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First home must haves!
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items Moving in? Start here. The must-have toolkit, smart safety upgrades, cleaning staples, and small fixes that make a new house (or apartment) feel like home from day one.
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Protect your space
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Tools
This is a great starter drill for any user. Get it with a bunch of types and sizes of drill bits because you will never know what you will need. Great for hanging things and really useful for building flat-pack furniture!
20V MAX* POWERCONNECT™ Cordless Drill Kit + 100 pc. Kit
A kit of dirll bits with Allen key types are super handy when putting together furniture. Way faster than using that little tool that comes with the furniture and it really saves your hands from having to turn every little screw and bolt.
42 Piece Screwdriver Bit Set
Get an extra battery that goes with your drill. That way you always have a back up ready to go when working on a bigger project!
20V MAX* POWERCONNECT™ Battery, 1.5 Ah & Charger
Great heavy duty step stool to reach things up high in the kitchen or to reach the ceiling when you are painting. This one has a higher weight capacity that's great for plus size folks!
3-Step Portable Folding Stool - Heavy-Duty Step Stool Ladder
Great starter toolkit for when you move into a first home or apartment. It has everything you will need at some point, but not so much that you never use the tools. It also comes in a roll up bag, so when you end up needing to add an item, you can ad...
Kobalt 73 -Piece Chrome Household Tool Set with Soft Case
If you can put holes in your walls, I always recommend hanging pictures with actual nails and wire - they tend to be a little more secure this way than with Command strips. This kit gets you started with a bunch of options for various needs.
Picture Hanger Medium Assortment Kit
Tuck one of these in the corner behind your toilet. It keeps the plunger and the toilet brush handy any time you need it. Bonus – the toilet brush holder has slots in it, so your brush can dry out instead of sitting in its own water forever!
Clorox Plunger & Toilet Brush with Carry Caddy
Spend a couple of extra bucks on a real deal sink plunger. It lasts forever and doesn't break like the plastic ones sometimes do. I keep one under the sink in my kitchen and bathroom so there is always one handy.
Plumb Craft Plunger 9 in. L X 4 in. D
I almost always replace lightbulbs when moving into a new place so that 1.) they all work and 2.) they all have the same color temperature. I prefer these 2700K warm white ones for my living spaces. It gives a nice cozy feel to my home.
GE Relax General Purpose Bulbs, 40 Watt, Soft White (8 Pack)
Protect your space
If you can't put holes in your walls (or if you just aren't quite committed to where your art is going yet), these work great! Get more than you think you need, you will always find uses for the extra ones.
Command Assorted Size Damage-Free Adhesive Picture Hanging Strips
I put these on the legs of all of my dining chairs to keep from scratching hardwood floors. It's helped me get back my deposit in more than one apartment!
Chair Leg Socks: 24PCS Non-Slip Furniture Feet Covers
Great for when you have a bathroom window that needs covering or an awkward ground-level window you don't want a bunch of people looking in.
Decorative Window Film
Double sided shower curtain hooks save so much time when you take down the liner to wash or replace it. These roll really well and don't scratch the curtain rod.
Double Glide Hooks Brushed Nickel - Threshold™
Safety
Kidde fire extinguishers are highly rated and reliable. I tell folks to get a kitchen one to put in the kitchen (under the kitchen sink is usually a great place) and get a general purpose one for every floor of your home to stash in the closet). You ...
Kidde Fire Extinguisher
You can buy a full first aid kit, but you won't use 80% of the contents. I recommend getting a pretty bag like these and then buying assorted bandages to go in it.
Band-Aid Build Your Own First-Aid Kit Red Bag
Good kit, covers most of the basics. Be sure to check it annually to see if any of the meds have expired!
Band-Aid First Aid Kit - 160ct
Make sure you have working smoke and CO detectors when you move in. If you rent, verify with your landlord that they are in place in all bedrooms and outside the sleeping spaces. If you own, make sure you have one installed in each bedroom, outside t...
Combo Smoke + CO Alarm