POLL: Are you proud of your home?

9 years ago

We decorate, renovate and improve, but how many of us feel proud of our homes?

Please tell me why you are proud or embarrassed of your home in the comments section!

(If I owned the home below, I'd be very proud!)

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Monique Barrow

9 years ago

Of course I'm proud of our home! It's ours and everything in it is our choice and is paid for ( but does not mean I don't want to change something or plan some redo's)

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Erica
9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Along with a group of friends, I found land, hired an architect, approved plans, and ultimately build and moved into a 34 unit condo complex. I am very proud of the work we did. Cohousing rocks.
Emmeline Westin
Original Author
9 years ago
Wow, well done! Sounds like a dream come true!
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Keitha
9 years ago
I am very proud of my home otherwise I wouldn't be here but there are some things I would change..... New furniture for the den, master bedroom makeover... Just to name a few :-)
Victoria Harrison
9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
I will be proud of my home once I have completed all the DIY / decorating jobs on the list! I have promised all my friends I will have a housewarming party once the decorating is complete as I want to be really proud of it and happy to show people around!
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We've been in our house almost 12 years now and with the kitchen reno last winter we've finally got the entire house just like we want it. Wait . . . hold on a second . . . What's that honey . . . you want to repaint the living room, dining room foyer because you don't think the paint goes with the new colors in the kitchen . . . , but, but, when we picked the kitchen colors you said it went together. Don't you really mean YOU want ME to repaint the living room, dining room, foyer. . . That's what I thought.

We're proud of our house . . . even if we are never finished with it. :)
fionaoneill
8 years ago
The house pictured is an interior designer's home in Dublin , no messy kids etc so , yes it's beautiful but a touch unrealistic!
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8 years ago
we were when we moved in 4 years ago, then discovered it was made to look nice but nothing done correctly. I am pleased with what we have done to our living room and drive way. I am desperate to decorate and make it more hours but hubby I'll with depression (I am a long term suffer too) and struggling to let go off resentment towards previous owner and says it's not worth investing in. plus I am not brilliant at home interior stuff x
Sharon Sutherland
8 years ago
Definitely! I love our house :) Most proud of paint colour choices in the rooms we've got to so far, the odd big investment such as the custom Roger Oates runner and the placement of quirky finds on our travels... It'll never be 'finished' or as clean and tidy as the pics you find on here but then it's a busy home with two kids and a chocky lab!
Emmeline Westin
Original Author
8 years ago
Sounds lovely @tenperfect - homes are meant to be lived in! And the images on Houzz are most often styled for shoots anyway so I doubt that they look like that on a random Tuesday afternoon! :)

So nice to hear that people are proud of their homes, please feel free to upload some pics so we can look at your accomplishments!
mari_eliza
8 years ago
Living with someone who is very untidy and doesn't clean up after themselves makes it very difficult to be proud and I've come to the conclusion that it is easier to just give up trying. Oh, to live on one's own!
tamp75
8 years ago
Yes, I'm proud of our house although most people wouldn't be in its current state! We're partway through a total renovation, inc loft conversion & extension & we've done loads of the work ourselves. We've achieved a huge amount in the last 7 months despite having never done this sort of thing before. Plus we've got the same ikea light as in the photo on here! Ha ha!
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Definitely proud of our home - just gone through a major renovation - absolutely delighted. If I did not like it, I would move!!!
Lynn Robbo
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Hi I was once over till I realised I was living with a slob who thinks clearing up is hiding everything out of sigh
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Very well put together.
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yes I am proud of my home I have worked very hard to get it they way I wont it
Joi Pennant-Edwards
7 years ago
So so proud of my house. Had major renovation 2015/16. It's looking the way I wanted it to look, it's beautiful and it's my palace.

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