Are you a Christmas Smug or a Christmas Humbug? By Bianca.

Half of you will have read this title and it will have put the fear of dread into you. As the Christmas adverts bombard our television on November 1st many of the population will be doing and saying the same thing; hands flying in the air accompanied by an almighty tut demanding the TV to explain why it’s broadcasting Christmas adverts so far in advance. The other half will be sitting there all smug  knowing that much of their Christmas shopping is in the bag as they started purchasing items back in the January sales and got themselves some right bargains, the smart people that we all love to hate.

Like everyone one of you i had the same light bulb idea that i have every year around the end of October time that I’m going to get all of my Christmas shopping done before the end of November leaving December as a full on party month, like many of you this never happens- until this year! Yes this year i get to join the smug half of the population for the first time ever and be one of those holier-than-thou people that love nothing more than reviling in conversations about Christmas and the organisation involved whilst annoyingly tuting and shaking their head at the people i used to be.

As i am now part of this crowd i have badgered our website team to get going with some Christmas injection on our site. I have ‘helpfully’ put together a portfolio of unique inspired gifts geared towards men, women and teenage girls  this being an integral role of a ‘Christmas Smug’-to annoyingly provide Christmas Humbug’s with help and advice on their ‘very late’ preparation for the festive season.

Here are a few things i came up with:

What better gift to surprise your man with than a Charles Eames Chair and Footstool to relax in after a hard day at the office, he would never expect it and if he’s anything like my other half he will love it to bits and won’t sit anywhere else, freeing up a whole sofa for me and the cat.

For the lady in your life I’m pretty sure i can speak for many of them in that we all dream of a place to park ourselves to prune and titivate with a designated spot for all our makeup, nail polish and hair accessories. Nothing comes more ladylike than the Venetian Etched Dressing Table Set which is suitably compact to fit in many a bedroom with the ability to lend itself to a multitude of decors. I can quite honestly say that if your other half was to open this beauty on Christmas day you would be thanked every morning she woke up and saw it at the foot of the bed. (Wink)

One thing i have noticed since working at the Furniture Market is the increasing demand by daughters for their parents to provide them with a bedroom that is a little more inventive than the slightly ripped posters of Kylie Minogue or Jason Donovan and that guy from 90210 with the quiffed hair that everyone loved, (this is a generalisation and by no means based on my own room as a kid), so with this in mind i have also come up with a few unique gifts that will transform your little girls bedroom into a funky boudoir or a chamber fit for a princess. For the funky chica it doesn’t come anymore contemporary than our Zebra print furniture with the Lounge Lizard Console Table being an essential addition to any growing teenage lifestyle. For the more girlie girl it doesn’t come anymore princess ‘esk’ than the Silver Pumpkin Stool which will instantly transport her into a Cinderella fairytale as well as being a unique occasional chair for her room that will have her friends green with envy.

So there you have it my smug guide to early Christmas shopping, whether you choose to become one or not remember that the earlier you purchase the more chance you have of a getting pre-Christmas delivery. As much as we (sorry you) like to tell yourself when some of your gifts turn up in the New Year; it’s nice for the individual as they get to enjoy a second wind of presents in January, it’s really not true, that month is completely reserved for miserable faces and grumpy attitudes so get cracking why don’t you?