Hostess Gift Idea: Candles + Homewares by Small Gunns

Gold + white styling

I attended a housewarming party over the weekend, and I hate arriving empty-handed. I baked double batch of my best-ever chocolate chip cookies for the assembled crew—but as for the hostess? It's so tricky to guess what someone might like, even if you have a sense of her style. I ended up giving her a gift card for a decor boutique, but it felt painfully impersonal and it made me aware that I need to step up my hostess gift game in time for this year's gauntlet of holiday parties!

Hostess gift guide

So my recent discovery of the San Francisco brand Small Gunns comes not a moment too soon! The line of chicly utiliarian homewares has enough personality to feel unique and thoughtful, yet it's also appealing to men and women, minimalists and fancy-pants alike. They've just released a collection of linens with CB2, plus I adore the type treatment on their signature candles and can confirm that they smell as divine as they sound. You'll probably want to pick up a Fig + Honey or Cypress + Sandlewood candle for a cozy winter vibe in your own home. You host yourself all day every day, after all!

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