Gift guide 2025: from interiors lovers to chefs and renovators
Posted on 6th December 2025
Welcome to KBB’s gift guide for 2025! If you haven’t sorted your Christmas shopping yet, fear not – we’ve gathered plenty of present ideas to help you treat your loved ones this year…
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been collating not one, not two, but five gift guides for the interiors lover, chef and baker, spa enthusiast, homebody, and renovator in your life, brimming with over 150 present ideas in total. Picture wall art, charming lamps, candle sets, plush robes, pampering treats, small appliances, tools and kits for project planning, cushions and throws, quirky ceramics, wellness gadgets, and so much more.
So, scroll down and click-through to each piece to get inspired…
Design books, wall art, striking ceramics, and playful photo frames make for seriously stylish additions to any interiors-obsessed friend or family member’s home.
1. Sunday Evening, from £21.45, Desenio. 2. Interior Design Review Vol 29, £59.95, Andrew Martin. 3. Large Damo glass centrepiece in Dark Grape, £275, Ferm Living. 4. Chunky wool blanket in Chalk, £125, Loaf. 5. Valli Viola Calacatta marble and linen rechargeable table lamp, £169, Lights&Lamps. 6. Judwa Bone picture frames pair in Multi, £54.17, Oka. 7. Solara brass candle snuffer, £29, Neptune. 8. Chocolate Brown Geometric Squares cushion 50x50cm, £24, Next. 9. Mocha Check sweet stand, from £299 for a two-tier sweet stand, Mackenzie-Childs. 10. Limited Edition Café Candle Votive set, £55, Earl of East.
Make the star chef or budding baker in your life happy this Christmas with a brand-new stand mixer, colourful casserole dishes, statement cake stands, chunky wooden boards, or eye-catching kitchen textiles.
1. Four forged measuring spoons, £35, Cox & Cox. 2. 2-in-1 chopping board, £50, M&S x Tom Kerridge. 3. Kintsugi cake stand, £225, Seletti. 4. Morris & Co. Honeysuckle cake server, £19, La Redoute. 5. Cast iron round casserole in Sea Salt, from £219, Le Creuset. 6. Sheperly Song double oven mitt, £40, Liberty. 7. Silver Bobbin salt and pepper mill, £58, Addison Ross. 8. Heritage Veranda set of four ramekins, £56, Denby. 9. Pure Power blender in Porcelain White, from £149, KitchenAid. 10. Baking shell (boule), £74.99, Brød & Taylor. 11. Ceramic butter dish in Yellow, £19.95, Rex London. 12. Titan knife block available in Gold and Copper, £102, Viners.
Inspire your loved ones to pause and indulge in self-care this holiday season and beyond with a plush robe, reed diffusers, bath salts, designer soaps, mood-boosting essential oils, and delicate sleep must-haves.
1. Le Labo hand soap, £30, available at Selfridges. 2. Nosegay Harvest diffuser, £49, Joanna Wood. 3. Dream robe in Oatmeal, from £129, Pottery Barn. 4. The Ultimate Silk Sleep gift set in Champagne, £110, Gingerlily. 5. Confetti glass electric diffuser in White, £30, Habitat. 6. Laura Mercier Ambre Vanille Honey Bath, £47, available at John Lewis. 7. Wellbeing set, £90, Neuroscent. 8. Spa Restore wellness basket, £70, The White Company. 9. Frankincense and myrrh incense sticks, £25, Czech & Speake. 10. ReNew Lavender and cypress candle, £26.99, WoodWick.
Brighten up your homebody’s mornings and evenings with pretty and practical gifts – think comfy robes, decadent candles, bistro-inspired ceramics, and handy tech like sunrise lamps and speakers.
1. Wabi-sabi mood book, travel journal by Thierry Grundman and Anne-Emmanuelle Thion, £85, available at Atmosphère d’Ailleurs. 2. Quiet Mark-certified Bodyclock Luxe 750DAB, £229, Lumie. 3. Machined candelabra in Steel, £109, Buster + Punch. 4. Klevering Halma salt and pepper shakers in Burgundy (large), £55, and Blue (small), £45, Domestic Science. 5. Pine Green Pembroke Stripe cotton robe, from £69, Piglet in Bed. 6. Seven Days of Scents mini candles gift set, £45, Oliver Bonas. 7. Zen tea matcha bowl, £99, Mariage Frères. 8. Emberton III in Midnight Blue, £149.99, Marshall. 9. Joules Thornton bolster cushion in Ticking Stripe Red, £59, Dfs. 10. Cosy check throw, £15, George Home. 11. Pink and red heart butter dish, £35, Rockett St George.
A renovator or DIY enthusiast can never have too many planners, work overalls, coffee cups, or painting brushes. Think of gifts that will also help them keep going throughout their project such as small appliances, from air fryers to coffee machines, practical tools, and gardening kits.
1. 2026 Personalised weekly diary in Pink and Gold foil, from £26, AIM Studio Co. 2. Chalk Paint brush, £32.95, Annie Sloan. 3. Erbauer Multi-purpose drill bit set (50 piece), £17, B&Q. 4. Mac Allister 600W 220-240V Corded jigsaw 2815, £24, B&Q. 5. Cornflower large mug in Brushed Light Blue, set of two for £36, Kindred. 6. Tilly Britch Women’s Overalls in Warming Eucalyptus Green, £140.15, Britches. 7. 10-in-1 Multi-function countertop oven with steam and air fry in Cream, £849.95, Smeg. 8. Gardener’s hand care kit, £25, Joanna Wood. 9. Small Antique Wash Deluxe garden tool basket, £32, The Cotswold Company. 10. The Ultimate Exterior Decorating Bundle, £27.99, Emperor Paint.
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