{"product_id":"sunny-fruit-ceramic-coffee-mug-set","title":"Sunny Fruit Ceramic Mugs","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"background:#faf8f5;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;border-radius:8px;padding:20px 22px;margin:0 0 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top:0;\"\u003eWhich fruit do I pick?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThey're the same mug in three fruits, so you cannot choose wrong — you can only choose a mood.\u003c\/strong\u003e The real difference is what each one does next to the rest of your cupboard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:14px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#f0ede8;\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eChoose\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eIf this sounds like you\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeach Bliss\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eYou want warmth without shouting. Sits happily beside wooden boards, cream tiles and a shelf of mismatched crockery.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLemon Zest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eYour kitchen is white, grey or rented, and you need one object in it that isn't. This is the one people comment on.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStrawberry Joy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eYou're buying it as a present, or you already have red in the room and want it echoed somewhere small.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlenty of people order more than one fruit so the shelf looks like a fruit bowl.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#faf8f5;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;border-radius:8px;padding:20px 22px;margin:0 0 28px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top:0;\"\u003eWill a novelty mug survive daily use?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCeramic is the reason this isn't a gift-shop mug that gets retired to the back of the cupboard.\u003c\/strong\u003e The thing that kills decorated mugs is thermal shock and abrasion, and both are avoidable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:14px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#f0ede8;\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eWorks\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eAvoid\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eWarming the mug with a splash of hot water before pouring\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eBoiling water into a mug straight out of a cold cupboard in winter\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eA soft sponge and warm soapy water\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eSteel wool or scouring pads on the painted fruit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eStanding it on the rack with space around it\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eStacking it inside another mug, which chips rims\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eThe step nearly everyone skips: the pre-warm. It takes five seconds, it keeps your coffee hot for longer, and it is the single biggest thing you can do to keep a ceramic mug in one piece for years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: centre;\"\u003eThe mug you reach past three others to get to.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery cupboard has the same lineup: a conference freebie, a chipped one you keep meaning to throw out, and two plain white ones from a supermarket. None of them make the first ten minutes of the morning any better. A mug with a fruit painted on it is a small, slightly silly correction to that, and it is the one that will be in the sink every single day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Sunny Fruit Ceramic Mugs in use on a kitchen counter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6433\/1932\/files\/SunnyFruitCeramicCoffeeMugSet_5.jpg?v=4503764230%20cm%20style=\" display: block margin-left: auto margin-right:\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCeramic is doing more work than you'd think\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThin, light drinkware loses heat fast — you get about six good minutes and then a lukewarm cup you top up or abandon. Ceramic has enough body to hold temperature, so a coffee you got distracted from is still worth drinking when you come back to it. It's also the reason the surface stays smooth against your lip rather than developing the faint grain that cheaper mugs get after a few dozen washes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fruit motif is glazed rather than stuck on, so there's no edge for a fingernail to lift and no decal to peel off at the handle. Hold it up to the light and the colour is part of the surface, which is why it still looks right long after a printed transfer would have started ghosting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat each fruit looks like in a real kitchen\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeach Bliss\u003c\/strong\u003e — the soft one. Reads as a warm blush rather than orange, so it disappears politely into oak, rattan and cream, and photographs better than it sounds on a grey morning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLemon Zest\u003c\/strong\u003e — the loud one, in a good way. Bright yellow against white tiles, and the mug most likely to be picked up first by whoever is visiting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStrawberry Joy\u003c\/strong\u003e — the cheerful red. Sharpest contrast of the three, and the one that looks most deliberate if the kitchen already has red in the tea towels or a kettle.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Sunny Fruit Ceramic Mugs lifestyle shot showing the painted fruit detail\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6433\/1932\/files\/SunnyFruitCeramicCoffeeMugSet_7.jpg?v=4503764230%20cm%20style=\" display: block margin-left: auto margin-right:\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat You're Getting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSunny Fruit Ceramic Mugs\u003c\/strong\u003e in your chosen colour — Peach Bliss, Lemon Zest or Strawberry Joy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCeramic body with enough mass to hold heat past the first few minutes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlazed fruit motif, part of the surface rather than a stuck-on transfer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmooth rim and a handle sized for a whole finger, not a pinch grip\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorks for coffee, tea, or the hot chocolate nobody admits to\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWash with a soft sponge and warm soapy water; skip abrasive pads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePre-warm before pouring boiling water, especially in a cold kitchen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStore standing separately rather than stacked, to protect the rim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: centre;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFree tracked shipping to your door. Easy 30-day returns.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Upperhouseliving","offers":[{"title":"Peach Bliss","offer_id":53893363859750,"sku":"DHOD4-DB478002","price":82.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Lemon Zest","offer_id":53893363892518,"sku":"DHOD4-DB478001","price":82.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Strawberry Joy","offer_id":53893363925286,"sku":"DHOD4-DB478003","price":82.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1038\/8573\/4182\/files\/SunnyFruitCeramicCoffeeMugSet_2.jpg?v=1789687553","url":"https:\/\/www.loftandstone.com.au\/products\/sunny-fruit-ceramic-coffee-mug-set","provider":"Loft and Stone AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}