A cozy hoodie for your iPod, iPhone, camera, or other gadget can make it safe from scratches and offer a little more padding inside your purse or pocket. Built NY makes a neoprene pouch which is available in four colors from two different retailers. The Container Store offers it in Black, Soho Stripe, and Dots for $14.99 each. Crate & Barrel offers it in Red for $9.99 each.
Electronics Hoodie Pouch
Hosting people for the holidays goes beyond the welcome mat. There are so many personal touches and things to remember to make guests feel at-home, but here are some decorative touches to help make your home a holiday haven. These things can then be washed, folded/wrapped, and put in a bin with some lavender-scented cedar blocks and brought out again next year (or you can keep them in use year-round and nickname your house ‘The North Pole’).
“The stockings were hung by the chimney with care…” can relate to your hearth with The Company Store’s Rustic Stocking Holders, $12 (originally $24). Available in Reindeer, Snowflake, and Tree. If you prefer silver-tone stocking hangers, look at Pottery Barn’s Simple Stocking Holder.
A fun hostess gift when you go to stay at someone’s house for the holidays or a way to make your home have a holiday charm without spending a lot on bows of holly is the Holiday Cheer Gift Set which includes two Christmas spirited tea towels and one each of a red and white striped oven mitt and pot holder. All for $9.50 from The Company Store.
Dress your tree up for the occasion with a handmade Oilcloth Christmas Tree Skirt, $25, from ModernJune. Easy to clean with no mess when filling the tree stand with water. Modern June also has totes (for Santa’s helpers), aprons, and stockings. I’d be tempted to use the oilcloth tree skirt year-round, using it as a patio table cover in the summer (the hold in the center for the umbrella). But I am no expert so don’t trust that lofty dream to actually work.
For those who are not afraid of a little dry cleaning and love the luxurious look of velvet, you will love browsing the Tree Skirts at Pottery Barn.
Bring a magical winter glow to your mantle or buffet with Crate & Barrel’s Snowflake Candleholders, $8.95 or $24.95. They also have a plethora of holiday table linens that would set the stage for your wonderful feast.
Turn your guest room (or pull out sofa) into a winter wonderland with Linen Source’s Snowfall Quilt, $24.99 – $124.99.
Toss pillows can give your seating area a face lift and why not bring some holiday hues into it with a Yule Pillow, $29.95, from Crate & Barrel.
Often folding tables make their way into the holiday seating to accommodate everyone. Why should they be any less festive when you can cover one with snowflakes, stripes, or polka dots? TablesGoneWild has 35″ Square Holiday Tablecloths just for the occasion for $34.95.
Top Row, Left to Right: Rustic Stocking Holders; Holiday Cheer Gift Set, Snowflake Candleholders. Bottom Row, Left to Right: Snowfall Quilt Set; Yule Pillow; TablesGoneWild Square Tablecloth.
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