Oregon is a big state with a lot of different places to be from. Someone in a Portland apartment, someone in a house near the coast and someone out east in the high desert can all call themselves Oregonians and still want pretty different things on the shelf.
Here's how to match a gift from our Oregon gifts collection to the person, without guessing at their taste.
A quick note on what we make
We don't make a coast design or a high desert design. What we make is a Beaver State design, a set of 16 Oregon state designs, and a Portland skyline. Below is how those fit each kind of Oregonian.
These pieces also aren't made in Oregon. We keep plain blanks in stock in our workshop in Hilton Head, South Carolina, and engrave the Oregon design after you order.
For Portlanders
The skyline board
Portland is the one Oregon city we make a skyline for, and it shows Mount Hood behind downtown and the bridges over the Willamette River. The Portland skyline wine bottle cutting board is solid bamboo, 17 by 5.25 inches, cut in the shape of a wine bottle, with the city name under the skyline. It works as a cheese board, a bread board or a bar tray.
The skyline on the wall
The Portland skyline wall sign is 10 by 10 inch leatherette with a sawtooth hanger, in blue or brown. The same skyline also comes as a slate ornament and a wood ornament.
For coast people
A coast house deals with damp air, sandy feet and a lot of cold drinks on the deck. The Oregon cork coaster set comes as a single coaster or a set of 4, 6 or 8, in cork, 4 inches across and 3/16 inch thick, round or square. Cork is light and easy to carry out to the porch, and it comes in the same 16 Oregon state designs as the slate.
If you'd rather have the beaver on it, the Beaver State cork coaster set carries the state outline with a beaver, mountains and pines, "The Beaver State" and EST. 1859.
For high desert locals
Out east, the state designs travel well because none of them point to one place. The Oregon slate coaster set comes as a single coaster or a set of 4, 6 or 8, in natural slate, 4 inches across and a quarter inch thick, with hand chiseled edges, so each one has its own profile. Four foam pads on the back protect the table.
Good picks from the 16 designs:
- Classic Outline, just the state shape
- Est. 1859, the year Oregon joined the Union
- OR Initials, for someone who likes it plain
Every coaster in a set carries the same design, so if you want a mix, order a second set in another design.
For anyone who's outdoors a lot
The Beaver State water bottle is 32 oz insulated stainless steel in black or white, with a flip top and a built-in straw. It fits a trail, a beach day or a long drive across the state. Hand wash only.
Timing
Everything is engraved after you order and ships within 1 to 5 business days. Coasters ship in a white gift box, and boards and wall art in a plain box, so plan on wrapping a board or sign meant as a gift.
See it all on the Oregon collection page.
