Your house is so homely

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Said by one of my friends after I said I hadn't planned to move to a bigger place as I was happy with my lot and enjoyed not worrying about paying the mortgage

She has just moved into big place big mortgage

Is homely a compliment or an insult?

For me it's a compliment as homely is what I want to achieve. I do know though that it could be 'backhanded' so it depends on the context of the conversation I think.

I think it's a compliment, somewhere you feel relaxed, comfortable and at "home".

Compliment id say.

I would use it and take it as a compliment

I think there is a real knack to making a house feel like s home which has nothing to do with how much money has been spent.

I’ve got rooms on my house which have it and others that feel sterile

I was described as homely once . I didn't take it as a compliment.

Relating to your house, it means cosy and comforting. I think it's a nice way to describe surroundings.

Surely, whatever her intentions, you can think, why, yes, actually, it is homely?

Totally depends on what sort of person your friend is and whether it's likely that it was a bit of a passive aggressive dig?

If I said it to someone it would be a compliment, if their home felt cosy, warm, lived in and had lots of personal touches.

I always use it as a massive compliment. To me it means you have nice decor, good furnishings and cosy lighting - somewhere people feel relaxed and welcomed.

Calling a person homely isn’t a nice thing. But the person dating it might have meant ‘natural /fresh faced sort of thing

Definitely compliment, I love it when people say my home is homely.
It means they feel relaxed and welcome.
If it’s from someone that has plastic covers on their sofa it meant unclean🤣🤣🤣

I would take it as a compliment.

Either way, id just say thank you :-) too late to say anything now, i know. But prople make different choices based on their priorities. That cant be new information to her!

'Homely' is usually applied to unattractive women. That's not good.

But a 'homely' home? Surely everyone wants a home to be 'homely'? I think it's good.

Hmmm...depends who said it
It's like when a work colleague says'oh your hair looks nice...today'
Immediately I think, oh, must look shit every other day.
Personally if I said someone's house was homely that would be a compliment. It would mean I felt relaxed and comfy there. Nothing worse than not being comfortable

Hmmm.. my very wealthy childhood friend said that about my parents house. She meant ‘so small’. It’s all about the context OP.

For me it's a compliment, when ove said it to someone I've meant it in a way so as to say their house is the kind of place I want to relax and I feel instantly at home there.

I would like that to be said to me. I’ve had - your house looks like a hotel! I took that as a bit of an insult!

Homely / cosy in relation to someone else’s home means small. Could also mean cluttered and small.

Unless she has the kind of mansion you rattle around in I'd take it as a compliment. Homely makes me think warm, cosy, comfortable and generally lovely! She probably wanted to assure you that your decision was a good one.

If I said it I’d definitely be saying it as a compliment.

My house has been described as homely home - I was initially taken aback thinking it was a insult. But they could see my reaction and said they meant it in a welcoming way - that they could relax in my house.

I’m currently redecorating living room 😂😂

A homely house is a massive compliment. If we ever get sorted out its what I want, with a bit of a '70s vibe.

For a house - not an insult.

For a woman - definitely.

I’d take it as a compliment, to mean it means welcoming warm and cosy. All the things I want my house to be.

Oh I’d love someone to say my house is homely!.