(BNN) As the wedding season approches, couples prepare for their
newlywed lives and households. Many look beyond traditional
china, crystal and keepsakes for gifts they will use frequently
in their new homes.
Following trends in fashion, a wide selection of informal,
practical and useful gifts are well-suited to today’s purposeful
lifestyles.
Gifts now span many product categories. Camping and sporting
equipment, outdoor grills, home and garden tools, kitchen
accessories, and everyday dinnerware are especially appreciated
now. Unusual and useful gifts for almost every lifestyle and
category can be conveniently ordered online!
• Kitchen Essentials: Lillian Vernon’s stainless steel tools to
handle chores from chopping and slicing to cooking and serving,
then go into the dishwasher. 42-piece set $90
www.lillianvernon.com. Krups coffee and espresso maker $99 at
Crate&Barrel www.crateandbarrel.com. From IKEA, top-of-the-line
SKÄRPT kitchen knife block. Set of 3 knives and a ceramic
sharpener $70 www.IKEA.com..
• Outdoor Sports: Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI), pair of
sleeping bags with opposite zipper configurations that zip
together. Perfect for inseparable newlyweds! $129 each. Also, a
tent for two! The award-winning Half Dome Plus three-season
backpacking tent $159 all at www.rei.com.
• Home Accessories: Traditional Cambridge mantle clock with
roman numerals $129 at Crate&Barrel www.crateandbarrel.com. The
Earthwise Clock, a John Duke design, displays the movement of
the earth in relation to the passage of time showing both solar
time and clock (universal) time. $95 at www.earthwiseclock.com.
Garden Clock, rust and weather resistant, verdigris finish,
gives time, temperature and humidity, $50 at Lillian Vernon
www.lillianvernon.com.
• Everyday Dining: Hand-painted earthenware with creamy, ivory
finish, fully glazed for durability, and easy care, microwave
and dishwasher safe. 32-piece service for eight $110 at Lillian
Vernon, www.lillianvernon.com. Reed & Barton Crescendo pattern
stainless flatware––66-piece service for twelve at $140
Ross-Simons www.ross-simons.com.