45 Presents With Personality

Make the people on your ‘nice’ list extra happy by doing a little typecast shopping. Following is some retail inspiration for five familiar characters

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home•bod•y

noun. A person who likes to stay at home.

Homebody shopping: Art Loft Gallery, Root & Sprout, both in Birmingham.

1 Claude Dozorme French pizza knife and fork, $87.50, at Lee’s Specialty, Bloomfield Hills; 248-737-6060.

2 Giraffe measuring spoons, $28, at Anthropologie, Birmingham; 248-593-5653, and Somerset Collection North, Troy; 248-458-1976.

3 Modern-twist silk-screened silicone placemats, $20, at Goldner Walsh Garden & Home, Pontiac; 248-332-6430. 

4 The Chef’s Planning Kit, $21, through knockknock.biz, other Knock Knock kits at Write Impressions, Royal Oak; 248-541-8921.

5 Sunny side and Flosty Gritter Bubble Bar, $5.65/bar, at Lush, Somerset Collection North, Troy; 248-458-1690. 

6 FrancisFrancis X1 Trio Espresso Machine designed by Italian architect Luca Trazzi (in six colors), $899.95, at Sur la Table, The Mall at Partridge Creek, Clinton Township; 586-226-1452.

7 Be Sweet South African hand-spun baby mohair ($30) with Lantern Moon rosewood needles ($22), from Ewe-Nique Knits, Royal Oak; 248-584-3001.

8 Giada’s Kitchen: New Italian Favorites, by Giada de Laurentiis, (Clarkson Potter/Publishers), $32.50, at area Borders Books and Music stores; borders.com.

9 Luxury Plush Throw (available in four colors), $49, Restoration Hardware, Somerset Collection North, Troy; 248-614-6984

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