When your friends move into a new apartment, you’ll want to bring over a gift during your first visit. While a bottle of wine is always a great gift when visiting a friend, most guests want to bring something more permanent for an apartment warming.
The trick is you don’t want your gift to end up at the thrift store in your neighborhood. If you’ve had some time to check out your friends’ apartment, possibly while helping them move in, then you probably know what they need for decorations and what they like to do. The following list of gifts represents a wide range of interests:
A Spice Set
If your friends are moving cross-country, chances are they didn’t move too much food or any spices with them. While you could pick up a fruit or cheese basket for them, a better option may be a spice set. The jars and accompanying rack will be practical gifts they can use for the long term, while you can fill the jars with fresh spices they can use immediately.
Wine Rack
If your friend loves a good bottle of wine, check out wall-mounted wine racks—most hold four to five bottles. You can bring a bottle of wine and provide a rack where your friend can store it. A wine rack is the perfect gift for anyone who loves entertaining. Another good gift would be a set of wine glasses since it’s quite likely that your friends’ wine glasses broke while moving.