ArtsAutosBooksBusinessEducationEntertainmentFamilyFashionFoodGamesGenderHealthHolidaysHomeHubPagesPersonal FinancePetsPoliticsReligionSportsTechnologyTravel

Housewarming Gift Ideas for Her

Updated on July 2, 2015
Chris Telden profile image

For Chris, choosing gifts is like writing a story: By matching the character to the gift, you learn more about people and what they value.

She might be single, a college student, living abroad, or even the "better half" of a young couple - or an older couple, for that matter. She's moving into a new home - a house, apartment, dorm room, or other accommodations. You need to get her a housewarming gift that's perfect, but you're not quite sure of her taste.

Here are some great housewarming gift ideas for women - some traditional and conventional, others unusual, non-conventional, and unique, but all hand-selected as appropriate housewarming gifts for a woman who appreciates a warm welcome into her new abode.

Women with a sweet tooth will love a chocolate gift. A stressed-out gal who's been dealing with a long-distance move will appreciate the luxury of a spa gift basket.

Below you'll also find a gift for a female friend or client who's into gardening and home improvement or loves to spend time puttering in the kitchen.

Does she like reading? Buy a fantastic book gift for her.

And there's always the failsafe gourmet gift basket with delicious food goodies to keep her going.

Find all of these suggestions below!

Fragrant & Exquisite Gift Baskets Make Wonderful Housewarming Presents

A feminine gift basket or hamper is distinctive and overflows with a sense of warmth, luxury, beauty and personal comfort. However, if she's not really into aromatherapy scents, body pampering or feminine accents, check out some more practical and neutrally aesthetic ideas below.

Sweets as Housewarming Presents

If she likes sweets, the answer's simple - have delicious chocolates sent to the single woman, college student, or female half of the couple moving into her new home.

A chocolate gift basket or a quality selection of luxury chocolates will give her a welcome break from the hectic time of unpacking and adjusting to a new residence.

Classic Housewarming Spa Gifts for Her

Aromatic spa gifts, from lotions and balms to scented soaps and personal care bath products, don't have to be same-old, same-old. A cranberry scent might be friendly to noses somewhat sensitive to the heavier perfumes of lavender, rose, etc.

Cooking Themed Housewarming Gifts for Her

Does she have a clay baker? I do and use it for anything from baking bread to roasting chicken. If she enjoys cooking, check out the old-fashioned clay baker, made of unglazed terra cotta, for cooking vegetable casseroles, bread and meat the old-fashioned way. This really is a wonderful gift and well-loved by people who own one.

Kitchen Themed Housewarming Gifts

Colorful Fabric Gifts for Housewarming

Clothing doesn't make the best housewarming gift, as such...that is, unless it's an apron. If she's handy in the kitchen, get her a pretty apron to make her feel at home. Throw in a colorful set of reusable grocery bags to give her something she'll find highly useful, not to mention attractive when stored in her kitchen.

Home and Garden Housewarming Gifts for Women

Around the house and in the garden, she's bound to love any of these carefully chosen housewarming presents.

For the woman who lives in a house and has a garden or porch in which to hang chimes, the Woodstock wind chimes are truly remarkable - not your average sounding wind chime.

If she's an ambitious gardener, give her the garden tool set - especially if she's new to gardening and not sure what she might need.

Housewarming Gift Ideas for Women: Home Accents

We recently moved into a new home. Home accents like a pillar candle or an accent pillow are great generic gifts to get, but I, personally, would rather receive something a little more practical to go along with the "ooh-ahh". Space, after all, is usually at a premium even after the main unpacking is undone. Thus the butterfly Tiffany accent lamp - it suits either an elegant or naturalistic home design.

Housewarming Gift Ideas for Her: Books

Books with a home theme are perfect for housewarming.

Whether she's moving into a dorm room, an apartment, a house with a small garden, or a large house with ambitions for a parquetry floor, there's something for the woman in your life.

She can learn how to do home repair if she's game. And if she's into old-fashioned cookery, try the book on breadmaking.

The best idea for her in the end is one she'll remember even after it's used up. Even if you don't know her very well, many of these gifts fit a wide assortment of personalities and will make her a happy camper - or, actually, homeowner.

See the author's disclosure statement regarding compensation for this article.

working

This website uses cookies

As a user in the EEA, your approval is needed on a few things. To provide a better website experience, hubpages.com uses cookies (and other similar technologies) and may collect, process, and share personal data. Please choose which areas of our service you consent to our doing so.

For more information on managing or withdrawing consents and how we handle data, visit our Privacy Policy at: https://corp.maven.io/privacy-policy

Show Details
Necessary
HubPages Device IDThis is used to identify particular browsers or devices when the access the service, and is used for security reasons.
LoginThis is necessary to sign in to the HubPages Service.
Google RecaptchaThis is used to prevent bots and spam. (Privacy Policy)
AkismetThis is used to detect comment spam. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide data on traffic to our website, all personally identifyable data is anonymized. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Traffic PixelThis is used to collect data on traffic to articles and other pages on our site. Unless you are signed in to a HubPages account, all personally identifiable information is anonymized.
Amazon Web ServicesThis is a cloud services platform that we used to host our service. (Privacy Policy)
CloudflareThis is a cloud CDN service that we use to efficiently deliver files required for our service to operate such as javascript, cascading style sheets, images, and videos. (Privacy Policy)
Google Hosted LibrariesJavascript software libraries such as jQuery are loaded at endpoints on the googleapis.com or gstatic.com domains, for performance and efficiency reasons. (Privacy Policy)
Features
Google Custom SearchThis is feature allows you to search the site. (Privacy Policy)
Google MapsSome articles have Google Maps embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
Google ChartsThis is used to display charts and graphs on articles and the author center. (Privacy Policy)
Google AdSense Host APIThis service allows you to sign up for or associate a Google AdSense account with HubPages, so that you can earn money from ads on your articles. No data is shared unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Google YouTubeSome articles have YouTube videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
VimeoSome articles have Vimeo videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
PaypalThis is used for a registered author who enrolls in the HubPages Earnings program and requests to be paid via PayPal. No data is shared with Paypal unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook LoginYou can use this to streamline signing up for, or signing in to your Hubpages account. No data is shared with Facebook unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
MavenThis supports the Maven widget and search functionality. (Privacy Policy)
Marketing
Google AdSenseThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Google DoubleClickGoogle provides ad serving technology and runs an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Index ExchangeThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
SovrnThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook AdsThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Unified Ad MarketplaceThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
AppNexusThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
OpenxThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Rubicon ProjectThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
TripleLiftThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Say MediaWe partner with Say Media to deliver ad campaigns on our sites. (Privacy Policy)
Remarketing PixelsWe may use remarketing pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to advertise the HubPages Service to people that have visited our sites.
Conversion Tracking PixelsWe may use conversion tracking pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to identify when an advertisement has successfully resulted in the desired action, such as signing up for the HubPages Service or publishing an article on the HubPages Service.
Statistics
Author Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide traffic data and reports to the authors of articles on the HubPages Service. (Privacy Policy)
ComscoreComScore is a media measurement and analytics company providing marketing data and analytics to enterprises, media and advertising agencies, and publishers. Non-consent will result in ComScore only processing obfuscated personal data. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Tracking PixelSome articles display amazon products as part of the Amazon Affiliate program, this pixel provides traffic statistics for those products (Privacy Policy)
ClickscoThis is a data management platform studying reader behavior (Privacy Policy)