Evans Giftsand Interiors

Evans Gifts and Interiors trades from a double-fronted Regency building at 14 High Street in Halstead, at the top of the town's hill. The family business started in the 1970s as one of the first shops in the country to specialise in home accessories and kitchenware, and has since expanded into furniture, glassware, silk flowers and a wider gift range. Braintree District Council has featured the shop in its Love Braintree District series promoting independent local retailers. The trading company, Evans Gifts and Interiors Ltd, was incorporated in 2016 and remains active, continuing to run from the same Halstead premises. The shop stocks a mix of practical kitchen items and decorative pieces for the home, aimed at browsing customers as much as those buying for a specific occasion. It occupies a single site on Halstead High Street and has not expanded to other towns, distinguishing it from national homeware retailers on the same street.