A Real Home Is More Than Just A Dwelling

It’s a fact of home ownership that ‘real’ homes attract ‘real’ people. These are folks who look at the dwellings are occupying as something more than just bricks and mortar and wood can make for a good investment property, as a matter of fact. And though there are plenty of people who also look at them this way, real people derive a sublime satisfaction from really ‘living’ in their homes.

As an example, consider the kind of real home occupied by real people and what the interior of that home may look like. Chances are fairly good that all of the kids’ bedrooms are decorated in one theme or another. These home decor accents can be as diverse as sci-fi character action on wallpaper or as staid as subdued pastels. The point is the home became something more than just a way station on the road to a bigger home.

What these people — meaning those who take a home and make it real to their own experience — have in common is that they all looked at these dwellings and considered what it would take to make them a sanctuary that would keep them and their loved ones safe even in the most troublesome of circumstances. No woman in a home like this would ever easily give up her Dyson upright vacuum cleaner, for example.

And even though most people — even many living in real homes — might not have all that much of a problem with doing so, it’s also a sure bet that very many more do, and that the things and activities that have gone on in their homes give to them a sense of loss whenever something like an old, beat up dry wet vacuum that was once used regularly finally burns out and dies.

Truthfully, these kinds of feelings should be celebrated because they represent healthy emotions that come about because people have looked at their homes and the things within them as something more real than just basic utilitarian objects. They’ve given part of their lives to these homes and all of the safety and security that these homes have given back means something to them.

Certainly, people who look at homes in this way are constantly looking to do things to those homes that make it even more personal for them, in terms of creating real ‘living spaces.’ It’s not that the home becomes a hodgepodge or mishmash of conflicting styles or accents or even furnishings; rather, it’s that the home takes on a beautiful character of its own in the right hands.

A real home is more than just a dwelling to many people, it has to be said. And the things that go into it build a lifetime of memories that far outlast the home’s utility as something that can be sold off for even more money than it was bought for. Make no mistake; even people who look at it that way still have feelings for them, though those who have really ‘lived’ in them report having even stronger feelings.