Personalised housewarming gifts: for the house, not the shelf

At a housewarming, the wine is gone by midnight and the plant is dead within a month. The gift people remember is the one about the house itself. The safest bet is the bathroom print: airline safety instructions for the throne, with the family’s name at the top and a note of where the spare rolls live; it’s the one that goes up before the party ends. The city map shows the new street, and the photo version adds the couple in a round frame. For something calmer, the Japanese lucky cat, with their names and a kanji wish. For friends who’ve moved far away, the distance print joins the old town to the new one. The Breton bowls put a name on each bowl, and the house itself is painted in watercolour from its photo. Expect €19.90 for an A4 print, €29.90 for a 30 × 40, and ten days for delivery to Ireland.

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  Personalised funny bathroom print — in-throne safety instructions

  The one that goes up before the party’s over: an airline-style safety card for the loo, with the new house’s name at the top and a note of where the spare rolls are kept. Guests read it sitting down, then bring it up again in the living room.

  From €8.90

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  Personalised “Christmas in our home” poster — the key or the front door in the snow, with the address or GPS coordinates

  The key to a freshly bought home, or its front door, under December snow, with the address or the GPS coordinates: a present for those holding a winter housewarming, to hang by the entrance.

  From €8.90

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  Personalised funny loo poster with your photo — the cover of the throne

  For the one who reads in the loo: their photo as a magazine cover, caught on the throne with their first name as the headline. It goes up in the new house’s loo, and no guest escapes it.

  From €8.90

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  Personalised funny loo poster — your family on a bench, a toilet roll in every hand

  The family photo of the people who’ve just moved in, but “in the right place”: everyone squeezed on a bench by the loo door, a toilet roll in hand, in a gilded frame.

  From €8.90

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  Personalised loo weather poster — the forecast from the smallest room in your town

  The smallest room’s weather forecast, in the name of their town: “heavy relief” today, “high chance of refills” always. Loo decor you read in two seconds, for those who haven’t picked theirs yet.

  From €8.90

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  Personalised toilet roll print — the anatomy of your household’s roll, over or under

  The household’s toilet roll as a natural history plate, “Papyrus domesticus”, with six captioned parts and the verdict in large letters: over or under. When two people move in together, it’s the first thing to settle, and the print settles it.

  From €8.90

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  Personalised 5-star toilet reviews print — what your guests really think

  The house loo as a 5-star listing, with reviews from everyone who’s been through. Before the party, each friend writes one, and you give it signed by all of you.

  From €8.90

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  Personalised bathroom house rules poster — six articles for your home

  The bathroom house rules with their name on it: six articles for the new home — the towel on the bottom is mine, a timed shower, the mat that doesn’t dry itself — and a last line for offenders. One to hang beside the mirror before the first guests arrive.

  From €8.90

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  Personalised city map poster — the city where you met

  The new street, drawn from OpenStreetMap and centred on the address, with a marker on the house. Underneath, the name of the town and a dedication: the date they got the keys, to mark the day it all began here.

  From €8.90

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  Personalised city map poster with photo — the place where you met

  A map of the new neighbourhood with a round photo sitting on the bottom edge: the two of them at the front door, boxes still in the hall. For a first flat together, the place and the couple on the same print.

  From €8.90

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  Personalised maneki-neko poster — the lucky cat for your occasion

  The lucky charm you give for a new home: a Japanese maneki-neko with raised paws in front of a coloured disc, “For a new home” above, the new residents’ names below and a kanji wish — happiness, suggested by default — on its belly. This one isn’t funny: it’s lovely, and it goes up by the front door.

  From €8.90

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  Personalised coffee bar sign poster — the home café, everyone’s usual

  The chalkboard for the new home’s coffee corner, with their name on it: the year they moved in, everyone’s usual, the opening hours and payment in hugs. The gift that goes up above the machine on the very first morning.

  From €8.90

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  Personalised distance poster — two places, one distance

  For friends who’ve moved far away: the old town and the new one joined by a line, with the kilometres between them under the title. It tells people who’ve just left everything behind that nobody’s forgotten where they came from.

  From €8.90

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  Personalised Breton bowls poster — a bowl for everyone in the family

  The first family table in the new kitchen: one two-handled bowl per person, each with a name painted on it, up to seven, and a title of your own under the stack, like “Our House” or the name of the road.

  From €8.90

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  Watercolour family portrait poster, personalised — your photo, painted

  The family photo for the new home, painted in watercolour: for the hall, the staircase or the living room, with the family name underneath. You see the result in thirty seconds, before paying anything.

  From €8.90

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  Personalised 3D animated movie family at the window portrait poster — your photo as a 3D cartoon, housewarming gift

  The family that is moving in, all leaning out of the window of their new home, redrawn as the stars of a 3D animated movie under “Welcome to Our Home”. A housewarming gift to hang in the hallway: all you need is a photo of the new residents.

  From €8.90

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  Watercolour house portrait poster, personalised — your house, painted

  The house itself, painted in watercolour from its photo: façade, roof and shutters, the residents’ name underneath and “since 2014” as a line of text. A gift for those who have just moved in, or for yourself on the day you get the keys. You see the portrait in thirty seconds, before paying.

