Housewarming Gift Ideas

I wanted to do a quick post about the gifts we received from our generous friends at our housewarming party. I thought these ideas were so cute and thoughtful, I wanted to share! 

They may not be earth shattering ideas, but I'm partial to them 'cause I love the people who gave them to us ;) 

side note: I'm officially never giving another gift unless it's from Kirklands. If you don't have a store near you, I implore you to visit their website. Cutest. Stuff. Ever. (although some stuff does venture a little farmhouse for my taste, it's still super cute.) It's going to be my first stop for holiday decor this year.

Anyway, on to the ideas! And please forgive the terrible lighting in these photos. I snapped them while we were opening gifts after everyone had left late that night.

One of my sweet coworkers gave us these awesome oven mitts (already used and they're phenom), the best smelling candle, and reusable ice cubes. I thought it was a cute selection of stuff that could easily be picked up for a great price somewhere like TJ Maxx.

Two of our favorite city couples gave us wine and an electric bottle opener.

Several of our friends brought us plants--this bamboo plant (in the cutest pot), some yellow blooms from Trader Joe's, the happiest pink daisies--and they're so nice to see spread all over the house.

My girlfriend gifted us a bottle of wine, bread mix, and a Williams Sonoma gift card which was so generous and lovely.

Chelsie and Dan gave us bowls and bowls ;) because I asked for them and have already used and love. So nice to have a set of designated mixing bowls. I've become the biggest dork about house stuff.

  

Another girlfriend of mine brought us this awesome cheese board! Which Sammy was totally taken with haha. I think he expects cheese boards a lot more often now.

And the most creative gift by far, because it was made by the most creative person I know, was this holiday themed gift by my best friend and coworker. She filled this gold framed house (which has a tiny candle at the bottom) with different holiday decor items because she knows how holiday obsessed I am (as is she). There was a festive fall sprig in the chimney, a ceramic pumpkin, the frosted acorn ornament, three dish towels for each fall/winter holiday, as well as a puppy paw ornament kit we'll use when Henry comes home next month (I had to take it out for the picture because I wanted to send this to my mom and our families don't know we're getting a dog--we're surprising them!)!

I just couldn't get over how thoughtful this was and have vowed to do the same thing for any holiday appreciative friend I have.

Our families have gifted us amazing things as well as "housewarming gifts" but truly go above and beyond what is considered a housewarming present. In addition to gifting us many big ticket furniture items, my mom has also given us an organic snack box subscription as a housewarming gift. And Sammy's grandma has brought us a lovely stone and glass candle holder from Kirklands. 

In addition to many bottles of wine, my girlfriend has also brought over a Trader Joe's care package she put together with some of my favorite things in it which I loved. Our moms both bought us groceries the first week we moved in, which was a lovely gift as well.

I feel like I have endless ideas for housewarming gifts now and am waiting for opportunities to give!

xo