Housewarming & New Home Gifts

A housewarming gift has one job: help a new place feel like theirs. The ones that do it best carry the household's name, earn a permanent spot by the front door or in the kitchen, or bring something living into rooms that still feel half unpacked. Everything below was picked for a new home, whether they've bought their first house, signed the lease on a flat or finally moved in together.

Put Their Name on the Front Door

The most popular new home gifts announce who lives there now. The Personalised Family Name Door Mat and the Personalised Welcome To Our Home Door Mat put the surname on the front step, and our personalised door mats run from family monograms to friendly lines like "Be Our Guest" and "Come On In". For a gate or an entrance wall, the Personalised Family Name Metal Sign hangs from a chain and shows the family name with an "Est." year, so the year they moved in becomes part of the gift.

Something for the Walls

The Personalised Surname Clock has a whitewashed face with bold black Roman numerals and a red second hand, with the surname and year across the middle. For a first house, the Personalised First House Frame pairs a photo with the couple's names, their street address and the year. The sample in our photo is written in Afrikaans ("Ons Eerste Huis"), a lovely touch for an Afrikaans-speaking household. If the new home is a rental, remember that anything for the walls may need a hook or nail the lease doesn't allow, so a door mat, a plant or a diffuser can be the safer choice.

For the Kitchen and the Table

The kitchen is usually the first room that feels like home. The Personalised Heart Of The Home Chopping Board is engraved with the cook's name and a "heart of the home" line, and there are more designs among our personalised chopping boards. The Personalised Family Name Placemat Set prints the surname on every mat, ready for the first dinner around the new table. For a couple who love to host, the Wooden Wine Crate and Accessories is a wooden box fitted with wine tools, and our wine gifts take care of the bottle.

Bring Something Living Into the House

A plant softens empty rooms quickly. The Herb Garden in Wooden Flower Box is a box of fresh herbs for the kitchen windowsill, and the Succulents In Pearly White Pot is an easy-care choice for someone who travels or forgets to water. If they'd rather have fragrance than foliage, the Botany Large Cream Silk Rose Diffuser pairs a diffuser with silk roses that won't wilt.

Moving In Together?

When the new home is also a new chapter for a couple, gifts with both their names suit the moment. Our gifts for couples include Mr and Mrs door mats, name-and-date clocks and picnic baskets for two.

Getting the Details Right

A personalised gift is only as good as the details you give. Check how the household spells its surname, whether they'd say "The Smiths" or "The Smith Family", and the year if the design includes an "Est." date. The gifts on this page are supplied and delivered by our retail partner NetFlorist. Use the new address and choose a delivery date after the move, so the gift isn't left waiting at an empty house.