Monograms add classic style to home goods.
The marketplace is filled with things that can be monogrammed, one of the most classic, lasting ways to personalize everything from fine china to barware, playing cards to linens, mugs to trinket trays.
Entrepreneur Elizabeth Nordt was working at Exxon Mobil in TheWoodlands, dreaming of a more creative job, when she launched her Elizabeth Rose Designs stationery company on Etsy as a side gig. After just four or five months, Nordt quit her day job to run her design company full time.
She’s transitioned to a website, where she shows off clever note cards, stationery, gift tags and stickers, all of which can be personalized and monogrammed.
1. Elizabeth Rose stationery
Gift tags with your name or monogram are perfect for gifts from the kitchen. Elizabeth Rose Designs notepads, note cards and stationery can be personalized with various designs and monograms. Gift tags, $17 and up; note cards start at $24; notepads, $22; hielizabethrose.com
2. Sasha Nicholas champagne bucket
Pieces by Sasha Nicholas — from salad plates to champagne buckets — can update and expand an inherited set of china. Nicholas pairs her colors with common patterns for a perfect match. Champagne bucket, $185, or salad plate, $64; Kuhl-Linscomb
3. Rory Dobner Mighty Mugs
Rory Dobner’s intricate ink illustrations turn his alphabet Mighty Mugs into cheeky statements. $35; amara.com
4. PB Teen desk mat
Pottery Barn Teen offers desk mats that can be personalized for homework spaces. One laminated silicon paper looks like a small slab of marble. Others have colorful designs and sports team logos. $29-$39; pbteen.com
5. Hibiscus Linens hand towel
Hibiscus Linens is known for delicate, hand-stitched linens. You’ll find napkins, placemats, coasters, hand towels and more at this Houston shop. Monogrammed guest towels start at $125; HibiscusLinens.com
6. Versace Alphabet Trinket Trays
Bring the catwalk home with letters from Versace’s Alphabet Trinket Trays. Each piece is an homage to Versace’s heritage; designs are inspired by archival prints from Gianni Versace’s spring-summer 1992 collection. $65 each; Kuhl-Linscomb
7. Diamond Point decanter
Modern times call for modern touches in barware, and Tiffany & Co.’s Diamond Point conical decanter brings that and more. Its sleek geometric shape feels lab inspired. The lead crystal piece can be etched with words or monogram. $225; Tiffany & Co. or tiffany.com
8. Metallic playing cards
Silver or gold? Bridge or poker? The choices are even more beautiful when the playing cards come in a Tiffany Blue box. $100; Tiffany & Co. or tiffany.com
9. Herend porcelain coasters
Herend has been making heirloom-quality porcelain dinnerware since 1826, and its coasters are a perfect fit for elegant entertaining. $30; Kuhl-Linscomb
10. Bespoke rugs and pillows
Add bespoke accessories to your home with customized, monogrammed rugs and pillows. You pick the colors, style and design and June St. George does the work. $275-$599 for rugs and $90-$95 for pillows; junestgeorge.com
11. Alphabet brush pot
Jonathan Adler’s Alphabet brush pots — crystal tumblers backed with lacquer by designer Bridie Hall — add style and energy to the desktop. $55; jonathanadler.com