Grompy Cat

Every shelf of ornaments needs one thing that looks entirely unimpressed, and this seated cat is it. The face does the heavy lifting: downturned mouth, heavy brow and the flattened ears of an animal that has been picked up once too often and would like the room to know about it. The internet's most famous scowling cat turned a genuine feline underbite into a decade of merchandise, and the joke has aged better than most memes of its vintage. As a printed ornament it works on a desk, a windowsill, a bookshelf or the corner of a kitchen counter, small enough to be a background character in a room rather than a statement. An easy gift for the cat person who already owns too much cat-themed clutter, and an easier one for anyone who has spent the week in meetings.