https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:37:11 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/housewarming-gift-2#post-2779146 Thu, 12 Oct 2017 05:06:46 +0000 SugarplumsMom 2779146@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm currently infatuated by this trivet 😍<br /> <a href="https://skultuna.com/en/product/258-dew-trivet-design-objecthood.html" rel="nofollow">https://skultuna.com/en/product/258-dew-trivet-design-objecthood.html</a> </p> [attach=1448/17/oxpg3a.600x313.dew-start.png] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/housewarming-gift-2#post-2779145 Thu, 12 Oct 2017 03:53:18 +0000 Mrs. Goose 2779145@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like Marym's idea of giftcards. It's your sister, just ask her what she wants so you'll know she actually wants it! 🙂</p> <p>Also think the window coverings idea is good too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/housewarming-gift-2#post-2779143 Thu, 12 Oct 2017 02:59:17 +0000 lamariniere 2779143@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PinkElephant: we just moved and the very first thing we bought was a cordless vacuum! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/housewarming-gift-2#post-2779122 Wed, 11 Oct 2017 20:30:29 +0000 misolee 2779122@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was going to suggest the cordless Dyson vacuum. With multiple floors in townhomes, the vacuum would be awesome to use </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/housewarming-gift-2#post-2779074 Wed, 11 Oct 2017 15:38:48 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2779074@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just came to suggest a vacuum, but you see you're headed in that direction.</p> <p>Depending on the size of her place your budget could pay for 4-6 visits from a housekeeper. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/housewarming-gift-2#post-2779058 Wed, 11 Oct 2017 14:34:35 +0000 Raspberry 2779058@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks again to everyone for chiming in. I started looking at vacuums because of this thread and found a Miele for $200 off! It's from BB&amp;B with their excellent return policy so she has some options. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/housewarming-gift-2#post-2778987 Wed, 11 Oct 2017 12:50:23 +0000 looch 2778987@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would want to choose my own vaccum, I am annoying like that.</p> <p>How about a nice houseplant with a gift card for the balance? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/housewarming-gift-2#post-2778986 Wed, 11 Oct 2017 12:50:13 +0000 bubblegum 2778986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you know her style well enough, I would totally get an entire bathroom set up; shower curtains, bath mats, towels, the whole nine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/housewarming-gift-2#post-2778982 Wed, 11 Oct 2017 12:43:30 +0000 azjax 2778982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For that budget, a nice vacuum! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/housewarming-gift-2#post-2778906 Wed, 11 Oct 2017 11:16:16 +0000 MrsBucky 2778906@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For that budget I’d get a stain cordless vacuum! My parents got that for us, I never would have gotten it for myself and I use it 1-4 times a day! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/housewarming-gift-2#post-2778902 Wed, 11 Oct 2017 11:11:59 +0000 snarkybiochemist 2778902@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>gift cards to pick out curtains or fun accent pieces would be really great but if that seems impersonal a good vacuum would be nice. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/housewarming-gift-2#post-2778900 Wed, 11 Oct 2017 11:06:05 +0000 Rocker2014 2778900@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What about a 1 or 2 time housecleaning service? If it isn't a new construction condo, it would be wonderful to move into a place that had been completely cleaned and sanitized, without having to do it myself (unless it is written into the offer). Our house was pretty gross when we closed! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/housewarming-gift-2#post-2778897 Wed, 11 Oct 2017 10:58:23 +0000 Raspberry 2778897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thank you for the ideas! There are some good ones here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/housewarming-gift-2#post-2778749 Tue, 10 Oct 2017 20:06:50 +0000 Ina85 2778749@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with Bees_Knees idea, home spa day basket and the mix of various giftcards (especially home goods, obssessed with that place) and beautiful orchids would be nice! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/housewarming-gift-2#post-2778746 Tue, 10 Oct 2017 20:03:02 +0000 bees_knees 2778746@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>+1 for a gift card. Maybe package it up with an “at home spa day” basket (bath bomb, magazine, face mask, candle, tea?) so it’s not so boring? And a nice plant :grin: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/housewarming-gift-2#post-2778734 Tue, 10 Oct 2017 19:29:37 +0000 PinkElephant 2778734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My sister got me a DustBuster when DH and I moved back to the US and were in an apartment- I used it a ton so I didn't have to haul out the big vacuum when I just needed to tidy concentrated messes (like from cooking, or around a high chair or pet bowl). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/housewarming-gift-2#post-2778732 Tue, 10 Oct 2017 19:21:37 +0000 MaryM 2778732@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think curtains were my biggest moving in expense. A BB&amp;B GC would have helped that </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/housewarming-gift-2#post-2778730 Tue, 10 Oct 2017 19:20:55 +0000 MaryM 2778730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How about an assortment of gift cards? </p> <p>Home Depot, bed bath &amp; beyond, home goods, etc. </p> <p>Maybe wrap them up with a pretty tea towel or something like that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/housewarming-gift-2#post-2778729 Tue, 10 Oct 2017 19:13:05 +0000 Foodnerd81 2778729@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I’m inclined to agree with a gift card to pick out her own stuff with that big of a budget. To the stand mixer- we got one for our wedding and didn’t open it for the 5 years we lived in an apartment then our condo because we didn’t have the counter space for it. I love using it now that I have a house but I would hold off. But a blender is easier to put away in a cupboard between uses. </p> <p>Does she have dishes and pots and pans and things like that already? Enough towels and bedding? Those are the kinds of things that really add up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/housewarming-gift-2#post-2778725 Tue, 10 Oct 2017 18:49:56 +0000 mrsrain 2778725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A nice bottle of wine and, with that kind of budget, a gift card to some place to pick something out myself! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/housewarming-gift-2#post-2778724 Tue, 10 Oct 2017 18:44:24 +0000 Raspberry 2778724@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What would you love to receive?</p> <p>My sister just bought a condo so she doesn't need lawn tools or anything too space-consuming. I am thinking of getting a Kitchenaid mixer or a reconditioned Vitamix, but they take up quite a bit of counter space. Budget is $350ish.</p> <p>Thanks!</p> <p>ETA: Non-drinker </p>