A lot of our friends are moving at the moment which means that we have had a fair amount of housewarming gifts to purchase. You know me I love to contribute to any interior decor so I have selected 5 gift ideas to impress any host while helping them decorate their new home. Lucky me,I have received or bought for my own house all the gifts I mention below, after all sometimes you need to ‘treat yo self‘!
A nice candle
By nice what I really mean is to get a well-known brand candle, these always impress! I have a preference for Diptyque because well… French! But anything by Jo Malone or The White Company is also great. Now you may be thinking “But Claire, these are EXPENSIVE!”, I would answer that it can be as expensive as you want it to be. This little Diptyque Figuier candle on the picture is £26 which is pretty reasonable. The Jo Malone Wood Sage & Sea Salt candle retails for £45 and the big Diptyque Baie costs £62. If you are not sure which scent to pick I have done a Diptyque guide which you may find helpful when shopping for someone else (or yourself!).
A plant in a decorative planter
Houseplants are very popular at the moment. They bring nature into the most urban home and help to purify the air while making a place look pretty. They are also a very affordable gift to give. I love to offer succulent plants because they are low maintenance and hard to kill. When I do so, I make sure to also get a nice decorative planter, like these Anthropologie and Oliver Bonas ones on the picture, so the host doesn’t have to worry about getting soil and planting it. The two planters I have are old but I found some similar-ish ones here, here and here.
Coasters
No one likes wine stains on their furniture. The stubborn circle marks have a tendency to especially appear on hosting nights such as housewarming parties. So how about getting your hosts a gift they can start using straight away? I am not a coasters fan, I often find them cheap-looking and tacky but these West Elm marble ones are the dream for interior aficionados like myself. They look so good! Made.com also have a version of these which is a bit cheaper.
A Bialetti coffee maker
A great gift for any coffee lover which will also serve as a nice vintage-looking decorative item in any kitchen (see it as the affordable version of the KitchenAid mixer
Designer tins or boxes
This is a great way to invest in an affordable ‘designer’ gift as tins and boxes are made by most famous interior brands and usually don’t cost a fortune. They are a great way to inject some edge into an interior and will impress anyone who knows a bit about interior design. We actually received these Orla Kiely tins
This housewarming gift guide should help you impress any hostess with the mostest!
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Claire Imaginarium 
YES TO COASTERS. I can’t tell you how many pieces of furniture got ruined when we moved from everyone popping their brews around the house willy nilly. Can’t go wrong with a good candle too. We moved last year and had pumpkin candles on the go, and now this season will always remind us of that time 🙂
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What great ideas, you’re friends must be thrilled!
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Great gift ideas. I love giving plants as I feel they can really help inject some life into a space. I find candles quite tricky as I think scent is an extremely personal thing and for that reason I don’t like to receive them so I rarely give them.
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Beautiful canisters are a great gift – even Amazon sells Orla Kiely products so you don’t even have to leave the comfort of your sofa to get those gifts!
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Great collection – personally I would’ve the candles. I have a Jo Malone candle but it looks so lovely in the box I am not sure I will ever use it !
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Oh do you use it! They are very pretty so I burn mine as a treat every now and then, sometimes while having a bath 🙂
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Great ideas, my best friend has just bought a new flat and will be moving in soon. She would love all of these! X
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I’m glad it gaves you ideas to treat her to something special! 🙂
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Very thoughtful gifts indeed! I bet you are a big hit at housewarming parties. 😉
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I love bialettis!!! And you can never have too many candles! Great ideas 🙂
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Great housewarming gift ideas. I have always loved giving plants or candles or something very useful. Never thought of coasters and a Bialetti coffee maker. Will keep in mind. Typically I gift something that I would love to receive and all 5 ideas in the list of gifts would be lovely to get from someone too 🙂
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Some pretty nice stuff. I need to decorate my home a bit more, but I am too lazy. Need new housewarming party and share this post with friends in advance.
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Lovely ideas! I adore getting candles (there’s one for every occasion!) and giving them as gifts 🙂
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Agree! There is always a good excuse for a candle!
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Very lovely gifts, Claire! I looooove candles of all kinds and those with cool fragrances are my preference. I also love those decorative tin boxes, alas, I’m trying to be as sustainable as possible so I’m not adding any more items to my apartment cos if I add something new, 2 things must be removed.
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Love your sustainability initiative! You are absolutely right, if there is no need why buying it?
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hi
such insightful gifts u have mentioned , great thought process and article
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These are really good idea for housewarming gifts. It’s useful and this time of the year so many people are moving into new places so I will definitely be able to put these idea into good use.
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Yay! I’m glad it’s helpful!
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Very creative ideas especially A plant in a decorative planter. This is really a nice housewarming gift.
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Bring Mother Nature to your hosts! 🙂
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