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Holiday Home Gift Guide: Play Santa and Save

So, the holidays have arrived and you're stuck with the age-old conundrum of what to buy the people you love. You can always go the new gadget route (Motorola Droid, anyone?) or just buy your giftee Modern Warfare 2. The problem with gifting new gadgets and toys is that they will undoubtedly be replaced with newer, cooler products next season. However, items for the home and kitchen (the heart of the home) are presents that never go out of style. Here's a list of home and kitchen gift ideas for everyone in your family and circle of friends.

Sure, it's nice to get compliments on your cooking, but how about getting kudos on your kitchen? For the perennial entertainer, you can get an entire Viking Designer Kitchen this season for an unbeatable price. Appliance retailer AJ Madison is running a special with Viking, so that you receive a free microwave with purchase of Viking Designer refrigerator, range and dishwasher. Viking, well known for its powerful pro-style ranges, decided to shake things up with its new Designer range that features sleek stainless steel knobs and a full-width viewing window, not to mention stylishly arced continuous grates.

The Miele S516 Cat & Dog vacuum is the perfect companion for the pet lover. Even though this model is more expensive than your basic Hoover, it comes with quality features like the Active Air Clean Filter that will remove all olfactory trace of your slobbering St. Bernard and the handheld Turbobrush that's excellent at removing your shedding Persian's hair from furniture and stairs.

For the neat freak, try the Electrolux Wave-Touch™ laundry set. This washer and dryer come in fun colors like Red Hot Red, Mediterranean Blue and Turquoise Sky that will spice up any laundry room. The Wave-Touch™ set is also eco-friendly, as it saves you up to $180 a year in water, electricity, gas and detergent costs. You can even save even more money on the pair with $675 in rebates.

Avanti's mini kegerator is the perfect pour for the beer aficionado. It fits a five-liter mini keg (approximately 15 beers) and will definitely get the party started. And this kegerator can travel with you--to tailgates, on your boat, to an outdoor grill or on the road in an RV.

For those who prefer the grape to the hop, try Marvel's Luxury Series 24" wine cellar with a 45-bottle capacity. A cool feature of this wine cellar is its LED display, which lets you know if your optimal wine storage temperature is compromised. Now that's a smart cellar!

Right now is the perfect time to purchase home appliances, as retailers are aggressively marking down products and manufacturers are offering plenty of money-saving rebates. So this holiday season, shop for gifts for the home, so you can save while playing Santa.