My new house doesn't feel like home yet

[nursewife]

We just moved into our new place two and a half weeks ago. I love our new house, and love having the extra room. It just doesn't feel homey like our old place did, and I'm not sure how to get it there, or how long that should take. Has anyone else had this experience with a house? My old house was older, and we did a ton of work to it, while our new place is a new build, and just seems to sterile. 

[mrsukyankee]

It takes a while. It needs to grow on you. Once you start adding things to it, cooking, MAKING MEMORIES, it will begin to feel like home.

[mrs.jacinthe]

Do you have art on the walls yet? If not, start hanging up your family photos and such. That will help loads.

[mrsemilys]

I agree that it takes time. We moved here last Oct and it took a few months. Having the holidays here helped. Once I hung things and decorated with my fav things it helped a lot.

[nursewife]

Sept 29, 2016 17:25:32 GMT -5 mrs.jacinthe said:

Do you have art on the walls yet? If not, start hanging up your family photos and such. That will help loads.

I don't have anything hung up yet. I have a decorator coming to give me a hand next week so I know where to hang things, and get some fresh decor ideas. I miss the charm my old house had. I loved that it had an old antique door that I refinished, and lots of other unique qualities a new build doesn't have. I'm worried i'll never feel that in love with my new house like I did my old one.

On a sad note, the new owner of my old house ripped out the $450 dining room light and left it at the curb for someone to pick up for free   I deeply regret not writing that light fixture out of the deal. I'm so bummed about my old beloved light!

[thatgirl2478]

It takes a while. I love our new bigger house with more space too - but yeah - it's only NOW starting to feel a *little* like home and we moved in 5 months ago.

[thatgirl2478]

Sept 29, 2016 19:03:53 GMT -5 nursewife said:

Sept 29, 2016 17:25:32 GMT -5 mrs.jacinthe said:

Do you have art on the walls yet? If not, start hanging up your family photos and such. That will help loads.

I don't have anything hung up yet. I have a decorator coming to give me a hand next week so I know where to hang things, and get some fresh decor ideas. I miss the charm my old house had. I loved that it had an old antique door that I refinished, and lots of other unique qualities a new build doesn't have. I'm worried i'll never feel that in love with my new house like I did my old one.

On a sad note, the new owner of my old house ripped out the $450 dining room light and left it at the curb for someone to pick up for free   I deeply regret not writing that light fixture out of the deal. I'm so bummed about my old beloved light!

This is blasphemous!

Our old house's new owners painted the original 1950's orange/yellow/tan brick chocolate brown... it looks dead. They also ripped out all my plantings and the 50 ish year old peonies . They are idiots.
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[twogirlsmommy]

I completely understand the feeling. I moved recently and it took a good 4 months for this house to start feeling like home. I think it was more getting used to the house and it becoming part of our lives if that makes sense. I haven't hung a lot on the walls / don't too much decorating yet - it was more just getting used to it and it becoming our new norm.

Even though I was ready to move, I missed our old house a lot and still do. It was comfortable and familiar. I still miss it at times but it's getting easier to be here and not constantly thinking about there.

I was so excited about moving, I didn't realize how attached I was to my old house. Just give it time....it will slowly become your home.

[lilac05]

Sadly, your new build will never have the charm & some of the characteristics that your old home had. BUT there's a reason why you sold that home and bought/built this one. Try to keep those things in mind, and focus on what it IS instead of what it isn't. Think of all of the wonderful things you have in this house that you could have never had/done in the old house.

Be patient with yourself, get some stuff on the walls, and eventually it'll feel like home.

[bullygirl979]

I seriously feel you. We moved six WEEKS ago and it still doesn't feel like home. I think part of the problem is that we haven't made it ours yet as we haven't painted or hung anything up.

Hopefully, when you do similar things, it will help. Hugs, it sucks. I know.

[sassystace]

It takes a while. For me, I think it's still a process and I moved more than 4 years ago! My other house was where my kids were born and had lots of memories. Plus I bought a lot of furniture/decor especially for my other place because it was our first house--with this move, I just made what we had work in the new place. So give it time!

[ssmjlm]

We've been in our new build for 6m this week and it isn't home for me yet. I love the house but there is still so much to do and buy and I'm trying to go slow, but it feels incomplete.

I never liked our old house and it probably wasn't until we brought E home that it felt like home to me and that was 5 years into ownership.