hostess gift guide Archives - The Curated House

HOSTESS GIFT GUIDE 2012

‘Tis the season to be dining and dancing, party-going and prancing out in our finest frocks and dapper threads with our favourite friends in celebration of this festive season. When invited to attend a holiday dinner party, why not express your gratitude with a thoughtful gift to the hostess? Here are my picks for some delightful ways to say thanks.

1. Boxed set of 8 cards, Rifle Paper Co. 2. Silver-edged sliced agate Lumino Coasters, Rablabs 3. Olio Nuovo Extra Virgin Olive Oil, McEvoy Ranch 4. Pink Himalayan Sea Salt, Terrain 5. Les Perles Large Red Candleholder, Horne 6. “Let Them Eat Cake” ceramic vase, Anthropologie

By Sarah Walker The Curated House|December 4th, 2012|1 Comment

Christmas Market | ABC Carpet + Home | 1st Floor | NYC

Every time I’m in New York City I do my best to get to ABC Carpet + Home. The iconic home furnishings purveyor always manages to wow me with their windows, displays and offerings, and this visit was no exception. In fact, I felt like I had stumbled upon an international Christmas market with my first glimpse at their inspired winter windows!

Once inside, their ever-changing bazaar of products is truly a feast for the senses, and ABC knows how to do Christmas with an exotic and eclectic flair.

For all my New York friends who are searching for incredible ornaments or unique, international, organic or handcrafted hostess gifts this season, you will want to make ABC a destination on your shopping adventures.

These gorgeous wooden tea utensils would make a thoughtful and lovely hostess gift paired with your favourite tin of tea and some good Manuka honey.

I fell head-over-heels for the organic shapes and subtleties of the porcelain dinnerware from Jan Burtz. The gilded finish on some of the fluttered-edge bowls and plates are decadently simple and such a refined take on rustic. I also love the way they have been layered with vintage china for a truly unique table setting.

Given my addiction to wood in all it’s forms, I was truly in my glory with this lovely corner of their First Floor.

These large, live-edged salad bowls had me drooling and are very much on my wish list for this {or any!} Christmas.

With all these photos, I’ve truly only given you a tiny taste of the veritable feast for the senses that awaits at ABC. And this is just the First Floor!! Can’t wait to share more from them with you soon.

Wishing you a happy and productive Wednesday!

xo
s.

By Sarah Walker The Curated House|November 28th, 2012|1 Comment

Rifle Paper Co. + My Latest Confession

I have a confession to make. I am addicted to paper products. Without self-restraint, I could seriously spend an absurd amount of money on beautiful cards, journals, paper and books. Just the touch and feel of beautiful paper makes my heart sing, but add to that beautiful illustrations and it’s game over.

I am confessing this publicly because, now that I have found Rifle Paper Co., I feel I am treading on dangerous ground and am in need of your gentle accountability. Perhaps you struggle with the same addiction? If so, please repeat after me: I will not buy absolutely everything on Rifle Paper Co.‘s website. I will not buy absolutely everything on Rifle Paper Co.‘s website. Not absolutely everything…

In this season of gatherings and events, I think a sweetly wrapped box of Anna Bond‘s gorgeous notecards would make a rather delightful hostess gift. I for one would be utterly charmed to be on the receiving end of such a thoughtful thank you!

I still can’t decide which of her cards I’ll be ordering for my Christmas cards this year. There’s just too much charm to choose from, and she even has a custom option! I’d love to get your vote on which one is your favourite! Oh right, and then once again, repeat after me… I will not buy absolutely everything on the Rifle Paper Co. website. Not absolutely everything…

xo
s.

By Sarah Walker The Curated House|November 21st, 2012|0 Comments