Do you love your home?

I, too, love my home.

It's nothing fancy, but it's ideally situated for us - near the town centre, surgery, shops, restaurants and transport. We moved here when the children were small but old enough to be wanting to go further afield, and having everything in walking distance helped. Now they've gone, having things handy for us is reassuring as we get older.

I worked through the house a couple of years ago to get it ready for retirement (new kitchen, bathroom and general decor update), and although there are still a couple of things on the 'get round to it one day' list, I am happy that it's reasonably future-proof. On paper it is too big for two, but we use all the rooms, so I can't see the point in downsizing. Unless we moved out of the area for some reason I would have to sacrifice convenience (bungalows in this town are on peripheral estates rather than in the town centre), and this is not the right stage of life to do that. If necessary I would get a stair lift fitted.

I love my house and have lived here for nearly 38 years. It is just a medium sized detached nothing grand with a wrap around garden, quite private. I wish I had lovely views and a bigger garden but probably won’t move as I have one of my daughters and two grandchildren nearby, good neighbours and good amenities close by. I especially love my conservatory as when I sit in there I can enjoy the garden all year round. It is my peaceful quiet place.

I downsized last year from our 4 bed family home of 40 odd years. It was far too big for solo living and I couldn’t afford the looming renovations which were badly needed.

I love my 2 bed semi bungalow. After a year the novelty still hasn’t worn off and I have a feeling of contentment each time I turn the car into my little driveway.

I still have room for visiting grandchildren to stay overnight . That was an important factor when I viewed the bungalow and I wouldn’t have proceeded with the purchase if I couldn’t fit bunk beds and a single bed into the second bedroom.

The gardens are much smaller and more manageable. The roof and bathroom are only a few years old. Both of which badly needed replacing in my previous home .

Several people have asked me in the past year if I miss our family home. The answer is a resounding no. Yes, I have lovely memories but they’re still with me. The rest of it was bricks and mortar and felt like a millstone round my neck until I finally plucked up the courage to downsize.

Yes, I do. It suits us as it isn’t too big nor too small. The garden is manageable and we are lucky to have amenities nearby, plus a bus stop only yards away.
We are blessed with nice neighbours, too, which is a huge plus.

I love my home. It's in greater London, its small and its mine. It needs things done to it, it's been decorated, kitchen and bathroom, but with everyday living it could do with being done again. I am in no rush its warm, clean and cosy.

Yes I do. We moved here 34 years ago, our girls grew up here. They live near with their families.
It’s an ordinary extended fifties semi, so decent size, garden in a mix of older and newer houses.
Library, supermarket, vet nearby oh yes and bus stop

I do. My house feels as if it has a protective and sympathetic personality. If I were to win a huge prize and be able to buy an ideal house I would hold back because I'd be homesick for my house that has protected me and sheltered me for decades.

Yes, UTTBB, I love my little maisonette and am never more content than when I’m home with my things around me.

When we were raising our four children we were lucky enough to live in a lovely villa with seven bedrooms, four and a half bathrooms and a swimming pool overlooking the Med.

When we sold it after 27 years we also sold our restaurant and moved to a more central area on the island.

We had a 500 year old house which was originally a farmhouse that had been renovated. Still spacious but not as big as the villa.

When DH sadly died nearly 11 years ago, I decided I couldn’t bear to rattle around in it on my own. It had a lot of stairs and was a lot of work so I sold it and found my current place which was a new build and took a while to finish as it needed a kitchen and doors amongst other things.

It is small although I still have three bedrooms so room for visitors, all on one level which makes it very easy to keep clean, no garden but enough outdoor space to have some planters to brighten it up a bit and to sit out. Best of all I’m within walking distance of most amenities so don’t need to drive too often.

I still have lovely memories made from our previous homes, we had space when we needed it and now this suits me and I wouldn’t want to move anywhere else.

Me too ViceVersa. I would have to move away. The town has too many memories and I couldnt bear to pass our house belonging to someone else. But while I am here I do lovd it. The sun is pouring into the kitchen through french windows which is a delight.

I’m not attached to the bricks and mortar either and this house (33years old, bought new) has seen some sadness. DD2 had her stroke here and DH died here.
However, it’s a good house, with good neighbours and I can afford to live here, even though it’s far too big for me. Unfortunately, there are no amenities within walking distance and the bus stop is far from convenient, so I’d really like to be able to pick it up, lock-stock, and plonk it down somewhere else.

