Moving house...I mean home

Not so long ago I moved from one house to another in a bid to work around a few scenarios that were evolving; life has a way of fucking with us changing and we have to change with it, keep up, or sometimes fight against it as well I suppose, and I've always been agile enough to do so...almost always. Anyway, we moved house and got settled in, turned it from simple bricks and mortar, a house, into a home, and are happy and content there; the move was positive and our home is comfortable, well-appointed, and accommodates our needs perfectly. And yet we're thinking of moving.

My partner and I are decisive thinkers meaning we are easily able to stand back and evaluate things, weigh and measure them, and are comfortable in making decisions based on what we determine is the right course of action; we've been wrong of course but the solution has always been more evaluation and more decisions and actions. Some of our decisions have been momentous and some not so and moving house leans towards the momentous as its a fairly big undertaking.

Besides the obvious cost and logistical elements there's a few complexities however we tend to strip those away and make the process and end result about one thing which is, the need to feel at home no matter where we live.

I know people move house for different reasons but feel confident in saying that most people want to feel at home in their chosen location and it's that which we also want; we find it in many different ways; some of these things may be specific or unique to us and others common to many others and I thought I'd ask you for your opinion.

What makes you feel at home in the place you live and why? Have you ever felt detached and out of place, an outsider, in the place you live and if so why? What elements and non-negotiable inclusions do you need to make your house a home and what could you live without? Feel free to comment if you'd like.