What makes a house a home?

going_nowhere_fast

Ive lived in my house for 9 years near enough. Its cosy and nicely decorated, its warm and i love who i live with but its never felt like home and i dont know why not.

I think it could be because im no where near my family (would living close to them feel nicer?), or is it my paper thin walls. Some people find it funny listening to next doors goings on whereas i just feel like ive got strangers in my house.

What do you think makes a house a home?

geri1965_2

Cats!





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adandem

My dog :-)

going_nowhere_fast

Cats - i get that.

When i eventually move im getting a kitty cat!

I_have_spoken

Fung Shui can be all wrong in which case a house will never feel right.

Or a previous occupant may have died there, bad karma

ska_lover

Home is where my husband is, nice to have family close by too

blackshirtuk

home is where the wifi connects automatically!

ed110220

Being away from family could be it.

On the physical side of the home, it could just be that you don't really like it for some reason. Maybe deep down you find it charmless or there is some bad association (or lack of a good association?)

The moment I first viewed our house I knew it felt very homely. I think maybe it is because it reminds me a little in style (1940s) of the house I lived in when I was a child, and also my grandparents' houses.

Friends have some very nice Victorian houses, but I find them very cold (metaphorically) and unhomely, maybe because I've never had a good association with anything like that.

Ed

Hermia

going_nowhere_fast wrote: »

Ive lived in my house for 9 years near enough. Its cosy and nicely decorated, its warm and i love who i live with but its never felt like home and i dont know why not.

I think it could be because im no where near my family (would living close to them feel nicer?), or is it my paper thin walls. Some people find it funny listening to next doors goings on whereas i just feel like ive got strangers in my house.

What do you think makes a house a home?

I wonder if it really isn't the right home for you if you don't feel at home after nine years.

Personally I think a house becomes a home when it reflects the person living in it. The things in the house should tell a story or say something about what that person likes. I think that is why a house never feels like home when you first move in. It takes time for you to put your mark on it and erase the previous owner.

mickey54

Family and memories..."stuff" can be moved anywhere.

Somewhere where I shut the door - and I feel relaxed.

SailorSam

A house is built with walls & beams,
A home is made with love & dreams.