Home is place where a person or family lives, perhaps spends much of their time, or where a person is comfortable being. While a house (or other residential dwelling) is often referred to as a home, the concept of "home" is broader than a physical dwelling. Home is often a place of refuge and safety, where worldly cares fade and the things and people that one loves becomes the focus.

The word "home" is also used for various residential institutions which aspire to create a home-like atmosphere, such as a retirement home, a nursing home, a 'group home' (an orphanage for children or a retirement home for adults), a foster home, etc.

Psychological impact

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Design Perfectionists at Home
By PENELOPE GREEN Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:07:21 -0000
The design perfectionist is a breed that outfits its habitat not according to style or fashion, but to a set of fastidious inner rules.
Domestic Lives: Thomas R. Pryor: One Foot Planted Firmly in the Nest
By THOMAS R. PRYOR Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:07:21 -0000
Going to great lengths to stay in a childhood neighborhood.
On Location: The Brooklyn Design Firm Nightwood Remakes a Town House
By ELAINE LOUIE Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:07:21 -0000
The design firm Nightwood fills a Brooklyn apartment with refurbished furniture covered in soft fabrics in muted colors.
Shopping With Dale Talde: Dale Talde Shops for Tureens — Shopping With
By RIMA SUQI Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:20:18 -0000
The chef Dale Talde finds tureens that are not just for lobster bisque.
Reupholstering a Built-In Banquette
By TIM McKEOUGH Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:30:17 -0000
Could reupholstering a built-in kitchen banquette help the resale value of a home?
A Town House Filled With Reimagined Vintage Pieces
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:49:29 -0000
In Brooklyn, the design firm Nightwood created a space that looks at once handmade and ethereal.

L.A. Times - Home & Garden

State Supreme Court to leave boundaries intact for Senate races
By Maura Dolan Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:19:00 -0800
The California Supreme Court, faced with a possible ballot measure to scrap newly drawn election districts, decided Friday to leave the boundaries in place for this year's state Senate races.
Demi Moore not getting special treatment over 911 tape, city says
By Andrew Blankstein and Richard Winton Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:01:00 -0800
A woman who called 911 from Demi Moore's home Monday night told officials the movie star was suffering convulsions and was semi-conscious after "smoking something."
Dry, windy conditions bring red-flag warning
By Hector Becerra Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:33:00 -0800
Just a few days ago, rains soaked Los Angeles County, but now gusty Santa Ana winds are blowing and ramping up the fire danger.
Hillary Clinton eyes end to time on the political 'high wire'
By Michael A. Memoli Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:36:00 -0800
After 20 long years in the public eye, Hillary Rodham Clinton can see the finish line.
Obama 'putting colleges on notice' over tuition costs
By Christi Parsons Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:57:00 -0800
President Obama on Friday challenged colleges and universities to cut costs and improve quality or risk losing out to competitors in the race for federal aid.
GDP grows 2.8% at year's end but rate falls short of expectations
By Don Lee Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:26:00 -0800
The American economy ended a year of mostly disappointments with modestly stronger growth, but still less than what was hoped for by many analysts.

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