Easy Christmas Gift Ideas for Small Households and Your Granny Flat Living Friends

Posted on December 15, 2021

Christmas is looking mighty close, and many of us love the non-optional social convention that is gift giving and receiving. But every year, accumulating presents from all your loved ones, all your treasures get just that little bit harder to organise if needed. Whilst granny flats and tiny houses are cleverly designed to make the most of space and often provide ample convenient storage, these little homes encourage compact and convenient lifestyles that don’t leave much room for hoarding or mess. Here are a few last-minute ideas you may want to consider as inspiration for the perfect Christmas gifts to secondary-dwelling dwellers that will make the cut.

 Great small home gift ideas

1. Tea for One / Tea for Two

 
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Sets like this pretty little thing from T2 could really make someone’s holiday this year, as the matching pot, mug and saucer stack neatly and safely to store perfectly in any cupboard. Favour convenience without compromising aesthetics and encourage your loved one to take some time for themselves.

Similarly, tea for two sets stack a bit taller, and could be a beautiful housewarming gift for a couple, or for a single to use when you visit them in their tiny house, studio or granny flat!

 

2. Eco-Friendly, Reusable Food Covers


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Many granny flats and tiny homes encourage alfresco living to extend their space and let the vastness and beauty of the surroundings in, so outdoor decor and gifts that can sustain the weather are extra handy. Meals outside can be a little more enjoyable however thanks to these gorgeous, eco-friendly linen jar covers that easily protect your food from insects and all the germies.

Smaller households eating on a budget are also suited to making meals and fresh food last, so give them a hand with this environmentally friendly alternative to cling wrap by keeping food sustainably, and may I add, stylishly, fresh and protected from external elements.

 

3. A Gift of Seeds and a Nice Pot


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If you know someone with a green thumb who’s not currently able to grow their garden in a rental property, give them the holiday project of growing their own little contained greenery. You could choose something solely decorative to share the loving gift of flowers with a longer lifespan, or choose some edible flowers that add to their cooking whilst sticking to a budget. You may want to add a nice pot to the gift to get them started! If so check what size it best suited for the plant seed

Alternatively, you could select something like the Urban Greens grow kit, that comes with rocket, cabbage red and radish sprouting seeds, a pot and propagation mix to easily set your friend up with a sustainable and granny-flat-friendly veggie source.

 

4. String Lights

   
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A perfect way to give someone a little more control over their lighting, particularly in a rental, is with some pretty and trending string lights that hang as you please. There are so many options available, different shapes, colours and styles, that you can choose from to best suit your loved one’s tastes. These wire lights are a pretty safe bet, as they blend easily in any environment, can bend and twist to stay where placed and run via solar power, so no power supply is needed to provide a bit more ambience to any setting. Being so thin yet extending to almost 25m they are versatile enough for many decorative uses, and wrap back up easily for storage or transportation.

 

5. A Room Divider

 

This may seem like a pretty big gift, but at Bunnings you can find some gorgeous and affordable screen dividers like this one for $76.70. It can be used to separate areas, and make smaller spaces feel more private, or even against a wall as a decorative feature. The beauty of this is that it gives tenants the power to put ore creative input into their interiors, control their home layout, and provides a surface they can paint, hang things on and decorate as they please without the concern of what their landlord thinks.

 

6. A Ladder Shelf

 

Not all granny flats will have built-in wardrobes, and some of us may be running out of cupboard space either way. A small ladder is another compact way to utilise space that can be used as shelves or hanging rungs, providing an extra stylish piece that can serve for storage and decoration. Your local antique store is a great place to look for a one-off, affordable ladder - we know The Wombat in Thirroul gets unique stuff like this all the time.

Alternatively, still for under $100 you can find ladders designed to imitate the driftwood look, like this whitewashed timber ladder.

 

7. A Hanging Basket

 

Another snazzy storage mode that doesn’t interfere with a room’s space is a convenient and decorative hanging basket. It can be hard to decorate your walls in a landlord-friendly way when renting, but hang this beautiful little basket from a door or some furniture and your room will feel a lot less bare, plus it’s great for handy storage like keys and things without making a mess.

 

We hope there were some ideas here that you might want to take up, or at least get the ball rolling. Best of luck making these holidays special for yourself and others!

Author and posted by Alysha de Ruyter

 

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