First Christmas in a new home: keepsakes that mean something

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Round First Christmas in Our New Home ceramic ornament on a red ribbon with a line-drawn house, the names Sam and Priya, No. 42 and the year 2026

The first Christmas in a new home is a strange, happy muddle. Half the boxes are still in the spare room, nobody can find the tree lights, and it is already the year they will talk about for the rest of their lives. A gift that marks it does not need to be expensive. It needs the address, the date and the names, and it needs to last.

In short:

The ornament they will keep

Our Personalised First Christmas in Our New Home Ornament is a round ceramic ornament 7.5 cm across with a line-drawn house wearing a wreath, the names beneath, the year, and the house name or number if you add it. The same design is printed on both sides, and it comes with a red ribbon for hanging. It goes on the tree this year and comes out of the box every year after, which is how a keepsake earns the name.

If you have a photo of the front of the house, the First Christmas in Our New Home Photo Ornament with Address prints it in a circle on a round ceramic ornament, with the address curving along the base and the year just above it. The same design is printed on both sides.

If the new home holds a whole family, the Personalised Family Ceramic Christmas Ornament lists everyone under the surname, with room for up to eighty characters of names, so the dog can go on too.

Something for the kitchen

The Personalised Our First Home Mug reads Our First Home in serif above a line-drawn front door, with the address line beneath and the names and the year. It is an 11oz white ceramic mug, printed on both sides, dishwasher and microwave safe. Buy two and they become the mugs that live by the kettle.

Something for the wall

New walls are bare walls, and a print is the gift that solves that. The Personalised Home Print with Surname and Address reads Home is where the Ahmeds are, or whatever the surname is, in serif above a line-drawn house, with the address and town beneath and the year they moved in at the base if you add it. If you have a photo of the front of the house, the Personalised New Home Photo Print with Address prints it with a printed cream border and the address beneath, and the moving-in date if you add it.

Both are printed on 220gsm smooth matte fine art paper in 12 x 16 in (30.5 x 40.6 cm) or 8 x 12 in (20.3 x 30.5 cm), supplied unframed. If you want to frame one, note that it is slightly larger than 30 x 40 cm (or 20 x 30 cm), so choose a 12 x 16 in (or 8 x 12 in) frame.

For a couple, the Personalised Coordinates Print, Where It All Began marks a place with its coordinates, whether that is the new house or the place they met, beneath a line you choose, such as Home or Where it all began. Add both names and a date and it becomes a small piece of their story.

What to check before you order

Ask for the address in writing rather than from memory, and check the spelling of the surname. We print exactly what you enter. We do not send proofs, and orders go to our printer within about 10 minutes of payment, so check everything before you pay.

Everything is printed to order in the UK and sent by a tracked service (usually Royal Mail or Evri, chosen by the print partner). Delivery times are on our Delivery page, and the last order dates for Christmas are on our Christmas order deadlines page. Damaged or misprinted? Your right to a free reprint or refund, made easy: send us a photo within 30 days of delivery.

See the whole set in New Home, the seasonal pieces in Christmas Keepsakes, and the rest of the prints in Personalised Wall Art.

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