A new baby reorganizes a household, and within a week, the doorbell starts ringing. In-laws arrive. Friends drop by. The brother-in-law shows up with takeout. The household goes from quiet to high-traffic overnight, and the parts of the house that used to be private, the couch, the kitchen counter, the bathroom sink, become the parts everyone sees. The Couples' Welcome is five pieces for the first six weeks of visitors. The throw on the couch they sit on. The candle in the kitchen they walk through. The hand wash at the sink. The surface cleaner for the counter. The coffee-table book the parent picks up while everyone else coos.
WHAT'S INSIDE
Sunday Citizen Waffle Lightweight Throw in Cloud Gray, a lightweight waffle throw for the couch. Warm enough for the late feeding, light enough for summer.
Apotheke Sea Salt Grapefruit Candle, 11oz, bright, citrus-led, evening-friendly. The standard-size kitchen candle, ~50-hour burn time.
Homecourt Cece Exfoliating Hand Wash, the bathroom-sink hand wash. Cedarwood smoke, cardamom, Sri Lankan cinnamon, vetiver, grounded, mysterious, addictive. Ultra-fine volcanic pumice for gentle exfoliation, organic argan oil for the after-feel.
Homecourt Surface Cleaner in Cipres Mint, the kitchen counter spray. Eucalyptus, spearmint, black tea, cedarwood, cool and invigorating. The shared cedarwood is the through-line: the same household, two different moods between bathroom and kitchen.
The Kinfolk Home: Interiors for Slow Living, by Nathan Williams, the photographed-homes coffee-table book by the founder of Kinfolk magazine. For the moments the parent picks something up while everyone else coos at the baby.
WHY WE BUILT IT
The Couples' Welcome is the Edit we built for the friend or family member who has been through it themselves, and who knows that the most underrated gift in the first six weeks isn't for the baby. It's for the parents who suddenly have a houseful of visitors and a kitchen that everyone passes through. Five pieces for the visitor weeks. The throw, the candle, the hand wash, the surface cleaner, and the coffee-table book. Small adult comforts for the parts of life that aren't suddenly about someone else.
SIZING AND SELECTION
- Sunday Citizen throw, Cloud Gray. The neutral works in any room
- Apotheke candle, Sea Salt Grapefruit, eleven ounces
- Homecourt hand wash, the Cece formula, cedarwood smoke, cardamom and cinnamon, grounded for the bathroom
- Homecourt surface cleaner, Cipres Mint, eucalyptus, mint and cedarwood, cool for the kitchen
- The Kinfolk Home, the Nathan Williams hardcover
The shared cedarwood is the through-line between the two rooms. All of it is chosen rather than selectable.
