With our Black Friday Home Deals Live blog being updated constantly, we’ve had eyes on all the best buys, the lowest prices and the most astounding of deals. And we’re sharing our top picks with you. From items on our own wish lists to tried and true, this is what the team is shopping for themselves, family members, and friends this holiday season.
Black Friday H&G Editors’ Picks
This Black Friday Day I’m going to buy not one but two KitchenAid digital countertop ovens with AirFry – one for home and one for my daughter, who is a student at university. Why? My friend has just bought herself one and is raving about how it’s not only so quick to heat up and much more efficient to run than the family’s oven but produces fantastic results, too. Our Ecommerce Editor Jaclyn also tested and wrote a glowing review of the KitchenAid digital countertop oven, awarding it a Homes & Gardens Gold badge, plus it’s the top buy in our best toaster oven guide. And the price is great. I’m sold! It’s difficult to overstate the quality of Vitamix blenders, which is why I will be adding the Vitamix Explorian to my kitchen arsenal this Black Friday. I expect this smart yet simple appliance will be a lifeline for me; a busy woman on the go. Suitable for making a wide array of dishes, from dips to desserts, this model has a more durable construction than you’d expect from your average blender. What’s not to love? I didn’t even have to think about this one - my pick instantly goes to the Nespresso Vertuo Next Deluxe Coffee and Espresso Machine. There’s no end to its accolades: it’s one of the best drip coffee machines; the best pod coffee machines and best coffee machines of 2022. Our Ecommerce Writer, Louise gave the Vertuo a five-star review and an H&G gold award – it’s easy to see why. The machine is incredibly simple to use and pours delicious barista-quality coffee. The pods are always stocked up thanks to an efficient subscription service, and once you’ve used them, there’s even a service that picks them up from your front door to be recycled. These pods come in a wide range of flavors with limited edition variations (shout out to the festive gingerbread capsules (opens in new tab)). The included Aeroccino frother is exceptional. It’s one of the best milk frothers and is remarkably effective with coconut, oat, and almond milk too. This thing is single-handedly getting me through Black Friday, so while I’d recommend it at any price, saving $100 is an unbelievable value. Brooklinen regularly tops our list of the best bed sheets and these Heathered Cashmere Sheets are fabulous. This winter, I’m in pursuit of all things cozy, and as the temperatures have started to drop, I look forward to crawling into bed at night with these luxurious sheets. That’s right, ultra-soft cashmere blended with breathable cotton and coupled with Brooklinen’s 20% sitewide Black Friday discount, is the perfect combination. I can’t stop gushing about how much I love the Dyson V15 Detect thanks to its unique dust-hunting laser and it how it helps ensure my home stays clean. This best cordless vac pretty much never goes on sale, so the $150 savings is a welcome discount. This week marks my parent’s 30th wedding anniversary, and perhaps their favorite thing – besides time with me – is looking at photos of all of us together. Rather than letting them keep every surface covered in photo frames, we can streamline them with a smart photo frame, and easily add more photos via an easy-to-use app along the way. The 10.1-inch size makes a nice visual impact and knowing that it can handle unlimited photo storage is a nice touch for a family with 30 years of photos to archive and display. It’s that time of year when we need to cozy in front of the fire wrapped in a lovely soft throw so I am definitely snapping up this Blaire Throw blanket by UGG in the beautiful new neutral Rosewater colorway, which will also look lovely draped over an armchair. I’ve been looking for a rattan mirror for my bedroom for a little while, and this beautiful, sculpted design from Anthropologie is it (and I couldn’t believe the discount!) I love how the warming, natural rattan material has been shaped to form a more art-deco, graphic silhouette, creating a unique, elegant union of materials and styles. One of the most highly rated weighted blanket brands, I couldn’t resist this Black Friday saving on the Gravity weighted blanket. Now we’re heading into winter, I wanted to buy a new blanket that could not only keep me warm and cozy but could help me sleep better and make me feel more relaxed. This design comes in a range of pretty colorways, so can coordinate with your space seamlessly – I chose the calming, neutral oat shade – and three weights: 15lb., single-size, 20lb., single-size and 35lb. queen/king blanket. We recently updated our kitchen, so it was a great opportunity to clear out any chipped or cracked cookware. This set by Staub is a classic, it’s easy to clean, and I love the cherry red color. This hardworking baking and bowl set can take food from the freezer to the oven to the table, all in one dish. And because the dishes are sized to fit inside each other, I love that they can be stacked neatly in kitchen cabinets without taking up too much storage space.
