Emotional homeowner

[Muffincakes]

We are supposed to move into a house we bought cheap and renovated. My husband worked for a year on weekends and after work. I helped when I could, but mostly with the kids. I feel terrible, because I thought u would love it by now, but every time I go in there to see progress, my face drops and my heart sinks. It doesn’t feel like home. It’s hard to picture myself on there. I love my house now and my husband is afraid I’ll be miserable in the new one. Not sure what to do. We have a buyer already, so now it’s too late to back out! Help!

No house feels like home for the first few weeks or months!

Once you get in there and have your own stuff around you it will grow on you. Also when your present house is stripped out it will not feel like your home and you can let go

Is there anything specific that you don't like ?

I think you need to get a grip.

Overall, the house itself is just bigger than I’m used to. We chose white kitchen cabinets, which I was hesitant about in the first place, but I let myself be convinced. It just looks very cold to me in person. And the floors are darker hard wood throughout. I’m usually good when it comes to this stuff, but I am thinking that I’m just very sad to leave my current house and routine. I’m wondering if that might be warping my point of view...

I refused to stay in our house the day we got our keys - v perplexed husband when I told him I wanted to go home to our rented place! 8 years on I love it, my husband is pushing to move! Give it time, I’m sure you’ll love it particularly when you think about all the work you and your husband have put into it.

Don’t panic, I freaked out after we bought our house last year. I couldn’t settle at all and hated it. Took a good few months of living here to really warm to it and now I will never leave

Thank you. I guess it’s just knowing that there’s is no turning back that’s scaring me. My kids have grown from babies here. I feel like I’m shutting the door on all those years.