Housewarming Gifts Under £20

We make cards, prints and pin badges in the UK. We don't sell furniture or toasters, so this is a plain guide - the card and the wall print at the end are the only things we make.

Housewarmings aren't a gift-heavy occasion. Most people bring a bottle, and most hosts would rather have something they can actually use.

All of these come in under £20 and none of them look like a panic buy.

Finish it with a card

The card is the free bit that people keep.

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Edible and drinkable

  • A bottle plus something to eat with it - crackers, cheese, olives - so it becomes supper.
  • A first-morning box: good coffee, tea, sugar and biscuits.
  • Local produce from near the new house, which quietly introduces them to the area.
  • A takeaway voucher for the night the kitchen still isn't unpacked.

Useful

  • A doormat, a bottle opener, a good tea towel set, or a decent pair of scissors.
  • Extension leads and light bulbs. Unglamorous and instantly used.
  • A plant that survives neglect, in a pot rather than a plastic tray.
  • A spirit level and picture hooks for the wall-hanging weekend.

For the walls

  • A print or poster for the room with nothing in it.
  • A framed street map of the new postcode.
  • A set of postcards to frame or pin up.
  • A fridge magnet or small keepsake with the date they moved in.

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How to write it so it lands

  • Bottle plus snack beats bottle alone.
  • Hardy plants only.
  • Bare walls are the obvious gap.

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Frequently asked questions

What is a good cheap housewarming gift?

A bottle with something to eat alongside it, a first-morning tea and coffee box, a hardy plant, a doormat, or a print for a bare wall.

Do you have to bring a gift to a housewarming?

It's polite but not compulsory. A bottle and a card covers it at almost every UK housewarming.

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