Housewarming Gift Ideas

Moving into a new place is always a big step. Whether it’s a first apartment or a first home, you want it to be nice. So, what do you get someone who is moving into a new place? Read on for some ideas, from lavish to cozy.

Themed Gift Baskets

Gourmet Dinner: Look for the ingredients to a gourmet dinner; Italian is a nice choice. Include the pasta, sauce, as well as colander or pasta pot. Pair it with a small cutting board and cheese knife, and a bottle of wine and you have a great gift basket.

Home Theater: If the recipients are into movies then a great gift basket would be movie themed. Bags of gourmet popcorn, a few BluRay DVDs and a gift certificate to an electronics store.

Cleaning Supplies: It may sound corny, but every place needs cleaning supplies. If you have the money buy them a vacuum cleaner or small pickup vacuum. Even if you don’t have that much to spend, getting a basket of cleaning supplies is a great gift. You can theme the cleaning supplies as well. For instance, kitchen supplies: dishwasher detergent, sponges, hand soap, dust pan and whisk broom. Bathroom supplies: toilet bowl brush, toilet bowl cleaner, washcloths, tub and tile cleaner, and scrub brush.

Gardening: Gardening gloves, tools, some seed packets, and some small pots with a bag of potting soil. Or make an herb garden starter kit with the seeds, small pots, soil, and a book on growing an herb garden.

Items For The Garden

One of the greatest things about having your own home is having an outdoor space. There are opportunities for having friends over, or just enjoying an evening alone with family. The following gifts can help make the backyard a great place to hang out.

• A freestanding fire pit. Include a firestarter log and fireplace lighter as well.
• A nice set of grill utensils.
• An outside lantern for the deck or porch, a set of high end tiki torches, or one of those special lamps that includes a bug catcher and heater so they can use the backyard year round.
• A bench for the garden or deck.
• An engraved garden stone or set of stepping stones.
• A decorative hose reel.
• Garden gnomes if they like them.
• Windchimes.

Item For The Front Of The Home

Curb appeal is huge when it comes to homes. Many sellers will fix up the outside of the house in order to sell it, but the new home owner will want to make it their own. The following items can help them do just that.

• New, elaborate mailbox, perhaps personalized.
• Fancy house numbers.
• A nice doorknocker.
• Personalized welcome mat.

Small Items That Can Make A Big Difference

Not all gifts have to be huge, or cost a lot. Many things a new home needs that the homeowner may want to add, and be glad that they don’t have to add them to their to do list.

• A nice piece of artwork.
• A funky clock.
• Self inking stamper with the new address.
• Did the house come with very tall cabinets or other storage? Buy them an extra tall step ladder.
• Fire extinguisher. Remind the new homeowners that they may get a discount on their insurance for having one in the kitchen.
• Small appliances such as a garbage disposal or countertop dishwasher if the home doesn’t have one.

A housewarming gift can be large or small, expensive or practical. But, whatever you decide to get, make it something the new owners will enjoy and will find useful in their new home.