Moving into your first home is a huge milestone that deserves to be celebrated. But finding the perfect housewarming gift isn’t easy – especially if they already have everything they need. If you’re not sure what to buy, don’t panic – I have 25+ housewarming gift ideas that are perfect for the occasion.
25+ Best Housewarming Gifts to Celebrate Their Milestone
1. Thoughtful Housewarming Gift Basket
A thoughtful housewarming gift basket is the perfect gift because you can fill it with just about anything you want. I recommend adding things you know they’ll need. Here are some ideas (necessities and fun items):
- Scented candle
- Kitchen towels
- A bottle of wine
- Hand soap
- Cutting board
- Wine glasses
- Houseplant
Find a cute basket to tuck all of your gifts into and add a thoughtful card.
2. Traditional Housewarming Gift
A traditional housewarming gift typically includes:
- Bread to wish the family never knows hunger
- Salt to ensure their life always has flavor
- Wine to wish the family joy and prosperity
- Honey to ensure they enjoy the sweetness of life
- Olive oil to send blessings of health and well-being
- Candle to ensure they have light to guide their way in dark times
Make up a gift basket with all of these items along with a sweet note, like this New Home Blessing print.
3. A House Plant
A house plant is a wonderful gift for a housewarming. It will add new life to their space and grow with them as they grow in their new home.
Look for a plant at your local nursery or garden center. You can also find houseplants, like peace lilies, on Amazon, but I prefer to see the plants in person.
Be sure to include a cute little card, like the one in the Pin above.
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4. Coffee Gift Basket
Do the new homeowners love coffee? If so, they’ll appreciate a gift basket filled with coffee-related goodies, like:
- A French press or thermal carafe to keep their coffee hot
- A bag of their favorite coffee beans
- Creamer and sugar set
- Coffee grinder
- A jar of biscotti
- A few mugs to enjoy their brew
5. Simmer Pot Potpourri
Here’s a simple gift that every homeowner will love, and it’s especially perfect for someone you don’t know well but want to send them best wishes. You can add this to a gift basket or just gift it on its own.
You can find simmerpot potpourri on Amazon, and if you want to take this gift to the next level, you can add a glass cooking pot for simmering their potpourri.
6. A Lemonade Pitcher Kit
I love housewarming gift ideas like this one because they’re so simple yet thoughtful. And you know the homeowners are going to use it!
Find a pretty glass pitcher and fill it with fresh lemons, a bag of sugar and a recipe for lemonade. Tie a wooden spoon to the handle to complete the gift.
7. Fire Pit with Snacks
If their new home has a nice backyard, why not gift them a fire pit stacked with campfire snacks?
You can fill it up with:
8. Book Place Holder
If they’re avid readers, here’s a really thoughtful gift that they’ll love for their new home: a book placeholder.
This small book holder even has a place to sit your coffee mug. You can find others, like this one, that have shelves to store little essentials.
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9. Pancake Gift Bag
Pancakes are the ultimate weekend morning comfort food. Any new homeowner will appreciate a gift basket filled with everything they need to make homemade pancakes.
Find a cute mixing bowl and fill it with:
- Pancake mix – Kodiak is healthy and tasty
- Hand towels
- Whisk
- Wooden spoon
- Real maple syrup
- Measuring cup
10. Window Herb Garden
Nothing beats cooking with fresh herbs. If they have a sunny windowsill in their new home, you can give them a window herb garden. This kit has everything they need to grow nine culinary herbs, including cilantro, oregano, mustard, parsley, basil, chives, dill, thyme and sage.
This set even comes with cute little burlap bags to grow the herbs in.
11. A Pretty Tea Chest
Are they tea drinkers? A pretty wooden tea chest will keep their tea bags organized, and the clear lid will make it easy to see everything inside.
You could even fill the chest with specialty teas to make the gift even more special.
12. Cooking Basket
If you’re at a loss and don’t know what to give the new homeowners, stick with something you know everyone will love. A cooking gift basket is a great idea, and you can fill it with all of the ingredients they’ll need to cook a special recipe. Add all of the ingredients along with the recipe.
13. A Good Knife Set
A knife set is one of those housewarming gift ideas that people don’t realize they need until they’re trying to cut with a dull knife. You can go crazy in terms of prices, but a few good options are:
14. Funny Wall Art
Wall art doesn’t need to be so professional or serious. You’ll find plenty of funny options like:
- Bathroom humor collection
- Where things get done… eventually
- Hundreds of others
15. Wall-Mounted Wine Rack
Wine drinkers never have enough space to hold all of their bottles. You can gift them space with a neat wall-mounted wine rack.
16. A Cute Welcome Mat
Welcome mats are something that the homeowners will see the moment that they step foot into or out of their home, so it’s a great gift that will always remind them of you. There are more than enough options here:
17. A Cute Plant Pot
Plant pots are perfect for the person who loves growing plants or flowers. And, the idea is that the plant can grow in the home with the person for years to come, so it’s a cute idea overall.
You can add the plant or just give the person a pot if you don’t know what they would prefer.
A few options to consider are:
- Small succulent pots –perfect for people without a green thumb
- Earthling sitting pot
- Panda peace head pot
18. Pancake Warmer
Pancakes are light, fluffy and delicious. If you know that the new homeowner loves nothing more than a fresh batch of pancakes, consider buying them a pancake warmer. You won’t find many people with this unique gift, but they’re surprisingly affordable.
A few options to consider are this one from Walmart or this one from Amazon, which even includes a syrup holder set.
19. Custom House Watercolor Painting
Housewarming gift ideas that are this personal deserve a reward. You can paint the house yourself if you have a knack for painting. But, if you’re not the painting type and this seems like something that you would rather purchase, you can find plenty of options on Amazon:
20. Customized Bread Board
Bread boards are the perfect size for customization. If you have wood-burning tools, you can always etch your own sayings into the board. Otherwise, you’ll find a few custom options online, such as:
- Personalized cutting board
- 9×6 customized bamboo cutting board with monogrammed engraving
21. Cooking Utensils
Cooking utensils are a great gift for the first-time homeowner because there always seems to be something else you need. Whisks, basking brushes, spatulas – always something else.
You can opt to either assemble the kit of utensils yourself or buy the person a bundle.
A few of the many utensil bundles that they’re sure to love are:
If you want to go a step further with your utensil gift ideas, consider this 33-piece set that has virtually anything you could ever need in a utensil drawer.
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22. Eco-Friendly Cleaning Supplies
Harsh chemicals are old news. Bleach can clean good, but it’s so bad for the environment and anything that comes in contact with it: kids, animals, adults – everything.
Why not help the new homeowner start cleaning in a new, eco-friendly way?
Gift them a nice basket of eco-friendly cleaning supplies, such as:
23. A Cute Baking Tray
One of my favorite housewarming gift ideas is this cute baking tray. You’ll want to skip this item if the person never bakes, but if they do, they’ll surely appreciate this gift. A few of the trays that are sure to make them smile the moment they pick it up are:
24. Vinyl Record Coasters
Small, vinyl coasters are a nice addition to any space. If the person or couple loves everything retro, you may want to consider these coasters. You’ll find plenty of options, such as:
25. Household Tools and Essentials Gift Bucket
You don’t realize how little tools you have until you search high and low for them to do things like:
26. Classic Board Games
A new home with some classic games is one that people will love walking into time and time again. Plus, you’ll be able to play some of your favorite games with the homeowners.
What games can you add?
