Moving house is a big new adventure filled with joy, stress and excitement. If you’re wondering what to write in a new home card, I’ve created this list of over 200 messages so you’ll never be stumped about what to write in a greeting card again!
Housewarming wishes and gifts can be considered more difficult than Birthdays and Christmas’ through fear of giving the wrong thing that might not suit their personal home decor taste, and for not saying the right thing. But new home congratulations mean a lot to the new homeowner.
After all, the moving house stress levels as described here by Compare my Move can be extreme, so let’s celebrate when it’s over.
They are the perfect kind thought to pop in a card or send to the housewarming party or ceremony. I’m a big Etsy fan, so would recommend buying your housewarming card from an independent seller and then adding your own message. A thoughtful gift, like a personalized decanter, can also make a wonderful addition to their new home. It’s perfect for entertaining guests, showcasing their favorite spirits, or simply adding a unique, personal touch to their home bar.
Whether you’re looking for short new home wishes to a friend, heartfelt blessings for a family or funny housewarming quotes, there’s something for every card, text or gift tag.
What To Write In A New Home Card?
Tips for Writing Your House Warming Message
- Be personal and thoughtful
- Match the tone to your relationship
- Short new home wishes work well too
Alternatives to “Congratulations”
- Well done
- Best wishes for new home
- Good wishes for a new home
- Compliments
- Way to go
- Hooray
- You did it
- Good work
- So well deserved
Heartfelt New Home Wishes
Whether you’re writing to loved ones, friends or work colleagues, show you care in your new home cards.
- Wishing you a home full of love for years to come
- Wishing you all the best as you create new memories and build your dream home
- May your new home be filled with joy peace and endless love
- A house is made of bricks and beams but a home is made of love and dreams
- May your new home be a place of comfort happiness and love
- Home is where love resides memories are created and laughter never ends
- May the warmth and love of your new home bring you happiness
- May this home wrap you in comfort and inspire beautiful memories
- Here’s to a fresh chapter and a beautiful space to call your own
- May every corner of your home bring you peace
- Home is where the next chapter begins
- May your walls know joy and every room hold laughter
- Wishing you cozy evenings and sunny mornings ahead
- May this space bring calm and inspiration to your everyday
Emotional Wishes for Friends and Family
A new home card message can be emotional and real; show your personality in your greeting for the new house.
- You made it
- Wishing you all the warmth and happiness in your new home
- So very happy for you
- You deserve this beautiful home
- Your new life begins now
- Here’s to fresh starts and forever memories under your new roof
- You’ve turned a house into your forever home
- The journey to your dream home was worth every step
- This new chapter feels right for you
- May this home bring security comfort and peace
- Celebrating this milestone with you fills me with joy
Short and Sweet New Home Wishes
Short new home messages are sometimes the most powerful; you don’t have to write an essay!
- Home sweet home
- Happy new home day
- Congratulations on the new house
- Cheers to your new chapter
- Wishing you happiness in your new home
- Time to pop the kettle on
- You did it Congrats
- Best wishes on your new home
- Good luck with the move
- It’s time to make memories
- Well done your hard work paid off
- God bless your new home
Short New Home Wishes to a Friend
- When’s the housewarming
- Welcome home
- Happy housewarming
- May your home be blessed
- Your new life begins here
- New keys new memories
- Wishing you peace and laughter
- Small house or big filled with love
Short New Home Quotes
- Here’s to favourite corners and new routines
- May this be your coziest adventure
- Home looks good on you
- Let the decorating begin
- Wishing you a soft landing
- Proud of your new beginning
- So well deserved
Funny New Home Messages
Everyone loves some humour in a housewarming card message, so let’s try these.
