Inspiring ideas - it's the wonderful Deco Christmas gift guide 2026
From sturdy wooden chopping boards and wild flower seeds to ethical soaps and ceramic pots of matches, our guide is the gift that keeps on giving great ideas for all budgets
We all love wooden chopping boards and what could be better than a super sturdy one from TOG knives? Hand-made in Yorkshire
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TOG
TOG makes incredibly good kitchen knives in Japan and it also offers excellent wooden boards handmade in Yorkshire by a man called Dan. Available in a variety of sizes and a choice of woods, boards will last a lifetime. From £80. TOG
Seedball
An inexpensive gift that will certainly sew seeds of joy is a tube of wildflower seeds from Seedball. Tubes cost £7.00. Seeds are set in little balls of chilli-soaked clay. Scatter them where ye will and watch them bloom. Seedball
Bees with Stories honey from Africa
Support beekeepers in African countries by buying their honey, available in the UK via Bees with Stories. Delicious honey £9.90 a jar. Choose honey from Madagascar, Mauritius, Tanzania and Ethiopia. Bees with Stories
Zaytoun
Support growers in Palestine by choosing to give a bottle of fine olive oil from Zaytoun. 750ml bottle £22.50. Zaytoun
Metis organic cotton thread
It can be surprisingly hard to find organic cotton thread, so if you know someone who loves to sew and wants to be eco about it, Metis has lovely wooden spools of organic cotton embroidery floss in many neutral colours. Presently £3.37 a spool. Metis on Etsy
Jacobs & Dalton sheepskin slippers
Yorks-based Jacobs & Dalton sources British sheepskins for its sumptuously luxurious slippers. Sheepskins are a by-product of the meat industry and are a sustainable and biodegradable material. Slippers come in a multitude of great colours, they're warm and cosy and offer good value at £42. Jacobs & Dalton
Paper Plane Christmas Soap
Raise money for good causes by buying from the Amnesty Shop. It has lots of lovely soaps, including this Candy Cane one by Paper Plane, a snip at £6.95. Amnesty Shop
Ceramic match striker pot with matches
It's surprising how often you need a match (and we ain't talking smokers here...) and how infuriating it is to have none to hand. And what with governments urging us all to be prepared for the Apocalypse, matches are essential to light candles when there's no electricity. So a ceramic striker pot match striker pot with 50 matches is the perfect gift. £22 at Habulous
The Seam
Probably one for your nearest and dearest...The Seam. This amazing online service finds you a super skilled mender - so if you have a loved one who adores, say, a garment but hasn't been able to wear it because it's got holes in it, you can contact The Seam and they'll find you someone to mend it brilliantly. For example, my dad has a lovely (old) suede jacket that had a big rip in the shoulder area. The Seam found a mender who has repaired it such that the rip is barely visible. It cost £100 to repair, but many jumpers, say, would cost far less.The Seam
Arthouse Unlimited Organic Cotton Teatowels
Organic cotton is surprisingly hard to find...so thank you Arthouse Unlimited for using organic cotton for its distinctive tea towels - always a welcome gift if they're nice enough! Arthouse Unlimited is a charity that support disabled adults who are talented artists and it has lots of great gift ideas. Teatowels £14.95. Arthouse Unlimited
Stripe & Stare Tencel Pyjamas
A pair of pyjama trousers is crucial for dossing around the house of an evening is it not? UK brand Stripe & Stare, which is B Corp certified, offers pyjamas for men and women, as well as women's underwear, made from TENCEL™ fibres, biodegradable cellulosic fibres made from trees. It's also introduced two new fabrics recently, EcoVero Viscose from Lenzing and Eco Mesh, which uses 85 per cent recycled polyamide. Pyjama trousers £65. Stripe & Stare
Visby lambswool blanket from Country Mouse
130x180cm, the Visby brushed lambswool blanket is warm and colourful. Made in Latvia, designed in Sweden, it's jacquard woven. No home should be without one! Country Mouse
