Gift Guide | Home & Gift

Winter Gift Guide | Gift and Home

The home is fortress, refuge, recreation center, remote office… and so much more. The urge to keep it fresh and fun is founded in good sense: we spend some much time there that it merits much attention. How better to keep it fresh than to explore local stores and boutiques for the treasures you and your friends need.

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Alma Mercantile

A dustpan made of hand-folded leather will make you whistle while you work, as will an artisan-made broom from Kentucky that features sorghum and hemp twine, and farm-grown straw. Alma Mercantile.

Mattress Factory

Humor is one of the many ways creative minds express themselves. Take these candles, for example, which express skeptical sentiments and aspirational aphorisms in fragrance form. Mattress Factory.

Fallingwater

An expertly rendered model of Frank Lloyd Wright’s most famous house (and its famous waterfall) encased in a glass sphere and surrounded by gently falling snow. Enjoy this icon of 20th century design on your desk or shelf. Fallingwater.

Mattress Factory

A sturdy recycled felt bag is a problem solver. It holds laptop and paperwork, wine bottles, or even enough groceries for a dinner for two. Head to North Side’s Mattress Factory for this and other giftable options. Mattress Factory.

Brenda Friday Design

Artist Tina Frey finds heart and soul in the imperfection of the handmade. These organically sculpted resin dog bowls are no exception. Silicone feet prevent slipping, and the matching puppy placemat keeps Fido neat and tidy. Shoppe B.

Brenda Friday Design

Artist Tina Frey sculpts resin with the sensitivity and refinement usually given to marble and bronze. Here, a suite of beautiful and functional objects for the bar cart. Made in the USA of food safe, lead-free and BPA-free resin. Shoppe B.

City Grows

Lawrenceville’s organic garden and gift shop has pleased Pittsburghers with green thumbs for many years. It’s a one-stop location for plants and everything you need to grow them, as well as excellent advice on what plants will work for your home and what lovely pot to put them in. City Grows.

Carnegie Museum of Art

An artisan-made carafe in delicate, transparent color whispers softly in an elegant voice. Perfect for your nightstand. Shop the look at the Carnegie Museum of Art.

Gather

As the wise paperweight says: A friend is one of the nicest things you can have and one of the best things you can be. Just one of the many sage sayings and witty puns on offer at Gather Sewickley.

John Sharvin

When he’s not making his own intriguing glass art, John Sharvin serves as the Pittsburgh Glass Center’s studio-technician manager. These beauties can hang on your tree during the holidays, or catch the sunlight when suspended near a window all year long. John Sharvin.

Grandpa Joe's

The main attraction of this Strip District shop is candy, candy, candy. But an occasional non-sugared bit of wit works itself into the scene…like these eyebrow-raising mugs. You know you want one. You know you deserve one! Grandpa Joe’s.

A Good F*cking Candle

Across the long holiday season of events and parties, you’ll be so delighted to encounter Another Ho (Saffron Cedarwood) and Well Hung (balsam pine), as well as their sibling candles, all of whom provoke a wry smile from everyone they meet. Each one is made with coconut soy wax and wooden wicks for that moody crackle. @agoodfuckingcandle

PGH Candle

From their new North Side location you can choose from dozens of locally made candles with scents derived from flowers, fruits and spices – including our favorite, Wildflowers of Pennsylvania. PGH Candle.

Roxanne's Dried Flowers

Do you love bountiful bouquets of blossoms? Are you a bit bereft when Jack Frost silences your garden? We feel your pain. So we’ll see you at this Strip District to stock up on beautiful dried specimens, all the vases and pots you need to display them… and possibly, for the very optimistic among us, packets of seeds to pop into the ground this spring. Roxanne’s Dried Flowers.

Von Water and Funk

Transparent, heat-resistant glass candleholders in mesmerizing colors come alive with colorful tapers. These and other bewitching accoutrements are always in stock at Lawrenceville’s Von Walter & Funk…along with très festif helium balloons in a riot of hues. Von Walter and Funk.

