Welcome Home - New Home Gift Box

The Gift Story

The first week in a new house, nobody knows where anything goes. Keys end up on the counter, then the windowsill, then the counter again. And the house still smells like the last people who lived there.

The Welcome Home Gift Box handles both. A small travertine stone tray gives the keys somewhere to land, and a reed diffuser in the scent they pick makes the place smell like theirs. Nothing to hang, nothing to assemble, nothing that turns into a weekend project.

It's Level 1 in our New Home series.

The Unboxing Experience

The box opens to the travertine tray first, its natural veining catching the light, with the diffuser set beside it. Two pieces, clearly chosen to sit together. The recipient can place both within a minute of lifting the lid, which is the point: a gift that becomes part of the house the same day it arrives.

Details at a Glance

Gift Tier: New Home Series, Level 1

Price: $125

Tray: Small travertine stone tray, 6.75" × 6.75" × 0.5"

Diffuser: 8.4 fl oz fragrance diffuser with reeds

Scent Options: Sea Salt & Vanilla or White Tea & Wild Mint

Presentation: Gift-ready, finished by hand

Recipient: New homeowners, renters, clients, hosts, friends, and family

Occasions: Housewarming, real estate closing, client thank-you, welcome, host gift

Hand Assembled: Yes, in Reno, Nevada

Gift Message: Available at checkout

Corporate Ready: Yes; volume orders, recipient lists, and multi-address shipping available

Included in This Collection

Home Piece

• Small travertine stone tray, 6.75" square

Home Fragrance

• 8.4 fl oz reed diffuser in the scent you select above
• Sea Salt & Vanilla: soft vanilla warmed with a clean sea-salt finish
• White Tea & Wild Mint: wild mint, bergamot, and white tea for a fresh, clear scent

Presentation

• Gift-ready presentation, finished by hand in Reno Nevada with nationwide shipping

Why We Chose These Pieces

• Travertine because it's natural stone that suits any interior. It reads warm in a traditional home and quiet in a modern one, and it'll still be on a counter years from now.
• A reed diffuser because it's the one home-fragrance format that asks nothing of the recipient. No flame, no timer, no upkeep. It works from the day it's unpacked.
• Two scents, not six, because a choice should be easy to make. One warm, one fresh. Either suits a new house.
• A small tray, deliberately. At this level the gift should fit anywhere: an entry table, a nightstand, a bathroom counter. The larger trays live in the higher tiers of this series.

Why This Collection Works

Most housewarming gifts ask the recipient to do something: hang it, plant it, find a shelf for it. This one asks nothing. The tray goes where the keys already land. The diffuser goes on the tray. The gift is placed, and the house is a little more theirs than it was an hour ago.

It also works when you don't know the recipient well. Stone and a clean scent are neutral in the best sense: they belong in nearly every home, and they never read as a guess about someone's taste.

Gifting Occasions

• Housewarming and new home gifts
• Real estate closing gifts
• Client thank-you and appreciation gifts
• Welcome gifts for new neighbors, tenants, and team members
• Host and hostess gifts
• First apartment, condo, and first-home gifts

Looking for a Different Level of New Home Gifting?

This is Level 1. Each step up adds a larger tray or a more substantial piece for the home.

• Level 1: Welcome Home Gift Box, $125
• Level 2: Settle In Gift Box, $150
• Level 3: Home and Host Gift Box, $350
• Level 4: The Well-Lived Home Gift Box, $500
• Level 5: Residence, Cream Leather Tray, $800
• Level 5: Residence, Round Mink Leather Tray, $800

Beautifully Presented

Every Welcome Home Gift Box is assembled by hand in Reno, Nevada. The tray and diffuser are arranged together so the gift reads as one thought rather than two objects, and the box is finished so there's nothing left for you to wrap. Presentation details vary slightly with packaging and delivery method.

Personalization & Corporate Gifting

Select the diffuser scent above, and add a handwritten gift message at checkout. For real estate teams, property managers, interior designers, and businesses sending several at once, we coordinate scent selection per recipient, recipient lists, branded inserts, and multi-address shipping. Volume orders need additional lead time, so reach out and we'll confirm timing.

