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Dishes, china, flatware, pots and pans, baking needs, glassware, linens, small apliances, home decor, bedding, sheets, vacuum....isn't there anything you need once in awhile that you don't have? Meat thermometer, serving platters,BBQ items...
I have a very similar situation! i'm working on my registries now, so I can tell you what i've got, but am curious to see what others say, perhaps I can make some addtions as well!
-towels (we have had the same towels since college, so this is a great time to upgrade)
-a low fat deep fryer (i know, sounds impossible)
-board games
-new picture frames for wedding pictures
-things for entertaining (serving platters, bread baskets, appetizer sticks, napkin rings, these are things I wouldn't say I need, but would be nice to have if we have parties, right now we just sort of make do with whatever we have platter wise)
-some new candle holders/decorations (as we haven't totally decorated the house)
-hand held vacuum to do stairs (currently just use my regular vacuum which is a pain)
-some planters to spruce up the outside
Does this help!?
@countrygirl62312: it does, I guess I'm more of a spur of the moment shopper when it comes to home decor, if I see something I like I buy it... Shopping online makes it hard to commit to something. And I don't want to go to the store and find stuff because our guests are coming from all over the country and I want to make sure this stuff is actually available for them to get...
GAH!! I just struggled for like 3 days making my registries and I only have 75 items between two places. lol I just feel like it's completely frivolous to go out and get us new things to replace our perfectly good ones. lol
@o0olibelulao0o: Haha well if it makes you feel better, I am registered at 3 places and i have a grand total of 90 items. I'm hoping maybe some new stuff comes out for the spring soon and I could maybe get some stuff for outside? I'm totally with you though, we just buy whatever we want, so for the last few months, I've been trying to force myself not to buy anything home related. But I actually had to pull like 5 things off the registry because we got them for Christmas.....Gah! Hahha good luck with the registry, let me know if you come up with any other ideas! (Oh as an aside, we are also asking for Home Depot gift cards, so maybe people will get those instead?!)
We had the same problem, and registered for even less than you did. People just gave us gift cards or checks instead--though every item save for one has now been bought from the registry.
I wouldn't worry about it. Register for what you want, and don't worry about it.
Do you have nice cookware and knives?
@countrygirl62312: haha I already have that on the list... I'm hoping we can finish our half remodeled kitchen... and maybe get a bathtub big enough to cover my entire body with water at the same time!! lol
You can upgrade some of the stuff you already have.
Get GOOD knives! Like Shun, Wusthof, or Henkles. They are expensive, but oh-so-worth-it!
Nice sheets, minimum 325 thread count, 500+ is better. It really makes a difference.
Luggage, if you need an upgrade.
You mentioned you registered for a Kitchenaid, also register for any attachments you want for it.
Decor item like candle sticks, vases, wall-hangings.
New towels.
Food storage containers. I've upgraded all our crappy plastic containers to Pyrex, putting them on the registery helped us get a lot more.
Tools, both hand-tools and power-tools.
Grilling accessories.
Summer-living stuff (hammock, picnic basket).
We were in the same situation. Hubby owned his house for YEARS before I entered the picture. I upgraded a lot of our stuff... dishes, utensils, tupperware type things, etc.
We registered at Macys. Not gonna lie... returned quite a few things and bought Christmas stuff, additional sheets, and maybe some makeup....
@o0olibelulao0o: FH and I have BEYOND enough stuff between the 2 of us. When I moved into his house over a year ago, I sold, gave away and threw away soo much stuff. And we still have too much.
So I registered for fine china, stemware, flatware, serving dishes. All of that stuff neither of us had. Then the big electrics - stand mixer, juicer, steamer, keurig.
Then we thought it would be nice to get completely new bedding and towels, FH's bedding is just blegh so honestly I am looking forward to nice new sheets a lot!
We also are hoping to upgrade some of our kitchen items - garbage can, grater, mandolin
Some other odd things: a wine fridge, hammock (both on amazon), also the fine china and stemware storage systems.
Plus I did a honeymoon registry.
So there is more than enough variety for guests to choose from.
