Tres chic
These adorable Les Ardoizettes chalkboard stickers by Coco Boheme are great for finding things in the kitchen. You can label your cooking jars, boxes and bottles with ease. $17 for a set of four designs from French Bazaar.
(03) 9017 7892

Ho ho ho
Traditional red, green and white Christmas decorations make for a fun, festive feel come the first day of December. All from Rhubarb.
(03) 9429 9600

Tea for two
Rose Garden homewares from Target are a prettily pastel collection of plates, teacups and kitchen linen that’s affordable and just right for a ‘modern country’ dresser. Funtime dinnerware from $4.99, mugs $3.99.
1300 130 000

Wall of memories
Keep precious pictures of your nearest and dearest close by in an Umbra Finette frame available at Gifts.com.au. With room for six shots, this stylish mini gallery is 36cm x 36cm and $40.
(02) 9698 4586

Bags of style
A girl can never have too many accessories, especially handbags, and Nicola Cerini’s designs enclose hand-worked textiles in plastic. They come as purses, pouches and totes, so there’s one for every occasion.
(03) 9419 0288

File style
Still searching for a present for that ‘foodie’ pal? A recipe box provides order for recipes collected from family, friends and your favourite magazines, and comes with eight divider tabs and 40 cards. For the Jamie Oliver or Nigella Lawson in your life, it’s $39.95 from Sorted Space.
(08) 8333 0793

Lovely linen
These luxurious First Line bed sheets from Actil are not only comfy, but they also get better with age – becoming smoother and softer with each wash. Made from 100 per cent cotton in a tailored design, the double sheet set is $139.95.
1800 625 516

Standing tall
Console with a cream marble top, $695 from PC Volz.
(02) 4351 0109

Elephant dreams
Here’s something that’s a bit of fun and also quite exotic – the Kimba tea set is $29.95 from Freedom.
1300 135 588

What’s the time?
The Time and Tide clock from the Metropolitan Museum of Art is unusual and quirky. It’s also handpainted – and $160.
1800 207 525