Does your house love you? Maybe the best way to answer the question is to ask a couple more questions.
Is your house too big? Built beyond human-scale, massive houses can be brassy and loud, their soaring ceilings far from you devouring the warmth within, and excessive square footage can rob you of resources trying to maintain a comfortable climate year-round. Sky-high peaks and overall mass eliminate any possibility to self-sustain, thus further depleting resources in the form of contractor fees for what ought to be routine maintenance and upkeep.
Does your house make you smile? As your eye scans the scene pulling up the drive does it make you happy? Today, we see a significant shift in decades of home design which has been detrimental in terms of lasting appeal. Houses designed from the inside out leave one with an obscure form – a face without character and lacking true beauty. Synthetic materials, unproven over time, are cold and lifeless, only growing more so year after year.
Maybe the real question is, “Does your house have a heart?” Afterall, to love one must have a heart. We are drawn to it – this is where our basic need to gather is fulfilled, where we bond and find security. Is there such a place in your house, such a heart? Centrally located in all our Early New England Homes, the chunky red brick chimney is evidence of the heart within. The large walk-in fireplace softly invites all who enter toward its warm hearth and it’s here as we share stories and time, we find love. Traditionally lower ceilings feel like a gentle hug and the massive, exposed summer beams and ceiling joists are warm, almost alive!
We still believe that your home should add essential value to your daily life, that you should love your home, and that your home should love you back.