Welcome Them Home with Messages from Everyone Who Matters
Create a beautiful digital housewarming gift filled with warm wishes, decorating tips, and loving messages from friends and family. The perfect way to help them settle into their new chapter.
Picture Their Face When They Open 30+ Messages About Their New Home
Moving day chaos is finally over. Boxes everywhere, new neighbors to meet, that weird smell from the previous owners to figure out. Then they open your Ownstory and suddenly see messages from college friends sharing their favorite pizza delivery spots in the neighborhood, mom's decorating advice, and their best friend's promise to help them find the perfect couch. It's not just a housewarming gift — it's a warm digital hug welcoming them to their new adventure.
Popular Housewarming Story Templates
Choose from templates designed to capture every warm wish and helpful tip for their new home
Everything You Need for the Perfect Housewarming Welcome
One Link, Everyone Contributes
Share a simple invite link. Friends click and add their messages instantly — no account needed, no app to download.
WhatsApp Messages Welcome
Contributors can text their housewarming wishes directly via WhatsApp. Perfect for busy friends who prefer texting.
Hide Until Housewarming Day
Use reveal mode to surprise them at the housewarming party. Set the date and watch the magic unfold with confetti!
Photos of Their New Journey
Friends can share photos, videos, voice notes, GIFs, and even songs. Create a rich multimedia welcome collection.
200+ Helpful Prompts
Guide contributors with prompts like 'Best local spots to explore' or 'What I love about your new neighborhood'.
Your House, Your Rules
Control what people can share, set character limits, allow anonymous tips, or limit to one message per person.
Even Grandma Can Send Housewarming Wishes
Contributors can add to the story by simply texting via WhatsApp — no website, no login, no confusion.
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Hey! 👋 Someone special is collecting messages for a story. Want to add yours? Just type it here!
10:30This is such a lovely idea! Here's my message — I hope it makes them smile 😊❤️
10:31Your message has been added! 🎉 Want to add a photo or voice note too?
10:31📷 Yes! Let me send a photo
10:32special-moment.jpg
Photo added! The story now has 12 messages ❤️
10:32From Empty House to Warm Welcome in 3 Simple Steps
Create their housewarming story, invite everyone to contribute their wishes and tips, then surprise them with a beautiful digital welcome collection.
Choose Housewarming Template
Pick from cozy home themes and add a photo of their new house
Set Their Moving Date
Add reveal date, choose content types, and personalize with their home style
Invite Friends & Family
Share the invite link — loved ones contribute without downloading anything
Collect Warm Welcome Messages
Contributors share heartfelt housewarming wishes, home photos, and congratulatory videos
Surprise in Their New Home
Present the story in their new space — confetti bursts as all warm messages are revealed!
Choose Housewarming Template
Pick from cozy home themes and add a photo of their new house
Set Their Moving Date
Add reveal date, choose content types, and personalize with their home style
Invite Friends & Family
Share the invite link — loved ones contribute without downloading anything
Collect Warm Welcome Messages
Contributors share heartfelt housewarming wishes, home photos, and congratulatory videos
Surprise in Their New Home
Present the story in their new space — confetti bursts as all warm messages are revealed!
A Beautiful Digital Keepsake They'll Treasure Forever
Your completed housewarming story becomes a gorgeous, permanent memory they can revisit whenever they want to remember how loved they felt in their new home.
A Story for You ✨
28 messages from friends & family
Sarah
Friend · 2 days agoYou mean the world to me. Here's to many more memories together! ❤️
Tom
Family · 1 week agoAn audio hug for your day.
Lisa
Friend · 1 week agoOur favorite snapshots together. Every frame feels like a time capsule!
Alex
Colleague · 3 days agoThis is you every birthday morning 😂🎂
Happy Dance GIF
Mia
Friend · 5 days agoThis song is literally you. Happy birthday legend! 🎵
Happy - Pharrell Williams
Because I'm happy, clap along...
Making New Houses Feel Like Home
200+
guided prompts for meaningful messages
6
ways to contribute (text, photo, video, voice, GIF, music)
0
accounts needed to contribute
Perfect for Every Type of Move
- First-time homebuyers celebrating their achievement
- Family relocating to a new city and wanting local tips
- Friends moving in together and starting fresh
- Empty nesters downsizing to their dream retirement home
- Young professionals buying their first apartment
- Couples combining households and creating new traditions
Why Ownstory is Perfect for Housewarming Gifts
Unlike social media posts that disappear in feeds, Ownstory creates private, permanent keepsakes they'll actually treasure. Plus, add a group gift card so everyone can chip in for something special for their new home.
Private & Permanent
This isn't social media. No public feeds, no algorithms, no strangers. Your story stays private — only people you invite can see it. And it lasts forever, not just 24 hours.
Not like Instagram stories that vanish, or Facebook posts anyone can see.
Group Gift Built In
Pool money from the group, and let the birthday person pick the gift card they actually want. No more guessing, no more duplicate gifts. Delivered straight to their mobile wallet.
$5, $10, $50 — every bit counts
Amazon, Uber Eats, Apple, Spotify & more
Apple Wallet or Google Wallet — tap to use
Messages + gift card together in one beautiful story. No separate apps needed.
“I created a housewarming story for my sister's new place and invited 25 family and friends. Everyone shared the sweetest messages — from decorating tips to promises to visit soon. When she revealed it at the housewarming party, there wasn't a dry eye in the room. It's now framed on her mantle!”
Attach Your Housewarming Story to a QR Code
Print your QR code and attach it to meaningful housewarming gifts or home essentials for an instant digital surprise.
Your custom QR code
Scan to open the story — works on any phone
Welcome Door Mat
Stick the QR code to the back of a new welcome mat so guests can scan and read heartwarming messages as they enter the home.
Housewarming Candle
Attach the QR code to a scented candle's base or packaging, creating a cozy moment when they light it and discover the digital messages.
Potted Plant Gift
Place the QR code on a plant stake or pot rim so they can scan while watering and enjoy warm wishes from everyone.
Key Holder Hook
Attach the QR code to a decorative key holder or hook by the entrance for daily reminders of everyone's love and support.
Moving Box Label
Stick the QR code on their final moving box as a surprise - when they unpack, they'll discover all the congratulatory messages from friends and family.
Customise your QR code — choose colours, add your logo, and download in print-ready formats. Attach it to anything and turn a physical gift into a digital experience.
Housewarming Story Questions
Welcome Them Home with Love
Create a beautiful housewarming story filled with warm wishes, helpful tips, and messages from everyone who cares about their new beginning.