Unique Gifts for Your Home (2023)

For the first time in the six years I’ve been serving y’all Gift Guides, I am not writing blurbs for every single item. This was a really hard decision for me as a writer (no, really. I’m being funny but also not really), but it’s been a busy season and curating these guides took so much longer than I wanted it to. Besides, who reads all my blurbs anyway (I know so many of you do, and I can’t tell you how seen it makes me feel)?

If you have any questions about any gifts you see on these guides, please feel free to reach out and ask me directly via Instagram or email (emma@emmasthing.com) or by leaving a comment on whichever gift guide it is. Also, remember: Just because these guides are labeled doesn’t mean they don’t span across all genders, relations, personalities, etc. Buy whatever for whoever this holiday season!

3 Cup Food Processor

Personally, I’m only cooking for two most nights so I don’t need a massive ass food processor to blend up dressings or pesto or whathaveyou. This little one has been a game changer!

KitchenAid Hand Mixer

The best there is when you don’t want to get the big boy out. This thing is perfection!

Flat Top Griddle

If you make pancakes, heat up tortillas, make homemade patties, etc., YOU. NEED. THIS. Especially for the tortillas — OMG it makes heating them up SO much easier!

Ninja 12-Cup Coffeemaker

I tried so many coffeemakers. So many. The Moccamaster. Cuisinart ones. This is it, guys. This is it. It’s perfection.

Nespresso Frother

Don’t go cheap if you’re gifting someone a milk frother this year. No two frothers are made alike, and this one is great!

Double-Sided Garlic Press

I love the idea of this garlic press. The clean-up seems very easy, and I like that.

Plush Throw Blanket

This blanket has been a bestseller for me for many years in a row because it is affordable, comes in tons of colors, and is soft as can be. It’s a great gift.

Set of 4 Coupe Glasses

I love all the colors these coupe glasses from Anthropologie come in. What a lovely gift to give someone along with the fixings for their favorite cocktail!

Iridiscent Decanter

I mean how GORGEOUS is this decanter? I want it. Family, if you’re reading this — I WANT THIS.

Gold Candle Snuffer

Blowing out candles is sooooo 1800s. Douse that flame in style with a gorgeous snuffer like this one!

Multi-Color Trinket Dish

I love a dish as much as I love a bowl, and I really love this particular dish. It’s so beautiful to have sitting out in the house, no matter what trinkets you put inside!

Blue and White Measuring Cups

I just found these to be super pretty and someone who loves to cook and bake and has a great kitchen aesthetic would probably love them.

Starry Night Cocktail Shaker

GORGEOUS.

Heart Juice Glasses

Colorful Dish Towels

I have two sets of these and want a third. They are so happy and bright!

Pura Home Fragrance System

Listen, this little system is pricey but it works and they have such a wide range of scents to choose from so you can customize every single room. I used a pumpkin scent in our entryway for Halloween and Thanksgiving and it was brilliant.

Colorful Twisted Candlesticks and Assorted Candlestick Holders

Professional Grade Mandoline

This mandoline does NOT fuck around. It has so many settings so you can choose the thinness or thickness of whatever you’re slicing up, and it is truly incredible.

“Make the Yuletide Gay” Pillow

“WHAT (and I cannot stress this enough) THE FUCK” Pillow

Handmade Christmas Tablecloth

I got one of these for our Christmas celebration this year and cannot wait to use it!

Multi-Colored Bath Towels


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