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Extra-special gifts for extra-special someones.
Keep special knickknacks on display with Ethnicraft's hand-painted Wabi Sabi Collection (from $180 per piece). These hand-painted trays come in a muted, natural colour palette evocative of crisp coastal days. fullhousemodern.com
Along with a mask and hand sani, the 100% Horween Pebble leather Detour wallet ($220) by Lajoie will be their new outing essential. secretlocation.com
This Morning to Night Diffuser Kit ($110) comes with the essentials for dawn and duskthere'sa cool geometric diffuser, a lavender blend to relax and a citrus blend to revitalize. saje.com
Add a pop colour to their work-from-home oasis with one of Louis Poulsen's Panthella Mini Lamps ($510). Theyre available in twelve hues; the world is their rainbow. informinteriors.com
The Refined Backpack ($348) by Edmonton-based Poppy Barley is refined, but not delicate It's built to be lugged around for every errand. poppybarley.com
Matching pj's might be the closest they come to dressing up this season, but the 100% cotton Wendy Wilma pyjama set ($110) is about as trendy as napping can get. paperlabel.ca
Alyssa Hirose is a Vancouver-based writer, editor, illustrator and comic artist. Her work has been featured in Vancouver magazine, Western Living, BCBusiness, Avenue, Serviette, Geist, BCLiving, Nuvo, Montecristo, The Georgia Straight and more. Her beats are food, travel, arts and culture, style, interior design and anything dog-related. She publishes a daily autobiographical comic on Instagram at @hialyssacomics.
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