When your friends buy a new house, it’s a really big deal.  It is the most expensive thing people will ever buy, the single most important investment they will ever make.  And you want to be a part of it.  You want to give something that will be memorable and useful on their new venture.  You want to give a gift that will help them adjust to their new home and fill a need that they might not even realize they have yet.

And in today’s economy, you also want it to be a gift that you can give without going further into debt yourself.  The trick is to find something useful at an affordable price.  Baskets are perfect, affordable housewarming g gifts.  They come in thousands of styles and materials.  They can be rustic, artistic, charming or intricate.  They are functional, pragmatic, and beautiful at the same time.  Baskets are usually made by hand and possess a unique character.  They fit into any décor perfectly.  They might be used simply as a decorative addition to a room, or they might be put to use holding keys, or candy, or the daily mail.  Baskets provide a sense of earthiness to a living space and can connect people to their cultural heritage, or remind them that different people have different cultures.