Create A Housewarming Registry Online
Just moved in? Let friends and family help turn your new house into a home: add the things you actually need, share one link, and receive your gifts as cash.
Free to create · No setup fees · It takes a few minutes
Why a housewarming registry?
Only what you want
Skip the duplicate toasters. Add exactly what suits your new place, from any store online, so guests give you something you will genuinely use.
Pool towards the bigger items
A kettle is easy, a sofa or a good mattress is not. Guests set their own amount and the money lands in your account, so a few contributions get the pieces that matter over the line.
One link to share
Send a single link by text, email or social, and track who gave what from one place so thank-you notes are simple.
Everything for your new home, in one list
- Kitchen & dining
- Furniture & homewares
- Appliances
- Bedding & linen
- Decor & finishing touches
- Tools & garden
- A cash fund for big items
- Gift cards
Housewarming registry tips for Australia
Housewarmings here are usually informal: a backyard afternoon or a Sunday lunch where people turn up with a bottle of wine and maybe a plant. A registry does not change that feeling. It just gives the friends who ask what you need an honest answer, instead of guessing and doubling up on tea towels.
Is it rude to have a registry for a housewarming? Not if you keep it low key. Sharing the link on the invitation is fine when you keep it optional and discreet, leave a no-gift option open, and never put a price or a target on the invite itself. In Australia casual guests often give around A$20 to A$50 and closer friends A$50 to A$100, which our guide to how much to give sets out by how well you know the hosts, and pooling a handful of those contributions is what gets a bigger item like a sofa or a barbecue paid off.
Fund the big-ticket pieces
The most useful thing a new home can receive is help with the items no single guest can cover. A housewarming wishing well does exactly that: set a cash goal for the mattress, the fridge, or the outdoor setting, and let people contribute what they like towards it. The money comes straight to your bank, so you buy the exact model you want rather than being locked to one shop's stock.
If you have just finished study and this is your first place, a graduation registry covers the same first-home shopping list. For a wider look at how any registry works and what to check before you start, read our gift registry guide.
- When should I share my housewarming registry?
- Set it up before you send invitations. It is fine to include the link on the invitation itself as long as you keep it discreet and optional, leave a no-gift option open, and never put a price or a target on the invite. If you would rather keep it low key, share the link once people ask what you need or after they have RSVP'd, so the registry never reads as a request to attend.
- Can guests give money instead of a physical gift?
- Yes. Alongside items from any store, you can add a cash fund for the bigger pieces. Contributions come straight to your account, so guests who would rather help with the sofa than pick a mug can do exactly that.
Ready to set up your new home?
It's free to create and takes a few minutes. Add your first gifts and share your link today.