Windsor Keepsake

Two and a half inches on every side, this small wooden cube is one of the plainest things on the site, and that is the point. The wood is left with its grain visible under a smooth finish, with no motif and no hardware showing on the outside. It sits flat on a shelf or a nightstand without asking for attention.

A keepsake this size takes a token portion of ashes, a spoonful or two, not a full adult set. Families often order two or three so each sibling has one and the main urn stays in one house. The base unscrews for filling, so you work with it upside down and set it right way up once the plug is back in.

• Bottom opening with a threaded plug; a small funnel makes filling cleaner
• Measures 2.5 by 2.5 by 2.5 inches, so it fits a bookshelf or a curio cabinet
• A cube sits flat on any side, so it can face the room whichever way the grain looks best