51 Of The Best Housewarming Gifts

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Few things are more exciting than moving into a new home! Every empty space offers limitless potential and the promise of a fresh start. Housewarming gifts are a great way to capture the spirit of newness and help residents feel comfortable in an unfamiliar place. This big list of 50 housewarming gifts can suit all sorts of recipients: from the first-time homeowner to the new neighbor, from a college freshman living away from home for the first time to retirees who just invested in a great vacation house or cabin. There's something here for any style and any budget!

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iRobot Vacuum with Automatic Dirt Disposal: Give the gift of clean floors–without the interruption of a cleaning team. This helpful little robot vacuums, mops, and empties itself for up to 60 days. Don’t worry about it missing a spot either. With PerfectEdge technology and vSLAM navigation on board, dirt is eliminated from every corner.

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August Smart Door Lock: The future of home security. This keyless entry system works via Wi-Fi to Auto-Unlock as you get home and Auto-Lock when you leave. Coupled with the August app, this handy device also has customizable shared access features to replace the key under the mat.

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Canary Smart Home Security: A housewarming gift that can protect the recipient’s new investment! This security system combines an HD 147° wide-angle lens with night vision and 10x zoom. It has motion alerts, a speaker and microphone, a siren, and a temperature/humidity/air quality monitor to boot.

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Ring Wifi Enabled Video Doorbell: This sleek device allows homeowners to see and speak to who’s outside, even when nobody’s home. This handy doorbell connects to smartphones, tablets, and PCs via Wi-Fi and delivers notifications when anyone calls by or triggers the motion sensors.

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Smart Coffee Machine: Looking for a housewarming gift for somebody who can’t get through the day without a couple cups of coffee? KeuKeurig K-Café SMART Single Serve Coffee Maker brings the coffee house experience home with BrewID technology. It recognizes individual K-Cup pods and recommends personalized drinks like a friendly barista.

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Automatic Pet Feeder: The PETLIBRO Automatic Feeder makes it easy to set up automatic feedings, up to 6 times per day – perfect for a pet owner with a busy schedule! It also records a 10-second voice message, so your recipient’s pet is comforted when they are away or sleeping.

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Nest Smart Smoke Detector & Alarm: Here’s what makes this special: it detects carbon monoxide, sends alerts directly to Wi-Fi devices, and it comes with a 10 year protection guarantee.

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Smart Weighing Scale: This isn’t your ordinary bathroom scale – its minimalistic form actually hides smart features like weight tracking, body fat calculation, and it even measures pulse wave velocity (an important metric which could only be measured in laboratories until very recently). It’s compatible with the Apple Health Kit, too! Few scales are versatile enough to give as a housewarming gift but this one is too cool to pass up.

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Google Nest WiFi Pro: Give the gift of a strong Wi-Fi connection so that you can keep in touch with reliable video calls. Nest Wifi Pro is up to 2x faster than Wi-Fi 6. It monitors itself to diagnose network issues, and can even fix minor blips on its own. Subtle pastel-colored shells make it look pretty smart too.

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Wifi Range Extender: If your recipient’s new home is extra spacious or has thick walls, the Wi-Fi might not reach every room. This might mean no access to convenient online recipes in the kitchen, or an inconvenienced teenager who can’t study from a laptop in their own room – a stylish Wi-Fi range extender is a simple and effective solution.

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Sonos Play Speakers: Sonos Play wireless music streaming speakers deliver powerful sound in a small and compact format. People who live in large homes can have one speaker in each room they’re using, and people with small homes can always find a place to fit them. Each speaker can even play a different song, a great feature if your gift recipient has children or a spouse with different musical tastes.

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Smart Lightbulb Speaker: Flux is a Bluetooth-enabled lightbulb with a speaker built right in. It’s simple to set up, features a 360 lumen LED bulb, and boasts a 20,000-hour average lifespan.

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Night Lights: These illusion night lights are an awesome housewarming gift for a graphic designer or anyone who likes nerdy things – they look 3D, but each one is actually a flat 2D design!

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Removable Magnetic Bluetooth Speaker Showerhead: Does your housewarming host seem like the type of person who would totally sing in the shower? The Atomi Showerhead has a removable, magnetic speaker that syncs wirelessly with any bluetooth-enabled device. The rechargeable battery provides up to 6 hours of playtime. A built-in microphone receives hands-free calls, so they’ll never have to miss a message.