FI and I have a smallish apartment so we didn't want to resgister for tons of things we don't have room for. So we basically just upgraded some of our stuff, such as toaster, blender, knife set, sheets, towels, sheets, pillows, shower curtain, etc. We also threw a couple of fun things like a breakfast station, a smoothie maker, etc.
I was tempted to not register for much because we thought we wanted money. But we mainly registered for china and crystal, and silverware. I know in the future we'll be hosting lots of dinners, so these gifts will last forever. We also registered for basic kitchen stuff for shower type gifts.
Are you having a shower? And do you think you'll ever host family dinners with china/crystal?
FI and I have also lived together for 2+ years, so we're using our registry as an opportunity to upgrade a lot of our kitchen stuff. We (I especially) absolutley LOVE to cook, so I would say about 80% of our registries are all kitchen things. Which reminds me, I probably need to go and edit a few things. At this rate, we'll have an amazingly appointed kitchen, but bare walls, beds, and linen closets.
Everyone in my family has stressed: register for REALLY NICE towels and they'll last forever.
@eagle: I am having a shower, which is why I feel like 75 items isn't enough... My mom sprang a shower on me last minute and was like "so you need to register at a few places as soon as possible!" lol I don't see us hosting fancy family dinners... All of our families live far away so it's easier for us to travel to them instead of vice versa. Besides that, is the fact that we have nowhere to put anything new! lol Our house is tiny and already filled with crap we don't have room for, and we just refinanced and the housing market is awful so we won't be moving anytime soon.
What we really need is some new furniture and a buffet cabinet thing for the dining room and a kitchen island cart thing just so we have more storage... But I can't just register for that kind of stuff, no one is going to buy us a $5000 livingroom set. lol
Do you need towel or sheet upgrades?
Where are you registered? Macy's has some nice kitchen carts for reasonable prices (aka, something someone might actually buy for you)!
We also did a Sears registry, mostly for tools, but that gives you the option of registering for things like end tables or bookshelves if you need any of that kind of furniture.
Do you have a patio/deck/yard or anything? Crate and Barrel and Bed Bath and Beyond (and other places, I'm sure) have really fun outdoor living things, from patio furniture sets to grills to picnic-type supplies to hammocks, etc.
We registered for an 8-bottle wine cellar at Crate and Barrel. It's really nice but also really compact, so you can put it virtually anywhere in your home, no space concerns.
@o0olibelulao0o: If you're having a shower... register at Bed Bath and Beyond. Honestly this sounds TERRIBLE: but if you register there you can return for cash.
@eagle: haha that's awesome, I didn't know that about them!
@o0olibelulao0o: yup! So you can register for some more expensive things, and if you get them, and then decide you don't really need them... you can return for cash.
@ Eagle! Thanks for the headsup! We are struggling becasue we have lived together for over 6 years and just bought our first home and I barely have enough room for my own stuff! We were debating on if we should have a wishing well instead but I just can't justify the "rudeness" part of it.
Can you register for activity things, via a website? Wine tastings, classes, skydiving, car track, sports demos...
Or - ask for a themed shower, like "nights out" and get restaurant and activity gift cards? What about a "create a date night" shower theme, where everyone has to put together a date night, so they could be bringing all sorts of different things like board games, wine, restaurant certs, bowling coupons, wok and ingredients, DVDs, etc. This also gives lots of leeway for cost of gift. You may still end up with "stuff" this way though.
Do you like wine? Can you have a wine collection building theme?
Cookbook collection?
What about slightly more odd, but totally worthwhile things like a will? Fee-for-use financial planner?
We went for silverware and china, because we know we'll use it, it will last a long time and thankfully silver doesn't take up too much space!
Sporting goods you want or need?
some ideas on the subject anyhoo!
the kitchenaid mixer has a ton of fun accessories, like an ice cream maker, ravioli maker, veggie shredder, etc. make sure to get an extra bowl, too!
you can always ask for expendable items, like towels, pot holders, tupperware (mine seems to disappear and is replaced eveyr year or so),
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FI and I have lived together for over 2 years so we pretty much have all the basic necessities. I already registered for some bigger upgrade type stuff (hello dyson vaccum and kitchenaid mixer) but I don't know what the heck to register for otherwise!
What did ya'll register for and what was your favorite gift??