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Housewarming Gifts for New Homeowners
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items We have moved a few times, and the housewarming gifts we still use are the practical ones that made a new house feel like home. I always bring a mix of useful tools, kitchen pieces, and cozy decor when friends buy their first place. These are the hou...
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Practical Home Essentials
Kitchen & Entertaining
Cozy Decor & Plants
Practical Home Essentials
Tools and safety items every new home needs.
The Stanley home tool kit has a hammer, screwdrivers, wrenches, and everything needed for hanging pictures and assembling furniture. I love its organized case. It is my go to housewarming gift, and my niece used hers to set up her entire first apartm...
Stanley Home Tool Kit 65-Piece
The First Alert battery smoke alarm installs anywhere without wiring, which makes it an easy safety upgrade for a new home. I love that it is so simple to mount. I tuck one into every housewarming basket, and my friends always thank me for thinking a...
First Alert SMI100 Battery-Operated Smoke Alarm
The Chilewich heathered doormat is durable, modern, and easy to hose off, which makes a welcoming first impression for a new home. I love its subtle texture. It has lasted for years at our front door, and I gave one to my sister when she bought her f...
Chilewich Heathered Doormat
The Farberware cordless stick vacuum is light and easy to grab for quick cleanups, which is perfect for a busy new homeowner. I love that it stores in a tight closet. I gave one to my friends after their move, and they use it daily on their new hardw...
FARBERWARE Cordless Pro Stick Vacuum Cleaner
This smart surge protector power strip protects electronics and lets new homeowners control outlets from their phone. I love setting schedules for lamps. I gave one to my brother in law for his new home office, and he says it makes his whole setup sa...
Eco4Life Smart Surge Protector Power Strip
The Bissell CrossWave vacuums and mops hard floors at the same time, which makes move in cleaning so much faster. I love how it picks up crumbs and sticky spills in one pass. I gave one to my sister for her new house, and she tells me it is the gift ...
Bissell CrossWave OmniFind Wet Dry Vacuum
The Google Nest Learning Thermostat learns a household's schedule and adjusts the temperature automatically to save energy. I love controlling it from my phone. We installed one in our first home, and my partner loves checking how much it has trimmed...
Google Nest Learning Thermostat
Kitchen & Entertaining
Kitchen pieces for cooking and hosting in a new space.
The Deny Designs cutting board has a beautiful printed design that doubles as kitchen decor. I love how it brightens a new kitchen counter. I gave one to my sister for her housewarming, and it now leans against her backsplash as the prettiest thing i...
Deny Designs Cutting Board
The Le Creuset salt and pepper mill set adds a pop of color to a new kitchen and grinds smoothly every time. I love that they match Le Creuset cookware. It is a classic housewarming gift I have given many times, and friends tell me they use them at e...
Le Creuset Salt and Pepper Mill Set
The Brightland olive oil duo comes in gorgeous bottles that look lovely on a new kitchen counter. I love the fresh, peppery flavor. I bring it to every housewarming party, and my friends always tell me it made their first home cooked meals taste even...
Brightland The Duo Olive Oil Gift Set
The Cook with Color winged corkscrew makes opening wine easy with gentle leverage. I love its bright, cheerful finish. It is a small but practical housewarming gift, and I always pair it with a bottle of wine so my friends can toast their first night...
Cook with Color Winged Corkscrew
The All-Clad kitchen towels are absorbent, durable, and look sharp hanging from an oven handle. I love the classic woven stripe pattern. A new kitchen always needs good towels, and I include a set with every housewarming gift I give to my friends and...
All-Clad Stripe Dual Sided Woven Kitchen Towel Set of 3
The Staub cocotte is an heirloom quality pot that will cook soups, roasts, and bread in a new home for decades. I love its self basting lid. It is a splurge I save for close family, and my sister makes Sunday stew in hers every week since moving into...
Staub 5-Quart Enameled Cast Iron Cocotte
The Ninja Foodi DualZone air fryer cooks two foods at once in separate baskets and finishes them at the same time. I love making crispy fries and chicken together for busy weeknights. I gave one to my sister for her new kitchen, and she tells me she ...
Ninja Foodi DualZone 2-Basket Air Fryer
The Keurig K-Mini brews a fresh cup in minutes and is slim enough to fit on the smallest new apartment counter. I love how simple it is to use. I tucked one into my niece's housewarming basket, and she tells me it is the first thing she reaches for e...
Keurig K-Mini Single Serve Coffee Maker
Cozy Decor & Plants
Candles, throws, and decor that make a house feel like home.
The Threshold rustic ceramic vase has an earthy texture that looks beautiful with fresh flowers or dried branches. I love how it warms up a new space. I bring it filled with grocery store flowers to housewarmings, and my friends keep the vase long af...
Threshold Large Rustic Ceramic Vase
The Mainstays gallery frame set makes it easy to create a family photo wall in a new home. I love that it includes several sizes. I gave one to my niece, and she filled it with photos of family and friends to make her new apartment feel like home rig...
Mainstays 7-Piece Gallery Wall Picture Frame Set
The AromaHome by Slatkin reed diffuser fills a new home with a fresh floral scent that lasts for weeks. I love that it needs no flame. It helps a new place smell like home instead of fresh paint, and my sister keeps one in her entryway year round, wh...
AromaHome by Slatkin and Co Fresh Petals Reed Diffuser
The Boy Smells candle has a sophisticated scent and a chic jar that looks beautiful on any coffee table. I love its clean, warm fragrance. It is my favorite little luxury to bring to housewarming parties, and my friends always ask me what scent it is...
Boy Smells Essentials Candle
These Threshold designed with Studio McGee speckled vases have a handmade, organic look that warms up a shelf or mantel in a new home. I love their soft matte glaze. I tucked a pair into my niece's housewarming basket, and she tells me they are the f...
Threshold designed with Studio McGee Small Matte Ceramic Speckle Glaze Vase 2-Pack