Colour Palette Coasters: Unique gifts for under £5

I have a theory that you can never have too many coasters. Mainly because whenever I need one, somebody has moved it.

The Colour Palette Coaster takes one of our six-colour designs and turns it into a small, useful piece of colour for your desk, coffee table, bedside table or wherever your mug tends to follow you around.

I started The Colour Palette Company because I love looking at places, taking photographs and finding the colours and stories hidden in everyday things. Our coasters are probably the simplest way to own one of those designs. Six colours, six stories and a little reminder of somewhere or something that means something to you.

They also make particularly good small gifts under £5. If you’re searching for an affordable gift, Secret Santa present, stocking filler, teacher gift, thank you gift, small housewarming present or little gift for a friend, this is one of those useful presents that doesn’t feel like something you grabbed at the last minute.

Choose someone’s home city. Their favourite place. Somewhere you visited together. Or simply a Colour Palette that makes you think of them.

They’re also perfect for building your own little collection. One for your tea. One for your coffee. One for the person who puts their mug directly on the table despite the coaster being approximately three inches away.

At 10cm square, they’re cork-backed, easy to wipe clean and made for everyday use. They’re also proudly produced in the UK.

A small gift. A useful gift. And a lot of colour for under £5.

Product details

10cm x 10cm.
Nonslip cork backing.
Easy wipe-clean surface.
High-quality and durable.
Proudly produced in the UK.

The Warwick Colour Palette: 

Dungeon Shadow - Caesar’s Tower at Warwick Castle contained a grim basement dungeon; according to local legend dating back to at least 1644, it is also known as Poitiers Tower, either because prisoners from the Battle of Poitiers in 1356 may have been imprisoned there, or because the ransoms raised from the battle helped to pay for its construction.

Kingmaker Velvet - Warwick ‘the Kingmaker’ was a nobleman, a military commander in the Wars of the Roses, and an influential politician who would, by stealth, cunning, and daring, be in virtual control of the country for many years until his death at the Battle of Barnet in April 1471. He was born Richard Neville on 22nd November 1428, the eldest son of the 5th Earl of Salisbury. He later acquired the title 16th Earl of Warwick through his advantageous marriage to Lady Anne Beauchamp, Countess of Warwick, daughter of Richard Beauchamp, the 13th Earl of Warwick. 

Leycester Limewash - The Lord Leycester Hospital is one of the most important and intact medieval buildings in England and is a charity supporting ex-servicemen. The Grade I listed building is located next to the West Gate, on High Street.

Bear and Staff White - The Bear and Ragged Staff is a heraldic emblem or badge associated with the Earldom of Warwick. The Ragged Staff is believed to refer to Morvidus, an early legendary Earl of Warwick who is said to have slain a giant “with a young ash tree torn up by the roots”.

Mop Candy - The Warwick Mop Fair began when King Edward III granted a legal charter for it to be held in the town centre, at a time when the stone version of the castle was being built and before Lord Leycester was even born, let alone before hospitals were built. Each year, these towns have fairground attractions in their town centres and surrounding streets. Warwick Mop is held every year on the Friday and Saturday following the 12th day of October, with the ‘Runaway Mop’ held the following Friday and Saturday. 

Peacock Teal - Designed by Robert Marnock in the mid to late 19th century, the Peacock Gardens are named for the magnificent birds that reside there.