Red wine poured into a glass at home
📅 October 3, 2026 ⏱ 6 min 🏷 Gift ✏️ Gustave Montclair
Gift · Housewarming

Housewarming Gift Ideas: The Tableware Essentials to Give

A gift that equips the new home without being too personal — useful from the very first drinks in the new place.

Gustave Montclair
Tableware Experts
Published on October 3, 2026
🏡 Gift guide · Housewarming

The essentials, in short

In short

The right move: favor a useful, neutral object over a strongly styled decoration that might not match their taste.

The sommelier set: brings together the essential accessories for hosting, even in a still sparsely equipped home.

The decanter: a beautiful object that always finds its place on a sideboard, whatever decor style they choose.

Finding a housewarming gift isn't always simple: too personal, it risks clashing with the hosts' decor taste; too generic, it falls flat. Tableware offers a good middle ground: useful, elegant, and rarely already owned in multiples.

Why tableware is a safe gift

When moving in, people often lack the "small" accessories they never think to buy themselves: a good corkscrew, matching glasses, a presentable decanter for hosting. A gift in this category has the advantage of being useful from day one, without imposing a particular decor style on people who are precisely in the process of defining their own.

The sommelier set: the safe bet

A sommelier set brings together everything needed to serve wine properly in a single gift: corkscrew, pour spout, sometimes a wine thermometer. It's the kind of small equipment people never think to buy until they need it — which makes it a particularly well-received housewarming gift.

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Sommelier Set – Prestige€59.90
Elegant, understated case

A discreet black case bringing together the essentials for hosting from the very first days in the new home.

Discover our collection of sommelier sets, available in several finishes.

Wine bottle neck against a terrace background

The decanter: an object that always finds its place

A beautiful crystal decanter is a gift that works almost every time: it has its place on a table or sideboard regardless of decor style, and it instantly gives a more polished feel to a new interior still coming together. Unlike a purely decorative object, it also has real use from the very first dinner with friends.

Tip: pairing a sommelier set with a decanter in one gift creates a coherent set, without needing to choose between the two.
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FAQ — Frequently Asked Questions

How do you use a sommelier set?
Each accessory has a specific use: the corkscrew to open the bottle, the pour spout to prevent drips, and the thermometer to check the ideal serving temperature.
What budget should I plan for a housewarming gift?
Generally plan between €30 and €80 for a useful, quality item, without it seeming excessive for the occasion.
Is it better to gift a bottle or an accessory?
An accessory lasts over time and recalls the gift with every use, unlike a bottle, which gets consumed and disappears.