‘Tis the Season to Buy Someone (or Yourself) a Little Treat For $50 or Less
Buy someone you love something they’ll love, too, including a lamp so stylish you won’t believe where it’s from.
The holiday shopping season is technically year-round, in that anything you buy for someone else but don’t give to them until it’s seasonally appropriate, is a gift for the holidays. If we apply this rule to life, well, anything you buy at any time is a gift, and really, isn’t that a pleasant way of looking at things?
Regardless of your personal philosophy when it comes to these matters, we’ve rounded up a bunch of unexpected treasures for you to give to the people that matter—your cousin, Aunt Stacy, and also, yourself.
This rolling pin is simple, vaguely French, and works better than the wine bottle you’ve been using for your experiments in patisserie.
Popularized in France, the tapered Rolling Pin is the shape of choice for professional pastry chefs, as it puts more control in the hands of the baker.
Here’s a lovely apron! No notes!
Made of 100% cotton for comfort, durability + peace of mind. Featuring a wrap around tie for a perfect fit on every body.
There’s nothing quite like a vegetable peeler that looks like a work of art.
Sfrido's shape recalls a stylized ribbon: a continuous band that gently bends and eventually encloses the blade. Thoughtfully crafted for the best user experience, the reduced size and smooth forms of the peeler enables a comfortable grip and makes peeling a breeze.
The rules of chess plainly state that the chessboard and attendant pieces must be colorful.
Designed for HAY by Clara von Zweigbergk, Play adds a modern twist to some of the most popular board games. Fresh colors and appealing graphics breathe new life into the classic games of chess, backgammon, and yatzy.
A shower curtain that’ll make a shower curtain evangelist out of anyone.
Our EVA is Chlorine, PVC and BPA-free. You'll know it's a Quiet Town curtain by its luxuriously heavy weight and our( embossed QT logo.
Slowly but surely replace your friends’ blobby, gloopy candles with ones that look like food.
An unexpected bit of culinary glee handmade by Cereria Introna, a Italian sixth-generation family in the business of making delightfully quirky and lifelike food candles.
A teeny-tiny bud vase!
A perfect display for dried flowers or little lush bouquets, the Mini Vase collection consists of five organic shapes, and seven different colors. They are small, delicate, and have soft curves created by hand blowing techniques.
This calendar won’t halt the inevitable march of time, but it’ll make counting the days a little more fun.
This engaging and playful Sliding Perpetual Calendar keeps you up-to-date with ease. Simply move the sliding circles along the pathway to track each day of the week, month and date.
Yeah, yeah, your phone has a timer and it works perfectly fine, but does your phone have a little face like a person? Didn’t think so!
Sure, your oven already has a built-in timer. What of it? This sweet face is family, who just so happens to keep time and be magnetic. Stick it on the fridge, and smile back. Or gift it to someone who could use a kitchen companion. Designed by Dusen Dusen in Brooklyn, New York.
Give someone this very chic lamp and also give them the eternal gift of being able to say "That? It’s from IKEA!" whenever anyone looks its way.
This bowl-shaped table lamp in metal has a decorative LED bulb with a spiral-shaped filament that spreads a soft light through smoke-colored glass and creates a cozy atmosphere in the room.
More celebratory than a standard Champagne flute and prettier, too.
The mimosa vibes are strong with these glasses. (We've also heard they're fun to drink sparkling water out of.) You'll get a set of two—each one worthy enough for display on your bar cart.
This rabbit in a hat just wants you to make sure your teeth are free of poppyseeds and errant kale.
A totally unique take on an essential object, the Magic Bunny Toothpick Holder is the household accessory you never knew you needed. The magician's hat shaped holder is topped with an adorable bunny made from thermoplastic resin. Classic Alessi, go ahead and thrill your guests.
Surely there’s someone in your life that will appreciate an album made for plants and the pre-rolls required to enjoy it. (This is $5 over the limit, but you know what, live a little!)
For sound-savvy smokers everywhere.
Spend a little less, if you want:
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Megan Reynolds
Megan Reynolds is Dwell's Senior Home Guides Editor. She's previously worked at Jezebel, The Billfold, and many others. She feels strongly about neon as a neutral and loves a good lamp. Holler: megan.reynolds @ dwell dot com.
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