I have been thinking about this a lot lately. When we moved to our new place we were VERY slow to unpack and make it homey and I think that is a big part of why I haven’t been able to bond with it so much. While I don’t forsee staying here year very long I think that sense of feeling like you are “home” is very important.
This weekend my camera bag fell out of my car onto the sidewalk and when I took it out to make sure it was okay, I ran inside to snap a quick test picture. I don’t even think I cared what the photo was of.. I just did it to make sure the camera was working.
Afterwards when I looked at the photo I felt such a sense of peace and “home” all from looking at an unmade bed and the surroundings. ;) I added it to the Flickr pool for the Shutter Sister’s One Word Project which just happens to be “home”. I am so inspired by all the photos there…
Anyway my photo is above with this description:
What makes our home feel like home? All the little things… the bed my grandmother slept on with the same sheets she put on it for 30 plus years. The same bed I slept on when I spent summers with her as a child. Lots of fuffy pillows that make you feel like you are sleeping on a cloud. A fan blowing cool air in on a warm summer night. Scratched and faded paint that tells us that this stuff is well used and well loved. The blanket my grandmother made that adorned her home for years before she left it to me in her will. The toys my children leave around showing that home is the place to laugh and play. The old game board that shows we are a family that likes to play together. The futon that invites children to come on inside and lay their heads with the rest of the family. All of it gives me a comfort like no other… HOME. There is no place like it… it has such a story to tell.
What about you? What makes you feel at “home”?
