How to Buy a 17th-Year Wedding Anniversary Gift

No traditional list exists for the 17th anniversary gift, so those who want to buy by the numbers can consult the contemporary list, which suggests furniture.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Bookstore Gift Certificates
• Gift Ribbons
• Nursery Furniture
• Anniversary Greeting Cards
• Bookcases
• Flowers
• Furniture
• Patio Chairs
• Wrapping Paper
• Chardonnay
• Jewelry
• Credit Cards And Loans
• Gift Certificates
• Clamps For Woodworking

1. Consider your partner. Are they more the his-and-hers computer desk types, or would they love a new Chinese wooden trunk coffee table?

2. Be practical, since furniture can be costly. Less expensive options could include bookcases, baby furniture, an office chair or a furniture-making kit. Books can be furniture, too.

3. Shop around. Investigate online stores, catalogs, specialty stores and department stores before you commit yourself.

4. Enclose a personal gift card.

5. Wrap the gift with care, and if you can, deliver it in person.

Tips & Warnings

• Consider interpreting the suggestion creatively. Furniture can be patio furniture, or miniature furniture for the dollhouse aficionado. A feng shui gift certificate would be completely modern and original.
• Furniture is very personal. Think about that Victorian house before you splurge on a genuine Charles Eames chair.