10 Useful Items Millennials Should Buy at Home Depot This Holiday Season

This holiday season, millennials want practical gifts instead of aspirational ones. A new survey conducted by Morning Consult for The Home Depot reveals more than three-quarters of surveyed millennials are requesting hands-on presents, like tools and appliances, they can use in their homes.

We reviewed some of the gift recommendations provided by The Home Depot on their Pinterest boards (curated for DIYers, homeowners and curators) and pulled 10 useful items at a variety of price points to fit all budgets. 

Plus, take a look at the home improvement chain’s top winter items retirees should shop for now.

• Price: $1,798

At nearly $1,800, the GE Profile smart washer and dryer combo may be the most expensive item on this list but it’s also $900 off its regular online price.

This two-in-one washer and dryer works to wash and dry large laundry loads in two hours and is compact enough to accommodate millennials living in smaller spaces.

• Price: $229.99

Be aware of what happens outside your front door with a Ring wired doorbell pro cam. 

This bestselling smart home device is equipped with head-to-toe HD-plus video, built-in Alexa greetings to answer any visitors and a 3D motion detection feature to receive motion-activated alerts to your smartphone or laptop. These football cams can be installed for homes and apartments and ensure millennials always know who dropped by for a visit and the moment packages or deliveries arrive.

• Price: $99

Update an older kitchen faucet with the Glacier Bay McKenna kitchen faucet. This stainless steel faucet is designed as a single handle with a pull-down spray wand to deep clean everything from dishes and cookware to the sink itself.

• Price: $45.94

Measure up to 25 feet in a flash using Milwaukee compact magnetic tape measure. Each blade remains stiff at 12 feet to ensure for more accurate measurements and less blade rollover.

• Price: $179.99

While you’re buying the Ring wired doorbell pro, don’t forget to add a Ring floodlight camera to your shopping cart.

This security camera is ideal for millennials living in homes with backyards, driveways and garages to better protect themselves and their surroundings. In addition to two motion-activated floodlights, the camera provides motion-activated notifications, the ability to customize your preferred motion zone and a built-in security siren to activate if you detect suspicious activity.

• Price: $47.98

Save some money hiring professional painters and opt for DIY with a gallon of Behr Premium paint in hidden gem.

This paint works well on interior and exterior surfaces and can be used on doors, cabinets, stairs and anywhere else that could use some fresh color.

• Price: $49.99

Stay cozy and warm when it’s cold outside in a super plush heated blanket. A detachable controller is included with five heat settings to set to your ideal temperature.

• Price: $50.79

You’ll never be without the right screwdriver for completing important projects again. 

The Husky screwdriver set comes with 14 screwdrivers including six slotted, five Philips and three Torx. Each tool features ergonomically friendly handles for prolonged use.

• Price: $44.97

From DIY home improvement to crafting projects, millennials with creative and handy streaks alike will welcome the addition to a cordless glue gun in their toolbox. This tool is battery operated to allow for cordless gluing and comes with three full-size glue sticks.

• Price: $119

Tackle all sorts of home improvement projects using the DEWALT sawhorse workbench. This workbench can support up to 1,000 pounds of materials and folds up in under three seconds to ease in transport.

Editor’s note: Prices and availability are accurate as of Oct. 15, 2025, and are subject to change.