Home Sweet Home ~ Tuesday 4

Hello!  Welcome back to Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4 where each week we ask you to consider 4 questions on various subjects.    The goal is to get you thinking, considering, talking and getting to know yourself and other bloggers.

Be it ever so humble there is no place like home. Let's talk about homes okay?

1.  In some places people name their homes or properties. What would you name your home and why?

I would not name it.

If you would not name it, why wouldn't you?

I'm just not the type to name things.

2.  Are you more of a romantic or a pragmatist when it comes to your home or apartment's decor and color?

I'm a pragmatist though I like to soft things up a bit.  Mainly with textiles (cushions, carpets, afghans and so on).

3.   Do you have enough room in your home? Storage space, kitchen cabinets?  What would you add or subtract from your home?

I like space. A lot of  space.  I've always liked a lot of space though I don't really, really need it. I also live in the heart of the city where space is at a premium and my home is larger than a lot of those on the market today.

I'd like far more cabinet and closet space and a bigger outdoor space with a shed to keep gardening stuff. My home doesn't have space for most of these extras though the place is large enough to have more storage areas and there is a basement storage locker. 

I keep a lot of extra things in the closet spaces including all my hobby items.  It's really the hobby items, footwear and extra blankets for guests that make me feel my storage is lacking. I'm trying to deal with this in 2 ways. First, by using up what I have where possible.  Two, by getting rid of what I likely won't be using. Once I've done this, I might purchase a storage sofa and a storage bed if we can find just the right pieces. My DH believes what we have now is better quality than most of what can be purchased these days and that is true so it's more challenging to find what we want without also spending far more.

4.  Is your place really home sweet home ?  Would it be hard to leave it ?   Are you firmly rooted in your abode or would you move if a better opportunity came your way?   

My home is comfortable and cosy enough and the few times I've had people over they've told me that. I've also been told that my home is very peaceful I would enjoy my home more if I weren't in a constant state of decluttering because I keep all the things I've identified for decluttering in the living areas.  It becomes visual clutter until it is completely dealt with.  I'm very slow about doing what needs to be done as I'm juggling a lot of other things at the same time The thing that keeps me going is the progress I've made.

I am quite firmly rooted in my abode however I always keep my eyes open for something else that may appeal to me at the right price. So far I haven't found one.

In closing, I'm very interested in reading what others have to say about their spaces.