Do you actually love your house?

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I'm asking because I'm at a crossroads and I'd love to hear real experiences.
Specifically interested in anyone who has moved from a period home or city centre flat into something more practical and suburban. Did you adjust? Did you fall in love with it eventually? Or is there a part of you that never quite settled?
And the flip side, did anyone stay somewhere impractical because they loved it aesthetically and regret not making the sensible move sooner?
I have a feeling most people on here are either completely at peace with their home, making it work for them.
Just curious what the reality of living in a house you chose with your head rather than your heart actually feels like five years in.

Live in a beautiful old home. Will never leave it.

I live in the house I can afford. I don’t love it but it’s my home. It’s not the type of house I ever thought I’d live in but what my heart wants my head knows I can’t afford!

It's a complicated issue, is it the house, the location, the lifestyle, the phase of life or a combination of some or all that makes a person love a particular house?

I'm like @Swiftie1878 I live in a beautiful (to me) old period home which was our family home and where we raised our 4 children. I vaguely think I might move if DH dies first (he is a decade older than me) but apart from that I have no plans. I love it, despite it's inconveniences and may just become a very elderly lady living in one room with cats.

(Currently I have no cats)

Plus some people never settle in any house - nothing to do with the house!

I’ve moved around a lot and typically lived in city centres. I’ve moved to a rural village now and I am never moving again. There’s loads I want to do to the house and it’s a newbuild so not everyone’s cup of tea but I love the location and the view and how much calmer I feel living here.

I live in a beautiful Tudor village house - it’s the perfect home. People assume it’s a nightmare to look after, but we really haven’t found this - and it’s warmer than the Victorian house we used to live in.

I love my little Victorian terraced house. I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else.

I don't think I'm someone who would ever say "I fell in love with my house". I just don't feel that level of attachment to any house, including my old childhood home that I grew up in. I like my house but if it seemed more practical to move then I would.

Moved from a Victorian to new built and not keen! Suits us now as we have space and low maintenance but as soon as kids gone I’m outta here! Little cottage would be fab!

We bought a 70's bungalow and totally re-built it into a traditional-looking cottage. Absolutely love it.

I love period houses, so I loved my Edwardian north London townhouse. Just loved the feel of it. Bought a more anonymous mid century extended house which is highly practical, loads of space. I have warmed to it a lot mostly because of its lovely setting but I will never love it. So id say yes you can definitely warm to a home but some capture your heart more than others. I'd happily move into a smaller period home next if I can.

I live in a very ugly house. However, the location, ahh, the location makes me love it. I will never tire of the view, the big open skies.

I have lived in so many houses in my life that I truly appreciate this one, warts and all.

I can afford my house and still enjoy to live. Its nothing fancy but it's on a very nice road near a beautiful park.

We now live in a 15 year old home which we have extended and put our own stamp on, we chose it because it was built on an old WW2 bomb zone (had been allotments for a lot of years) in the Victorian part of our town. We have lovely views, perfect walking distance to the nice local pubs, coffee shops and parks. I actually now prefer living in this house because it’s really warm, easy to fix and feels fresh. I know I wouldn’t feel like this if we didnt have such a nice neighbourhood though…

I don’t love my current house but I do love the peace that it brings me. I had an older property that was ugly as hell but we bought for practical reasons and it was huge, had a huge garden and a driveway for 4 cars. On paper it was a dream but we downsized for a new build which looks generic and the garden is the size of a postage stamp but I essentially live stress free. My old property constantly needed work it was a 10 year project that we’d barely scratched the surface on. This one is a total non issue. Would I love a pretty little chocolate box cottage in the countryside sure but in all honesty I can’t see me trading low energy bills and low maintenance any time soon.

We moved for space and practicality, multiple toilets, extra reception room etc and while we had to prioritise it financially it's the best thing we ever did.. I will never underestimate how much space improves how I live

Same! Very well put

I live an Edwardian terraced house. I love it now, but for years we couldn't afford to upgrade the kitchen and bathroom, put in new windows etc, and I hated it. Now that we have done the big renovation I love it.

Yes moved from a Victorian cottage with roses round the door in a conservation area to a 70s 4 bed detached on a cul de sac. It was very dated and ugly when we moved in but the things I liked immediately was it was very spacious and open, very light and very warm. Over time we have modernised it and absolutely love it.

Ds & I moved into a small flat when we left ex. I rapidly found I cannot live without any outside space. I hated it and nearly went crazy but it was small and cheap and allowed me to reorganise myself.
Now we live in an old house in a village with a large garden. We've been here for 15 years.
I may downsize when ds leaves but only to a smaller old house with a large garden.

Yes I do. I live in a cottage that’s over 200 years old and set back off the road, it’s quite overlooked with other houses but still very peaceful . Before that I spent 25 years living in a square box of a house with an abusive exh, i never liked the house, it was boring and held some many bad memories for me , I moved into my current home 6 years ago and I love the quietness and the fact that I can have my own things in it without anyone else ruining it.

I absolutely love my rural, impractical home, but I am planning to move in the next 5-10 years to something more sensible as I get older.

My house is very practical but I don’t LOVE it. I chose it with my ex and there are parts I love but parts I put up with. I need to do some cosmetic work to really love it but I’ve got better things to spend my money on at the moment. It’s my kids’ home though and they are very settled here so I have no desire to move.

I love my house. I feel joy every time I arrive home. There isn’t a bad room.
But once my kids have gone it will be too big for just me and my DH.