Games & Gifts
BRIGHT BEGINNINGS: SUMMER HOUSEWARMING GIFTS
8 Luxurious Gifts for the Colourful & Quirky Home
Summer is for housewarming parties. After a bleak and cold Spring (London, we’re looking at you), people are coming out of hibernation and our calendar is starting to fill up with invitations to countless overdue housewarming celebrations. We love a good housewarming event, but there is nothing more stressful than trying to find a genuinely good gift for that friend or family member who’s house is not only so perfect that you could probably lick the counters (have yet to test that theory) but that also has it ALL. We’ve put together a collection of 8 unique luxury home decor gifts for the interior enthusiast, that will become centrepieces for their new, colourful, life filled home.
- Check’N’Dior Carafe – Handblown Heart Carafe
This handblown carafe from Dior is the perfect luxury housewarming gift for the home design lover with a taste for the unique and quirky. A perfect balance of classic craftmanship and eccentric modern design elements. They can serve anything from their favourite wine to summer cocktails from this carafe, and although its colour is perfect for summer, its guaranteed to transcend the seasons as a staple in their home.
2. Pols Potten Coral Fist Chair
Want to really drop their jaw to the floor with a gift they would never have imagined?
This chair from Pols Potten is a showstopper. Where contemporary sculpture meets furniture, Pols Potten’s designs are made specifically for the quirky interior lover. Top tip: do make sure the home in question has space for this housewarming gift, as this sculpture is half a meter tall and equally wide.
3. Patchwork Saddle Ashtray
Now we know you should never encourage a bad habit, but this ashtray from Hèrmes makes it close to impossible to follow that rule. Consider this housewarming gift for the cigar connoisseur who loves to add a touch of colour to all their home decor pieces.
Alternatively, this ashtray makes an adorable (albeit pricey) trinket tray for the style-conscious home decor lover.
4. Orange Minato Arcade Machine
A house warming gift that is at once both an eccentric piece of home decor and a shockingly cool entertainment console, the Minato arcade cabinet is a a gift that’ll keep on giving.
Why not bring a group of friends together to purchase this truly special gift for them – your friends will thank you for your out of the box thinking, and struggle to ever find a gift to top this one!
Warning: If opened at the party, you may risk getting dragged into a Mario Kart battle!
5. LOEWE Cactus Doorstop
Loewe’s creations never miss, and this vibrant cactus shaped doorstop is no exception. A useful and wonderfully unique home decor gift, this doorstop is handmade from Loewe’s iconic calfskin in a vibrant colour-way, perfect for summer.
An ideal gift for the home decor lover who appreciates practicality made stylish.
6. GATHER Ice Cube Cooler
This candy toned ice cube cooler from GATHER is a classic yet fun home decor gift that they’ll use throughout the summer. London based studio GATHER hand-blows each of their glass decor pieces, and plays with unconventional colour pairings to bring these traditional creations to life.
We love the mismatched details on this ice-cube cooler, and guarantee this gift will brighten their home for years to come.
7. Missoni Oceania Cushions
When it comes to colourful decor, it would be a disgrace not to mention Missoni. This set of 3 pillows by Missoni for their Living collection add a playful touch of colour to any living space.
The colours are made to work fantastically on their own or as a set, and their waterproof composition allow them to function for both indoor and outdoor use. Ideal for long summer days, gift these to that friend who values their garden decor as much as any other space.
8. Linea Micra Home Espresso Machine
All of us have, at one point or another, dreamed of having a La Marzocco coffee machine at home. Beyond making some of the best espresso’s in the world, La Marzocco coffee machines are incredibly stylish decor pieces for the home. La Marzoccos Linea Micra coffee machine perfectly blends retro design with cutting edge technology and design elements, including an insulated steam wand, a brew paddle and special barista light.
Turn your home loving friends dreams into a reality and go the extra mile with this luxury coffee machine, in a vibrant baby blue colour-way and compact size.