This coming Mother’s Day, I want to take things differently. I have always been sentimental in preferring heartwarming gifts that express simple messages of love. Ordinary gifts such as basic necessities are fine too, because as they say, it’s the thought that counts. So when I chanced upon simple functional things that were reinvented with bursting personality, I never looked at them the same way again. I’m talking about Umbra!
To share with you my excitement, here are some uber-awesome stuff that I got from Umbra.
Little Black Dress jewelry storage: Bow Dress style
Thinking twice about giving the best mom in the world another piece of jewelry or accessories to add to her collection? Why not give a rocking storage for these instead? The Bow Dress hanging jewelry storage piece is just one of the very classy accessory organizers from Umbra’s Little Black Dress Collection. It is made of polyester, and is double-sided. On the back side, it has 19 hook-and-loop velcro tabs where you can hang your necklaces and other looped accessories. While on the front side are 21 mesh pockets where you can store rings, earrings, bangles, and just about anything.
Aside from the bow dress shape, plus the hanger to make it look like a real dress, I adore its gold accents so much that I wish it were a real dress indeed! Moms will love seeing this divine thing in their closets. The Little Black Dress Collection also offers other accessory organizers in different dress styles and colors, as well as organizers specially for shoes and scarves. They remind me so much of Audrey Hepburn’s classic look from Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
Teeter Photo Display
The Teeter is a simple but fun desk frame because it is movable in more ways than one. It’s inspired by the seesaw in the playground, where it has two frames from both sides. Both frames are double-sided, so you can put four 3×3 photos. They can move up and down just like a seesaw, and can slide from side to side too. I personally love its simplicity and mechanical feature. While the Teeter is a lovely gift for an office mom where she can smile her stress away just by looking at it, it’s a fun plaything to have at home too where mom and kids can make stories out of the photos and their movements. The possibilities are just endless!
I deeply and sincerely applaud the designers and engineers behind Umbra. They’re just plain genius! Would you believe that it’s founder, Paul Rowan, was just looking for a nice window shade but he couldn’t find anything he liked so he decided to make one? And the rest was history and lots of innovative and inspiring ideas that never cease to surprise and amaze.
Umbra offers modern and casual designs that instantly give an interior makeover, no matter how simple or ordinary a functional object is. Just look at their wonderful and original pieces of wall decor, furniture, frames, drapery, organizers, bins, hooks, and other fun, small things that you never thought would tickle your eyes. You’ll find lots of gift ideas not just for Mother’s Day, but for special occasions too such as weddings and anniversaries. I’m sure you’ll add Umbra pieces to your own wishlist too!
*Disclaimer: I received a sample for review purposes, and I received no other compensation for sharing my experience from using it. The opinions here in this post are purely honest and all my own.
I love Umbra! I bought my daughter a Jewellery Stand and then I bought myself one too! They are tall enough for necklaces.
That is so neat!! My mom has TONS of jewelry so this would be such a great gift, thanks for the awesome idea!!