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Novelty Cat Towels: Does your new homeowner adore their feline friends? They don’t have to be a crazy cat lady to enjoy these quirky, novelty towels–but it helps! There are 28 cat designs to choose from, so there is bound to be one that looks just like their very own cute companion!

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Smart Garden Sprinkler: Does your housewarming host have a beautiful new garden to care for? The Rachio 3 WiFi Smart Lawn Sprinkler Controller automatically adjusts watering according to location-based forecasts, reducing on rainy days and increasing in the heat. This is an excellent housewarming gift for anyone who moved to an area with strict water rationing or who just wants to save money without sacrificing a lush outdoor space.

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Decorative Snail Orb : A whimsical little wonder, this decorative snail orb will bring a touch of charm to your gift recipient’s new home. They can use the majestic gold-painted gastropod to slither across a mantlepiece, shelf, unit top, or around indoor plant arrangement.

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Digital Art Frame: Meural Canvas II makes an awesome housewarming gift for art enthusiasts. They can proudly display their own digital pictures, or choose from a library of 30,000+ pieces with an annual Meural Membership. A wave of the hand, a tap of the Meural app, or voice controls via Alexa allows the canvas to be personalized. The digital canvas automatically detects orientation, so it’s good in both horizontal and vertical formats.

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Charcuterie Board Set: Inspire get-togethers with a charcuterie board set. This large set includes a 16×13 inch bamboo board with 3 slide-out trays, a round fruit board, 2 ceramic sauce bowls for dipping, slate labels and white markers, sample forks, a wine opener, knives, and utensils.

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Triby Smart Speaker: Triby is a smart connected speaker perfect for use in the kitchen or anywhere else. It’s portable, small, and delivers clear audio from Internet radio stations or streaming services like Spotify. It’s also a receiver so it can work as a hands-free phone so your housewarming gift recipient won’t ever have to pick up an expensive smartphone with soapy or mucky hands ever again.

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Wireless Mobile Charging Clock: This minimalistic table clock wirelessly charges a mobile phone while maintaining the simplest form possible. Dimmable LEDs make it gentle on the eyes at night. It holds three alarm clock settings that can be set for weekdays only, so there’ll be no more rude awakenings on the weekend.

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Wireless Mobile Charging Lamp: Here’s another cool Qi charging station, this time in the form of a convenient and extremely attractive desk lamp. The OLED bulb produces soft light to ensure the eyes stay comfortable even when working through the night and the touch-activated dimmer makes it easy to select between three brightness settings.

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Decorative Dogs : Dog lovers will adore this sweet ceramic pup. Measuring 10.5 inches high and 7.5 inches in diameter, the handpainted piece is bound to make a delightful addition to a display shelf or curio cabinet.

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Twisted Wine Decanter: The elegant Conundrum Decanter is a light, thin, and affordable way to release the flavors and aromas of a tightly-wound young wine. Between uses, this wine decanter will look beautiful on any shelf.

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Crystal Fruit Bowl: This flower-shaped crystal fruit bowl is artwork for the kitchen. If you feel bowls are the right direction, do not forget to check out our pick of modern fruit bowls.

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Magnetic Spice Jars: These hexagonal spice jars have strong magnets embedded in the lids for easy storage on the side of the refrigerator. Pair with a metal wall plate to store spices anywhere at all. They’re fun, reusable, and would absolutely delight anyone who loves geometry-inspired interior decor themes.

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Black Swan Spoon Holder: This black and gold-coated stainless steel swan comes with eight elegant spoons, but could be used to hold a fair amount of cutlery or serving utensils.

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Misty Aroma Diffuser : Inspired by clouds, sea, and sunset, the Serenlux diffuser creates a soft and scented romantic ambiance with gentle mist and LED light. Nano-vibration technology makes the mist ultra-fine, which spreads the essential oil more evenly. The diffuser will shut off automatically once the water is less or runs out, so it’s perfect for bedtime. A great gift for a homeowner that needs to relax a little.

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Scented Candle : Candles are a classic housewarming gift because they’re always welcome, and always useful. This natural soy ceramic jar candle lasts 45 hours, revealing a romantic poem on the inner wall as it burns down.

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Animal Shaped Candles: Incredible! PyroPet Candles are shaped like stylized geometric sculptures of charming animals, eventually melting down to reveal a cool and slightly creepy metallic skeleton. Each decorative candle burns for approximately 20 hours.

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Tea Light Holders: Delight the Scandinavian design fan in your life with these handmade ceramic floor lanterns, made from naturally white dolomite and finished with a clear glaze. Create a lovely housewarming gift package with multiple styles so your recipient can create a cityscape, or pair with a few of the six smaller building-shaped tea light holders by searching for “Urbania Tea Light House”.