- Your new house is perfect
- When can I move in
- Congrats now you can walk around naked
- It will never be this clean again
- Good luck convincing the neighbours you’re normal
- Lovely home good thing you can’t afford to go out anymore
- Hopefully the neighbours aren’t weird
- Don’t forget to throw us a party
- Send the wifi password please
- Congrats on your new home too far to visit
- A new home is where nobody listens to you anyway
- May your fridge always be full
- Congrats – Time to lose things in boxes for six months
- Your boxes have found their forever home
- Hope your new home has fewer creaks
- Mortgage payments should come with free wine
Funny New Home Quotes
If you like a funny new home wish, how about these quotes?
- A new home is like a new haircut it takes time to feel right
- Now the real fun begins unpacking everything you own
- A new home is like marriage you never know until you’re in it
- May you never have to call the landlord again
- A blank canvas where you can paint with wild ideas
For First-Time Homeowners
Here’s what to say in a new home card message to a firt-time buyer.
- Congrats on your first home
- Wishing you many happy memories
- You’re finally on the property ladder
- Best wishes as you settle in
- So happy to celebrate this with you
- This place will be a wonderful home for your family
- We can’t wait to visit
- Everything you wanted in a house is now yours
- You’re officially a homeowner
- Floorboards creak but it’s all yours
New Home Wishes to a Friend
Want to say more than ‘Welcome to your new home’?
- May your new beginning be filled with laughter and peace
- This place suits you perfectly calm and creative
- Wishing you joy in every nook
- So proud of what you’ve built
- Can’t wait to toast with you
- Home has never looked better
- Cheers to new memories
- Let the good times begin
- You’ve earned this
New Home Messages for a Family
What to say when sending your best wishes for a new home to members of your family.
- So happy for you all
- Your home is beautiful may love grow here
- Time to decorate a nursery
- All the best as you settle in
- Here’s to your new HQ
- Wishing you adventures together
- The perfect home for your growing family
- It’s the people that make a house a home
- May your home be filled with laughter
- Happy new home where memories await
- May bedtime stories echo through the halls
- Every brick holds a family memory
- Good wishes for a new home and family life
Compliments on the New Home
Even if their home isn’t finished, you can still send a new home complement.
- Wow you should be so proud
- When can I get a key
- Can’t wait to visit
- Stylish home stylish owner
- You’ve worked so hard for this
- What a pad It suits you
Congratulations Messages for a New Home
If you need a simple congratulations message, here’s what you can write in the new home card.
- Congratulations on your new nest
- Wishing you joy laughter and love
- May your house become a home
- Here’s to a fresh start
- May your new home be full of peace
- May it bring years of happy memories
- Warmest congratulations
- Sending heartfelt congratulations
- Cheers to this new chapter
- New house congratulations to you
Blessings and Prayers for a New Home
If you’d like a more religious phrase for your greeting card, try these.
- May your home be a place of joy and inspiration
- May it be blessed with love and prosperity
- May your home bring peace and happiness
- A sanctuary for your family filled with love
- Surrounded by blessings may you thrive here
Inspirational and Famous New Home Quotes
When you’re exploring what to write for new home wishes, you can try a quote.
- A house that lacks a comfy chair is soulless – May Sarton
- Curling up with a book beats home repairs – Joe Ryan
- Home a dearer sweeter spot than all the rest – Robert Montgomery
- Home is a shelter from all storms – William J Bennett
- If you’re going home the journey is never too hard – Angela Wood
- Staying at home brings true comfort – Jane Austen
- Home is where the heart is – Ellen DeGeneres
- People are happiest at home – William Shakespeare
- Home is where you’re treated well – Dalai Lama
- Travellers value home the more they wander – Charles Dickens
New Home Quotes for New Neighbours
When you get a new neighbour, it’s nice to send them a welcome to the neighborhood card.
