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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here and I love this thread! Thank you.

So many varying perspectives. For me, it’s not old house vs new house. It’s not about a shell.

Some of you really get me, and I appreciate that. I also appreciate the discussions.

I would appreciate more concrete ideas of what to look for and how to house hunt. Thank you.[/quote]

I’m the PP who strongly prefers old houses. I really love sarah susanka’s book, The Not So Big House, which really makes you think about how you use your house and what you need your home to do for you. It was also really great at explaining how the blueprints/architectural design could drastically change your lived experience in your home. I wouldn’t say that it was explicitly geared towards what makes a house feel like a home per se, but it might trigger some ideas for you about how you want to live in your home. It really helped us understand what we needed in a house when we were househunting. Our house is by no means perfect (because it’s a 100 yr old bungalow that only just got a/c and an upgrade from oil heat this summer, and there are still 150k worth of projects to tackle here), but our place has been perfect for us, imperfections and all.

The other thing that I would do is examine within yourself how you want to feel in your home, and what makes a home feel homey to you. If you’ve lived in places that feel homey to you and others that haven’t, what is the difference between those places? What feels homey is highly individualized, and you’re the only person who can answer what feels homey to you.[/quote]

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