What makes a house a home to you?

Camelotclub that's awful for you ???

Love, laughter and cuddles makes a house a home for me.

Labradors, books, favourite pieces of art (especially DH and DD1's paintings), flowers in the garden and now, in our final home, knowing DDs are close by with beloved DGCs.
Oooh and our ridiculously expensive but oh so, so comfortable Tempur bed... bliss

TillyTrotter

And cats,
you reminded me kitty
My cat must be in it !

I wish my cat was here. He died on 8th June. We just found him dead in the garden. Helluva shock.

Home is where the heart is. I hAve lived in all sorts of places. Attic room, caravan, tent, large house, and bungalow. As long as my beloved husband was with me that was home.

My own space where there is no one to bother me and 2 doors that lock if I want.

Living alone, it's definitely my wee dog.

For me its memories.... ❤

Before I went to live in New Zealand I toyed with selling my home. The estate agent sent a few viewers to test the waters and every single one mentioned that it felt a happy welcoming property. All wanted to buy but thankfully I rented it out instead so when I returned it was still mine.

MeowWow

When you walk into your house and it feels good to be home.

Exactly this. I've lived in many houses and without fail that is what has made each and every one of them home.

Perfect! Sounds like my house, and a feeling of calm comes over me when all is clean and tidy.

Memories I think, not just photographs around but memories of our children growing up, our lovely Springer Spaniel that we had for sixteen years, our grandchild growing up, and forty years of it's rooms, its garden & loves of love!

Ours is a very small bungalow.I insisted in having a dining room for family meals and a good solid table so GCs could do crafts hobby etc.
The immediate family feel relaxed here and the GC know what's in every drawer if they need anything.The garden is big enough for them to play and we have bikes scooters etc.We feel safe and comfortable here but never see old friends and family who wonder why we moved from our bigger rural home to something so small.

I like everything to be elegant, neat and beautiful. I love to see other people’s home just as they like them and it gives me great pleasure to be in, for instance, my daughter’s modern, sleek, stylish home. But, for me, my high ceilings, clean lines, antique furniture and eighteenth century china give me a real buzz of pleasure. I love everything old and, while once the children arrived, we could no longer save for the Georgian rectory we wanted (in our fantasies) our oldish house is now a very good substitute.

Books. And cats.

I've lived in this house for over 50 years. When my ex- left me in the late 70s I realised how safe I felt here, and would often break in to a run on the way home from the shops to turn the corner from whence I could see my front door, and once inside felt safe and cared for (by a house?? but yes).

A few years ago there was a bad incident with a neighbour threatening violence. I was never angry at that neighbour, but I was angry that, for a few days, I felt robbed of the safe feeling. How dare they make me feel like that!

Home is definitely where you feel safe.

My lovely big ginger cat, I lost my husband in January and it is so good to have my fur boy around. From about 9.30pm he mooches between lounge and bedroom as if to say
are we going to bed soon'. Also talking to a pet is better than talking to yourself and he always agrees with me!!!!!

Somewhere you feel safe wih a good strong door that you can close and lock and ignore the bloody neighbours.

My little cat, my books & my music!

My house doesn't feel like a home anymore since Dh passed away and as it's out in the country I don't feel safe anymore either.

Love ...

Mine now feels like just somewhere to live since my dear DH died 4 years ago. I wouldn't move as I have brilliant neighbours and family not far away, but oh how I miss that safe feeling I had when I walked in the door and DH had a sherry ready for me..... He made this house a home.

We’ve lived in our house for 37 years. It’s a 3 story Victorian terrace. And although it can be untidy at times and there is always jobs to do. Our plan was always to downsize. but we’ve still got 2 ac at home plus a gs. But we all agree we’d hate to leave this house, because it’s our home. We feel safe here, which is very important. Nighttime’s are very quiet.
So although it’s not the most stylish house inside, it doesn’t matter.

My lovely bathroom, having a long bubbly soak, my waterbed, having a cuddle with my 2 dogs, my 6 grandchildren coming over for lunch. This all makes my home a happy place and I feel very lucky and safe.

JaneJudge

somewhere you feel safe to sleep

Definitely! After being burgled whilst at work in my previous house and DH going away a lot on Conferences. I love that this house has a big high wall with no gate at the back.
Also, I would say the people in it make a home, you know walking into a house or having a meal, where there is discourse.