North Carolina runs from the Blue Ridge to the Outer Banks, and most people from there lean one way or the other. Mountain people spend their weekends on trails and overlooks. Coast people count the days until beach season. Plenty of families split the difference with a trip to each every year.
This guide matches the pieces in our North Carolina gifts collection to both.
The design that covers both
Our Tar Heel State design pairs the state outline with a lighthouse, the Blue Ridge and dogwood blossoms, plus "The Tar Heel State" and EST. 1789. The mountains and the coast in one image, it works for either kind of person, or for the family that goes to both.
For mountain people
Someone who lives for the Blue Ridge needs gear that goes on the trail and pieces that suit a cabin:
- A water bottle. The Tar Heel State water bottle is 32 oz insulated stainless steel, in black or white, with a flip top and a built-in straw. The engraving cuts through the powder coat to the steel, so it won't peel. Hand wash only.
- A brown wall sign. The Tar Heel State wall sign in brown engraves close to black, which looks warm against the wood of a mountain cabin.
- A wood ornament. The Tar Heel State wood ornament comes with a twine hanger already tied on, and suits a rustic tree.
For coast people
Someone who'd rather be at the beach needs things that are light and hold up to wet glasses and sandy feet:
- Cork coasters. The Tar Heel State cork coaster set comes as a single coaster or a set of 4, 6 or 8, in 4 inch cork, 3/16 inch thick and much lighter than slate. Good for a beach house or a boat.
- A blue wall sign. The same Tar Heel State sign in blue engraves in a light silver grey, which suits a bright coastal room.
- A Wilmington skyline. For someone tied to the Cape Fear coast, the Wilmington skyline board shows the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, church steeples and the battleship on the river. It's solid bamboo, 17 by 5.25 inches, cut in the shape of a wine bottle.
For the family that does both
A household that splits its time between the mountains and the coast gets the most out of the Tar Heel State design. The slate coaster set comes as a single coaster or a set of 4, 6 or 8, in natural slate, 4 inches across, round or square, with hand chiseled edges and foam pads on the back. Put them on the table at home and bring the cork set to the rental.
For someone in between
Not everyone is a mountain or coast person. For someone in the Piedmont, a city skyline fits better: Charlotte, Raleigh, Durham, Greensboro or Winston-Salem. Or go simple with the North Carolina slate coaster set in a state design like Home Sweet Home or NC Initials.
Timing
Everything is made to order. We engrave each piece after you buy it and ship within 1 to 5 business days. Coasters ship in a white gift box, and boards and wall art in a plain box, so wrap a board or sign meant as a gift. Add carrier time, and order early if it has to arrive by a certain date.
See every North Carolina piece on the North Carolina collection page.
