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AHR's Guide to Giving

December 05, 2021

It's the most wonderful time of the year...except for the stress of figuring out what to buy for each and every person on your list. Well, we've got a few suggestions to help with gifts for some of your favorite people: the Hostess, the Cook, the Design Lover, the Bartender, and the Homebody. Really though, our ideas aren't just limited to these five categories, hostess gifts can apply to teachers, bartender gifts might work for your Dad, and homebody gifts for your daughter who just got her first apartment.

Whoever you're buying for, we hope this takes a little stress out of your holiday season and, in exchange, gives you a bit more quality time with Jude Law in The Holiday ;).

The Hostess with the Mostest

They've been the consummate host and kept you fed, watered, and entertained. Show your appreciation with a little something special that seals the deal for a return visit.

Hostess Gift Guide

The Cook

Whether your beloved cook is as proficient as Julia Child or as hapless as the Swedish Chef, these ideas will show them that the secret ingredient in your gift is love.

Home Chef Gift Guide

Ten & Co. Sponge Cloth - $6.50
Kitchen Towel - $40.00
Teak Spoon - $20.00
Salt Cellar - $28.00
Basket Weave Bowl - $55 - $74
Crossback Linen Apron - $84.00
Crochet Trivet - $15.00
Spouted Bowls, Set of 3 - $39.00
Gold Dual End Scoop - $12.00
Hammered Copper Mixing Bowl - $28.00
Essential Ottolenghi - $65.00

Design Lover

We all have that one person in our life that strikes fear in our hearts when it comes time to buy them a gift. Knock their cashmere socks off with a few of our favorite things and when they look at you, surprised, just shrug and in your very best Elle Woods voice say, "What, like it was hard?"

Design Lover Gift Guide

The Bartender

They're the only people who don't hesitate to make a cocktail requiring a simple syrup and muddling, so why not make sure they have everything they need to get the job done. Because when the bartender's happy, we all win.

Bartender Gift Guide

Clear Pebble Wine Glass - $18.00
The Galley Kitchen Towels, Set of 2 - $40.00
Embossed Drinking Glass - $14.00
Dusk Scalloped Plate - $21.00
Wine Snob Book - $10.99
Garcon Apron - $84.00
Did You Bring Wine Doormat - $32.00
Linen Coasters - $24.00
Wine Folly - $34.00
Round Marble Coasters - $29.00
Craft Cocktails - 26.95

The Homebody

Is this pretty much a gift guide for me? Yes, yes it is. Because leaving your house is highly overrated.

Homebody Gift Guide

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Whenever I hear that verse of Silver Bells, I always imagine myself bundled up in a long coat, wearing a jaunty little hat (not unlike the one worn by Mary Steenburgen in Elf) and carrying several brown paper Macy’s shopping bags. I am standing outside of a store gazing at its Christmas window display while around me the shoppers rush home with their treasures. All at once, I am jostled by a passerby and one of my packages drops to the sidewalk. I bend down to pick it up and come face to face with the stranger, who has also bent to retrieve it. He looks alarmingly like Jude Law as he did in the movie The Holiday, his eyes- how they twinkle, his dimples how merry! When he speaks, I swear I can hear a hint of an accent, ”Drop something?” he says, his droll little mouth drawn up like a bow. I have only slightly regained my composure when Clint sidles up behind us and says “I’m so tired. Why do malls make me so tired? Where did you get that hat?” And as I turn back to thank my kind stranger, I hear him exclaim, as he walks out of sight, “Happy Christmas to all and to all a good night!”

AHR's Guide to Being Scared Silly

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Get the Look: You've Got Mail

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"Don’t you love Okotoks in the Fall? Makes me want to watch You’ve Got Mail."

Well, I guess if I’m being completely honest, I always want to watch You’ve Got Mail, but the urge is especially strong at the first hint of Fall. In a lot of ways, I’m not typically nostalgic when it comes to the 90’s. I’m not eager to revisit my grunge phase, but I do have a special place in my heart when it comes to 90’s interior and set design. Enter You’ve Got Mail and, more specifically, Meg Ryan’s apartment.