Our First Home - Wooden Map with Engraved Message | Housewarming
Everything you need to know
The full story, materials, use cases and craft behind this map.
Memory Map with Personalized Message - A Map and the Words That Matter
A detailed wooden map of your special place with an engraved message panel beneath it: a headline like OUR FIRST HOME or WHERE WE MET, a date, your names and your own line. Streets and parks engraved, water hand-painted - no resin, all warmth.
Perfect For
- Housewarming - OUR FIRST HOME with the real address
- Anniversaries - WHERE WE MET, THE DAY WE SAID YES
- Farewell gifts for friends moving away
- Realtor closing gifts that never get thrown away
Details & Specs
- Material: birch plywood + solid pine frame (6 hand-waxed tones)
- Water: hand-painted in a deep tone (no epoxy resin - crisp detail at every size)
- Personalization: any city or address on Earth, designed live in our online Map Designer
- Extras included free: pin symbols, engraved name plate, hidden dedication on the back (up to 300 characters)
- Message panel: headline, decorative divider (heart, line or home icon), date, names, your own line, coordinates
- Production: digital proof within 24 h, two free revisions, crafted in 3-5 days
Questions, answered
Can I write my own headline?
Yes - pick one of ours (WHERE WE MET, OUR FIRST HOME, THE DAY WE SAID YES...) or type anything up to 34 characters.
What goes on the message panel?
Headline, a decorative divider, a date, your names and an optional extra line plus GPS coordinates - you arrange the order yourself in the designer.
Is this a poster or wood?
Real engraved wood with a hand-painted water. No print, no paper.
Free FedEx Express worldwide (2-5 business days), fully insured. Handmade by Seb and Monika in Poland. Lifetime craftsmanship warranty.
Five details that turn a map into a memory
Your city map plus your own message engraved right on the front — a date, names, a quote. Not hidden on the back. Front and centre, where everyone can read your story.
Your Message on the Front
Up to 3 lines engraved on the front of the board: names, date, coordinates or a quote. Visible, permanent, part of the artwork.
Engraved Parks & Green Spaces
What most makers skip. We engrave parks, forests, green areas — your city looks alive, not just empty streets.
Six Hand-Waxed Frame Tones
Solid Scandinavian pine, hand-waxed in Natural, Rustic Pine, Dark Oak, Palisander, Tudor Oak or Black.
Custom Pin Symbol
Mark your spot with heart, home, engagement ring, star, anchor, plane — or upload your own custom symbol.
Hidden Engraved Dedication
A private laser-engraved message on the back of the pine frame — up to 300 characters, included free.
Free FedEx Express Worldwide
Free, fully insured, 2-5 business day delivery anywhere. Tracked from our Polish studio directly to your door.
From your idea to your wall
Six considered steps. 5-10 business days from order to delivery.
Choose & Personalize
Pick your size, frame color and add your city, pin location and engraving above.
Digital Proof (24h)
We email you a preview to review — you approve or request revisions. Two free rounds.
Laser Engraving
One solid board of premium wood is laser-engraved with every street, park and detail — nothing glued, nothing to peel.
Engraving & Resin Pour
Parks and streets deeply engraved, water areas hand-painted with matt finish.
Frame & Assembly
Solid Scandinavian pine frame hand-waxed, assembled, quality-checked under studio light.
FedEx Worldwide
Packaged with corner cushions, shipped free via FedEx Express — 2-5 business days.
A memory, made permanent
Not a print. Your city and your words laser-engraved into one solid board of premium wood. Hand-painted water. Made to outlive us all.
- BoardOne solid wood, map + message engraved
- FrameSolid Scandinavian pine, hand-waxed
- WaterHand-painted, matt deep finish
- Frame width~4 cm wide, 2 cm thick
- Sizes9 options: 20×20 to 45×90 cm
- Frame colors6 hand-waxed tones
- HangingBuilt-in wall hangers, ready to hang
- Production time3-5 business days
- ShippingFree FedEx Express, 2-5 days worldwide
- WarrantyLifetime craftsmanship guarantee
Stories from our customers
4.9★ average rating in 40+ countries.
"The detail is incredible. My wife cried when she opened it. Perfect 5th anniversary gift — the engraving on the back with our vows is my favorite touch."
"Quality is even better than the photos. The epoxy water actually shimmers in the sun. We hung it above our sofa and every guest asks about it."
"We commissioned our wedding venue map. Seb sent a digital proof, made revisions, shipped fast to Italy. Best wedding gift we received."
Six Hand-Waxed Frame Tones
Pick the shade that completes your space. Click any color to select it.
Natural
Light warm pineRustic Pine
Warm goldenDark Oak
Warm oak brownPalisander
Muted mid brownTudor Oak
Vintage aged oakBlack
Matte blackPick Your Pin Symbol
Choose the icon that marks your special place on the map.
Home
Where life beginsHeart
Where we fell in loveClassic Pin
The exact spotEngagement Ring
The proposal placeStar
A moment to rememberAnchor
Where you settledOr upload your own custom symbol — just mention it in the personalization above.
Frequently asked
Common questions before you order.