My house is red brick and was about 6 years old when I bought it mid 90's. I like modern and is "moveinable" but I do not intend to visit the angels just yer.

I would like to be closer to public transport now I am without a car. The front garden preferably to be 3/4 of its size, but I pay to get the grass cut.

I live about 5 miles from Heathrow, not on a flight path and there isn't a sound here, it is like living in the country. I am content.

I too love my home.

We have lived here for over 20 years, and it’s the first home just DH and I have been in.

When we married nearly 54 years ago, we lived with my mum as she had been recently and suddenly widowed, she would have had to sell up and move somewhere smaller.

It helped us both financially, and by the time we had our two children, both sides were ready to move on.

So we always had the children then.

By the time they had both left home, we then moved into our retirement home (this bungalow) and I love it just being us two, finally.

Yes I love our home. Not enough space, not enough rooms for visitors, not enough quiet (noisy neighbours and traffic) but it's ours! I am content and happy and love coming home x

I love my home but it is the contents and the memories that I love. Also the fact that family are all near and it’s a very nice small town.
I would be quite happy to move if I could have all that but with a better view.

12 years ago we knew we had to move from a 2 nd floor apartment in a lovely converted Edwardian house.
We had the whole top floor which was once the servants quarters. Views of the Estuary from 2 aspects.
But no lift.
We loved the first bungalow we viewed but we’re out bid.
The second one, same again.
Then this one came along and I absolutely love it❤️
Everything had to be done.
Bathrooms, kitchen, windows, boiler moved from the lounge to the loft: don’t ask 😂
Semi detached so all external walls were insulated.
Fortunately we love doaupper. We ( with a little help from friend) when I couldn’t lift some stuff did it all.
Not only do I love our home but I love our neighbours ❤️

Oddly, I do.
Why oddly? Because there’s nothing special about this house, I’ve lived in character cottages and Edwardian terraces , both styles of architecture I infinitely prefer to late 20th century, but it’s where DH and I spent the last 20 years and I feel it’s “me” - not pretentious, quiet, traditional, quite private, being down a drive set back from the road and just, well, comfortable.
I still watch “Escape to the Country” ( I live in the country) and enjoy poking my nose into Rightmove, but it’s just window shopping now.
It’s good to be contented with what one has. If only more people stopped always striving for bigger, brighter, smarter or trendier!

Yes. Same as you op.

Thank you all for your responses.
I feel so good about our mutual feelings.

Yes, I wish I didn't love it so much as OH thinks we should downsize and would like to live nearer our daughter whereas I struggle to even imagine living anywhere else! We sold it subject to contract in 2022 but couldn't find anywhere we both liked so took it off the market and I was so relieved!

Yes, I do. It's been in our family for several generations now and I've never lived anywhere else. If I'm being honest, it's getting a bit too much for us now, especially the garden - which is massive, but I don't know how I'd feel about downsizing. I think I'd have to move to another area, as I genuinely don't think I'd like to see someone else living here.

That’s a lovely sentiment, UTBB. ❤️

I love coming home. I don’t love this house as much as our previous one, although I love the current garden more.

Surprisingly to me, I think back very infrequently to our last home of 25 years standing and don’t miss it as such. I knew it was time to move and it would now be a burden to us. I don’t miss fretting about oil prices and power cuts, the lack of services and the difficult, steep garden.

I love going home to our cats, too. We hesitated about getting another after our previous one died, but it truly was the best thing ever. We now have two and they make our house our home. 🏡

We downsized nearly two years ago and both love the home we have now.

Yes!

I love my home. I downsized to it nearly 8 years ago and every day I am content I made the right decision. It's a small bungalow with an even smaller garden but it's homely and filled with my things.

I too love my home. We have lived here for 44 years. We have done quite a bit mmit, but it needs more doing which won't be done by us. When we sell it will be stripped bare and renovated. Maybe into 2 small flats as it is a town centre house and offices and houses are being converted into flats.
It has served us very well. I need help with the garden now. It needs decorating, but I still love living here. Its 150 years old. Always feels a welcoming house. No spooks.