Giving a housewarming gift to a new neighbor is an opportunity to make a good impression and can be the basis of a good relationship. Often, however, housewarming gifts are not used properly by their receivers because the gifts are not particularly useful. It is easy to visit with a bottle of wine picked up on the way over, but putting thought into a gift is well worth it. This article will give you some more inspiration on what you could gift your new neighbors !
So here are some thoughtful but still budget friendly ideas for housewarming gifts to welcome a new neighbor or coworker. They include :
- Gifts they could eat
- An Original and Unexpected Gift
- Gifts with their names on it
- Gifts for the kitchen
A Gift They Could Eat
The simplest ideas are sometimes the best. If you want to make your neighbor feel welcomed in their new neighborhood, you could simply bake them a cake or make any other treat for them and their family. This kind gesture is simple enough yet perfect as well to show that you’ve thought of them and hope they will feel at home.
An Original and Unexpected Gift
If you’re looking for something a little more original, you could consider offering them a country or city map poster of where they now live. So, for example, if you both live somewhere in Singapore, and they’ve just moved in your neighborhood, you could gift them a map poster of the country, of the city or even the neighborhood in which you live in now. A gift such as a custom-made map from Mapiful makes a perfect gesture to show your neighbor their neighbors are friendly and welcoming.
Mapiful uses data from OpenStreetMap to produce minimalistic and yet tasteful map posters of quite literally any place in the world. Mapiful can make posters of an entire city, or make one zoomed in to display a single suburb.
A Gift With Their Name On It
Personalized gifts are often the most thoughtful because they show that there was effort and thought put into the chosen present and that the giver is interested in getting to know the receiver. Items with the recipient’s name embroidered on, such as a set of throw pillows, a doormat or mugs are typical examples of this. Finding out the new neighbor’s name and surprising them with a gift with their name on it will almost always be something they will remember and appreciate for a long time. This will also make them feel welcome in their new neighborhood.
A Gift For The Kitchen
About half of the most recommended housewarming gifts are kitchenware, and they often turn out to be the most used items. Ceramic serving bowls, Mexican wine glasses, a wine chiller, personalized oven mitts, designed serving trays, and custom cutting boards are all items that are useful and come in artistic varieties that would be well received.
A well-thought-out, useable housewarming gift does not have to be expensive or extravagant to be appreciated. As long as you put effort into it and give it with good intentions, there’s no reason for your neighbor to dislike it. This gesture could also be the start of a good relationship with a new neighbor.