  From €8.90

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  Personalised drinks house rules poster — the law of the table

  The drinks house rules with their name on it: six articles that set out the habits of the new house’s table — the last olive, the ice tray, phones face down — and a last line for offenders. One to hang by the patio or in the kitchen, before the first round of drinks.

  From €8.90

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  Personalised cocktail recipe poster — your gang’s own recipe

  The recipe of a cocktail that only exists in their house: the family name as the title, ingredients that are people (“a good splash of Nana”, “a dash of Uncle Mick”), a few steps and a “to serve” line. For the wall above the home bar, from the very first night.

  From €8.90

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  Personalised nibbles board poster — a name under every dish

  The housewarming nibbles board: three to six drawn dishes with a name under each — one friend’s olives, another’s salami — and “Nibbles at” in the name of the house. The first get-together of a new home, hung where it happened.

  From €8.90

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  Personalised home bar sign poster — your name in big letters

  The sign for the new home’s bar corner: “Welcome to” their name in very big letters, the opening hours — “Open from 6 pm” — and a happy hour paid in hugs. For whoever sets up a bar in the living room before the boxes are unpacked, in four styles including neon.

  From €8.90

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  Personalised aperitif poster — gift for friends, housewarming

  The orange aperitif glass for a housewarming: “Aperitifs are like friendship… the more bubbles, the better!” and a “Special edition for” panel with their names. For people who host from the very first evening, with a dedication to write in pen on the white box.

  From €8.90

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  Personalised summer drink poster — gift for mates, Father’s Day

  The new house’s terrace in the sun: the bistro table, the jug and the cicadas, with “Voted best bar-stool buddy” under the name of whoever brings the olives. For a summer housewarming, in the South or anywhere else.

  From €8.90

Which one to choose

If…	Then
You want the whole party laughing	The bathroom print with the house’s name, or the 5-star toilet print if every guest wants to sign a review
They can’t agree on over or under	The toilet roll print, over or under
You want a gift that’s beautiful rather than funny	The lucky cat, with their names and a wish in kanji
They can’t start the day without coffee	The coffee bar sign, with everyone’s usual
They’re sharing a bathroom and it could cause trouble	The bathroom house rules, six articles with their name on top
They’ve moved to a new area or town	The city map, centred on the new street
It’s their first flat together	The city map with their photo
They’ve moved far away	The distance print, from the old town to the new
It’s a family with kids	The Breton bowls, one per person
They are moving in as a family, and you have a photo of everyone	The watercolour family portrait poster
You have a good photo of the house, façade in full view	The watercolour house portrait poster
They’ll be hosting on the patio as soon as the weather turns	The drinks house rules, six articles with their name on top
They are setting up a home bar, or dreaming of one	The cocktail recipe poster, with their own ingredients
They want to keep the first get-together in the new home	The nibbles board, a name under every dish
They’ve set up a bar corner, or you want them to	The home bar sign, “Welcome to” their name in big letters
You have a photo of them, of the two of them or of the whole family	The throne magazine cover for one person, the family at the loo door for everyone, or the smallest room’s weather if there’s no photo
The housewarming falls in December, or it is their first Christmas of their own	“Christmas in our home”, the key or the door with the address
You want the children to recognise themselves on the hallway wall	The family-at-the-window poster, as a 3D animated movie, under “Welcome to Our Home”

The moments of a new home, and when to order

Occasion	When	When to order
Getting the keys	moving day	The printable file arrives by link a few minutes after ordering
The housewarming party	a few weeks after moving in	Order ten days ahead
Opening a B&B or holiday home	before the first guests	Ten days ahead, A4 or 30 × 40 framed
Christmas	25 December	Order before 15 December
A year in the house	the anniversary of getting the keys	Ten days ahead

Allow ten days for delivery to Ireland and the rest of the EU (a week within France): the post takes two days longer outside France.

Frequently asked questions

What’s a good housewarming gift?

Something about the house rather than a bottle that’s gone by midnight: a print with the new owners’ name on it, a map of their new street, or something for the first family table. Personalised, it’s still on the wall long after the party, and it takes a few minutes to put together on a phone.

What’s a funny, unusual housewarming gift?

The bathroom print: airline safety instructions for the throne, with the family’s name and where the spare rolls are kept. It gets a laugh every visit, and it has an obvious spot in a new house, where the toilet walls are still bare.

How much does a personalised housewarming gift cost?

A printed A4 poster costs €19.90, a 30 × 40 €29.90 and a 50 × 70 €49.90; a black, white or wooden frame adds €19 on A4 and €29 on 30 × 40. Split between four friends, a 50 × 70 comes to under €13 each.

Can I give it on the day?

Yes, with the printable file: for €8.90, all five sizes as PDF and PNG arrive by download link a few minutes after ordering, ready to print at home or at a print shop. A printed poster leaves the workshop within 48 hours and usually reaches Ireland six or seven days after you order.

What should I get a couple moving in together?

The city map with their photo: the plan of the new neighbourhood, a round photo of them on the bottom edge of the map, their names underneath. It’s the keepsake of a first flat together. If they’re leaving another town, the distance print joins the old address to the new one.

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• Printed to order250 g matte paper, pigment inks: printed in our Aveyron workshop, whatever the size.
• Shipped within 48 hTo your door or to a pickup point, by La Poste or Colissimo.
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