HOLIDAY HOUSEWARMING GIFTS

Ideas any new homeowner would like

CLAIRE YOUNG

Give the gift of time, tidiness and tunes to the new homebuyer you love this year.

Here are some stylishly practical ideas to fit under the tree that will help them settle into their new home.

THE TIME HAS COME:

Love your granite countertops? Keep in time with a wall clock featuring one of Caesarstone’s five most popular surfaces: Fresh Concrete, Frosty Carrina, Vanilla Noir, Noble Grey and London Grey. Vanilla Noir is pictured in the Pacific model show home by Stepper Homes in Legacy. Clocks can be purchased online at Caesarstone.ca. $299

TURN UP THE TUNES:

Tivoli’s PAL radio fine tunes AM/FM and fits in with four co- lours — blue, red, white and black. The BT version adds Bluetooth wireless technology allowing you to stream your favourite music from your Bluetooth technologyenabled device with a flip of the dial to auxiliary. Pictured in the Radius show suite, by Bucci Developments, in Bridgeland. Lukes Drug Mart. $249.99

KEEP IT CLEAN

Electrolux’s newest upright vacuum, the ProSwivel, features a low-profile nozzle that reaches under and around furniture with 180-degree steering. It’s a bagless model with a washable filter. A cleaning wand further extends its reach to hard-to-dust corners, while a three-in-one accessory can be a dusting brush, crevice tool or upholstery nozzle. Hard at work in the Radius show suite, by Bucci Developments, in Bridgeland. Electrolux.ca. $269.99

How about a quartz wall clock to match those new countertops? They come in five shades, including Vanilla Noir shown here.

The ProSwivel from Electrolux helps homeowners stay on top of dust.

PHOTOS: CHRISTINA RYAN The Tivoli radio comes in four colours, including blue, and sells for $249.