House warming present
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Yes, you should get her things for her house.... Appliances (a nice new coffee maker, a nice blender, a new toaster etc...)kitchen or bathroom linens, like some lovely new towels and a lot of people do nice dishes, pots and pans or stemware.
This might not be the place to ask this but a friend is moving into a new condo and I was looking to get her a house warming present. Any ideas would be helpful and thanks in advance
Do you have a general idea as to what she has in her house already? It's a drag to get a lovely housewarming gift, only to realize that it's something you don't need and now will have to regift it somehow, sometime. Like a second small appliance that you already have. Serving dishes can be a nice gift but you'd want to know a little about her style first.
A plant or flowers with a vase and a gift card for the Bay or Home sense .
Agreed flowers with vase is nice. It is hard to buy something for someone ELSE's home.
Since you are a guy you could totally get away with a gift card inside a greeting card, write a little note inside.
edit: or maybe a nice pic of Vancouver
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Yeah, plants are safe. GC's to Bed Bath & Beyond, or Home Sense/Winners, or Ming Wo. If you're trying to buy physical items, it gets tough... especially for a woman or a long time bachelor. You'd need to know not only their personal style preference, but also the colour scheme and decorative theme that they currently have going. What matched their last house might not at all fit in with the new house.
If you must, neutral coloured and styled items that are functional and are needed (or are routinely worn out and need replacement). Other good gifts would be things that can be used to keep them going until they manage to unpack everything.
Even art work is very iffy, as it really comes down to personal style.
For a guy, you probably can't go wrong with beer. Good beer. Unless he's one of these gluten free hippies.
If you must, neutral coloured and styled items that are functional and are needed (or are routinely worn out and need replacement). Other good gifts would be things that can be used to keep them going until they manage to unpack everything.
Even art work is very iffy, as it really comes down to personal style.
For a guy, you probably can't go wrong with beer. Good beer. Unless he's one of these gluten free hippies.
I always give plants. I'm giving a nice tropical to my friend when she finally moves. Make sure you know how much sun she gets etc.This might not be the place to ask this but a friend is moving into a new condo and I was looking to get her a house warming present. Any ideas would be helpful and thanks in advance
Orchids are REALLY nice, but you have to know your shit to grow them. I have a green thumb and failed at it. I love orchids because they look like perfect vulva's.
Christmas Cactus' is very nice. Lots of sun needed. I love mine, blooms twice of three times a year if I have a good year.
You can almost never kill a dieffenbachia. This plant is VERY toxic to cats and dogs.
I like to give life when someone moves, if that makes sense. There's some lilies and other plants that also come with beta fish that live in the vase.
My 2 cents.
SD
i agree with plants. among others i've got several phalaeonopsis orchids, similar to the one you pictured above. contrary to your experience, i don't have any problems with them, i find them very easy to care for. i just water them and feed them every 10 days and they bloom like the dickens! i've never had plants that bloom like they do. i guess it helps that i've been to countries where they grow like weeds, so they don't really hold any mystery for meI always give plants. I'm giving a nice tropical to my friend when she finally moves. Make sure you know how much sun she gets etc.
Orchids are REALLY nice, but you have to know your shit to grow them. I have a green thumb and failed at it. I love orchids because they look like perfect vulva's.
I love the flowers with the fish!!
I always give plants. I'm giving a nice tropical to my friend when she finally moves. Make sure you know how much sun she gets etc.
Orchids are REALLY nice, but you have to know your shit to grow them. I have a green thumb and failed at it. I love orchids because they look like perfect vulva's.
Christmas Cactus' is very nice. Lots of sun needed. I love mine, blooms twice of three times a year if I have a good year.
You can almost never kill a dieffenbachia. This plant is VERY toxic to cats and dogs.
I like to give life when someone moves, if that makes sense. There's some lilies and other plants that also come with beta fish that live in the vase.
My 2 cents.
SD
Your humidity has me beat but I may pm you. loli agree with plants. among others i've got several phalaeonopsis orchids, similar to the one you pictured above. contrary to your experience, i don't have any problems with them, i find them very easy to care for. i just water them and feed them every 10 days and they bloom like the dickens! i've never had plants that bloom like they do. i guess it helps that i've been to countries where they grow like weeds, so they don't really hold any mystery for me
yes, i should have checked your profile before i shot my mouth off, sorry about that. i'll have to think a bit about how to introduce sufficient humitidy for your orchids. a possible solution could be to create a 'water feature' where you create a very small indoor pond out of a very large decorative dish, then place the orchid pots on small islands so they don't get waterlogged. with the constant moist air surrounding them, augmented with daily misting, they should be able to survive. obviously this is a higher maintenance solution, but probably worth it if you like the orchids
Gee VCC, I may ask for your advice on how to cure my lack of green thumb. Don't laugh, but all my plants are fake. which made my friends laugh when i said "I thought the apartment needed some life. so I bought fake plants."
if you've got a nice big window, that gives you a real headstart on the green thumb business. but you've got to like having them and fussing with them as well. not that i fuss much, but when i water or feed or have to re-pot, i have my way of doing it and that's that. people that i get to look in on my plants when i'm out of town are notoriously slack in their scheduling and say that they don't have a green thumb. the green thumb has nothing to do with it - it's their lack of attention to the plants' schedules that kill them
i found something that might help you, they're actually called orchid humidity trays
then there's the home-grown solution...
but if decor is more your thing they make decorative ceramic trays for bonsais called 'bonsai drip trays'
an idea for an 'island' on which to set the pot
good luck if you decide to go for it
L
Larry Storch
What is your budget?
HomeSense has some great stuff even a $50 gift card to a store like homesense would be great.
HomeSense has some great stuff even a $50 gift card to a store like homesense would be great.
This might not be the place to ask this but a friend is moving into a new condo and I was looking to get her a house warming present. Any ideas would be helpful and thanks in advance
L
Larry Storch
