What makes home, home?
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How family dinner feels like home
The clinking sound of the knives and forks, the smell of the food, the plates clattering, an evening meal always brings us joy, it makes us want to remove ourselves from our video games or pause the gossip in the group chat just for an hour to spend time with those around us. Let’s not…
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From bedroom to classroom
We spoke to three people about their experiences in education during the Covid-19 pandemic to reflect on how it may have changed our relationship with our homes It felt like a dream, or should I say a nightmare when covid struck our world. Our normal lives suddenly shifted. Living rooms became classrooms, bedrooms doubles up…
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Beyond the evil eye
In our series on lucky charms and superstitions, we take a look at Turkish tranditions Image: Nida Oral, Unsplash As someone who is Turkish I grew up in a household which valued superstitious traditions. For example, every time we’d enter or exit our home we’d always step in an out with our right foot, if…
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Animal magic
Pets are not just companions but part of the home. We spoke to three pet owners about what their furry friends add to their lives and spaces Image: Yerlin Matu, Unsplash Pets are a lovely addition to any household, they provide comfort, love and warmth to you when you feel lost or down. I used…
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Moving Bases
Image: Saifee Art, Unsplash What is ‘home’ when your address changes every two years? When your bed is temporary, your neighbours rotate, and your children learn to say goodbye almost as often as they say hello? For military personnel, home is rarely a fixed location marked neatly on a map. Instead, it becomes something more…
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Small Screen, Big Picture
Clarisse Loughrey, the chief film critic of The Independent, told us her essentials for watching movies at home. Image: Jovan Vasiljević, Unsplash As much as a night out at the cinema can be a fun way to watch a movie, there’s something so much more special about relaxing at home and putting on your favourite…
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Finding your Flock
SELL- When you feel lost, the family you choose makes you belong again. “If you keep looking, those people are there, and they want to find you as badly as you want to find them.” – Taryn Rothstein, LMSW There are a lot of things you could associate with home- the familiar hum of the…
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From ‘Just a house’ to ‘finally home’
As I open the door to my new apartment, chills run down my spine. There are no pictures to see, no furniture to sit on, no colours, nothing but the walls staring back at me. I felt uneasy, but excited, to transform this space into my home. In the beginning, it can be hard to…
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To host or not to host?
From cooking dinners to hosting potlucks and parties, our homes should be the means to facilitate friendships today. Image: David Schultz, Unsplash We’re now in a strange era, where digital interactions seem to have overtaken in-person interactions. It seems that more and more people are opting to FaceTime or text rather than meeting people…
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Trend Report: The Gen Z bedroom makeover
We explored the most viral bedroom tweaks so you can quickly (and cheaply) bring your space up-to-date! Image: Nathan Defiesta, Unsplash For Gen Z, a bedroom is more than a place to rest but a way to express themselves creatively. To quote Architectural Digest, “Your space should be your sanctuary.” Gen Z takes this further…