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.
Have tried to manifest our dream bungalow for years. Have a list of requirements. Nothing outlandish. All doable. I read the list a lot. Also have a drawn up layout plan of bungalow and imagine how it would be to actually live there.
But still nothing…Don’t know what I’m doing wrong.
I’ve written a Chic Lit novel and looking for a Sponsor to get it published. Three different publishers have said it’s worth publishing, but has to be a self publish as am a new, unknown author. Have tried to get a Sponsor without success. I even have a professional cover ready for my book.
Again, can’t seem to bring my book into reality.
Hi Suzy!
Thank you for sharing your story. First of all, congrats on daring to declare your dreams and go after them. That is more than most people ever do! And I understand that it must be frustrating to be doing all of that and not seeing any results yet.
Here is what I would do if I was in your situation:
– Release any attachment to the timeline, and decide to trust in “divine timing”. I’ve found over and over again that while I’d love for my desires to show up FAST and NOW, they ultimately tend to show up at a much better time, and I end up appreciating them so much more in the end.
– Decide to have unwavering faith. I’ve decide (over and over again every day) to believe that everything always works out for me, and that it’s this or something even better. Any time I caught myself doubting or wondering what I’m doing wrong, I’d notice that, take a breath, acknowledge that fears and limiting beliefs are part of the process, and then I’d challenge those fears / limiting beliefs. I’d work on shifting my focus to believing that it’s possible, believing that it’s possible for me, and believing that it’s coming.
– I’d also stay in action! I believe that the universe doesn’t necessarily give us what we want, but rather what we need to grow. If my desire isn’t here yet, I see that as evidence that there is more for me to learn or experience or stretch into. And so much of that learning happens when we take action.
– Action also gives us more clarity and more confidence. And it creates energy and momentum.
– I’d also practice taking action while choosing an attitude of expectation. Again, I don’t believe that the universe just gives us what we want. I believe it gives us what we expect (and not just consciously, but sub-consciously) and that part of our job is to raise our expectations, raise our standards, and work to get our brains and our bodies onboard with the self-belief it will take to become a vibrational match to what we desire.
– I’d ask myself: “what other actions can I take that could bring me closer to my dream bungalow?” and I’d go take any tiny baby step that comes to mind.
– And same for the book. I’d stay curious and ask myself questions like “what aligned and inspired action might move me closer?” and “who else might be able to help?” and “what would it look like to self publish?” and “what might be holding me back from self publishing”. And then I’d go take any and all action I could think of.
– While doing all of the above, I’d also flood my brain with expanders (people who have what I want that I can look to for inspiration) and examples of what’s possible. I’d read and listen to manifestation books and podcasts and videos to help anchor in that unwavering faith.
Hope that helps. Good luck!
Best,
Sandra
Thankyou so much Sandra for such a detailed reply.
I do read positive thinking books a lot. The best being by the late great Norman Vincent Peale. Have also read and digested The Secret by Rhonda Byrne.
I also meditate daily with uplifting videos.
What is holding my aspirations back? Good old money. Without the necessary funding the self publish route for book makes it a pipedream.
I thank God for my blessings daily. A good husband. We’ve been married 51 years. We live in beautiful Cornwall and we enjoy country and coastal walks with our little rescue dog Venus. I featured on a magazine cover with her. She’s very photogenic!
I’d be over the moon to get my novel published. Hope the Universe can show me a way.
To get our dream bungalow would be the icing on the cake. My husband’s legs are getting a bit problematic so we don’t want stairs anymore.
Plus my kitchen sink looks out onto next doors garage wall. Ugly. I imagine washing up looking out over a pretty garden. Oh joy!
We live in a friendly village and want to stay here. I visit the church here and pray a lot. But prices for bungalows in this neighborhood are so high.
Yep, it all comes down to money.
I have to trust in the Universe and hope one day our dreams will manifest and become reality.
I’ve a few health problems so pray they will disappear. God has helped me many times I totally believe in the Power of Prayer.
Have a good life everyone and thankyou Sandra again xxx