Do Homes Mirror The Personality Of The Occupants?

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When we look at houses for sale, I always tend towards ones with dormer windows, window boxes, climbing flowers, picket fences, I like the romantic look. My husband always loves the timber frame homes. He loves the large logs, rustic designs, timber frame builders that resemble a very upscale cabin. He could hang his antlers and hunting pictures and live happily ever after.

We decided long ago that we someday are going to need a cabin. A beautiful home covered with flowers and children and a rustic cabin for the man stuff. We know this is probably a pipe dream, but houses do tend to take on the personality of the occupants. I think this is even more true with landscaping. Our neighbors across the street are the uptight sort of people. Everything is rigid and controlled, their flower beds are in neat, exacting rows and nothing is out of line.

The grass is double cut on a diagonal each week, a weed wouldn't dare show its face over there and all runs smooth. Our yard on the other hand has a completely different look with flowers in profusion everywhere, if two accidentally end up in a line, I move on for a more free flowing look. I want color and variety and rocks to look as if they sprang forth naturally and live in harmony with their differences.

Eco home builders can build timber framed homes for city or country living, they are beautiful, warm and inviting. Maybe I could go along with one if there were enough flowers and a little arbor dangling with climbing roses. I do appreciate the natural look of the logs and the environmentally friendly construction. They say that people choose dogs that look like them, lets do a study to see if peoples homes really do "look" like them.

I guess you can't always control whether your home is Victorian, Cape Cod, bungalow, Tudor, ranch or tract home, some of us just had to buy in the right area for the right price, but we can let our personality show through with color and landscaping. I love flowers, water features and color, my husband loves order, rustic and easy maintenance. We can make it work with everyone happy and show off their individual personality with harmony and compromise.


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