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There’s no place like home for the holidays—which is why the best gifts for home should be at the top of your wish list. C’mon! Who needs another pair of shoes when you could instead have an aesthetically-pleasing toaster that pops out the most perfectly crisp toast every Sunday morning for the next decade? Or a cashmere blanket so soft that it’s like a hug from an angel? Or what about a jar of honey harvested by one of the world’s greatest living artists, Ed Ruscha? Footwear doesn’t hold a candle! Speaking of candle…did you know Diptyque just released three limited edition holiday scents?
And that’s just us getting a bit abstract about it all. On a practical level, November and December are two of the most popular entertaining months of the year, with Thanksgiving dinners, holiday cocktail parties, and New Year’s Eve soirées. So, it may be high time to invest in some hosting essentials—like a great cutting board or a martini tray decorated with olives. (Priorities.)
Vogue’s Guide to Best Gifts for the Home:
- For the Chef: Brightland Awake extra virgin olive oil, $40
- For the Cinephile: Archive by Sofia Coppola, $65
- For the Espresso-Only Savant: Bialetti Moka Dolce Gabbana stovetop espresso maker, $120
- For the Hostess: Tory Burch Oiseau pitcher, $138
- For the Baker: Cabana speckled fruit stand, $250
- For the Ultimate Homebody: Jenni Kayne shearling moroccan slippers, $275
- For the Design Lover: Louis Poulsen Panthella portable metal lamp, $425
- For the Candle Collector: Diptyque small holiday candles, $150
- For the New Homeowners: Smeg ’50s retro style four-slice toaster, $250
For the homebodies, there’s cozy chairs, marble coffee tables, and cult Danish design lamps that will make you feel like maybe you should submit your home to Architectural Digest. Below, our favorite gifts for home this season.
$50 and Under: Small Gestures, Big Mood
Home cooks will love the The Silver Spoon, the cult Italian cookbook that’s been in print since 1950. Many of the recipes call for olive oil, so you may want to send them a bottle from Brightland while you are at it—and perhaps some rustic cutting boards from Zara Home. Meanwhile, let them set a playful table with a baguette candle from Gohar World and light it with Archive gallery matches. Or light other things on fire with them if you feel like it! Pyro-chic, am I right? (Editor’s note—she’s definitely wrong.) Meanwhile, artisanal chocolate bars from Spring Mulberry are rich in taste but not on the wallet.
$150 and Under: Hits the Sweet Spot
Flamingo Estate set up beehives outside Ed Ruscha’s Culver City studio adjacent to the LA river. A year later, the artist and the Estate harvested the honey and bottled it with a label designed by the famed artist himself. (Pure honey and of heart.) Speaking of artists—Archive, the first book written by Sofia Coppola, is a definitive account of the auteur’s influential career in film. Let them start their morning with fresh coffee from Ralph’s, or brew something stronger with Dolce Gabbana’s espresso maker.
$300 and Under: Impressive, But Not Excessive
Sofia Coppola got us thinking about Marie Antoinette—specifically, this wax bust sold by Cire Trudon. Lean into the Christmas or Hanukkah spirit with Diptyque’s limited edition holiday scents. Meanwhile, make their morning cozier with fuzzy slippers from Jenni Kayne and a toaster from Smeg that will give them the most perfect toast for decades to come. (Disclosure: I’m not exactly looking up warranties over here. All I know is that I’ve got a Smeg from the nineties that’s still popping out bread that’s a crisp golden brown, so.)
Under $600: Next Year’s Holiday Invite, Already Secured
Light up your own home with a classic lamp from Louis Poulsen—and feel smug about how cultured you are while doing it. Or, have them curl up with a classic plaid blanket from Scottish cashmere and wool company Johnstons of Elgin. (Have you seen the weather in Scotland? That’s a country that knows their blankets!) Elevate any dinner party with martinis served on an olive tray by Edie Parker or cocktail napkins embroidered with cocktails by Loretta Caponi. Meta!
The Limit Does Not Exist
Looking to put the style in lifestyle? A beanbag by Bottega Veneta, inspired by the famed Italian modernist design by Zanotta Saccho, should do the trick. (In addition to the ladybug, there’s dogs, pandas, foxes, bunnies, chickens, and elephants. Oh, and horses. Horse girls, eat your heart out!) Lean into the luxury of a loved one’s hobby with a leather tennis racquet case or a gardening bag by Aerin and Mark Cross. And guess what? We’ve got more blankets! Sorry, the person writing this is really into blankets. In fact, she wrote this entire guide wrapped in a recently purchased blankets but still wants for more—especially these two from Loewe and Hermès.
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