The Best Kitchen and Housewares Guide
By Catalogs Editorial Staff
The Heart Of a Home, is the Kitchen
From once being the hub of just cooking activity, the kitchen has morphed into being the heart of a home. This is not only for cooking, but also for eating and for gathering around the kitchen table for some good conversation (or perhaps a game of cards, or Monopoly, for that matter). It is a place in one’s home that exudes warmth and congeniality. The kitchen has become the focal point for so many families that those looking to purchase a new house look first at the kitchen to determine if it will fit in with their lifestyle. Also, families would always love to purchase kitchen and housewares to make sure that the kitchen will always be functional, ready, and pleasing.
Kitchen and Housewares as Practical and Unique Gifts
The sales of kitchen and housewares have skyrocketed and so have sales of kitchen gifts. Go online and you’ll find numerous sites dedicated to this particular category. Gifts range from the practical to the whimsical from the standard toaster (and, of course, the new electronic models) to the delightfully silly Kit-Cat clock. The trend seems to try to replicate all the best stuff from Mom’s kitchen – like green glassware, chrome-finished toasters, and those curvy small appliances with the hope to reconnect with happy childhood memories.Retro is definitely in and just one of the ideal kitchen gifts available is the old favorite, the crockpot or slow cooker. Many food magazines are now featuring recipes specifically for these old favorites. Undoubtedly, today’s fast-paced, time-consuming life has contributed to their resurgence in the kitchen. Retro kitchen and housewares have always been a niche, but now it’s a mainstay of design. One of the better sites to browse when shopping for kitchen gifts is Brylane Home Catalog, which has a broad range of products for almost every room in a home.

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Kitchen Canisters
A good cook always has a reliable set of kitchen canisters that will keep the flour, sugar, rice, etc fresh, that are easy to access, and that look good on a kitchen counter or shelf. Of course, there are the old standbys in glass, but today there are so many others to choose from. Like sleek, oval-shaped mirror-finished stainless steel canisters that combine style with utility with a see-through window, a removable glass insert (that you fill with flour, sugar, etc.), and tight-fitting lids with neoprene gaskets to lock freshness in. And, of course, the glass inserts are dishwasher safe. This kitchen and housewares would look great in any contemporary kitchen.
Glass Canisters

Hand-painted Canisters
Truly an eye-catcher and a wonderful gift for yourself or someone else who is very special! There are also kitchen canisters that are hand-painted with lush apples, pears, plums, and grapes. Truly bountiful beauty for the countertop! This trio of ironstone canisters turns everyday utility into an art form.
Fun Canisters

Perfect Glassware

For those who collect paperweights, check out the variety you can find at numerous online sites. From hand-painted miniature teapot designs to hand-blown animal shapes, the array of glass paperweights is astounding. The colors and workmanship are exquisite. Paperweights make ideal gifts even for someone who is not a collector. Once they receive just one, they are liable to develop an acute interest in paperweights because a paperweight is perfect for any room in a home or for the office. It’s an unusual gift that will be appreciated by anyone lucky enough to receive it. Who knows? You might start a whole new trend.
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Tips to Order Online
A thoughtful reminder: When ordering online make certain the order site has the security symbol so you know you can order with confidence. Happy shopping! A good cook always has a reliable set of kitchen canisters that will keep the flour, sugar, rice, etc fresh, that are easy to access, and that look good on a kitchen counter or shelf. Of course, there are the old standbys in glass, but today there are so many others to choose from. Like sleek, oval-shaped mirror-finished stainless steel canisters that combine style with utility with a see-through window, a removable glass insert (that you fill with flour, sugar, etc.), and tight-fitting lids with neoprene gaskets to lock freshness in. And, of course, the glass inserts are dishwasher safe. This set of kitchen canisters would look great in any contemporary kitchen.