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The best home gifts for the interiors obsessives in your life this Christmas


Gifts for the home will spark joy not only on Christmas Day, but also for years to come. The best manage to be super practical and deeply stylish – like a colourful tool kit or water bottle – but it can be fun to give a present that’s shamelessly decorative too, like a vase or print.

If you’re lacking confidence in your understanding of the recipient’s taste, go for something they can always use more of, like a cheerfully patterned tea towel or a photo frame. Or give something that won’t be on show, like a beautifully crafted hot-water bottle cover. Here’s a selection of the best home gifts I’ve found this year.


Fun plates

Bit on the side plate, £18
camdenclay.co.uk

This witty typographical plate – there are more designs to choose from, too – is handmade in Bath, by a couple who grew up in Camden.


A Fairtrade vase

Ian Snow katran vase, £20
glassette.com

This charmingly earthy decorative vase is Fairtrade and made from katran, a biodegradable material that reuses waste cotton from the fashion industry.


Geometric water bottle

Igi insulated water bottle, £35
shop.yinkailori.com

Keep hot drinks hot and cold drinks cold with this tree-inspired geometric patterned bottle, which draws on designer Yinka Ilori’s British-Nigerian heritage.


Fancy glasses

Set of 2 coupe glasses, £15
marksandspencer.com

A pretty failsafe gift for anyone. This colourful pair will make cocktail o’clock extra special.


Rainbow multi-tool set, £22.50
designmuseumshop.com

For cyclists and DIYers alike, this handy multi-tool set is so colourful that it’s impossible to misplace.


Embroidered cushion

Elements Fieldsley floral crewel cushion, £18
dunelm.com

With a bold floral design, this colourful crewel-embroidery cushion looks pleasingly high-end at a high-street price.


Designer mug

Bella Freud mug, £40
bellafreud.com

Bring Gallic rock-star energy to your morning coffee with this fine bone china mug with 9-carat gold detailing.


Cheery print

Let’s Exchange the Experience A4 print, £24
supermundane.com

This joyfully upbeat print from Supermundane, AKA artist and poet Rob Lowe, is available in four sizes.


Patchwork hot-water bottle cover

Pinwheel hot-water bottle cover, £45
toa.st

Hand-quilted in India with cotton wadding, using patchwork panels with a pinwheel design, this is a timeless piece of handicraft well worth investing in.


Earthy incense

Balsam Fir incense sticks, £12
labourandwait.co.uk

Add an instant log cabin vibe with these rustic incense sticks from Maine.


Delightful tea towel

Cari Vander Yacht Dogs Day Out tea towel, £15
lunaandcurious.com

Bring colour to the kitchen with this playful cotton tea towel, which has a hint of the 70s about it. It’s also cute enough to pop in a picture frame.

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Wake-up call

Habitat analogue alarm clock, £9
habitat.co.uk

This vivid blue clock is an instant design classic, and it’s perfect for a phones-out-of-the-bedroom digital detox.


Classic games

Panisa Khunprasert for MoMA chess and checkers set, £50
saltsmillshop.co.uk

An ideal gift for games night, and stylish enough to leave on display with its bold, graphic look. This set features a reversible board and counters.


Funky frames

Nomi photo frames, from £14.50
oliverbonas.com

Jazz up anyone’s family photos with this geometric frame collection. Choose from three designs and sizes, all made from recycled cotton fibres.


Glazed cups

Stoneware cups, £19 for 2
arket.com

Warm your hands on a hot drink with these glazed cups, and show off on a kitchen shelf in between cuppas.


Keyboard brush

Iris Hantverk computer brush, £19.50
alkemistore.com

Crumby keyboards, be gone! This little brush will suit neat freaks and tech heads alike.


Letterpress calendar

Hunter Paper Co 2025 cities wall calendar, £19.95
hunterpaperco.com

Fill a space on the kitchen wall with this letterpress-printed calendar of cities, made on vintage presses in Belfast.


Cosy throw

Habitat geo tufted throw, £35
habitat.co.uk

In a warm mustard yellow colour that never seems to go out of fashion, this cosy tufted throw is a great way to introduce texture to a room.


Cool candleholder

Bauhaus candlestick, £10
perchandparrow.com

A cute little piece of design that’s also handy in power cuts – one for the preppers.


Enamel baking dish

Bornn Colorama baking dish, £27
lunaandcurious.com

Brighten up baking days with this fabulous enamel dish that gives strong Barbie-and-Ken energy.


Sculptural candles

Mulier Studio sculptural candles, from £22 each
anewtribe.co.uk

In a palette of softly muted colours, this hand-crafted candle collection is too beautiful to burn. Enjoy them as wibbly-wobbly works of art instead.


Luxe-look tray

John Lewis x Collagerie tray, £25
johnlewis.com

Tapping into the vibrant, bohemian aesthetic of the ex-Vogue duo – former fashion directors Lucinda Chambers and Serena Hood – behind lifestyle brand Collagerie, this tray is from a highly covetable collab with John Lewis.
For more homeware collaborations, see our guide to the best pieces



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