Christmas Gift Ideas: Themed and Unique Chess Sets

John Deere Chess Set 

From Jack Daniels to King Arthur, worldtohome.com has themed chess sets to fit any personality. With the holiday season around the corner, you are probably thinking about gifts for your loved ones. If you have considered a chess set as a present, you’ll find that worldtohome.com has amazing themed chess sets. From different colors, styles, and themes, you can find any to match what you are looking for.  For instance, you can travel back in time to Pharaohs and Gods and look into our unique Egyptian chess set that includes painted resin men to mimic the Egyptian era. On the other hand, if your loved one enjoy hunting check out our John Deere chess set with highly detailed hand sculpted pieces matched with the famous John Deere logo. No matter which chess set  you decided to go with, our chess sets are all vintage and distinctively designed to impress anyone that has the opportunity to see one.

Written By: Amanda Cadena

Decorative Bookends - Marble, Antique Bookends, and Gold Plated Bookends For Your Home or Office

Bookends are elegant decorative items to hold up a beautiful collection of books as well as functional items for your home. You can add unique decorative bookends to your library, office, or home for a unique and vintage appearance. Bookends can reflect a person’s personality and add a bit of elegance and professionalism to any room they are placed in. Visitors will admire the one of a kind art pieces that that make up these bookends. At worldtohome.com you can find the best collection of decorative, antique, and unique bookends that come in a variety of different styles and colors. You can also find decorative desktop accessories to add more decoration to your office or home. For tips on how to decorate your home with unique Marble Bookends you can visit www.coastaliving.com. Once you are ready and have chosen a bookend that is the best for you, visit www.worldtohome.com.

Written By: Amanda Cadena

Preserved Bonsai Trees: Gift Giving, Symbolism, and Art

Bonsai trees represent the ancient Japanese culture of peace and beauty. Although these trees are small, they represent immense meanings. Bonsai trees symbolize art, beauty, wisdom, and eternal life.  Made popular by the American classic movie, “The Karate Kid” bonsai trees are used for gift giving or home and office décor. A preserved bonsai tree makes the perfect graduation gift for ambition and success. They might also be used to give to anyone recovering from an illness to add a sense of calmness and endless life without worrying about maintenance.

Bonsai’s are a great way to add décor to any room. Each artificial bonsai highlights its own uniqueness through its natural shape and color to make a strong presence. At www.worldtohome.com, you can find dozens of sizes and styles to fit your own preference. Interestingly enough, you might find that there are different types of bonsai like Moss Ball Trees, Kengai Preserved Trees, and Juniper Preserved Trees. Depending on your choice of tree, the height can range from 8 inches to 6 feet. The largest is a Kage Preserved Bonsai Tree which can be used for patio decoration to add shade due to its length and size. Juniper Preserved Trees would be perfect for a housewarming gift because of its small size (8 inches), price, beauty, and meaning of peace and harmony. It is up to you to find out the style that can make an impression but for more information on the types of preserved bonsai trees and decorating tips, learn more here:

• Bonsai Experience
• The Art of Bonsai on Pintrest
• Preserved Trees for Indoor Decorating

Written By: Amanda Cadena

Decorative Idea: Make a Statement with Vintage Globes, Mova Globes, & Hanging Globes

As a child, do you remember learning about the different parts of the world by simple spinning a globe? The thought of having the world in your hands and dreaming of one day visiting these places could be intriguing to most. Maps and globes have been around since the dawn of time. They represent new discoveries, show us where we are going and can remind us of where we have been.

Globes are one of the most historical pieces of our history and can be the center of attention anywhere they are placed. Let’s be honest, who can pass a globe without having the urge to spin it? Adding maps and globes to your home can create a sense of sophistication, adventure, and endless imagination. Here are some ideas if you’re thinking of using globes to decorate your home:

• Antique and vintage globes could add a classy and sophisticated personality to any room. You can add a flare of style to your globe by choosing a decorative wooden bar or a leg stand so that you may move it anywhere in your household.
•  Mova globes can be the center of attention anywhere they are placed. These types of globes can add a futuristic feel to your home of office. They rotate on their own and are powered by light. Watch as this decorative piece fascinates anyone who encounters them.
•  Have kids? Hanging globes can be appealing to children, especially the ones that have bold colors like red and blue to make them stand out.

Once you are ready and have narrowed down the decision that globes might be the perfect decoration for your home or office visit www.worldtohome.com where there are dozens to choose from. There different styles, types, and shapes for you to choose from.

Here are some other resources about decorating with globes, if you’re interested in learning more:

Decorating with Maps and Globes by Design Dazzle

Decorating with Maps & Globes

Decorating Children’s Spaces with Maps & Globes

Written By: Amanda Cadena

Gifts for Medical Professional

Medical Paperweight

June is fast approaching, and what better way to celebrate the month that is both National Safety Month and Men’s Health Month than by celebrating the medical professionals who keep us healthy and safe all year round?

World To Home hosts a bevy of interesting and unique gifts befitting for all the medical professional in your life. There are gifts uniquely tailored for doctors, nurses, pharmacists, dentists, and chiropractors. For each doctor that treats what ails you, we got a gift for them and all the teams whom work with them.

For most medical professional, there is no shortage when it comes to gifts that can make their offices feel more like home. Doctors and nurses oftentimes spend more time at their occupations than at their actual homes. Therefore, it’s important for them to make their offices a nice and comforting place – their home away from home. And what better way than to do than by decking out their offices with things that they love. World To Home has many office décor gifts that will surely be well-loved and at home in a medical professional’s office.

For times when they are at their actual homes, why not gift them wine caddies that feature their professions? While it seems counter-intuitive to remind them of work as they unwind, it might also be a comfort to have a reminder that their hard work is not all in vain, and their weariness is well worth it.

For more information on National Safety Month and Men's Health Month please click here

Posted by: Danny C.

Medical School Graduation Gifts

It's that time of the year again where friends and loved ones are finally graduating. College graduation can be one of the most exciting and important milestone in one's life. After years of slaving away, taking textbooks, and perhaps even attending some of the most boring lectures ever, why not help them celebrate this special time for their hard work.

Doctor and nurse majors are both really tough curriculum, which most of us know first-hand how especially hard that human anatomy class, where you have to memorize the skeletal and muscular system, can be from high school experience. So let's pick out the perfect nursing and doctor gifts.

Gifts that are chosen usually represent some sort of quality associated with their profession. Both medical majors entail a long journey, which takes determination, patience, and love for the profession. By choosing a gift representing their hard work to become who they are today, which usually includes gifts such as accessories, desk accessories, photo frames and something that has a medical symbol on it, represents their success in finally obtaining their profession. 

Posted by: Danny C.