What Makes a Home?

The Place I call Home, mixed media on canvas board 7 x 5"

I've lived in many places when I was younger but wherever I've lived and for however long, it's always been important to me to make it feel like home. To me, home is where I feel comfortable.
So what makes a home for me?

Come and have a peep around my home. :)

Being a visual person it's a place where I can look around and see things that I love to look at, a place that has beautiful colour all around.



My children's artwork



on brightly coloured walls,


 and in the kitchen.



Books,


cosy places to curl up and relax in.




What makes somewhere feel like home for you?


I've made the last in the series of my little mixed media paintings on canvas board. The latest one you see featured here is now available in my Etsy shop.
Do pop over and have a browse! xx


Thankyou for visiting! xx




Comments

Lori ann said…
what a lovely warm home you have, it was fun taking a peek. beautiful home art!
Jess said…
Thanks Lori :) xx
I really love your colorful walls and I found it very nice at all, to get a little insight into your beautiful home, Jess. Thank you for showing.
Victoria Stitch said…
thanks for showing your home- i really love all the bright colours!
Kim Mailhot said…
Oh, how fun to see glimpse of your home, Jessie ! Your home is colorful and homey, just like your art. So cool. It made me think about my own home and how it reflects me. There are areas that do and then there are areas where compromise with my hubby's more masculine, less colorful side have been made. I have begun to spread out though... :)
Cheers, Colorful One !

Julia Guthrie said…
What a gorgeous home you have. I feel the same... a home needs to have personality :) thanks for letting us be nosey xx
Charlotte said…
Lovely posting Jessie. You are so right about your home being just that. I love how individual it is. Have to say an open fire, and a blanket with the kids cuddled up and the cat on a lap are what speak of home to me. Then looking up I can see shelves of books and the pictures on the wall.
Merlesworld said…
Your home is lovely, I like lots of colour too.
Merle............
denthe said…
LOVE all the colours in your house! And those pillows .... Your painting is very serene and has such wonderful colours too ....
Home is where you hang your hat :) and I just love all the art in your home.
CJ said…
Such a very beautiful home, it feels very welcoming, cosy and, well, homely. You have clearly put a lot of effort into making it such a lovely place to live, you should be very proud of the home you have created Jessie. I love the picture too. Hard to express, but it feels like I am looking at a picture of how I feel sometimes. Wonderful. I loved this post, thank you for sharing it.
Kyra Wilson said…
I love how colorful everything is! Very cozy and welcoming! I shoot for the cozy feelings of home. It's our nest, you should want to snuggle and relax in a home, I think!
Tammie Lee said…
such charming paintings Jess.
thank you for a peak into your colorful and lovely home.
Martina said…
Love the colorful mix in your home and - the bee kids paining is awesome! I must have colors and art around me too, although my walls are white. But it's all about the personal pieces - chairs, fabrics, paintings - that make a home for me! Have a lovely day!
Victoria said…
Hi Jessica...oh my...beautiful , colorful and spirited-home..what a gorgeous post..full of enchantment..the wall of your children's art warmed my heart..so touching!I love your painted chairs and magical color palettes throughout the house..your home is like one of your paintings..pure beauty and such soul!Your painting embodying this theme is brilliant...she is magnificent!
Thanks for sharing your magical realm..fantastic!
hugs
Victoria
I love your decorating style, it's colorful and fun like your art. You're so good framing and hanging the kids' artwork. I keep meaning to do that and not getting around to it.
Palomasea said…
I love your beautiful, artful, colorful, cozy home, dear Jessie! And kids' artwork...it's on our walls here too, so special....
Thank you so much for sharing this sacred space...many of the same things I must have as well...
And what a splendid new header! Beautiful work...
Enjoy the weekend!!
Hugs,
- Irina
Judith Logan said…
Thank you for opening up your beautiful, colourful home to us, - like your art! I love the idea of framing some of my kids' artwork and making a display of it together. It seems so obvious, but why didn't I think of that before!?! Thank you! x
Thank you for sharing your warm, artistic home with your readers. I love your garden and the pretty way you have framed the children's art. I stick mine all over the white kitchen cabinets. :)
Love all of the beautiful, cheerful color you have in your home.

I just discovered your site today and am your newest follower.
Dear Fireflies said…
Oh wow. Your house is just like your paintings! It's like being in a spring garden somewhere in a fairy tale! If we were neighbors, you would have so much trouble trying to get rid of me! :D
Paper rainbow said…
Thank you Jess for the little tour around your beautiful welcoming home. I adore your children's work on the walls, your newest piece with the flame headed maiden is so beautiful. x
Gina said…
Such a beautiful home Jess. I love the wall of your children's artwork.
Annie Lightbulb said…
No worries xxx :D Lovely to get your message Jess <3 <3 <3

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