The Best Housewarming Gifts

First published: August 28, 2026
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The best housewarming gift is something beautiful enough to feel special, but useful enough to become part of everyday life, whether that means better bedding, a set of cushions and a throw that lives permanently on the sofa or, simply, the small finishing touches that make a new space feel considered. From little luxuries for the dining table to pieces designed to be lived with for years, these are our favourite new home gifts for making somewhere new feel a little more like home.

Here are our top gift ideas for new homeowners:

Candles

Few things change the atmosphere of a room as quickly as candlelight. A beautiful candle is an easy housewarming gift when you don't yet know someone's interior style. It adds warmth and life without taking up space, and brings a sense of ritual to evenings in a new home.

Ours are designed with that same idea in mind: an everyday object made worthy of display.

£40

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Sometimes the best new home gifts aren't decorative at all. Our Polyphenol Rich Extra Virgin Olive Oil is made for something much more important: being used.

Early-harvest olives from Andalusia are cold pressed within an hour of picking to protect their flavour and naturally high polyphenol content. The result has savoury, green notes that make something as simple as good bread and olive oil feel worth sitting down for.

A particularly good housewarming gift for cooks, hosts and anyone who believes the things we use every day deserve just as much consideration as the things we display.

£25 for 500 ml / £65 for 2L

Alpaca Throws

A good throw tends to be carried everywhere around the home. Over the arm of the sofa, folded at the end of the bed, or pulled around your shoulders when the evening gets colder. That versatility makes an alpaca throw particularly well suited to gifting.

Our Alpaca Throw makes a luxurious, useful and easy gift that every new home needs.

£295 - £350

Relaxed & Refined Linen Duvet Set

Our Relaxed & Refined Linen Duvet Set is made from 100% European Flax linen and garment-washed for softness from the first night.

Naturally breathable, moisture-wicking, and temperature-regulating, linen works beautifully year-round, and its natural texture means you don't need perfectly pressed sheets. In fact, the lived-in finish is part of the charm. It's a generous new home gift, designed to be used for years rather than saved for later.

£210

Candle Snuffer

For the person who you know loves candles, this is a luxurious and thoughtful gift.

A candle snuffer is one of those traditional objects that gives a small everyday routine a real sense of class. Left beside a favourite candle on a mantelpiece, coffee table or bedside table, it's both useful and quietly decorative, an ideal smaller housewarming gift or finishing touch to a larger present.

£25

Merino Wool Throw

Made in Northern Italy from 100% Merino wool, with a double-faced construction, contrasting tones, and fringed edges for a relaxed, lived-in finish.

Generously sized for layering over a bed, sofa or reading chair, it's warm without feeling heavy thanks to Merino wool's naturally breathable, temperature-regulating qualities. A proper forever housewarming gift: practical on day one, and better once it has found its corner of the home.

£140

Crisp & Cool Organic Cotton Duvet Set

If there ever was an excuse to buy premium bedding, it would be for someone moving house. For anyone who loves the clean, cool feeling of hotel sheets, the Crisp & Cool Organic Cotton Duvet Set is the place to start.

Made from 400-thread-count extra-long staple organic cotton in a breathable percale weave, it's crisp and cool to the touch and becomes softer with washing over time. It's particularly well suited to those who feel a bit too warm in bed, while the understated finish makes it an easy gift for almost any bedroom. A housewarming present they'll appreciate every night.

£110

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Incense Gift Set

A new home doesn't really feel like a home until it has its own atmosphere. Incense is a simple way to create that sense of place, something to light while reading, getting ready for dinner or slowing down at the end of the day.

Our Incense Gift Set does just that, making it a thoughtful choice for someone whose taste you know, or a generous addition to a larger housewarming present.

£30

Soft & Smooth Cotton Duvet Set

If they prefer soft bedding over crisp, choose our Soft & Smooth Cotton Duvet Set.

It's also made from extra-long staple cotton in a 500-thread-count sateen weave, giving it a smoother, silkier handfeel with little more warmth than percale in our Crisp & Cool Collection. It still breathes beautifully, but with the softer, more cocooning feel you want from a bed at the end of a long day, particularly after a long day ‘or month’ spent unpacking boxes.

£110

Linen Tablewear

For those who consider laying the table part of the occasion, good linen makes a thoughtful alternative to the usual bottle brought through the front door.

Our table linen is made from 100% European Flax linen and garment-washed for a naturally soft, relaxed finish. From tablecloths and napkins, each piece is designed to work just as well for a Tuesday-night dinner as it does when people are over — which is exactly how good table linen should be.

£50 (set of 4)

Choosing the Perfect Housewarming Gift

The best housewarming gifts are pieces that become part of how someone lives there: the blanket always within reach, the napkins brought out for dinner, the sheets they look forward to getting into.

Choose something beautifully made, genuinely useful and designed to last and chances are it'll still have a place in their home long after the last moving box has disappeared.

About the Author

Vicky Golding

Ecomm Content Strategist

Vicky Golding

Vicky is a seasoned content strategist with deep expertise in e-commerce. With years of experience working with premium brands, she brings a refined understanding of luxury apparel and bedding -championing quality, comfort and timeless design. Driven by a passion for connecting people with products that elevate daily life, she creates content that inspires, informs and builds lasting customer loyalty with the brands she works with.

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