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Wedding Gift Ideas for the Home

If we had to describe what items are primarily included on wedding registries, we would probably all say the same thing; the essentials for the home that complement both the bride and groom's style are probably the most highly desired gifts a bride and groom desire.  These are things that will help make a couple's new home feel comforting and inviting as they dawn on a new life together.  These gift ideas will help inspire gift givers to the type of gifts available for the home.

Gifts for the Dining Room and Kitchen

A gift for the dining room exclaims, let's get together and celebrate life!  Dining room linens and things will definitely show up on a wedding registry.  Things to consider in this area include linen placemats for formal occasions and stylish more casual placemats for every other occasion and season.  Linen napkins and napkin rings, table runners and linen tablecloths that accompany the dining room linens and décor should also be considered for the number of uses and occasions the couple may need them for.  Many formal table linens are available in gift sets just for occasions such as a wedding.

Consider a unique wedding gift in this area such as tea towels, cutlery, outdoor table linens, decorative oven mits, and a host or hostess apron.  Remember that the couple may need at least two tablecloths and two sets of linen napkins and placemats to start off with, and like an heirloom quilt, table linens have the same unique and durable quality that allows them to stand the test of time so the couple can pass these things down to their own children!

Gifts for the Living Room

Decorating is a fun way to begin life as a married couple, and so consider a gift for the couple's living room décor.  In this category, throw rugs are the first to come to mind.  Also known as simply throw blankets, these small pieces of comfort can be used all over the home from the bedroom to a study and most definitely a living room.  On this note, think about how perfect floor cushions, chair cushions, and pillows would be to help tie together the colours in the couple's mixed matched furniture that also happened to tie the knot.  If you know the colours that the couple will be using, this will be simple, but if not, you will never go wrong with neutrals.

Gifts for the Bedroom and Bathroom

Quilt covers, comforters, and duvets are very personal choices in a couple's bedroom décor collection, so consider sheets as a great wedding gift; sheets are unquestionably a number one essential.  High quality sheets and pillowcases in a plain, luxurious white will accompany any bedding theme.

Another unquestionable essential are bathroom towels.  A bride will normally never hesitate to inform which colour towels she is looking for, because bath mats, hand towels, face towels, and bath towels are often one of the most popular and most needed gifts for starting out.  Towels in every sort can be easily assembled into an attractive gift set.

Avoid being the one who bought the couple their third toaster or their fourth fancy spice rack.  Dining room linens, bed and bath linens will always be needed; throws, pillows, and cushions will always be desired to turn a house into a heart-warming home. These affordable options will make the perfect gifts for your next upcoming wedding.

 

About the Author

The House Queen, an online source for home decor, is a family owned business created by Katrina Foulkes-Taylor.  In the wide open country of Western Australia, bringing refined taste and style into a home required traveling great distances, time, and money that couldn't be sacrificed.  However, there was a great demand, and The House Queen was born.

Katrina responded to the need by not only supplying products and accessories for the entire home, but by also posting helpful decorating advise from constant study of interior designers, home stagers, home improvement editors, and other experts in the field through her blog and informational articles posted online.

 

Making custom pillowcases?

I want to personalize my room so it's a little more "me" and I thought that makin custom pillowcases would be pretty cool. I was thinking of making pillowcases with designs and artwork on them or even phrases and words, but where could I go to do this? Is there some place online that I could use? And where could I get a template to make a queen size pillowcase by hand?

=== please go to the fabric store and check out the patterns and the upholstery materials .. my wife make some cool pillows with a scene/pattern on one side and a co-ordinating solid on the back side this is a nice project and they have stuffing and foam materials for the interior cushion ... ask the clerk to help direct you to the ""remnants sedction"" that is smaller pieces of fabric and discounted fabrics so you do not have to buy the whole yard of material ... a zipper will permit you to open the pillow for washing or try a pattern for a sham type pillow ... good place is like Hancock Fabrics or a fabric store for the best shopping ... some times Walmart has a fabric department ... those fabric stores know where you can get a seamstress to help you with machine work ASK .....

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