17 Thoughtful Housewarming Gifts for Couples Moving Into New Homes
Welcome them into their new home with a thoughtful housewarming present!
Moving into a new home can represent the start of a new chapter in a couple’s relationship and is often a joyous occasion worth celebrating with friends and family. Whether they’re migrating from far away or fine-tuning their location, if you know someone enjoying a recent change of scenery, why not get them something to make their move even more special?
From fun experiences and date night ideas to luxurious scented candles and crystal vases, there are so many meaningful ways to show a newly-relocated couple you care that it can be hard to choose just one. Do they need more help taking care of their first home, or should you spruce up their new house with some charming home decor instead? For welcoming gifters like you looking for surefire ideas, we’ve made this list of 17 unique housewarming gift ideas for commemorating their new living arrangements!
Make their adjustment to their new bathroom more comfortable with this Shower Steamer Set! Enrich their daily ritual with fragrant essential oil blends many find deeply refreshing, with combinations including Sea Salt & Grapefruit, Lavender & Lime, Sweet Orange & Sunflower, Eucalyptus & Mint, and Water Lily & Linen. These steamers are a perfect housewarming gift for the self-care-inclined, and they couldn’t be easier to use - all they have to do to turn their shower into a sauna is place one under running water and enjoy!
Treat their inner witches and/or wizards to one of their first at-home date nights with this Color-Changing Love Potion Cocktail Kit! This set has everything you need to craft captivating cocktails created by master mixologist Natalka Burian. They just have to add alcohol: the kit includes a beaker-shaped jigger and vials of dried lavender and herbal blend that will enchant their drinks with swirling blue and purple hues. This great housewarming gift is just the thing for brewing up a night of romance for young couples and newlyweds!
Are the newly-moved-ins you know just itching to head back out on another globe-trotting adventure? Celebrate their wanderlust with this Barnwood World Travel Push Pin Map! These handsome maps are printed on canvas stretched over foam board for easy pinning, and are framed with reclaimed barn wood for an authentically rustic vibe. They look great in a living room and serve as a conversation starter - because who wouldn’t have questions about a big map full of push pins in a gorgeous wooden frame? They’ll love looking back on their travels more and more as they populate this thoughtful housewarming present with pin after pin!
Flowers are a common housewarming gift thanks to their lively colors and natural ability to make almost any place feel as welcoming as home sweet home. Add class to their floral arrangements with this Waterford Crystal Sugar Bud Vase! With each one mouth-blown and handcrafted by master artisans, these vases are uniquely gorgeous pieces of home decor and have historically been customary gifts for royalty and heads of state since 1783. It's no surprise - who wouldn't feel like a king or queen with one in their home?
Whether they’re moving into a smaller space or not, it’s unlikely they’re excited to unpack their ironing board. Introduce them to the Conair Turbo ExtremeSteam GS54 Garment Steamer! “The most powerful handheld steamer” utilizes advanced dry steam technology that can penetrate heavier fabrics to release wrinkles better than traditional ironing. Its turbo steaming system produces 50% more steam that’s 50% hotter and works 67% faster than other handheld steamers, and even kills 99.9% of germs and bacteria in under three minutes. With this kind of power, you might just help them ditch ironing for good, making it one of the best housewarming gifts for those looking to save time and make their lives a little easier!
Digital cameras are getting better every day, but there’s a certain charm to old-school film photos that smartphones and DSLRs just can’t capture - and instant film photographs are a perfect way to fill a new home with memories. So get the nostalgic photographers you know an Instax Mini 9 Camera to get them taking retro-style pictures with the press of a button! This compact, funky-looking shooter snaps soft, beautiful flash-on shots at a fixed 1/60 shutter speed and features a mirror for easy selfies, plus an included macro lens adapter to take close-ups from 35 to 50 centimeters. When loaded with film, each picture taken is printed on the spot and fully develops in just a few minutes, making it super easy to fill new spaces with photos and nostalgic wall art!
Want to give them a gift they’ll remember? Try this Glow & Grow Candle Kit! Though it starts out as a simple-looking 12-ounce soy candle in a handsome ceramic pot, its notes of fresh basil, ginger, and lemon zest are grounded by warm clove for a surprisingly complex, refreshing scent. Once the candle is all burned out, they can add the included Genovese basil seeds, soilless grow medium, fertilizer, and activated carbon to transform the pot into a planter perfect for starting an herb garden in their kitchen! Every time they harvest herbs for a meal, they’ll be reminded of when their home was still new to them and their planter was still a candle, how far they’ve come since then, and that their future is as full of potential as the seeds they planted. It’s a great practical housewarming gift for home chefs and plant parents!
