A House or a Home? It’s all in the Details.

What’s the difference between a house and a home? While a house is a construction for habitation, a home defines who you are as a person and a family. It is the personal touches that reveal your personality, and what is important to you.

I loved “Your Elegant Bed and Bath” post about this subject. She mentions her plants in her home are from her mother and father’s funerals. It adds both beauty and sentimental value to her home. I also have this in my home. My husband Ben’s aunt died about 18 months ago. She was very dear to both of us, and the plant pictured is from her funeral; every time I water it I am reminded of her. The plant stand is an antique egg crate, which I love because it adds character to the plant, and my home.

I see in Pottery Barn and other magazines expensive artwork decoration for a child’s room that is supposed to look like a child’s painting. Here is an idea, why don’t you take your own child’s masterpiece and frame it. Give her/him fingerpaints, or markers and crayons of the colors that would match the decor in their room. Let them go crazy, then frame it in a nice frame. You have now added creative artwork decor at a fraction of the price, and brought your child’s personality into their room.