The Andy Warhol Museum

Accessory pouches and change purses made from 95% post-consumer waste will impress with their environmental virtue… and they're cutting wit. Andy would approve. The Andy Warhol Museum.

The Picket Fence

Kick off the festive season with this jolly box full of Christmassy fun and games which contains enough activities to keep all of Santa’s elves and reindeer entertained. And Mrs. Claus, too. The set is complete with two reversible game boards, playing cards, challenges, jokes, scavenger hunt cards and more, all with a merry twist! The Picket Fence.

The Andy Warhol Museum

The budding artists in your family will appreciate these painterly holiday ornaments. The Andy Warhol Museum.

S&D Polish Deli

While shopping for mustard at this wonderful emporium of Polish delicacies, we happened upon this happy symbol of hope and vigor. A great gift for all the early birds out there. S & D Polish Deli

The Andy Warhol Museum

Known for his art, his wit, and the company he kept, Andy would have been quite pleased to see Frida Kahlo hanging around at the museum’s gift shop. Her reminder that resilience and creativity forge brilliant paths forward is a perfect gift for the artist in your ken. Shop the look at the Andy Warhol Museum.

Hot Haute Hot

Perfect to celebrate a new addition to the family, or just to expand your Candy Land-themed ornament collection, these cake-pop mercury glass ornaments are a dream. Even the Sugar Plum Fairy wants a set! Hot Haute Hot.

Hot Haute Hot

Handmade copper cocktail utensils will swim their way into your heart. Each set comes in a sweet little cloth pouch. Hot Haute Hot.

Gather

Nicolette Mayer’s Fireworks candy tray blends her eye for pattern with modern acrylic materials and high-technology making processes. It’s quite an eye-catcher! thegathershop.com

The Picket Fence

Collect and keep your favorite holiday recipes and entertaining ideas in one cute and convenient place. With a 300 page capacity, it will hold all your family favorites. The Picket Fence.

Blackberry Meadows Farm

Lard from animals raised on a family farm is rendered and conditioned with fine ingredients and scents to create easy-on-the-skin and nice-to-the-nose soaps. The butcher-paper packaging and the handcut edges of every bar make this a wonderful, locally made stocking stuffer for everyone in the family. blackberrymeadows.com

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Glassworks

Rialto coupes cradle everything from champagne to craft cocktails to sorbet. They bring a fashionable dose of color to the dining table, which is an excellent way to liven up the long nights of winter. glassworksandcheeks.com

Antiquarian Shop

Natural fiber chandeliers by Made Goods diffuse light through multiple layers of hand-crafted rattan or strands of artisanal beads. Their abstract shapes are inspired by nature. Available in natural, charcoal, and white. Antiquarian Shop.

Asian Influences

The texture of history. The talents and aesthetics of a faraway place. This hand-embroidered Chinese silk panel, with its depiction of a celebration, brings some of the ingredients of a beautiful home into yours. Asian Influences.

Brenda Friday Design

Artfully coiled and formed by artist Philip Soucy, these undulating porcelain vessels mesmerize with their complexity. Each uniquely intriguing piece is made in the artist’s Pittsburgh studio. Shoppe B.

Pittsburgh Glass Center

The Penn-Fairmount Cocktail Collection brings artist-designed, mouth-blown glass into functional shapes with elegant lines. A perfect gift for the discerning folks on your list. Pittsburgh Glass Center.

Glassworks

Settimocielo means seventh heaven in Italian, and that’s where you’ll be when you set your table with these beautifully made steak knives from Vietri. Available in black- or gold-finished stainless steel at Glassworks and Cheeks.

Perlora

Because the need for me-time is always with us, this classic Timeout armchair is at the ready. Choose between legs or swivel-foot, fabric or leather. Add the footstool, too. PerLora.

Rustic Lodge Furniture

The Whitley reclaimed-wood console table features an adjustable cast-iron crank, fusing modern elements with rustic patinas. By special order. Rustic Lodge Furniture.

Today's Home

With hidden feet that make it seem to float above the floor, the Doran sectional by American Leather is a unique and stunning presence in any space. Choose from untufted or tufted upholstery options in multiple color options. Today’s Home.