A friend recently asked for ideas on what to give as a housewarming gift, and I thought I would share what I told her with all of you.
I believe that the best housewarming gifts are the ones that help make a new house feel like home. So, to that end, here are some ideas:
1. A cute bucket (such as the plastic Michael Graves mop bucket from Target, which doesn't appear to be online) filled with high-end, nice smelling cleaning supplies.
3. A binder filled with menus for local restaurants/take out places and a couple of gift cards for the new home owners to use while they're still unpacking their pots and pans.
4. Breakfast for their first morning in their new home -- chocolate croissants, gourmet coffee, and a French press.
6. Have a photo of your friend's family enlarged, framed, and ready to hang in their new home.
7. A nice bottle of sparkling wine and wine glasses to toast their first night in their new home.
8. A metal pail or toolbox filled with all the things you need when moving into a new house, but inevitably forget -- light bulbs, extension cords, cable cords, picture hangers, felt pads, furniture polish and scratch remover, furniture movers, super glue, level, tape measure, etc.
9. A small fruit tree (the gift that keeps on giving) to plant in their new front yard. Year after year they can watch it grow and enjoy its fruit.
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Olli and Lime