If you’re struggling to think of gift ideas for your friends or family who have recently moved into new homes, we’ve created a short list of things that a new homeowner may find useful.
- Welcome Mat or Sign: It’s something that seems small and unnecessary during a move or build but makes a home feel complete and tied together. Personalized ones can also offer a sense of individualism for guests to see upon arrival.
- All-Purpose Brooms: It’s an old wives tale that upon moving into a new home, a person is supposed to get a new broom to discard all the negativity of the old home carried in the broom. However, nobody wants to use the same broom in the house as they do in the garage and on the porch so a multi-purpose broom comes in handy.
- Toolkit: If a person hasn’t lived on their own before, there’s a good chance that they don’t already have a toolkit but getting settled involved hanging pictures, shelving and more.
- Temporary Wallpaper: The perfect gift if your homeowner loves to stay trendy but can’t afford to remodel rooms every time there’s a change of heart. Honestly, who can really afford to do that anyway? Temporary wallpaper sticks on and peels off easier so you can change it effortlessly.
- A Home Store Gift Card: We’ve been taught that gift cards are not thoughtful but for a homeowner, this could be gold. Sometimes it’s a remodeling project, a decoration project or just realizing how much is actually left to do that has someone walking the aisles of a store looking for nails, paint or tools—a gift card allows them some relief from spending more money after the huge purchase they’ve already made.
Hopefully these ideas sparked your imagination and you’re ready to finish the holiday shopping for the new homeowners in your life. Happy Holidays from our family here at P&D Builders to yours.