- Good neighbours make all the difference – Alex Johnson
- A good neighbour increases your property value – Czech Proverb
- Smile over the fence don’t climb it – Arthur Baer
- Introduce yourself first thing – Fred Rogers
- Great neighbourhoods are built on friendship
- Kindness makes a good neighbour
- The test of a neighbour shows during tough times
- A neighbour is someone you can count on
- Good neighbours care about the community
- The best neighbours bring out your best
Housewarming Party Messages
If you’re looking for something nice to say when attending a friend’s housewarming party, try these.
- Thanks for inviting me to your housewarming it’s such a beautiful space
- Wishing you a joyful evening and many more celebrations to come
- Here’s to the first of many happy gatherings in your new place
- So glad I could help break in your new home with you
- Lovely to see your space come to life congrats again
- May your parties be as warm and welcoming as your home
Messages for Couples
If you’d like to congratulate a couple on moving into their new home, I’d recommend the following.
- Wishing you both endless happiness in your shared space
- A beautiful home for a beautiful couple
- May your love fill every room and hallway
- Here’s to laughter quiet nights and new traditions together
- Your first home together may it be full of lasting memories
- From housemates to soulmates congrats on your home
Moving Abroad or Long Distance Wishes
It’s sad when family or friends move abroad, but we can still wish them congratulations.
- Wishing you all the best as you start this exciting new chapter abroad
- May your new home in a new country bring you comfort and adventure
- Distance makes the heart grow fonder and your home even sweeter
- Sending hugs across the miles to your lovely new space
- Here’s to making your mark in a brand new place
Formal and Professional Housewarming Messages
Sometimes it’s useful to be more formal when writing your housewarming message.
- Congratulations on your new home wishing you continued success
- Wishing you prosperity and peace in your new residence
- A significant milestone achieved well done
- May your new space support all your future goals
- Best wishes on your move from all of us
Welcome Neighbour Messages
Let’s welcome your new neighbors in a new home card.
- Welcome to the neighbourhood we’re so glad you’re here
- Looking forward to getting to know you
- If you need anything we’re just next door
- May your new surroundings bring comfort and connection
- Wishing you a warm and happy settling in period
Longer Message Examples
If you’re wanting write a longer new home message in your greeting card, you could try these.
- Moving into a new home is no small feat it takes courage vision and a lot of hard work. I’m so happy to see your dream come true and know that this new chapter will be filled with joy and discovery. Congratulations.
- Congratulations on your beautiful new home. May it be a place where love is always present laughter echoes through the rooms and memories are made every day. I hope this marks the beginning of something truly special for you.
- Your new home is a reflection of everything you’ve worked for and dreamed about. May it always be a place of peace creativity and happiness. Here’s to new beginnings and countless moments of joy.
What do you say in a first new home card?
Share the joy the new homeowners will be experiencing by sending them a thoughtful new home message. We suggest – “The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
How do you congratulate someone who just bought a house?
Send them a housewarming card and gift and don’t forget the message. One of our favourites is “May your new home be filled with joy, peace, and endless love!”
What do you write in a funny housewarming card?
If you know a new homeowner with sense of humour then do send them a funny new home message to make them giggle. How about, “Don’t forget to throw a party for us, we are waiting. Congratulations!”
What can I say instead of congratulations?
When it comes to housewarming wishes, congratulations is the first port of call when we think of a way to congratulate people. But if you fancy mixing things up a bit, there are plenty of other one liners, or housewarming quotes that you can use instead that will equally show your happiness for the happy homeowners. Here are some you can add into your housewarming messages.
Well done.
Best wishes.
Good wishes.
Compliments.
Way-to-go!
Good work.
You did it!
Hooray!
Proud of you.
Impressive!
Cheers!
Good for you!
So well deserved.
Whether you’re writing housewarming wishes in a card for a friend, sending wishes for a new house, or congratulations on a new home, hopefully these housewarming wishes and quotes have given you plenty of inspiration to leave a heartfelt, and memorable message that they will love!
Jen x
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She has an insatiable love of home interiors, has worked with hundreds of brands, and currently supports many bloggers within the creative industries to share their expertise through writing.
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