31 Days to A Better Dressed Nest :: Day 8~ Define the Space

And by define, I mean the old fashioned kind--with words.

Have you ever written down what your home's purpose is? In that ebook I wrote, It Doesn't Have to Be Perfect to be Beautiful {available free here if you want it} I shared some of the words that my husband and I wrote down for our home.

Have you really thought about what you want your home to feel like? What do you want people to experience in your home. What do you want your children to experience? How do you want your husband to feel when he walks in the door? How do you feel when you think about coming home?

Here are some descriptive words...
Once you think of the words that describe how you hope your home feels, walk around. Is your home meeting your needs? What's funny is that the things most people dwell on aren't things that really matter when it comes to their home's purpose--granite counters, the perfectly coordinating rug. I love those things too but if your home doesn't embrace you when you walk in then well, that's kind of sad. It doesn't take high end finishes to feel embraced in a home.

This isn't a to do list. It's more of a to feel list.

I'm so sorry, you must be SICK of this photo but it is calling me to sit on that sofa and just be.

Name it and claim it. Write down, on an actual sheet of paper words that you hope people feel when they walk in your home. Then, walk into your front door and into your home and see what you feel. Does your home meet your goals? If not, what needs to change? We can't go into great detail on this post on how to change it but if there are a few words that you wish described your home and they don't. Write them down and start thinking about them.

I really need to do this with our master bedroom. Right now it's a never ending pile of laundry. I want it to be a haven. I want to relax when I walk in there, not be reminded of what has been left undone. Note to self, don't carry unfolded clean laundry up there.

Give yourself time to create a home that suits your family.

How do you want to feel when you come home? How do you accomplish that?

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