Shipping & Delivery

Local delivery throughout Reno and Sparks, and nationwide shipping to the contiguous United States. Each box is packed to arrive presentation-ready.

Mel's Gifting Take

I built this one for the buyer who wants to send something real without overthinking it. A closing gift for a first-time buyer. A thank-you for a client who just moved. A welcome for the new neighbor you've met exactly once. The tray gives them something they'll keep, the diffuser makes it feel finished the moment they open it, and the price lets you send it without doing math first. That combination is harder to find than it sounds.

Before You Send

• Hand assembled to order in Reno, Nevada.
• Travertine is natural stone; veining, color, and small surface pits vary from piece to piece and are part of the material.
• One scent per box.
• Styling props shown in photography aren't included.
• Contains no food items.
• Designed to arrive presentation-ready; no additional wrapping needed.

Ask the Team

1. Is $125 enough for a real estate closing gift?

   Yes, when the gift is the right shape. A closing gift should be something the client keeps and uses, not something they eat and forget. At $125 the Welcome Home box gives them a stone tray that'll sit on their counter for years and a home fragrance they picked themselves. It's a solid standard closing gift, with Level 3 and up for the larger transactions.

2. What do I send a new homeowner when I don't know their style?

   Neutral materials and a clean scent. Travertine works in traditional, modern, and transitional homes alike, and both diffuser scents were chosen to suit a wide range of interiors. This box is built so you never have to guess about anyone's taste.

3. Which diffuser scent should I choose?

   Sea Salt & Vanilla is warm and soft, for the recipient who likes a cozy house. White Tea & Wild Mint is fresh and clean, for someone who prefers a lighter, more open feel. When in doubt, White Tea & Wild Mint is the safer pick for a home you haven't seen.

4. How is Welcome Home different from Settle In?

   Settle In, our Level 2 box at $150, pairs a larger 10.25-inch travertine tray with a cut crystal bud vase instead of a diffuser. Choose Welcome Home when you want home fragrance in the gift; choose Settle In when you want a second décor piece and a more substantial tray.

5. Can I send this to a client in another state?

   Yes. We ship throughout the contiguous United States from Reno, Nevada, and every box is packed to arrive ready to give. For clients in Reno, Sparks, and Lake Tahoe, we hand deliver.

Product Insight

The Welcome Home New Home Gift Box is a $125 housewarming and real estate closing gift from Biggest Little Baskets, containing a small 6.75-inch travertine stone tray and an 8.4 fl oz reed diffuser in the buyer's choice of Sea Salt & Vanilla or White Tea & Wild Mint, hand assembled in Reno, Nevada, available for local delivery and nationwide shipping, and positioned as Level 1 of a six-box New Home series ranging from $125 to $800.

Local Delivery

We currently offer local delivery within the Reno, Nevada area, approximately 20 miles from our location, for a $15 delivery fee per address.

Local delivery is a wonderful option for gift baskets, gift boxes, and select local orders that need to arrive with a little extra care. Please make sure the delivery address is accurate and complete before placing your order.

Standard Shipping

We ship to the contiguous United States for a flat $9.99 standard shipping fee.

This applies to eligible decor items, individual curated gift items, gift boxes, gift baskets, and select floral arrangements.

Free Shipping + Complimentary Local Delivery

Orders over $275 qualify for free standard shipping or complimentary local delivery when eligible.

Premade Floral Arrangement Shipping

Our custom premade floral arrangements ship directly from our trusted partner vendor. This helps us offer a wider selection of ready-to-gift floral pieces while making sure each arrangement is packed appropriately for transit.

Because these arrangements ship separately from partner inventory, they may arrive in a separate shipment from other items in your order. Processing and transit times may vary slightly depending on the arrangement, availability, and destination.

Rush Shipping

Need your gift to arrive sooner? We offer a rush shipping option for an additional $50 when available. This covers moving your order to the front of the production line, not the carrier's fee.

