What to Bring, when you don’t know what to bring
It’s the season of new homes, Sunday BBQ invitations, conversations about joinery, proximity to parks and the simple pleasures that make a house feel lived in.
House-warming invites are flooding the calendars, so if you’re wondering what to bring… consider it handled.
1. A Salad Bowl, or a Bowl.. Let this be the starting point, purchase the bowl and start filling it with beautiful things to create a hamper style gift. The best part is the bowl/plate will be used!
For the minimalist:
Country Road
South Yarra Shallow Bowl $69.95
For the art, design lovers:
Dinosaur Designs
Flow Salad Bowl $310
For the European holiday lovers:
No22
Capri Blue Maxi Bowl Collection $109
For the European holiday flat-plate lovers:
No22
Capri 2.0 Collection Mixed Dinner Plate Collection $149
2. Tea Towels - For your first filling option:
Country Road
CR Logo Tea Towel Cotton $14.95
Provincial
Cuisine Tea Towel $15
4. Gourmet Pantry Items - Another filling option, pantry items they’ll use BUT it has to be great quality.. Olive Oil, Balsamic Vinegar, Jams & Preserves..
Pepe Saya
Mix & Match Bundle Three Jars $37.50
Choose three jars from their seasonal curds, jams, chutney and marmalades.
The Greek Providore
1929 ETOS Evoo 500ml $99
Olivetta
Balsamic Vinegar 250ml $27 (Another Product of Greece)
5. Specialty Coffee Beans and Handmade Espresso Cups OR A Cafetera and Grounded Coffee - For the slow morning purists:
The Little Marionette
Legs 11 Blend 11 $23
Etsy
Handmade Espresso Cups $27.87
Bialetti
Bialetti Stovetop Espresso Aluminium Black $95
St ALi
Ground Coffee Orthodox Espresso House Blend $23
6. A Hand Wash Set - For the clean-living aesthetes:
Koala Eco
Gift Box Set $48 including Hand Wash, Kitchen Cleaner & Dish Soap
For the luxury lovers:
LOEWE
Liquid Soaps sold in 4 fragrances $135
7. Cookbooks - For the chefs:
Cafe Cecilia
Irish and European Inspired food by Max Rocha $52.31
Something from Nothing
by Alison Roman $49.95
Baker Bleu
by Mike Russell $49.95
Mediterranea
by Anastasia Miari $55
8. Limoncello - For the aperitivo people:
Citrina
Limoncello $85
or when in doubt…
A bottle of wine will do.
