Receiving a housewarming gift is great, but receiving a housewarming gift you actually need is even better.
Break away from the bottle of wine or jello mold and try a gift that's both practical and necessary, but also really cool.
Think: things that will help them organize their suddenly chaotic, cardboard-boxed-up life. This is a great opportunity to give your friends cool home and kitchen gadgets that they would never actually buy for themselves, but that everyone in their right mind would want. Decor is also a great gift for someone who just moved into a new house in need of personality on their currently blank walls.
These simple gifts are thoughtful, clever ways to help someone transition into a new place.
1. Pancake Plate
No one would ever buy this for themselves, but it looks like the most useful thing in the world.
2. Terrarium
3. EcoSphere
Like a terrarium, but with pets.
Image: Amazon EcoSphere
4. Chalkboard Labels
You can use them to label everything in the kitchen and the home office.
Image: Etsy LakeEffectTreasury
5. CooKeys Key Cover Caps
They'll never mix up their keys again.
Image: Cool Stuff Express
6. A pre-assembled meal
Gather every ingredient they need for a meal in a jar or basket so it's ready to cook when they want it. They'll especially appreciate it if they haven't unpacked their kitchen or gone grocery shopping yet.
Image: @jpcrofts on Instagram
7. Toilet Paper Cake.
Toilet paper is what a new house needs most of all.
Image: @atangiblethought on Instagram
8. Starter Supply of Coffee
Every new home needs a starter supply of coffee.
Image: Amazon Art of Appreciation Gift Baskets
9. Foodie Dice
Roll these dice when you're wondering what to make for dinner.
10. Cocktail Dice
The perfect compliment to foodie dice.
11. Birdfeeder
Whether they live in the suburbs or the city: if you build it, birds will come.
Image: Etsy KotimaaWoodworks
12. Combination Bottle Opener and Corkscrew
Gotta go with the two-in-one bottle opener.
13. Address Labels
Buy your hosts some cool address labels for their new home, or design and print your own.
14. Egg Separator
Okay, sure, they could do this by hand, but if you get this for your gourmet pals you'll be the best friend ever.
15. Cake Slice Marker Set
Again, no one would buy this for themselves, but once they have it, they won't be able to live without it.
Image: Uncommon Goods
16. Crumb-Catching Cutting Board
This cutting board has little indentations that catch crumbs.
17. Mistaken Lyric Coaster Set
These coasters will keep your table messy when getting tipsy and belting out '80s hits.
18. Book Box
A classic hiding place for various treasures.
Image: Etsy PatinaRustandBling
19. Floating Book Shelves
Like magic, your boxes of books will disappear.
20. Herb Oil Infuser
Step up your olive oil game.