Help ... Suggestions for a Gift?

[Pinot's Mom]

Are they starting from absolute scratch, and is budget a concern?

If they invited you for dinner, use that context..."I brought a bottle of wine for dinner, and saw these lovely handpainted wine glasses I thought would be wonderful in your new apartment!" (or, fall colored table linens for the season, or ...) you get the idea - tie it in with dining.

[RICHARD]

Don't buy anything....yet!

Bring a little gift and do some snooping-find out what they need first!

Then you can gauge what the gift is and what your budget can do!

[joycenalex]

first apartment....maybe a tool kit, smallish hammer, picture hanging stuff, screwdrivers of 3 or 4 sizes, 12 foot tape measure and a small tool box to store the tools

[Edwina's Secretary]

If they celebrate Christmas...a Christmas decoration....

[Medusa]

The best housewarming gift I've ever received was a year's supply of paper towels, toilet paper and tissues.

[cassiesmom]

I don't think a fall candle is ordinary at all! I tend to not burn the candles I've been given as gifts; I burn cheapies from the dollar store, and save the lovely ones.

Towels? Kitchen towels, hand towels for the bathroom? One of the cutest housewarming gifts I received was a matching pot holder and dish towel. Each time I use them I think of the person who gave them to me.