We’re not going to lie, it’s hard to imagine what Thanksgiving and the Holidays will look like this year. Are people going to be easily hopping on planes to gather all around one table? Are we going to have to put our ‘no phones allowed’ policy on hold to sit some FaceTime guests during the toast session?

Everything about 2020 has been confusing, challenging, and in conflict with traditions and normality, the Holidays will be no different, we’re afraid.

And to that, we say, a popular Spanish phrase: “Mal tiempo buena cara”, which translates to “Bad time good face”, and we would like to add: and -VERY- good tableware. This Thanksgiving Day may be smaller, but at Maison Numen we will celebrate it as intimate and important. With handmade pieces from all over the world that melt the heart and talk about resilience and identity.

These are the pieces we want to celebrate Thanksgiving with, the ones that we think are the perfect home decor gifts for a hostess, also the ideal Christmas gifts for a cool mom. We hope they will resonate with you -or your mom- too:

1. Can you pass the salt?

Each piece of the Bontempo Ceramics and Maison Numen collaboration is handmade and hand painted by 4th generation Bontempo family artisans in Abruzzo, Italy. Its lively designs and joyful colors are a reminder of everything we are thankful for this year: learning to appreciate nature, intimate family gatherings and Italian dishware.

Now, anyone can set a nice table with stunning dishes. Details like a hand-painted salt container in the center? That is something left for the books.

SHOP THE FIORI SALT CONTAINER

2. The-not-so-down-to-earth whimsical linen napkins

This is number one on our list of Christmas home decor gifts ideas. The joyful and never-ending-summer nature of rainbows connected really well with people around the world during confinement; it’s a symbol of finding the silver lining in tough situations. That’s why we love the idea of taking this somehow naif look to a more elegant setting.

These whimsical napkins are 100% linen and hand-painted in London, and are a match made in heaven with the Bontempo Ceramics and Maison Numen collaboration. Just saying.

SHOP THE MULTICOLOR LE CIRQUE LINEN NAPKIN

3. Release the big guns

Now, for the really special people on your list, this is our absolute best advice on best gift for a Mother in law, ever! Can Thanksgiving dinner have its moments of awkward silence? Yes, especially in a pandemic-meets-election-year, but that’s what striking centerpieces are for!

Enter the Green Tamegroute Glazed Candle Holders Set, a striking pair handmade in the Southern Moroccan village of Tamegroute. When things get either tense or silent during dinner, do a trivia, where do you think this is from? The winner gets to choose who washes the dishes!

SHOP THE GREEN TAMEGROUTE GLAZED CANDLE HOLDER SET