Our Top 5 Favorites: Gifts for the Homemaker
We love gifts, and we love homemaking. So we’re like super qualified to write this listicle so everybody listen up!!! Our criteria for the below items are pretty simple: they have to add actual utility and value to the recipient’s life and home (i.e. shouldn’t be clutter), they must be either small, discreet, or easily stored, and they need to ship within a week BECAUSE HELLO IT’S DECEMBER 9TH OMG HURRY HONEY!!
A few general tips for shopping for your favorite homemaker:
As with everyone—it’s OK to ask what they want (you can even do it through a third party). If you know they love cooking but don’t know what kitchen tools or cookbook they’ve been eyeing, feel free to directly ask them OR start a conversation that will get that info out of them without them being any wiser to it!
While we typically stay away from gift cards for giving…if your favorite homemaker has a store they absolutely love (for Beau, it was always Williams Sonoma) a gift card to that store may actually be such a great gift. It feels personal because it’s their favorite store, and it gives them an excuse to run wild and maybe splurge on something they’ve been wanting or get something they normally wouldn’t shell out for.
We talk about this further below, but, in general stay away from gifting things that are required to be on display like art, pillows, mirrors, etc. Lots of us homemaker types are particular and we don’t want to make you feel bad when you come by the house and find the piece of art you gave us in the GUEST BEDROOM CLOSET.
OK that’s all let’s go!!
Round Marble Cheese Board
We recommend it for: the entertainer, the wino
Price: $49.95
We love love love this classic marble cheese board. It’s a great gift for anyone who loves entertaining or having a wine and cheese night. At 15” it’s the perfect size to hold cheese for a small gathering or a charcuterie spread for two, and it can easily be stored when not in use.
Airia Smart Scent Delivery System
We recommend it for: the aroma enthusiast, the design lover
Price: $249 (everything on the site is 20% off for the holidays - get an additional $20 off with code ‘PROBABLYTHIS20’ !!)
This scent delivery system is where smart design and sophisticated fragrance meet. The petite little device connects to your smartphone, letting you control the level of fragrance and the display colors. The fragrances vary from therapeutic Lavender Essential Oil, to brighter White Orchid and many others. All you do is pop the cartridge into the device, follow a few set-up instructions and you’re all set. Bonus points for being Alexa enabled! Pssst: must order by 12/19 to be delivered in time for Christmas.
Great Jones Dutch Oven
We recommend it for: the cook
Price: $145
We’re in love with this whimsical Dutch oven from Great Jones, a brand we’ve been seeing everywhere lately. It’s one of those pieces that serves as much in utility as it does looks, making it a great gift for anyone who loves cooking a big meal for friends and family. It comes in a wide variety of colors to make sure and fit perfectly into your giftee’s palette!
Living Architecture Coffee Table Book
We recommend it for: the designer
Price: $65
There are a lot of great items to give design lovers, but decor is not one of them! We don’t recommend gifting art, wall hangings, throw pillows, etc.—anything that affects a space’s aesthetic—to folks who take their home design seriously. You may miss the mark but still put them in a weird situation where they have to put the thing on display to avoid hurting your feelings!! One great gift for these folks is the gift of inspiration, and we think coffee table books are perfect for this—gorgeous enough to be put out on display, small enough to be put in storage or on a shelf without taking up much space, while still speaking to their love of decor and design.
Crafthouse by Fortessa Cocktail Shaker set
We recommend it for: the home bartender, the entertainer
Price: $100
Most non-professionals who make cocktails as a hobby won’t splurge on the more expensive cocktail gear, which is why it makes such a nice gift! Premium cocktail equipment that will last a long time and feed their interest in mixology and home bartending? And almost guaranteeing you’ll get a nice hand-crafted cocktail whenever you stop by? Sounds like a win for everybody!
Thanks so much for stopping by the blog and best of luck with your holiday shopping!
xoxo Beau and Matt