Unique Christmas gift ideas: Gifts for the home

The perfect gift for the Beatles fan in your life: a limited-edition print of Paul McCartney made up from 90 Beatles song titles. If Sir Paul is not your musical icon of choice, Jimi Hendrix and Mick Jagger have also been immortalised by Mistah. A great combination of nostaglia and modern art.

Limited-edition print, £125
By Mistah
Buy online at mistah.co.uk Photograph: PR

Undergrowth Design make beautiful and decidedly otherworldly china items, including a tea set with legs. These delightful salt and pepper shakers are the result of an anachronistic accident involving television sets and Victorian ladies.

Interference salt and pepper shakers, £37.90
By Undergrowth Design
Buy online at undergrowthdesign.com Photograph: PR

This is a stunning collection of screenprints by Brighton-based artist Alice Pattullo - not really a book at all, it's a very reasonably priced work of art. It's well worth browsing the wonderful Shopfloorproject website for more of her work, and for other unique gift ideas from jewellery to hosiery.

The Amateur Sailor Book, £16
By Alice Pattullo
Buy online at theshopfloorproject.com Photograph: Alicia Canter/Guardian

If you are opting for a chocolate gift, here is the most beautiful one we have found. This particularly stunning box contains delicious champagne truffles, but you can also go for other flavours and fillings and designs. It is, astonishingly, made by the East India Company (established 1600). Once they had a virtual empire, now they make beautiful chocolates. Let that be a lesson to all great powers.

Chocolate box, £25
By The East India Company
Buy online at theeastindiacompanyfinefood.com Photograph: PR

Rob Ryan has been a very busy man of late, bringing his paper-cut prints to a fairytale book, a childrenswear range in collaboration with Paul Smith and these Four Seasons plates, part of a wider range on sale at Bodie and Fou. If you are feeling crafty you could also follow Rob's instructions and make a paper-cut necklace yourself.

Set of four Rob Ryan plates, £24.99
By Bodie & Fou
Buy online at bodieandfou.com Photograph: PR

Like your granny's teaset with a twist. We Love Kaoru produce fine English bone china with a modern edge, including this alphabet range, available in any letter.

Alphabet cup and saucer, £22
By We Love Kaoru
Buy online at welovekaoru.com Photograph: PR

Think a tea towel is an unglamorous Christmas present? Think again. This particular tea towel has been designed by the cutting-edge Roger la Borde group. There is also a matching journal and an apron worn by the lifter himself.

Lifter tea towel, £10
By Roger la Borde
Buy online at liberty.co.uk Photograph: PR

Compact and perfectly formed, this espresso machine should fit easily on any kitchen counter - or nestle happily under the Christmas tree. Browse stylishlife.co.uk for more, well, stylish products for the home.

Espresso machine, £129.99
By Guzzini
Buy online at stylishlife.co.uk Photograph: PR

Bodlon stock contemporary Welsh goods with a foodie slant, like this hot toddy kit with Penderyn whiskey and Welsh farm honey. Other treats on the site include a nice slate cheeseboard and this very Welsh Gwalia hamper.

Winter chills hot toddy set, £25
By Bodlon
Buy online at bodlon.com Photograph: PR

These flower bottles make beautiful gifts and are a great way to bring a little floral colour to Christmas - much nicer than the ubiquitous poinsettia. Established in Devon in 1967 by a group of Swedish glassmakers, Dartington is the only crystal brand still producing in the UK. Their range of decanters is well worth a browse.

Flower bottles, from £30
By Dartington
Buy online at dartington.co.uk Photograph: PR

Mr P, the helpful tape dispenser, would make a lovely present. But then again, maybe you need to buy him for yourself to help with the Christmas Eve wrapping marathon.

Mr P tape dispenser, £13
By DesignShop UK
Buy online at designshopuk.com Photograph: PR

A classy alternative to the kitten/baby/popstar adorned calendar, this wall planner is a great gift for those who like to stay organised in style, and comes packaged in a wax-sealed paper bag. All products from design duo Crispin Finn are red, white and blue, and have a retro feel. Browse their website for sweatshirts, posters and notebooks.

2011 Year planner, £13
By Crispin Finn
Buy online at crispinfinn.com
Photograph: Graham Turner/The Guardian

These ingenious plantable salad servers stand upright in their own pot, which can also be used for mixing and serving salad dressing. The Hidden Art Shop is full of unusual gift ideas, and has a brilliant eco shop.

Salad plant salad tossers, £21.23
By Hidden Art shop
Buy online at hiddenartshop.com Photograph: PR

Update those familiar blue and white stripes of Cornishware's pottery with a personal message for your giftee. It will make them feel special. You can also personalise mugs and jam pots.

Personalised Cornishware Storage Jar, from £43
By TG Green & Co
Buy online at tggreen.co.uk Photograph: PR

Know someone who is always late? Inject some Swiss efficiency into their life with this stylish, minimalist clock. If they're still late, there is no hope for them.

Swiss globe clock, £129
By Mondaine
Buy online at conranshop.co.uk Photograph: PR

We can vouch for the deliciousness of this nice and simple pandoro. It is particularly good for those suffering from dried fruit fatigue, a common Christmas ailment. The Luigi's website is stuffed full of delicious and exquisitely packaged treats - just don't browse on an empty stomach.

Il Pandoro di Verona, £13.95
By Bauli
Buy online at luigismailorder.com Photograph: PR

The end of the month of Movember need not herald the end of moustache mania. Created with actual gold, these tumblers will endow your guests with luxuriant golden whiskers as they sip scotch around the fireplace. How very festive. Or for those who prefer a nice cuppa, Peter Ibruegger also has a matching mug range.

Moustache tumblers, £14 each
By Peter Ibruegger
Buy online at peteribruegger.com Photograph: PR

This is officially the most exciting flatpack gift on the market, and should be no headache to assemble. The enchanting chocolate biscuit cottage comes in six pieces which you assemble and then plaster with icing and decorate with sweets. No nibbling now ...

Create Your Own Enchanted Cottage, £35
By Fortnum & Mason
Buy online at fortnumandmason.com Photograph: PR

This sweet birdie cushion is one of a range of screenprinted and handmade cushions by textile designer Zeena Shah. Heart Zeena also sells delightful handmade Christmas cards.

A cushion called Fred, £38
By Heart Zeena
Buy online at heartzeena.bigcartel.com Photograph: PR

Never mind the chestnuts: if you are lucky enough to have a fire to roast over, indulge in some sticky marshmallows with this beautifully packaged toasting kit. Comes with firelighters, toasting fork and, of course, the pink sticky stuff.

Marshmallow toasting kit, £26
By Re-Found Objects
Buy online at re-foundobjects.com Photograph: Alicia Canter/Guardian

Buying for a bibliophile? Avoid having to send the inevitable duplicates back and instead opt for this lovely bookend.

Falling bookend, £22.50
By Artori Design
Buy online at designmyworld.com Photograph: PA