Christmas Gifts for Couples: Prints for Their Home
The best Christmas gifts for couples are things for the home they share, chosen around something they both love: the place they met, the date they married, a city they keep going back to or the drink they make together on a Friday night. A print does all of that and gives them something to hang together.
Below: how to choose for two people, ideas for engagements, first homes and anniversaries, ideas by shared interest, and which size to give.
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How to choose a gift for a couple
Buy for the couple, not for one half of it. A print that only suits one person's taste can end up in a spare room, while one that celebrates something they share tends to go somewhere both of them see it every day.
There are two safe routes. The first is something about them: a date, a place or their names. The second is something they both enjoy: a city, a cocktail, a style they have clearly chosen together. If you know their home, repeat a colour you have seen there. If you do not, black and white and soft neutral prints suit almost any room.
Think about where it will hang. Shared pieces usually end up in the living room, the hallway or above the bed, so calm colours and simple designs are easier for a couple to place than a very bold image only one of them loves.
Ideas by occasion
- Engagement. A custom star map of the night of the proposal, or a map print with a heart on the exact spot, is a lasting way to mark it. Both make good engagement party gifts too, because nobody else will bring the same thing.
- First home. A street name poster with their new address, or a print of the city they now live in, marks the move. Our housewarming gifts have more ideas for a new couple setting up home.
- Anniversary. The paper anniversary is the traditional first wedding anniversary, so a print is a fitting choice. An anniversary date print with their wedding date in large numbers is simple and personal. See our paper anniversary gifts.
- Their first Christmas together. A star map of the night they met makes a thoughtful first present for their walls, and it suits a shared bedroom.
Ideas by what they love
Travel and cities. Couples who love to travel often have one city that means something: where they got engaged, honeymooned or first went away together. Paris, New York, London and Copenhagen prints, or a world map for planning the next trip, all make good shared gifts. If you know a night from that trip, pair a city print with a star map of the same date for a fuller gift. Browse our city posters.
Cocktails and evenings in. For a couple who love a Negroni, a spritz or an espresso martini, a pair of cocktail prints brings a bit of fun to the kitchen, the dining room or a home bar. Our gifts for cocktail lovers are a good place to start.
Love and typography. A simple LOVE print or a heart design is a light-hearted gift for a newly together couple, and it sits well in a hallway or above a bed. For couples whose walls are already full, a smaller print that can lean on a shelf or a bedside table is easier to find room for.
Which size to give
An A3 print is a good middle ground for couples. It is big enough to hang on its own in a hallway or above a sideboard, and small enough to wrap and carry. Two A3 prints that match, such as a pair of cocktail prints or two city prints, make a ready-made set.
Choose an A4 print for a smaller gift or a stocking filler, and an A2 print or larger only if you know there is a wall above their bed or sofa waiting for it. If you are unsure, a digital gift card lets them choose together. Our A sizes fit standard off-the-shelf frames. Every print is made to order on museum-grade matte paper, so order early for Christmas.
