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On the eighth day of Christmas my true love gave to me, eight lovely milk jugs, seven summer swimsuits, six feather beddings, five golden rings, four calling phones, three French hen homewares, two bluebird shakers and a reed warbler in a pear tree.

Milk jugs are an oft neglected item of crockery but can be used for all manner of things – vases, water jugs, even home decor:

A: Pink Cupcake Sugar Bowl & Milk Jug Set (Milk Jug Shown),* £10.00 GBP at Debenhams

B: Dotty Jug,* £12.00 GBP at Cath Kidston

C: Fruits Collection Milk Jug, £1.49 GBP at Dunelm Mill

D: Cockerel Jug, £6.49 GBP at Dunelm Mill

E: Emma Bridgewater Black Toast Half Pint Jug, £19.95 GBP at John Lewis

F: Hairy Bikers World Large Blue Jug, £25.00 GBP at BlissHome

G: Fairmont & Main Little Red Dot Creamer Jug, £10.00 GBP at John Lewis

H: Daily Aesthetics Platinum Milk Jug, £15.00 GBP at Conran Shop

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On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me, three french hen homewares, two bluebird shakers and a reed warbler in a pear tree!

These hen homewares from Debenhams are delightful and would brighten up kitchens across the country:

A: Chicken Timer,* £10.00 GBP at Debenhams

B: Chicken Whisk,* £7.00 GBP at Debenhams

C: Chicken Magnets (Pack of 3),* £6.00 GBP at Debenhams

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On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, two bluebird shakers and a reed warbler in a pear tree.

These beautiful bluebird salt and pepper shakers would compliment any table, even if they are used purely for decoration:

Bluebird Shakers, £7.48 ex. vat at Anthropologie

I have an unhealthy obsession with Lakeland – it combines several of my loves: kitchen equipment, food, home decor and affordable prices.  People seem to forget that Lakeland isn’t just a brand that stocks catering equipment, in fact it has some awesome products that would make great Christmas gifts:

A: Wooden Spoon Baby Pears in Vanilla Syrup, £5.50 GBP

B: Mini Mouse Manicure Set, £3.99 GBP

C: Porto Decanter Set, £17.99 GBP

D: Indian Odyssey Set of Mugs, £9.99 GBP for 2

E: Charbonnel et Walker Dusted Strawberry Truffles, £3.79 GBP

F: Norwegian Folk Shopper, £9.99 GBP

G: The BookChair, £12.99 GBP

We love Welcome Home, a new discovery to Desirable and one we hope will be around for a long time.  The Welcome Home folk search out great homewares, gifts and accessories and have some quite unusual pieces – check it out:

A: Lisa Stickley Cake Stand in Mushroom and Pillar Box Red, £48.00 GBP

B: Lisa Stickley Mrs Marshall Weekend Bag in Old Blue Marigold, £64.00 GBP

C: Domesticity Shed Coat Hook in Orange, £8.00 GBP

D: Fun Makes Good Totum Cushion, £45.00 GBP

E: Fun Makes Good Sasquan Cushion, £45.00 GBP

F: Lisa Stickley Hector Pencil / Make-Up Case, £14.00 GBP

G: Nat Thakur Leather Sweet Shop Purse, £30.00 GBP each

H: Lisa Stickley Tea Towel in Red Marigold, £10.00 GBP

I have an obsession with mugs and cups.  Cath Kidston is my god, though Emma Bridgewater comes in a close second.  My philosophy is to ignore that nagging feeling that everything needs to match – buy colourful, mismatched mugs and have a great time doing it!  There’s so many fab designs out there:

A: Apple Crush Mug,* £4.00 GBP by Cath Kidston

B: Black and White Optical Mug,* £5.00 GBP by Betty Jackson.Black at Debenhams

C: Cream ‘Chrystanthemum’ Large Mug,* £8.00 GBP by Monsoon Home at Debenhams

D: Sleepy Cat Mug in Orange,* £8.50 GBP at Heal’s

E: Now Panic and Freak Out Mug,* £10.00 GBP at Heal’s

F: Fish/Chips Street Speak Mug,* £9.00 GBP at John Lewis

G: Sanderson Dandelion Clock Mug in Blackcurrant,* £6.00 GBP at John Lewis

H: Ella Doran Smartie Love Mugs (set of 4),* £20.00 GBP at House of Fraser

I: Paul Smith Paint Effect Multi Stripe Mug,* £16.00 GBP at House of Fraser

Oliver Bonas, otherwise known as ‘Mecca’, is a great place to start looking for home decor and homewares.  We particularly like the red colour range which could be perfect for brightening up the house before Christmas:

A: Blossom Tumbler in Red,* £8.00 GBP

B: Tomato Squeeze,* £2.94 GBP

C: Red Trim Phone,* £40.00 GBP

D: Espresso Picnic Set,* £9.50 GBP

E: Tea Towel ‘Made in England,’* £12.50 GBP

F: Felt Flower Cushion,* £19.50 GBP

G: Polka Dot Doormat,* £16.00 GBP

H: First Aid Kit Cabinet,* £23.25 GBP

I: Bear Pot Mit Puppet,* £12.00 GBP

J: An Apple a Day Mug,* £6.36 GBP