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Rectangular walnut carving board shown at an angle, with a perimeter juice groove and recessed side handle.
Buying Home Decor as a Gift: Check the Size and What’s Included
A practical checklist for choosing gifts that fit the recipient’s space, with exact-option examples from Tree of Light and a walnut carving board. Read more...
Dark iron canopy bed with branching posts and headboard, styled with cream drapes, gray bedding and pillows.
Iron Canopy Bed Bedroom Ideas: Planning Around Tree of Love
Plan a bedroom around a branching iron canopy bed, with practical checks for the frame, draping, room layout and details to confirm before ordering. Read more...
Black iron Tree of Light menorah with intertwined branches and a domed base, holding nine unlit yellow taper candles against white.
A Menorah Gift Guide: Choosing for the Person and the Room
A practical look at choosing a sculptural menorah gift, from the recipient’s intended use to candle fit, room measurements and made-to-order timing. Read more...
Tree-shaped wood serving board with recessed sections holding cookies, candy and chocolate.
Choosing a Wood Serving Board for Holiday Gatherings
A practical guide to choosing a wood board for carving, a Christmas snack spread or a small side table, with dimensions worth checking before you buy. Read more...
Three Cats in Wind iron candleholders with yellow taper candles displayed on a pale stone pedestal.
Iron Candle Holders for a Mantel: A Size and Gift Guide
Choosing iron candle holders for a mantel? Compare candle-cup sizes, single pieces and sculptural sets, with a practical measuring checklist before you buy. Read more...
How to Style Taper Candleholders
Taper candles are the cheapest way to change how a room feels after dark. The holders are what stop it looking like a chain restaurant. Here's how to arrange sculptural iron candleholders so they read as considered rather than cluttered, plus what to know about the candles themselves. Group in odd numbers, at different heights Three pieces at three heights nearly always looks better than two matching ones. The eye travels up and down instead of side to side, and the grouping reads as one composition. Our pieces are built... Read more...
Sixth Anniversary Gifts in Iron and Wood
Six years in, the traditional anniversary gift is iron. The modern list swaps it for wood. Both are about the same idea: something strong that lasts and gets better with age, which is a fair description of a marriage that has made it this far. If you're buying for someone who already has enough stuff, iron and wood are good materials to work with. A well-made iron piece will outlive the two of you. Good wood darkens and softens with use. Neither ends up in a drawer. Here are gift... Read more...