Hopefully some of you have more of a welcoming entryway now. Did you add some photos? A table? A coatrack? I would love to hear what you’ve done if you decided to tackle last month’s prompt.
“He is the happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.” ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
I am definitely a homebody. I love staying home, especially when it’s rainy or cold, and curling up with a blanket and a book. Sure, I wish we had a fireplace, a larger patio, more trees. But home is home… the place you hang your heart.
Sometimes it can take a while to feel truly at home where you live. For me, it’s almost three years in our new house and I am only just beginning to be make it more cozy and less sterile. Surrounding ourselves with what brings us joy can uplift any environment, I think. One way I’ve done that is to add touches of ourselves around the house. (And no, I don’t mean dirty clothes strewn here and there.)
When we bring intention into our search for household objects, we are consciously selecting things that we are drawn to or that fill us up in some meaningful way. It could be a painting, a photo, a cookbook, or a wind chime. Choose things that remind you of adventures or of what’s most important to you. Keep your eyes open when you’re shopping and you may feel pulled toward something that speaks to you. Also notice things in your own closets that you come across that may be perfect displayed prominently somewhere.
I’ve filled our home with things we love and that make us happy. My own and my daughter’s artwork on the walls, photo books of our travels, meaningful or beautiful things we have discovered and bought together on vacations. It is these things that help my family feel connected and that trigger good memories.
What makes your home unique and special to you? What are those things that make you feel happy and content? Think about it for a while, then start making your space your own.
Please let us all know in the comments what you’re up to this month! Have fun with it. 🙂 April’s prompt will be Springtime… how can you freshen your home with signs of spring? I know so many of you are ready for some color!
I love the artwork all over your walls! In my home, my animals make the place feel cozy. They constantly work on their shedding technique to insulate the furniture and floors. I also have lots of art up on the walls — and am starting to add some of my own art, too. The thing that really makes it home, though, is the love that I feel here.
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Ah yes, the shedding. We have that problem here too. And a bit of throw up as well. 🙂 I agree it’s the love that makes a house a home. Thanks for visiting!
very important. creating a peaceful home is one thing I love about going to my friend Mary’s house. she tells so many lovely stories with the decorations in her home! it always inspires me to create!
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You know, I can always recognize that feeling in someone else’s home too, but I wish I knew more about creating it for myself in my own home. Hmm…
I love the idea of displaying something from my wardrobe. I also have a big old wooden easel and I use it to display my childrens artwork in the corner of our lounge area.
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Karen, those are excellent ideas! I’m going to have to display more of my daughter’s art like that.
Naomi, really love the organic ‘feel’ to this… what a way to make your home so energetically yours. Thanks for the encouragement, the ideas and the evidence that it can work well. Much love, blessings and peace to you! ♥
Thanks for reading, Jean! I hope you’ll come by again.
I love the leaf if your first photo….that grabs me.
My home is full of plants in pots I’ve painted and
photos that mean the world to me
and art that someone I love has made. Especially
dear to me are the little bits of nature collected here
and there that remind me of special moments and places.
Seashells and painted sticks and stones and feathers.
Makes me happy just to think of it:)
Thanks for the wonderful question.
Love to you and your beautiful home,
Jennifer
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Love what you’ve written here, Jennifer. Natural momentos are even better than photos in my mind.