shelf.

Ceramic · Oatmeal

Low Ceramic Vase

£32

Why we chose it. A low vase for a few stems, or for a windowsill where a tall one would crowd the glass.

New

Ceramic · Clay

Ceramic Table Lamp

£78

Why we chose it. A lamp with a ceramic base and a linen shade. The light is warm and stays in the corner of the room.

Oak · Walnut

Oak and Linen Floor Lamp

£145

Why we chose it. A slim oak stem and a linen shade, for the corner that never quite had a light.

Oak · Walnut

Oak Bookends

£38

Why we chose it. A pair of oak bookends with a brass pin so they do not creep along the shelf.

New

Linen · Oatmeal

Washed Linen Pillowcase Pair

£36

Why we chose it. Two pillowcases in washed linen. They feel cooler than cotton on a warm night.

Wool · Clay

Wool Bed Throw

£85

Why we chose it. A heavier wool throw in a clay dye, meant to live at the foot of the bed.

Stoneware · Cream

Bedside Lamp in Stoneware

£64

Why we chose it. Lower than the table lamp, with the same linen shade, so it sits beside a book without crowding it.

Oak · Walnut

Oak Bedside Tray

£28

Why we chose it. A small tray with a raised edge, for a glass of water and a book.

New

Soy wax · Glass

Fig Leaf Candle

£28

Why we chose it. Fig leaf, not a sweet perfume. A clear glass you can wash and keep.

Soy wax · Glass

Cedarwood Candle

£28

Why we chose it. Cedarwood, dry rather than sweet. The same glass as the fig leaf candle.

Soy wax · Cream

Tealight Set of Eight

£16

Why we chose it. Eight unscented tealights in aluminium cups. Useful, and not dressed up as more than that.

Linen · Olive

Linen Drawer Sachet

£12

Why we chose it. A small linen sachet filled with dried cedar shavings. For a drawer, not a room.

Brass · Brass

Brass Candle Snuffer

£18

Why we chose it. A snuffer so you can put a candle out without a lick of smoke across the room.

New

Terracotta · Clay

Terracotta Herb Pot

£22

Why we chose it. A straightforward pot with a drainage hole, for basil on the sill or thyme by the door.

Linen · Olive

Outdoor Linen Cushion

£38

Why we chose it. A firmer cushion for a bench. The linen is a heavier cloth than the indoor covers.

Ceramic · Cream

Ceramic Watering Can

£48

Why we chose it. A ceramic can for indoor plants. It pours slowly, which is what a potted fern prefers.

Brass · Brass

Brass Garden Lantern

£54

Why we chose it. A small brass lantern for a tealight. It is happy on a step, and just as happy on a mantel.

Linen · Olive

Linen Odds Pouch

£14

Why we chose it. A small washed-linen pouch for pencils, seeds or hairpins. Plain, and easy to empty.