You know they’ve always wanted one. Now is the perfect time to get it for them. Upgrade their new kitchen with a Cuisinart Compact AirFryer Toaster Oven! This sleek stainless steel cooker can air fry up to 2.5 pounds of food with superheated air as hot as 450° F, as well as convection bake, convection broil, toast, and warm, making it perfect for everything from reheating leftovers to making crispy French fries with a quarter of the oil. After moving into their new space, your favorite new homeowners or renters will be grateful for the convenient availability of some seriously satisfying snacks. They’ll love quickly whipping up healthy fried foods together and appreciate its quiet operation and easy-clean design!
Help them host their housewarming parties and set up snacks for two with this beautiful Acacia Charcuterie Board! With two slide-out drawers for storing four included stainless steel cheese knives, this server is perfect for positioning between a couple seated side-by-side or setting out on a coffee table to offer up a cheese board or assortment of hors d’oeuvres. Its acacia wood construction is sturdy and easy to clean and features unique natural wood grain patterns that will add class to their housewarming party spread!
Are they more about chopping things up than setting out snacks? One of these Personalized Cutting Boards could make a good housewarming gift for the food prepping couple you know! Whether you want to recognize their individuality by customizing it with their first names or commemorate their union by going with their family name, these sturdy, richly-grained maple cutting boards make for a tasteful keepsake that add a warm, homey vibe to any kitchen. They’re also great wedding gifts for loved ones who are already cohabitating, but have yet to tie the knot!
When it’s time to move into a new place, there can be so much stuff to get that certain things fall by the wayside. Make sure they don’t forget to make their front door friendly with a welcoming Home Plate Doormat! Whether they’re baseball fans or not, they’ll love returning to home base and keeping it clean with a quick wipe of their feet. And thanks to its easy-to-clean and highly durable tufted coconut fiber construction, this funny, punny doormat is sure to have them and their guests stepping up to the plate for years to come!
Sure, your favorite couple could just drink out of normal glasses, but why should they have to? Get them the right vessels for their vino without taking up too much cabinet space with these Stackable Wine Glasses! This set of six compact cocktail cups is made from extra-sturdy tempered glass to resist breakage and nest neatly into one another for convenient storage and cleanup, making for eye-catching shapes and a highly practical present. They’ll love their funky, squarish design and surprising functionality whenever it’s time to pour one out. They’re even dishwasher safe!
Drinks are great! The ring stains they can leave on tables and countertops aren’t. Prevent first-time renters and homeowners from wrecking their fancy furniture with these high-quality Gilded Agate Drink Coasters! Hand-hewn from natural agate stone and trimmed with brass plating, each one is a totally unique piece of geological art that really rocks at keeping surfaces safe. They’re a great conversation starter - perfect for the happy couple hosting friends for tea or boozy beverages!
Two new sets of soft, 100% cotton terry cloth bathroom towels would already be a very thoughtful gift for any couple moving into a new home. This Bathroom Housewarming Gift Box is just that: two bath towels, two hand towels, and two tip towels, all with woven stripes and frayed hem, all in a charming cardboard storage box. But get this - on top of all that, this gift set adds a sturdy and stylish stainless steel pump-top dispenser for their favorite lotions or soaps, and at a seriously reasonable price point! It even comes with embroidered “yours” and “mine” detailing on the hand towels and an optional monogram for the perfect personalized housewarming gift.
Still not sure what to get them? You must know some really niche new homeowners or renters! But you’re not out of luck yet - in case of quirky couple, get this Housewarming Gift Basket! Aimed at hostesses looking to spiff up their new nests and savor the experience of moving into a new home, this bundle of home decor essentials includes a hand-painted bushel basket, a “home sweet home” sign, a room spray for freshening stale spaces, a scented candle, 75 matches in a glass container with built-in striker, a large live succulent plant, a small artificial potted eucalyptus plant, four woven drink coasters, a wooden bead garland, and two patterned dish towels to add personality and functionality to their new kitchen. They can even be customized for a personal touch!
Ultimately, your favorite couple will appreciate any of these great housewarming gift ideas and be glad they have a friend like you to celebrate a new chapter of their lives with. Why not take another look and pick out something special?