13 Best Housewarming Gifts for Any New Home

Shopping for someone someone else’s house is scary. What do they not have yet that you can buy? What is the most useful item they will actually use instead of just adding to the shelf clutter?

There are a few classics that people like to give as gifts—who doesn’t love a candle or another houseplant?—but there are also many really useful, beautiful gifts to give. After living in eight different homes over the past 10 years and buying my first home a few months ago, here are the things that are used every day in my house.

WIRED’s Gear team has personally tested and tested everything from our gift guide. And be sure to check out gifts for outdoorsmen, book lovers, new parents, and STEM-loving kids.

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