Housewarming gifts should be chosen with consideration for the new owner’s taste and needs. Themed baskets, food gifts, bath products, and small appliances are popular choices. Avoid gifts that clash with their taste and consider pets or children when giving plants.
Housewarming gifts should be chosen with consideration for the taste and needs of the new owner or renter. If you wish, a housewarming gift does not necessarily have to be given in the event of a housewarming party. It can also be a “welcome to the neighborhood gift” or starter item for a young adult in their first apartment.
One of the most popular types of housewarming gifts is a themed basket. For those relocating to homes with ample garden space, a garden-themed basket with a pair of trowels, gardening gloves, seeds or small plants and perhaps a nice terracotta pot, can make a lovely and inexpensive gift.
For those who don’t have enough space for gardening, you might want to consider different types of themed baskets for indoor use. Baskets centered around several bottles of good wine, fruit, crackers, and cheese are adorable. You can include a good quality bottle opener, perhaps four pretty wine glasses, and a cheese board and cheese knife to compete with the ensemble.
Another housewarming gift basket that makes for a lovely choice is a gift of bath products. Pretty soaps, decorative towels, perhaps a liquid soap dispenser, toothbrush holder, and bathroom rug can be very welcome, particularly for those just starting out in an apartment. Instead, you could send a basket of bath salts, loofahs, beautiful bath candles, skin lotions, and specialty soaps and shampoos. Include a back massager and one has a gift that will allow for some personal pampering.
Food gifts or food gift certificates are generally welcome. Especially during the first few weeks of moving, gift certificates to delivery restaurants are often appreciated. Another great gift idea is express or discount cards, available in most cities. These offer significant discounts to local restaurants, local attractions, and service-oriented businesses like auto repair, carpet cleaning, and dry cleaning. They can also offer discounts to local health clubs. This is an especially good gift for someone new to a city or state.
A favorite housewarming gift that many love to receive is the ice cream emergency kit. In this gift basket, one usually includes several ice cream toppings, such as hot fudge, caramel, cherries, shredded coconut, and nuts. Include an ice cream scoop, a set of cute ice cream dishes, and a gift certificate to a local ice cream shop. This gift is often much appreciated by those living in a new home, who can enjoy a sweet reward after a long day by hanging up the curtains and rearranging the furniture.
A classic housewarming gift, of course, is a houseplant. Choose healthy plants and consider whether pets or children will be living in the house. If so, find non-toxic plants. Also consider the type of light available in your home, as not all domestic environments are equally hospitable to all plants.
Unless known from a wedding registry or wish list, avoid housewarming gifts that could potentially clash with the new owner/tenant’s taste. If you want to give a decorative item, consider simple items like silver picture frames or a cute but simple vase filled with fresh flowers.
You may also consider purchasing small appliances as housewarming gifts if you know the new owner or renter has few of these items. Toasters, milk frothers, a discreet new watch or an electric can opener can be more appreciated than luxury items, especially when you’re setting up cleaning for the first time.
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