Your home should fit your personality
- Laura Moore: Housebroken
- March 4, 2025
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To be truly happy, homeowners should live with houses that complement their personalities. It’s not enough to find a place that is the right size, in the right neighborhood, at the right price. The real trick to happy-ever-aftering with your abode is having compatible
personalities.
For instance, a quiet, reserved house likes peace and quiet. Noisy, active humans will make such a place nervous, which could lead to blown fuses, creaking doors and dripping plumbing. That house only prefers occupants who also are quiet and reserved.
On the other hand, there are houses that actually relish loud music, raised voices, slamming doors and thundering feet. They love all that noise.
There are several things to look for while house shopping — the yard, for instance. Shy places tend to hug tall bushes close to their walls. They like their privacy. An outgoing house can be spotted a block away. Its foundation is bordered by lovely flower beds with low growing bushes and lots of flowers.
The front doors of a house speak volumes. The outgoing houses open easily and very quietly. In fact locking them is the best way to keep them closed. Doors in a reserved structure open grudgingly and usually have to be pushed a bit. Even oiling the hinges won’t change that.
Listen to the sound or lack thereof in the houses you visit. If the walls seem to absorb sound and you find yourself whispering or talking very softly, you have walked into a dignified, quiet-loving abode. If your voice carries well from the kitchen to an upstairs
bathroom, you are in a laid-back, amiable house.
A compatible match will be evident on moving-in day. Your furniture will fit in each room perfectly and look great. The closets will hold all you own, as will the cabinets in the kitchen. You will feel comfortable and welcome. With minimum effort you and your tax deduction will settle down to a long, satisfying, comfortable relationship.