Do Up You and Your Home for the Holidays with These 9 Items

The official start to fall means the holidays are right around the corner. This also means spending time with family and friends hosting important gatherings. Elevate your space, impress loved ones and treat yourself with these nine must-haves before the 2024 holiday season:

Antar Salt Cellar
Up your kitchen décor game with this one-of-a-kind salt cellar carved out of Alabaster. This conversation piece can sit on your counter or dining room table and can be used for salt or any other number of dried spices. $225–350.

Alben Lane Candles
Free from parabens and phthalates, 100 percent vegan and made in recyclable glass jars, these hand-poured soy candles set the perfect mood for a family or friend dinner this holiday season. For winter in a scent, The Cottage scent blends spruce, musk, amber and vetiver for a woodsy smell reminiscent of winter in the woods. Can’t wait for winter? Alben Lane also features some seasonal fall scents, including Garden Harvest (basil, mandarin, garden herbs and ginger) and
Almond Chai. $15.

Ride & Ridden Cabernet Sauvignon
Your dinner guests won’t go back to any other Cabernet Sauvignon after tasting Ride & Ridden’s 2021 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. This wine is aged in French oak barrels, creating notes of sage, blackberry fruit, shaved cocoa and black olive, a rich and decadent series of flavors. Don’t believe us? This wine also received praise from critics like Jeb Dunnuck. $45.

Bachendorf’s Din Vanh Serrure Bangle
Whether you wish to gift that special someone a beautiful piece of jewelry or desire to don something new for yourself, Bachendorf’s Din Vanh Serrure Bangle is sure to wow. This 18K yellow gold bangle is adorned with a round diamond (0.03 carat), and the smooth and elegant design makes it a must-have for 2024. $4,150.

LectroFan
Travel often but find yourself struggling to sleep? Light sleepers understand the struggle of sleeping in utter silence, as outside noises are par for the course in hotels and resorts. Enter LectroFan, a white-noise machine that’s easy to pack and comes with 20 unique, non-looping white noise sounds, as well as 10 variations of white noise (including pink and brown noise variations). LectroFan even works for naps with its own sleep timer. $50.

Cribsi Linen Tales European Handmade Placemats
Handmade using 100 percent European linen, these soft placemats add warmth to any kitchen or dining room, perfect for fall and winter gatherings. Available in colors like baked clay, dark grey, mustard yellow and blue fog, these luxurious placemats are made from OEKO-TEX-certified fabric, meaning there’s no harmful chemicals used in its production. $20 for set of two.

Countertop Garden Kit
Why use packaged herbs when you can have your own mini herb garden right on your own kitchen counter? This garden kit not only adds a pop of color to your space, but it also adds fresh herbs to any dish (sure to wow dinner guests) and perhaps might inspire you to expand your green thumb to even greater ventures. $50.

Aware House Loomist Turkish Double-Sided Throw
Perfect for warmth and décor in your living room or bedroom, this handmade, double-sided throw is light and showcases the best of artisans’ crafts in Türkiye. Made from 100 percent, OEKO-TEX-certified Turkish cotton, these beautiful throws come in marine and beige colors, complete with delicate tassels along two of the edges. $65.

Kastra Elion Espresso Martini Kit
Raise a toast to family and friends this holiday season with this unique espresso martini kit, including the only premium sipping vodka distilled from hand-picked Greek olives and grains, coming with two martini glasses, as well as all the essentials to make this elegant cocktail. $99.