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New home gift guides, by who you're buying for

Find ideas for a first home, a move or a housewarming visit. Start with the household, what they would welcome and the amount you want to spend.

Six guides, and they don't say the same thing six times: what suits a first flat isn't what suits a leaving present, and what you can carry to a party rules most of the range out. Each one starts from the situation, not from the shelf, so read the practical part first and decide afterwards whether a picture is the right gift at all.

Find your starting point

Which guide, at a glance

Their situationWhat usually goes down wellStart with
Bought or rented their first placeSomething they still need, or a first picture for the wallFirst-home gifts
Moving this monthHelp on the day, food, anything that packs flatMoving-house gifts
You are going to their partySomething you can carry in one handHousewarming gifts
Settled in, walls still bareA picture of the house itselfPersonalised house pictures
Their first Christmas thereA picture of the house, given in DecemberFirst Christmas in a new home

If you are not sure, ask one question first: what is still missing? People mid-move nearly always know the answer, and it is usually something dull and useful. Once they have been in a few months, the answer changes to something for a wall, which is where a print of the house comes in. Every guide here gives you both kinds of idea, and says plainly when the practical gift is the better one.

All our house pictures start from one photograph of the front of the home and are printed to order with free UK delivery. Catalogue houses can be returned unused within 14 days of delivery. A picture made from your photo is personal to you, so it cannot be returned unless it arrives damaged or faulty.

For wider ideas, visit choosing a gift. The housewarming guides cover the visit, while moving-house guidance covers the practical jobs.

The House Illustration The House Illustration From £19.99 12 formats

One photograph of the front of the house, restyled into any of eight illustration styles. Up to three successful previews per day are free and watermarked after email verification.

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