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Grocery store gift card! I always wished people gave more of those! Or a gift card for Home Depot because there's always something there you need for the house!
@smores: It depends on the couple. Personally, I enjoy a bottle of wine for just about any reason.
@bakerella: agreed, you can't go wrong with a gift card! That way, they can get what they need
Agree ENTIRELY with above posters! A nice bottle of wine or the grocery store gift card (that's an awesome idea, btw!)
I got a casserole in a pyrex dish and the recipe card...super sweet, food is great when you're moving/painting/cleaning! And you cant have too many 9x13's in my opinion!
I also love bottle of wine, gift card, or anything you think goes with their taste!
I hate putting a dollar value on gifts which is why I never do gift cards. I dont want them to think I spent too much or too little or feel like they have to reciprocate.
I like the wine suggestion.
Or a new dish with dinner already made in it (if its within the first few days of them arriving they dont want to cook while they unpack!)
A welcome mat for the front door or something specific I know they could use for the new place.
Um. As someone who just bought a new house but already had a house before I wholeheartedly agree on the Home Depot/Lowes gift cards. Money. Money. Money. hahahha You ALWAYS need something from there when you buy a new house!
But of course anything is appreciated!
I would only buy decor items if you're very sure about the couples tastes. My ILS got us house numbers for Xmas and while a great idea they are classic & gold. And our style is contemporary modern. I do want to get house # but now I'm torn on whether to put those up or not. I think I might just put them up for a year, long enough for them to forget about it then switch them out. I REALLY do not like gold items.
When you first buy a home you don't want to bring anything into it that you don't absolutely love, so decor as a housewarming gift is usually a bad idea. Also, it's such a struggle to get rid of all the 'stuff' you never use when you're moving, so getting more of it as gifts is stressful.
I got tons of off-registry decor items for my wedding that totally are not my taste and they're either in the back of a closet somewhere or donated. I will never understand why people go this route for gifts!
Wine or any alcohol is a great idea, but cash is really the most useful gift you can give. New homeowners are facing all kinds of expenses and any small gift card (or card with cash) provides so much mental relief! This is what I have given friends who bought homes and they were so appreciative!
I'm another fan of giving wine or champagne. I ususally include a cute note about sharing the drink to cheers the new house, etc.
Depends on their situation, but I like wine/champagne. If you know they're not traveling with home goods (trash bags, dish soap, etc), a basket full of essentials that are no fun to buy would be nice (my future in laws filled our house with all of these and stocked our fridge when we moved to MT from OH and it was soooo nice not to have to run to the store for anything). I also think bringing a meal over in a new casserole dish would be a nice gesture (or better yet- dessert! lol).
I usually don't like giving GCs because I feel weird that the recipient knows how much I spent on them, but, if I really feel like they wouldn't be able to use/appreciate one of the above gestures, I would suck it up and do a GC, maybe to TJMaxx/Marshalls/Home Goods so they could get some decor.
We had a house warming and about 90% of people brought wine, which was really nice and was appreciated. I'm not really a fan of gift cards - but that's just me. We did get a gift card to a local greenhouse which was a nice thought.
We also got a snow shovel and work gloves - really useful. I really like the idea of a baking dish and recipe card. We also got an easy to take care of house plant - probably my favorite gift.
I agree with avoiding home decor. We got a few simple picture frames that work with our interior but I have TONS of picture frames already. We also got a framed quote which is very pretty and the gifter went through the trouble of picking colors that match our wall, but it just isn't really our thing.
@les105: I really like the idea of essentials! Especially trash bags and paper towels.
We also got a beautiful orchid that has lasted about three months. It's really easy to take care of and doesn't last forever so we can throw it out when it dies.
Oh, I almost forgot. My fi's aunt contacted a local florist (she does real & silk flowers), gave her a budget to work with, and had her call me. I got to meet with the florist, and pick a sconce and flowers, describe my taste, and the florist made me an arrangement (silk) based on our meeting. It was pretty fun, and we got something that matched our decor without the aunt having to give us a GC. I might do something like that if I thought the couple would appreciate floral arrangements (either a sconce or table centerpiece).
Burlington Coat Factory. House section and you get AMAZING deals on stunning cookware or serving platters.
For great friends - I give this with fresh flowers.
http://www.engravedgiftsandawards.com/products/Azure_Vase-3586-166.html
- Snack foods basket with fruit
- wine/beer/alcohol
- gift cert for take out food that's local
- potted plant
- if you have seen the house, a flower bed plant/outside potted plant they'll like
- housewares you know they don't have (ie moving from a condo to a house and giving a rake)
the next one that I will give is a really nice corkscrew, but it's because my friend doesn't like the one she has and when I was helping her move, we ended up stuck at the new house without a corkscrew and had to go buy a twist off bottle of wine instead!
I totally agree with essential stuff - My grandparents gave us the best housewarming gift, a basket of cleaning stuff!
Whatever you do, don't give them a plant! (We got a plant for our house warming and it's a pain in the backside)
I like the ideas of a gift card, or some wine. Something nice and a friendly gesture, but nothing that they will have to keep in their new house, or maintain over time.
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I'm always excited when someone buys a new house, and I always want to give them a little housewarming gift. However, I always struggle with what to give. What's your favorite thing to give/receive?