Shopping for someone else's house is intimidating. What housewarming gifts can you give that they won't already have? What's something they'll actually use instead of just adding to their shelf clutter? There are a few easy classics that folks love to gift—who doesn't love a candle or another little houseplant?—but there are also a lot of really useful, beautiful gifts you can give instead. I've lived in eight apartments in the past 10 years and bought my first home last year—here are the housewarming gifts that are getting daily use in my house.
WIRED's Gear team has personally tested and vetted everything that appears in our gift guides. Speaking of, check out the rest of our gift guides, including gifts for outdoorsy people, book lovers, new parents, and STEM-loving kids.
Updated October 2025: We've added new gifts from Flamingo Estate, Great Jones, and Bedsure, and we’ve updated this guide with the latest pricing for gifts we still love.