Housewarming gifts

[Nirvair]

Hi MN

Looking for some Ideas for a housewarming gift. Worth about £50-70.

Bit of background:The couple have bought a flat in zone 2 London. They have a baby. I've already bought a couple of things for their baby that I've not met yet.

No wine / alcohol recommendations. Nothing for kitchen because they're particular about it.

Thank you!!

Photograph frame(s) of some description ?

John Lewis voucher!

How old is the baby? Cook vouchers were the best present I had with a newborn.

A hamper of all the most important things you might not have.

Lots of threads on these ideas before but things like

Lightbulbs
Screwdriver
Hammer
Plasters
Cobweb duster
Allan keys
Tape measure
Etc

A frame
small plant (M&S sometimes have nice ones)
An Aran throw
Something from Diptyque - small candle, room fragrance, hand wash etc.

White Company candle / handwash?
Picture frames, nice vase, glasses if you know their style?

Thank you everyone !

Don't want to give a voucher.
Baby is now 6 months I think.

I had a browse through white company. Personally don't like their overpriced candles 🫣 but I like the idea.

I will prepare a hamper with candles , throw , a frame, a vase sort of stuff from M&S

A vase and a nice bunch of flowers to go in it.

Why not a voucher?
Are you really likely to choose the exact same candle, frame etc that they’d choose? At least with flowers if they’re not exactly to their taste they don’t have to live with them for ever.

How about a plant for the house and a £50 cook voucher so they can get some prepped meals in. And maybe an offer to go and look after the baby for a few hours if they want to pop to shops to browse for house things / paint colours etc?

I wouldn't do a hamper with all those things in particularly as you're 'only' (I use inverted commas because you're obviously being very generous already, not suggesting you should be spending more) spending £50-70. To buy all those things plus the hamper itself you're only going to be spending £15 per item which does mean cheaper/more disposable items whereas if you picked just one of those things you could buy a much nicer, more long lasting version. Plus I think turning up with a huge hamper plus gifts for the baby risks feeling a bit overwhelming especially if it's a small flat Personally I'd go for a houseplant in a nice pot as less dependent on personal taste than a throw or something and you can never have too many plants...

Flowers with a nice vase added - Bloom and Wild

A nice throw? We got a cosy home one as a house warming gift and it’s constantly used.

Honestly I know you don’t want to give vouchers or booze but for a housewarming I always do a JL voucher and a bottle of something with matching glassware. The bottle could be a bottle of nice cordial and then some good highball glasses! But a voucher is going to be used whereas if I chose eg a piece of artwork or a salad bowl or a bundle of towels it might not be to their taste.

A pump of Jo Malone hand cream for their downstairs toilet.

It's a flat! It is mentioned in my OP!

Makes sense.

I didn't mean to put all of those expensive things - the problem with voucher is that it feels a bit impersonal. So I thought I'd buy a nice throw and a vase and photo frame or something . Apart from throw the rest could be well under 20 quid.

Because voucher is impersonal. I am not investing too much money in frame etc. Just on a nice throw

@RabbitCap43 what an odd thing to say.

Oliver Bonas do some lovely vases. I'd get one of those and a bunch of flowers. Vouchers are boring.