The Fun Parts of Caring for a Home
From redecorating a dining room to puttering in the yard, readers share what they enjoy about taking care of their homes
If you spend much time on Houzz, there’s a good chance you enjoy making your home a beautiful, comfortable place. Recently we asked you to tell us which parts of owning a home feel like fun rather than work. Many of you chimed in with stories and photos of your homes and gardens. Here are some of the responses from Houzz users. Which one do you most relate to?
Dawn Y isn’t the only Houzz reader who reports finding joy in outdoor spaces at home. “My grandmother always said working in the garden was good for getting the cobwebs out of your brain. I agree!” writes cbortolanedwards.
Houzz user cmarsden45 gave us a chuckle with this comment: “Don’t tell anyone, but I really like mowing the lawn. I love to see it looking all neat and tidy while I enjoy the obligatory postmowing beer.”
Houzz user cmarsden45 gave us a chuckle with this comment: “Don’t tell anyone, but I really like mowing the lawn. I love to see it looking all neat and tidy while I enjoy the obligatory postmowing beer.”
Photo from Suzi Hammond
A Room Decked Out to Your Taste
Suzi Hammond shared this “before” shot of her dining room and the “after” photo below. Her favorite part of owning a home is updating and redecorating its interior, she says.
A Room Decked Out to Your Taste
Suzi Hammond shared this “before” shot of her dining room and the “after” photo below. Her favorite part of owning a home is updating and redecorating its interior, she says.
Photo from Suzi Hammond
This image shows the dining room after Hammond’s changes. “I do appreciate being a homeowner and doing projects around my house, even though it sometimes feels like a never-ending process,” she writes.
Browse dining tables
This image shows the dining room after Hammond’s changes. “I do appreciate being a homeowner and doing projects around my house, even though it sometimes feels like a never-ending process,” she writes.
Browse dining tables
Photo from imho22
Pleasant Puttering
Houzz reader imho22 loves to putter in the garden. “It is a labor of love that pays for itself in joy and beauty. This morning I surprised a hummingbird on the deck, sipping nectar from some potted salvia,” imho22 writes.
Pleasant Puttering
Houzz reader imho22 loves to putter in the garden. “It is a labor of love that pays for itself in joy and beauty. This morning I surprised a hummingbird on the deck, sipping nectar from some potted salvia,” imho22 writes.
Photo from imho22
“There is nothing like walking through the garden at the end of the day and feeling a sense of satisfaction and peace at time well spent,” imho22 adds.
“There is nothing like walking through the garden at the end of the day and feeling a sense of satisfaction and peace at time well spent,” imho22 adds.
Photo from Chris
The Satisfaction of a Project Well Done
Houzz reader Chris shared a recent project: adding butcher black and pipe shelving over the wine refrigerators in his home. “Labor Day project success,” Chris writes.
The Satisfaction of a Project Well Done
Houzz reader Chris shared a recent project: adding butcher black and pipe shelving over the wine refrigerators in his home. “Labor Day project success,” Chris writes.
Photo from lmcordero13
Houzz user lmcordero13 and her husband recently purchased their first home together, a midcentury modern house that had been previously restored. The couple have been adding personal touches. “I am an artist, so the opportunity to add pops of color never passes me by!” lmcordero13 writes.
This swing, which was in the home when the couple purchased it, is seen before it got its pop of color.
Houzz user lmcordero13 and her husband recently purchased their first home together, a midcentury modern house that had been previously restored. The couple have been adding personal touches. “I am an artist, so the opportunity to add pops of color never passes me by!” lmcordero13 writes.
This swing, which was in the home when the couple purchased it, is seen before it got its pop of color.
Photo from lmcordero13
Here is the swing after lmcordero13 gave it a makeover, spending two days layering on sunflower-yellow paint.
“The hubs and I are so happy with the results!” she writes.
Swing paint: Sunflower SW6678, Sherwin-Williams
Your turn: How about you? What are your favorite parts of owning a home? You know, the parts that feel like fun — not work. Please share your stories and your best photos in the Comments below.
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Here is the swing after lmcordero13 gave it a makeover, spending two days layering on sunflower-yellow paint.
“The hubs and I are so happy with the results!” she writes.
Swing paint: Sunflower SW6678, Sherwin-Williams
Your turn: How about you? What are your favorite parts of owning a home? You know, the parts that feel like fun — not work. Please share your stories and your best photos in the Comments below.
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“Doing anything in my garden makes me happy. I especially love creating different pots,” Houzz user Dawn Y says, commenting in our call for photos and stories. She says she loves spending time looking for the right plants for her arrangements, and has begun creating pots to give away as well. “If I’m stressed or upset, heading out to find the plant for my pot or someone else’s just brings me joy and a sense of accomplishment,” she writes.