A moving-in gift list your guests check before the party. No account needed to create it, one link to share, and everyone reserves in secret what your home is really missing.
Create your list in 30 seconds
Free, no sign-up. Your friends and family need no account to view it.
Why make a list for your housewarming?
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What's missing, room by room
Moving always reveals gaps: no chopping board, a single saucepan, no lamp in the bedroom. The list makes them visible to your guests.
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No more three bottles of wine
Without a list, a housewarming often ends with too many bottles and candles. Here, a reserved gift is no longer offered to others.
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Any shop, second-hand too
Each gift can link to any website. For furniture or lighting, say second-hand is fine and Vinted and Leboncoin links appear.
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One link in the invitation
Slip it into your invitation message. Guests browse and reserve without an account, from their phone.
How to create your list?
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Create your list
Give it a title, add your gift ideas with descriptions and product links.
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Share the link
Copy the unique link and send it via WhatsApp, text or email to your loved ones.
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Receive your gifts
Your loved ones reserve in secret. You discover your gifts on the big day!
A housewarming is one of the few occasions when you can ask for very practical things without seeming demanding: your guests want to help you settle in. You just need to tell them what's missing. Here's how, from the form at the top of this page, with no sign-up.
Step 1 — Walk round your home, room by room, and note what's missing or due for replacement.
Step 2 — Create the list ('Housewarming at Elm Road'), with a description giving the party date, and your first name.
Step 3 — Add each gift with a link to the shop, dimensions or colour, and a rough price. Mark your favourites.
Step 4 — Send the link with the invitation, two to three weeks before the party.
Step 5 — Guests reserve with their first name and email, then confirm through the link they receive (valid for 24 hours). The gift disappears from everyone else's choices.
Housewarming gift ideas, room by room
Sorting the list by room helps guests picture it and stops you forgetting a corner of the house. Prices are typical ranges, given as a guide.
Kitchen: a good chef's knife (€40 to €90), a wooden chopping board (€20 to €40), a cast-iron casserole (€60 to €150), a stainless steel or carbon steel pan (€30 to €70), a kettle (€25 to €50), glass storage containers (€20 to €40), a quality tea towel or apron (€10 to €25).
Living room: a throw (€30 to €70), a floor or table lamp (€30 to €100), cushions (€15 to €40 each), a large houseplant and pot (€30 to €80), photo frames (€15 to €40), a board game for evenings with friends (€20 to €40).
Bedroom and bathroom: a duvet set in the right size (€50 to €120), a bedside lamp (€25 to €60), a set of thick towels (€30 to €70), a bath mat (€15 to €30), a floor mirror (€50 to €150).
Hallway, outdoors and tools: a basic toolbox (€30 to €60), a cordless drill (€50 to €120), a step ladder (€30 to €60), a coat rack, and a planter or small bistro set if you have a balcony.
Two example housewarming lists
A first flat for one, a dozen guests: basic pan set (€50 to €90), chef's knife (€40), chopping board (€25), four-place crockery set (€30 to €50), bedside lamp (€30), duvet set (€50), toolbox (€35), plant and pot (€35), board game (€25). Nine affordable ideas that cover the essentials.
A couple moving into a house: stand mixer or blender (€100 to €300, as a group gift), cast-iron casserole (€100), cordless drill (€80), step ladder (€45), barbecue or plancha (€100 to €250), second-hand garden furniture, wine glasses (€30), candles and throws for the living room (€30 to €60). One list for the household is enough, shared with both families and friends.
Housewarming list etiquette
Mentioning a list can feel awkward. In practice, most guests wonder what to bring and are relieved to have a pointer. A simple line in the invitation does it: 'If you'd like to bring something, here's what we're still missing'.
Offer at least as many ideas as guests, with a spread of prices
Give measurements: bed, windows, hob, they all matter
Accept second-hand for furniture and decor, keep new for the rest
Update the list after the party if some guests couldn't make it
First flat, moving in together, house share: adapting the list
No two housewarmings are alike. For a first flat, the list covers the basics: you're often starting from almost nothing, and a tin opener or a dish rack is as welcome as something beautiful. When a couple moves in together, the need is more about matching up: two mismatched sets of crockery but no decent frying pan. After buying a house, the list leans towards tools, the garden and small DIY jobs.
In a house share, make one shared list for the communal spaces (kitchen, living room, bathroom) and let each person add a few ideas for their own room, prefixed with their name. And if the party is months after the move, reread the list before sending it: you'll probably have bought some of the items already, and it's better to remove them than to receive a second toaster.