Do you want to manifest your dream house or apartment? Then this is for you 🙂 

I'm so fascinated by the magic of manifestation and the countless examples I see of just how powerful we are as humans and what we can co-create with the universe when we learn how, and open ourselves up to the possibilities. 

One of my favorite topics when it comes to manifestation though is manifesting a dream house! (Feel free to substitute apartment (or hotel or Airbnb if you're a digital nomad!) or whatever your preferred living situation is instead of "house" here).

It's fun because it's so tangible, as opposed to more intangible desires like abundance, love, or freedom, let's say. 

So... how DOES one go about it? 

Here's a simple breakdown: 

1) Decide what you want and why. 

Allow yourself to dream. What do you TRULY care about in a living space? Comfort? Coziness? Geographical location? Architecture and design? Having enough space to host guests? How do you want to feel when you're there? For me, top priorities include a lot of natural light, bright and fresh interior design that feels inspiring and open, some beautiful views, cozy nooks to curl up in, and enough room to host dinner parties and have people sleep over. If you're a visual person, make a vision board of pictures that evoke the essence and energy of your dream house and look at it often. 

2) Visualize yourself living there.

See yourself doing your daily life activities and allow yourself to FEEL the feelings of being there now. Are you relaxed? Inspired? What do you hear, see, taste, smell, and feel? I often picture my husband cooking dinners at our gas range, while our guests and I hang out in the kitchen with him, and imagine the sound of our glasses clinking and the smells of the food making our mouths water. Or I see myself excitedly coaching clients while I look out the window in my office. EMBODY that future version of you NOW. 

3) Surrender and be present and grateful

Manifestation teachers often teach that our job is to focus on the what and the why, and the Universe's job is to handle the how and the when. I love that and totally believe it. Decide what you want and why (step 1) and visualize and feel it (step 2), then release it to the universe and go about your normal life but do it with GRATITUDE for both your present and your future. Take amazing care of your current home. Treat it the way you would treat your dream home. Relax and trust that your desires are on their way.

4) Take inspired action

Start doing the kinds of things you would be doing if you knew it would happen. Organize your finances. Clean your current home. Start researching furniture options or nearby schools. Listen to your intuition! Follow little urges if they feel aligned, even if they don't make logical sense. I like to think of it as the universe giving us winks and nudges, and I see them as breadcrumbs and clues leading us toward our desires. 

Manifestation can be so fun if you let it! Turn it into a game or a sacred ritual that you spend time on multiple times a day. 

I was honored to be featured in an article on Redfin recently about How to Manifest Your Dream Apartment, alongside other manifestation coaches and teachers. 

Check it out for lots of other helpful tips and tricks. 

The house that Chris and I are currently renting is a great example. I did exactly what I described above. The listing on Craiglist had a link to a virtual tour and I remember laying in bed at night going through the tour on my phone, visualizing where we'd put which pieces of furniture. By the time we saw it in person, I felt like I'd been there 100 times and it was already ours. 

Interestingly, TWO other families locked it down before us, but both contracts fell through for different reasons. I kept trusting and telling myself "this or something better" and in the end we got it. It felt fun and easy and magical.

While this is certainly not our forever home, it's been the perfect home for this chapter. We live 5 minutes from our friends, I have a dedicated office, which I'd never had before, and we're really enjoying "country life" out here in Sonoma County close to the cute little town of Sebastopol, lots of wineries, and beautiful terrain for biking. 

And... you'd better believe I'm currently working on manifesting the next spot too 😉 

Do you have your own story of manifesting a dreamy house or apartment? I'd love to hear it. Comment below or shoot me a message.