Essentials for a New Home: What to Buy
What to Buy for A New Home
Moving can be stressful, but after multiple moves I have finally mastered the process. Of course, as you know, shopping is what I do best. Using Amazon to tackle the endless list of items for a new home is what I found to be most helpful. Going room, by room and creating a list of the essentials is where I start. I’ll be breaking it down room-by-room and discussing the best basics to buy for a bathroom, kitchen, and bedroom. These home essentials are all items that would be wonderful whether you’re purchasing your first home, decorating a vacation home, or moving into a condo or apartment after college. They are tried and true essentials, most of which I own and love and I’m constantly recommending to others. The great news is many of these new home essentials are affordable and can be purchased on Amazon, making for a quick delivery and free shipping!
Kitchen Essentials for a New Home
When it comes to kitchen essentials, I typically prefer to stick to neutrals as much as possible. If you’re also a fan of neutrals, be sure to check out my How to Decorate With Neutrals Guide where I share my favorite neutral home decor items room-by-room. Kitchen essentials for a new home include glassware, dinnerware, silverware, kitchen towels, basic appliances, pots and pans, cooking utensils and dishwashing supplies. Obviously, there are quite a few, so I immediately got started. I bought these romantic water glasses and glass tumblers because I love the vintage and classic vibes they give off and the affordable price tag! This Amazon Basics 18-Piece White Porcelain Dinnerware Set is beautiful and an excellent price. I’ll be pairing it with this stainless steel silverware and these pretty white flower-shaped bowls, which are perfect for the boys’ cereal, but also double as ramekins for baking. After a ridiculous amount of research (I’m talking over an hour), I decided on this neutral colored kitchen utensils set and I am very excited about it! These blue and white kitchen towels are one of my Top 75 Best-Selling Amazon Products, so obviously they made the checklist for kitchen essentials in our new home. If you’ve been here for awhile, you’ve probably heard me rave about the chemical-free Caraway Cookware Set and I couldn’t resist purchasing a set for our new home, plus they are currently over $100 off! Lastly, don’t forget to cross small kitchen appliances off of your kitchen essentials checklist. Some of my favorites I’ve purchased for our new home include this white and rose gold air fryer (adorable and affordable), a must-have Vitamix blender and of course our favorite coffee brewer.
Bathroom Essentials for a New Home
The bathroom is one of the first rooms that I tend to stock up and purchase supplies for in a new home. I do this because whether you’re decorating a new home for yourself or supplying items for a vacation home, whoever is staying in the house will certainly need bathroom supplies. There are so many bathroom basics that every home needs including toothbrushes and toothpaste, makeup remover and face wash and shower supplies. Nobody wants to be spending the night in a new home without theses essential bathroom items. These extra soft toothbrushes and this intense stain whitening toothpaste are two of my most commonly ordered Amazon products and they also make my list of carry-on packing essentials. My favorite shower essentials include this colour refreshing shampoo (a must for blondes) and this soothing body wash for babies and kids. If you’re trying to keep the costs at a minimum, I own super affordable infrared hair dryer and I’ve been blown away with the results (pun intended!) And no bathroom is complete without some facial cleansing and care essentials. This micellar makeup remover is my favorite way to remove makeup at the end of the day, followed up with these luxurious and affordable gold hydrogel eye patches. If you stock your new home or vacation home with these bathroom essentials you’re sure to be off to a great start!
Bedroom Essentials for a New Home
When planning what to buy for the bedrooms in a new home, it’s important to take into account who will be using each room. Will there be kids bedrooms? Will guests be staying in these rooms? What items will provide the most comfort in each room? As I started to make a checklist of essentials for our home, these were the questions I asked myself in regards to bedrooms. Since a bedroom is the place where we all go to rest and relax, you’ll want to put some extra thought and care into which essentials to purchase for the bedrooms in your new home. These cooling bed pillows are everyone’s favorite in our family and will be on each bed in our new home (they also made the cut on my 75 Best-Selling Amazon Products List). These extremely soft bedsheets and this soft sage green blanket also made the essentials list for a new home. We have these Casper Sleep Element Mattresses on every bed in our current home and I also purchased multiple for our new home, which tells you just how wonderful they are!
Checklist of Essentials for a New Home
I hope this buying guide for essentials for a new home helps anyone who might have recently purchased a home, apartment or condo. My biggest recommendation when considering what to buy for a new home is to write down a list of the must-have items in each room - bathrooms, bedrooms, kitchen, and living room. What are the items that you will need the entire first week of living in your new home? Start with these items and go from there. Essentials for a new home should be the products that you must have in order to live comfortably for this amount of time. Once you’re in the home and have more time, you will be able to move on to other aspects of making your house a home, such as decorating or doing any renovations. When this time comes, here are a few additional blog posts that I highly recommend checking out: