30 Great Housewarming Gifts for Men to Make His New Place Feel Like Home
Our favorite funny, luxury, useful and unusual ideas for every corner of his new digs.
We've been independently researching and testing products for over 120 years. If you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more about our review process.
Buying a new home or moving into his new apartment is a big deal! It can also be overwhelming because so much stuff may be needed to transform that new space into an inviting home he’ll want to be, live, cook, sleep and make memories in. Settling into a brand-new place is a moment that should be celebrated with friends and family and the best housewarming gifts.
CHECK OUT OUR ULTIMATE GIFT GUIDE LIST FOR 2024
Whether you're looking for gifts for a boyfriend, gifts for a dad, gifts for a brother or gifts for any of the other guys in your life, we’ve rounded up the best housewarming gifts for men in 2024. From fun countertop retro arcade games to classy wine bottle holders, and cool tech like voice active remote controls to Bluetooth meat thermometers, these will make his new space feel homey. No matter what he likes, wants, and needs for his new pad, we’ve got a housewarming gift that’s perfect for him.
For the guy who has everything, the Roku Voice Remote Pro is the perfect remote to control all his things, with his favorite streaming channels a button-push away and hands-free voice controls for when he can’t be bothered to type in all the letters of the movie he wants to watch. Plus, this battery is rechargeable, so no more wasted AAA batteries!
Regardless of the weather or access to outdoor space, your guy can get his s'mores fix any time he wants with this handsome fire pit that uses ingenious smokeless gel fuel, making it safe for indoors! No fireplace necessary.
Bed sheets, pillows, coffee makers and anything high-tech will eventually go the way of the dino. It seems that nothing lasts forever in today’s world, with one exception: a cast iron griddle. This reversible pre-seasoned grill and griddle pan from Williams-Sonoma is the housewarming gift he’ll use every day in this house, the next one, the one after that, and you get the point.
RELATED: The Best Grill Pans
I joke about spending more time at home after moving into a new house, but it’s a reality of homeownership. This is a great excuse to have people over once the boxes are unpacked. This game will test his musical knowledge in a fun adaptation of Name That Tune that uses a phone’s QR code reader and Spotify. All he and his friends need to do is figure out when those songs were originally released and build a musical timeline to win. It’s the best new card game on the market today, and you can "buy it for a song"!
His new home needs a home bar, and there’s no better cocktail shaker set to draw oohs and aahs from guests than this classic stainless steel silver Original Tastemaker set from Tom Bullock’s.
There may be no better housewarming gift for men than a Kidde Detect device like this 10-year, battery-powered smoke alarm. With lifesaving voice alerts, it’s ideal for any space from his man cave to the kitchen, and the twist-and-click mounting is a cinch.
This easy-to-clean, compact countertop blender whips up his creamiest fruit smoothies, favorite protein shakes and indulgent milkshakes in no time at all. And because it also chops, mixes, blends and grinds, the blender can also be used to make actual food!
RELATED: The Best Blenders
Nothing makes a home immediately feel more warm and welcoming than flickering candles. This massive set of nine remote-controlled, flameless battery-operated candles work on a timer and, come nightfall, will add so much to his new home.
With two serving platters and four ceramic bowls, plus all the standard accessories like appropriate knives for different types of cheese, this is a delicious housewarming gift for men who love putting out meats, cheeses, fruits, honey and jam when entertaining … or for himself during the big game.
Another reality of homeownership is that he’ll need to get comfortable with fixing some minor things that break, fall apart or need to be built. Giving this huge screwdriver set as a housewarming gift will arm him with every tool he could ever possibly need.
These mats will keep his precious gas, electric or charcoal BBQ grill spotless, and help to make the shrimp, steaks, veggies, burgers and sausages he’s grilling so much juicier.
This bidet attachment is an easy and fun way to keep his tushy tidy. It has more than 8,500 5-star reviews on Amazon for how well it works. Your man may never have used one, but he’ll thank you forever for giving his throne a royal upgrade.
If your dude can’t help but sing along with the radio, but can’t help butchering the words of every song, these mistaken song lyric coasters will be a hilarious housewarming gift that’ll also protect his new coffee table!
RELATED: Best Gifts for Men in Their 30s
For the guy who never seems to have time to make breakfast in the morning, this awesome egg sandwich maker will help to get him fueled up quickly for a long day at work or early mornings at the gym.
If he has dogs or cats, like I do, likely he won’t be able to safely have real plants around his new home. This set of three handsomely potted artificial plants are decorations that will class-up his new bathroom, kitchen and living room without putting his fur babies at risk.
Knives are necessary to prep and cook, but they can be so, so boring to look at. Enter these art knives with colorful handles and classic works of fine art by Monet, Van Gogh, Munch, Vermeer and more masters on the six steel blades.
RELATED: The Best Kitchen Knives
Nothing can ruin the experience of moving into a home faster than flying bugs being a nuisance in the kitchen and biting him during the night. This trap from Zero will capture them all, leaving him a house free of pests, and that’s the greatest gift of all.
Every kitchen needs a trusty bottle opener. Give him a recycled vinyl record that’ll easily and cooly pop open his IPA or craft root beer bottles.
This exciting, fast-paced game uses dice, playing cards, metal horses and a beautiful wooden tabletop game board to recreate the excitement of being at the racetrack. It’s fun for the whole family, a couple or to play during a party, making it a great gift for a new home.
If he’s a tea drinker, give him this tea bag storage box to stash his Earl Grey, English Breakfast, Green, Chai and Peppermint teas handsomely in his new home. And if he's not a tea drinker, this bamboo box still has a ton of uses.
Jeff is a dad of two daughters, an avid traveler, a photographer, an author and a freelance writer who lives in the suburbs of Philadelphia with his wife and their cats. In addition to Good Housekeeping, he's written for Parents, Fodor's, Food and Wine, Real Simple and Reader’s Digest, among other print and online publications. Jeff is the publisher of the quarterly literary magazine, Stanchion, and his book, Streets Cats and Where to Find Them, will be published by Running Press in the Summer of 2025.
Readers Also Read
The Most Unique Christmas Gifts of the Year
Reflective Yom Kippur Messages
The Best Couples Halloween Costumes of 2025
The Best Non-Candy Halloween Pass-Outs