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Indoor Smart Planter: Looking for a housewarming gift for somebody who just moved into a space with very little natural lighting? The Click & Grow indoor herb garden is the best way to incorporate greenery without a green thumb and without taking up valuable window-side real estate. It includes grow lights, plant cartridges, and tracks plant growth stats with an exclusive smartphone app. The available variety of plant cartridges is quite expansive.

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Levitating Succulent Planter: Contemporary and cool, this levitating succulent planter will make a conversation piece in the new home of a friend or family member. It’s really not just for succulents though. It holds any plant weighing up to 300 grams. An artificial plant makes a maintenance-free option for busy homeowners.

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Glass Wall Planter : Vertical gardens are convenient and always on-trend. These gorgeous glass planters attach easily to any interior wall for a clean and minimalistic aesthetic, a thoughtful housewarming gift for somebody without much storage space.

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Sofa Tray Table : This handy tray table clips onto the wide arm of a couch to create a food and entertainment station in one. The device holder rotates 360° to achieve the most comfortable viewing angle. The bamboo tray is shaped to prevent snacks from sliding away.

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Flower Pillow : Give the gift of springtime joy with a cheerful flower-shaped pillow. The daisy design comes in a selection of 7 colors to suit any decor scheme.

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Magnetic Hour Glass: This isn’t your average hour glass. The built-in magnet at the base attracts the iron filings into an organic mass with a fascinating shape. It takes 25 seconds for the filings to collect into their beautiful crystalline form, but this affordable piece is intended more for decorative purposes rather than strict timekeeping.

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Personalised Coordinates Print: Typography fans and city planners alike are sure to adore this personalized house coordinate print. Simply plug in the latitude and longitude of the recipient’s address and enjoy a crisp and clean print of the results.

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Personalised Coordinates Pillows: Typographic coordinate prints are also available as cushions. This would act as a perfect personalized housewarming gift!

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Printed Comforter Sets & Duvet Covers: Pillow cover and comforter sets are a classic housewarming gift – but these printed designs are anything but ordinary. Children and adults alike are sure to love these creatively-printed bedding collections.

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His & Her Pillow Cases: His-and-hers pillowcases are perfect for use as a housewarming gift or a wedding present. These feature adorable stick figure designs that pair well together, but make a poignant statement when separated.

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Medieval Knight Toilet Paper Holder: Toilet paper holders are not exactly a luxury item, but everybody needs one. This medieval knight-themed holder is an apt accessory to put beside “the throne”!

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Moon Lamp: Delight space-enthusiasts by gifting a hyper-realistic moon lamp. Its realistic craters are based on astronomical data provided by NASA and created using 3D-printed technology.

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Makeup Organizer: Help get a new bathroom or vanity table together with a stackable makeup organizer. Separate drawers keep small beauty items categorized for easy selection.

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Antlers Jewelry Display Stand: Both elegant and practical, the Antlers Jewelry Display Stand stores necklace and bracelets without tangling. Earrings and rings are set prettily on display too, while a drawer in the base is ideal for watches.

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Vases: Vases are a classic housewarming gift that’s made even more special when accompanied by a bunch of fresh blooms. This U-shaped vase design draws a trendy silhouette.

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Key Holders: Store essential keys in the cloud with this cheerful magnetic key holder – software engineers and nature-lovers alike are sure to appreciate this minimalistic and adorable object.

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Smart Item Finders: The Apple Airtag item finder is a quintessential addition to any smart home. Simply attach the tracker to important items and instantly find their location with your iPhone or iPad. Use the Airtag with keys, important notebooks, luggage, backpacks, or expensive tech investments. As a housewarming gift, this piece of technology is sure to find an irreplaceable role within the home.

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Humorous Door Mats: Ambigrams are phrases that offer different interpretations depending on the viewing angle, and this door mat is certainly a creative interpretation of the concept. Upon entering, this cool doormat displays the phrase “come in” and upon exiting it appears to read “go away”.

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Thor Hammer Tool Kit : Every new homeowner or renter needs a reliable toolset. This officially licensed Thor Hammer tool kit adds humor and heroics to regular household DIY jobs.

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Wine Cork Holder : Wine lovers will love filling up this letter-shaped wine cork holder. Choose any letter of the alphabet to represent a family surname or a special nickname. Alternatively, buy a set of letters to make a sign for the “BAR”.

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