We know our houses affect our wellbeing. We might be fans of Feng Shui, or just lovers of the latest shade of green (perhaps the Valspar Favorite Green 5011-4), our happiest moment might be the smell of garlic sautéing in butter, or we simply love the look of flowers on the table. Our homes affect our mood, and our mental and physical health.
As the primary place that some of the most important day-to-day functions of life occur (eating, sleeping, laughing, sharing), a Good Home makes these significant moments push us in the right direction, and makes the smaller moments add up to a healthy life.
At a nitty-gritty level, we want warm, dry, light homes.
At another level, the ability to prepare and eat good food is important.
On yet another plane of thinking, our connection (or separation) from others living in our house can be affected by layout, or something as simple as the location of a television in the lounge.
And zooming out yet again, social connections build personal and community resilience, something that internal garages and a commuter culture don't support in a local, geographic sense.
A Good Home operates at all these level, across all these planes to help us live a healthier life.