For express delivery of two days or less, shipping is billed at actual carrier cost, calculated by our team for your specific order and destination. Weight, size, and how far it's going all move that number, so please reach out before you place the order and we'll give you a real figure rather than a guess.

Rush availability may depend on the item, order size, destination, and current production or packing schedule. For custom gifts, large orders, or specialty items, we recommend reaching out first so we can confirm the best timeline.

Processing Times

If a ship date is not selected or requested at checkout, orders typically ship within 3–4 business days from the date of purchase.

In November and December, plan on 5–7 business days. Everything is still made by hand, and there are simply more hands' worth of it during the holidays. Order early and you'll never notice the difference.

Large custom orders, specialty gifts, corporate orders, and more detailed gift baskets and boxes may require additional processing time depending on the size, complexity, product availability, and final presentation.

Corporate orders scale with their size. Fifteen baskets is a different week than fifty. We'll give you a firm timeline when we confirm your order, and we'd rather quote you honestly than quote you fast.

Tracking Information

Once your order ships, tracking information will be provided so you can follow the delivery and know when to keep an eye out.

If your order includes multiple items or a premade floral arrangement shipping from our partner vendor, you may receive more than one tracking number.

Weather & Carrier Delays

Once your order leaves our hands, it's in the carrier's — and the carrier answers to the weather. Snow over the Sierra, ice storms, fog, and the general chaos of late December can all slow a package down, and none of it is something we can hurry along.

We'll always help you track it, and we'll always answer the email. We can build you a beautiful basket or gift box, but we cannot negotiate with the jet stream.

Delivery Responsibility

Once an order is marked as delivered by the carrier, responsibility for the package is released. We are not responsible for stolen packages, packages left unattended, weather exposure after delivery, or orders delivered to an incorrect address provided at checkout.

Please double-check all shipping details before completing your purchase, especially when sending gifts. We are very good at creating thoughtful baskets and boxes, but sadly, we cannot reroute a package once it is already on its way.

Incorrect or Incomplete Addresses

If an address is entered incorrectly — it happens more often than you'd think, usually the sender's own address — or is missing important details such as an apartment, suite, gate code, business name, or recipient information, the order may be delayed, returned, or delivered incorrectly.

Additional shipping fees may apply if an order needs to be reshipped due to an incorrect or incomplete address provided at checkout.

A Note About Gift Timing

If you are sending a gift for a specific date, we recommend ordering as early as possible. We will always do our best to meet requested timing, but carrier delays, weather, holidays, and address issues can affect delivery once a package leaves our hands.

For time-sensitive gifts, local delivery or rush shipping may be the best option when available.

Every basket is built by hand, one at a time, for one person. No algorithm, no assembly line, no warehouse in Ohio. Because of that, all sales are final — no refunds, returns, or exchanges on gift baskets, gift boxes, or shop items.

If something inside isn't quite your taste, pass it along. A good gift rarely stays put anyway.

If something arrives damaged

We'll replace it.

Email contact@biggestlittlebaskets.com within three days of delivery, subject line Damaged Item. Include one photo of the item and one of the shipping box — our carrier requires both to file a claim, and they're immune to our charm without them.

Three days, two photos. That's all we ask.

Corporate & custom orders

Custom work starts the moment you say yes. We source the pieces, hold the inventory, and begin curating — often weeks before anything ships.

As such, corporate and custom orders require a non-refundable 30% deposit to reserve your place on the calendar. It goes straight into your order, not into a void. If plans change, we'll do what we can to move dates, but the deposit stays with the work it's already funded.

Quantity changes are welcome up to 14 days before delivery. And if someone gets added to the list after that, tell us anyway — we'll do everything we can to make room. Somebody always gets added to the list.

The balance is due before shipping or delivery.

Anything else

Questions, concerns, or something we haven't covered here — email us. A real person reads it, and we'd rather hear it from you than read it later.

See our FAQ page for all product related questions