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Christmas Gift Guide Round Up

sustainable wrapping paper by rowen and wren
For those of you who have refused to engage before now. Who are always last minute. Who have forgotten or can't find ideas for that one person. Here is a round up this year's room by room guides. Each one has more suggestions and ideas to build out from a starting point so - evil
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Christmas Gift Guide Room by Room: The Office

Stendig wall calendar
If the last room I decorated is my favourite then this year that has to be my office. These presents will work for any stationery lover however. They will also work for any space that you have carved out in your own home where you need to do a bit of work - from full
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Christmas Gift Guide Room by Room: The Bathroom

Frida Kahlo shower curtain image by @almost_everything_off_ebay
Racing through the room by room gift guides and now we reach the bathroom. This, of all the rooms, is the one most geared towards luxury presents. The desire for a hotel style bathroom has now become synonymous with the desire for a spa-like experience and presents for this room, while they can still be
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Christmas Gift Guide: Room by Room – The Bedroom

sleep masks from anthropologie
Seeing as it's got so cold - I know tis the season and all that - but still... I thought we'd head into the bedroom for the next Christmas Gift Guide as, at this time of year, it's my favourite room and the one I find hardest to leave. As with the other rooms, it's
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Christmas Gift Guide Room by Room: The Sitting Room

madaboutthehouse sitting room in fallen plum by atelier ellis
Well I feel it might be hard to top the kitchen gift guide which resonated with so many of you but for those who are rarely in the kitchen at parties - or unless it's absolutely necessary at any other time then let's move to the sitting room. This is a bit of a catch
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CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE: ROOM BY ROOM – THE KITCHEN

aarke carbonator
Am being super organised this year as I realise I often start these guides in December (which feels right) when it's too late to get hold of some of the stuff (which is wrong) so this year I thought I would start now and you can ignore me if you can't face it yet (come
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Christmas Gift Guide: Home Office

the loft studio at madaboutthehouse.com
And so to the final gift guide for the season and possibly my favourite one of all - the home office. This is partly because I'm a stationery geek but also because it's the one room where you really might use all of the products everyday and, by doing so, be more productive. bento box
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Christmas Gift Guide Room by Room: bedroom and bathroom

Yesterday might have been a Christmas free zone when it came to appearances but the day is approaching inexorablyso there may still be shopping to be done. Today it's the turn of the bedroom and the bathroom, both of which are basically an excuse to put together presents that are all about comfort and relaxing
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Christmas Gift Guide Room by Room: The Kitchen

faux fern from rockett st george at kws madabouthehouse.com
Now we better get one thing clear before we start on this room. Christmas is about buying things for people that they might want or like but wouldn't necessarily buy for themselves. And that doesn't mean hoovers, or mops or, even, oven gloves - and you know who you are and you know you are
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Christmas Gift Guide: Room by Room – The Sitting Room

sitting room at madaboutthehouse.com
sitting room at madaboutthehouse.com It's time to dive in and start thinking about Christmas presents that work in this room. As I explained the other day this can be for the person who spends most time in this room or the person who enjoys the activities that may happen in this room. It's a starting
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A Guide to Christmas Gift Guides

It's time. It can no longer be avoided. December is imminent and it's time to face up to the Christmas shopping. Last year I published guides to presents based on the room they might go in. This was because, as I said then, I object to being classified as the fat female foodie, or the
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Christmas Gift Guide V: The Sitting Room

So we come to the sitting room. Perhaps the easiest room to buy for as it's the room that is for relaxing and entertainment and fun. Leaving aside furniture, although you can, of course, buy a new reading or relaxing chair for the love of your life, we can start with the smaller items based
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Christmas Gift Guide IV: The Home Office

The next part of this series on Christmas Gift Guides is the home office. Now I know not everyone has, or needs, one of these but there's no reason why we can't look at a few gorgeous gadgets and luxurious stationery which we can use in any part of the house is there? clockwise from
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Christmas Gift Guide III: The Bedroom

As you may have realised this year, we are taking a slightly more lateral approach to gift guides, choosing things based on the recipient's favourite room or just choosing our presents for the spaces they will go in rather than trying to shoehorn people into categories they don't want to be in. clockwise from bottom
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Christmas Gift Guide II: The Bathroom

christmas gift guide: the bathroom image by Kate Watson-Smyth
Part II of the Room by Room Christmas Gift Guide today. As yesterday I have included lots of suggestions and links and these are all things that I love but hopefully the tips here will give you some ideas so that you can tailor the ideas to your own requirements. The point is that individually,
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Christmas Gift Guide I: The Kitchen

clockwise from bottom left - dessert plates by alijoe designs, noah plates from made.com, zen bowls from kelly hoppen, remodelista book, storage jars by weck, paper napkins from vitra Now I don't know you about but I often end up getting irritated with Christmas Gift Guides. I don't want to be classed as the "foodie"
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All I Want For Christmas … A Gift Guide Part I (£50 and Under)

monocrhome wrapping paper from The White Company It's that time of year again and, since it's no longer possible to ignore it and hope that it will go away,  here, for lovers of all things house and home, are some suggestions of things you might like to buy for friends and family. Or just yourself
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Christmas Shopping: Supporting Small Businesses

ribbed kaanch flower vase from birdie fortescue
It's more important than ever to support small businesses and since I have, for once, managed to post this early in the month there is plenty of time to allow for slower shipping and nicer working conditions for those who are selecting, wrapping and delivering what you have bought. Last year I posted a Directory
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Christmas Is Coming (like it or not): A Guide to making it Eco-Friendly

I have to say I’m normally very last minute when it comes to Christmas posts but I had a bit of time to plan this year and having decided on the general themes that I’m going to look at (always trying to make it a little different from everything else out there) and the thing
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Five of the Best Gift Guides

mantel garland by melanie lissack for red magazine
This year, instead of my own gift guide ( I feel like I'm a bit late to start that party now) I thought I would share some of the best gift guides I have seen for design lovers and that way you can all discover new people and ideas. My philosophy on choosing presents hasn't
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