10 Luxurious Gifts to Upgrade Anyone's Apartment

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Retailer: Amazon

Cost: $76.77

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If anyone you know has just moved into a new place, these will eliminate their need to buy light bulbs and speakers. They’ll connect to an app and any Bluetooth-enabled device to fill a room with light and music simultaneously. 

Retailer: MoMa

Cost: $89

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The legs of this multipurpose piece of furniture may look as thin as paper, but they can hold up to 1000 pounds. It spreads out into a seat or table while you’re entertaining, then after the guests leave, you can fold it into a book and stick it on your shelf. 

Retailer: Home Depot

Cost: $7.10

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For next to no money, these can save you a ton of shelf space and put your favorite glasses on display. They come in brass, bronze, and silver to match nearly anyone’s kitchen. 

Retailer: Home Depot

Cost: $40.16

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This corkscrew can be mounted on your countertop to make any house party classier. The bronze-colored grapevine design and wooden handle evoke the image of an old speakeasy. 

Retailer: MoMa

Cost: $799

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This combined speaker and light provides visual and audio entertainment in one. The glass vibrates in a similar way to vocal cords, bringing your phone’s music library to life. This one is a bit more luxurious than the audio bulbs. 

Retailer: Home Depot

Cost: $24.20

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A cutting board is one of those things you don’t really think you need until you’ve scratched all your plates beyond repair. For lazy chefs who don’t want another thing to wash, this board comes with colorful mats to place on top for chopping or serving food while the wood stays clean. 

Retailer: MoMa

Cost: $80

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This hourglass-shaped gadget doesn’t operate like your typical American coffee machine. Instead, in the Italian stove-top tradition, you fill the top with coffee grounds and the bottom with water, put it over the stove, and watch it boil up and bring the flavor back down until you’ve got a perfect pot of joe.

Retailer: UncommonGoods

Cost: $99

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This nifty accessory brings one of NYC’s most famous outdoor features inside. Aside from being visually unique, it’s an efficient way to store small things, since you can hang your stuff on the ladders or sit it on the shelves. 

Retailer: Amazon

Cost: $89.99

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If you know someone who goes to the basement or laundromat to wash their clothes, they will thank you for the time the Laundry Pod saves them. The tiny unit can wash up to 10 items at once with just three gallons of water, one-fifth of the detergent you’d normally use, and no electricity. 

Retailer: wayfair

Cost: $499.99

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With stripes available in three colors, the overall shape of a couch, and the space for two people to sink into, this is an upgrade on your typical formless dorm room bean bag chair. Its dimensions can also accommodate overnight visitors and party guests alike. 

Any of these additions can improve nearly anyone’s living room, bedroom, or kitchen, and they’ll definitely provide more excitement than another itchy sweater or pair of socks they may receive this holiday season.