Most people will agree that an ashtray is an indispensable object in your living room; unless there are strict ‘no smoking' banners on the wall and every possible visible corners of the room.

Wooden ashtrays, metal ashtrays in gold finish, stained glass ashtrays, pearl look ashtrays, porcelain ashtrays and the list can go on.

Chose any of them and keep those unwanted ashes from damaging your floor carpets or table mats.

As latest fashion veers back towards wood as the most hyped material for house hold objects and even jewelries, it is unsurprising that even ashtrays are being made out of wood. Softwoods are extremely suitable for making such delicately small objects.

There are varied levels of craftsmanship being applied to these small objects, to suit different kind of budgets and style sensibilities.

Expensive ashtrays with intricate patterns and delicate wood works are more of a show piece than an ashtray.

One can go through all these and much more in the several online stores selling wooden ashtrays. These ashtrays look particularly elegant in houses with wooden furniture.

It is interesting, how the human mind works! Every packet of cigarette that is manufactured throughout the globe comes with a statutory warning saying how smoking can be injurious to human health.

Many countries have even banned their advertisements and yet there is no sign of discouragement or any decrease in the overall percentage of smokers throughout the world.

Whether they should be banned; or should they be left as a subject of individual discretion; is a contentious issue. Meanwhile whether you enjoy puffing or not; it will be wiser to keep an ashtray handy at your home.