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WL’s 2020 Holiday Gift Guide: The Big Splurge

Extra-special gifts for extra-special someones.

By Alyssa Hirose /

Serve's Up

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

 

Leather Weather

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

 

Two Scents

This Morning to Night Diffuser Kit ($110) comes with the essentials for dawn and dusk€”there'sa cool geometric diffuser, a lavender blend to relax and a citrus blend to revitalize. saje.com

 

Light Work

Add a pop colour to their work-from-home oasis with one of Louis Poulsen's Panthella Mini Lamps ($510). They€™re available in twelve hues; the world is their rainbow. informinteriors.com

 

Strap In

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

 

Sunday State

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

Alyssa Hirose

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.