Niagara Falls Real Estate & Homes : What Makes A House A Home?

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What Makes A House A Home?

Jupiter Florida - What Makes a House a Home

What makes a house a home?  And how can one feel like a place that you never lived in as home?  As a Realtor in the Greater Orlando Area, I constantly hear buyers talking about how this could be the perfect home and the best deal. 

But when they talk about it they are talking about the physical structure being the reason it is a perfect home.  I believe it goes somewhat deeper.

I know of one such place on Jupiter Island.  Read about this home over at Paradise Report!

 

 

This information is provided by Colleen Kulikowski, Realtor


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An avid writer and photographer Colleen Kulikowski utilizes these talents to assist her clients in achieving their Real Estate goals.   She grew up in Western NY and moved to the Metro NYC area in 1984 where she was a successful consultant in the technology field.   She has a diverse background including event management, corporate training and a wealth of computer knowledge focuses in the latest marketing strategies, statistical analysis and logistics for her clients.  She has worked for several companies including Radio City Music Hall, Reed Reference Publishing, Nabisco Foods, Key Bank and Marsh & McClennan   In 2001 Colleen made Marco Island home until 2007 when she made the Celebration Florida area home.

 

Other Personal Reflections by Colleen Kulikowski  

40 comments • Colleen Kulikowski • May 26 2007 01:43PM

Comments

What a surreal property.  This sounds like a, for lack of a better term, Awesome Home!
Posted by Jason Sardi (I love kittens cute & My Jennifer!!) almost 5 years ago
Jason -- words and photographs don't begin to describe it!   And I am lucky enough to visit it regularly!
Posted by Colleen Kulikowski (Turning Key Realty) almost 5 years ago

Colleen, thanks for opening up and sharing an important part of your life. I know Aunt Bea and Uncle Bob must be so proud. Hope you let them read this.

Oh yea, the house sounds terrific, but it is other stuff that impressed me.

Posted by Missy Caulk-Ann Arbor-Realtor® Ann Arbor Real Estate (Keller Williams-Ann Arbor) almost 5 years ago
That was beautiful!  You have a way with writing your stories so detailed.
Posted by Celeste "SALLY" Cheeseman, RA, CRS, HAWAII Real Estate & Relocations (Century 21 Liberty Homes) almost 5 years ago

 

Missy -- Thanks -- they are...  I just sent them an email message...

Sally -- perhaps you can do one too?  You have a way with words too!  This inspired a new contest...  

Posted by Colleen Kulikowski (Turning Key Realty) almost 5 years ago

Very nice photo presentation and the cropping is nice.

I rated it a 1 as in good? No ...only kidding a big 5!

I'm sure it was featured on localism.

Posted by Neal Bloom-Realtor ®CRS-Weston FL Real Estate (Keller Williams Properties, Weston FL) almost 5 years ago
Cute Neal...  very cute....   I didn't write it to be featured...  I wrote it to give an exampe of this contest....
Posted by Colleen Kulikowski (Turning Key Realty) almost 5 years ago
I do great with off the wall stuff....this?  I in no way can compete with you! I'm not cutting myself down...just being honest .....I have so much to learn before tackling something like this!
Posted by Celeste "SALLY" Cheeseman, RA, CRS, HAWAII Real Estate & Relocations (Century 21 Liberty Homes) almost 5 years ago
Sally -- I have every confidence in you.  Me being a judge eliminates my post!   There is a lot of opportunity to win here...   Sit down and think about what makes your house a home.   This is about connecting with someone else....   Trust me you will do very well with this!  
Posted by Colleen Kulikowski (Turning Key Realty) almost 5 years ago
Okay....I'm going to try and do this and see what I come up with.
Posted by Celeste "SALLY" Cheeseman, RA, CRS, HAWAII Real Estate & Relocations (Century 21 Liberty Homes) almost 5 years ago
That is the spirit Sally!   Don't try to compete with me or anyone else -- make this come from the heart!  You will do great!
Posted by Colleen Kulikowski (Turning Key Realty) almost 5 years ago
Colleen- This is a beautifully written tribute not only to the home (not just the house), but also to your family.  That feeling has as much to do with how welcome you truly are as it does with just how you feel.  I guess houses and writing DO have something in common after all- the bones have to be good, and the feeling wonderful to stick around.  Excellent post, thanks for sharing.
Posted by Syracuse/ Central New York Real Estate| Christina Lackey (Coldwell Banker Prime Properties) almost 5 years ago
Colleen--Thank you for letting us step across the threshold into your Aunt and Uncle's beautiful home! I loved the interesting photo crop. You are a wonderful writer!
Posted by Teri Eckholm, REALTOR® Anoka&Washington Counties Acreage & Lakeshore Homes (REMAX Specialists) almost 5 years ago
Excellent! I grew up in Jupiter, and you did a fantastic job withh this! Tell me, whois the blonde cartoon character on the dock and center of the table  ??  is that you ??!
Posted by Michele Connors, Broker in Charge (Coldwell Banker First Realty Morehead City) almost 5 years ago

Colleen,

Your post made me want to go there, it almost sounds like a fantasy! It's that shared love feeling that really makes it, but the location helps:)

Posted by Rhode Island Realtor ~ Karen Hurst ~ www.stonehurstrealty.com (STONEHURST REALTY) almost 5 years ago

Fantastic evocation of place, Colleen. The house, the family, the location, the memories - all make it home.

How did you do your photos? What program did you use?

 

Posted by Sharon Simms St Pete FL - CRS CIPS CLHMS RSPS (ALVA International, Inc.) almost 5 years ago
Lovely post - it wrapped itself with a warm feeling - and not because it's in Florida! I could imagine days gone by there with family events and gatherings.
Posted by Liz Foley (Town Square Realty Group) almost 5 years ago
This sounds like a wonderful retreat -- a great place to get away - a great place to be with family.  You are so lucky to have had such a great place to go all these years -- it is magical.
Posted by Joan Whitebook Southern New Hampshire (BHG The Masiello Group) almost 5 years ago

Wow-- you WIN hands down (and the contest isn't even over).  Beautiful story.

Posted by Lake Arrowhead Real Estate (909)273-4542 Kat DeLong, Realtor Dre#01235311 (Mountain Country Realty, Lake Arrowhead. (909)-273-4542) almost 5 years ago

You did a wonderful job describing what makes that home special to you.  Good example for all of us.

Fran

Posted by Fran Gatti - Realtor®, CDPE®, RDCPro®, Crescent City CA Real Estate (RE/MAX Coastal Redwoods) almost 5 years ago

You have a wonderful family.  Thank you for sharing your family and their home!

Posted by Margaret Ann Innis Real Estate Staging - MA & NH (Decorate To Sell - Merrimack Valley Real Estate Staging ) almost 5 years ago
Colleen - Great post.  You have a great family and you are a gifted writer, keep it up.  Your descriptive prose is excellent and I really feel what you are writing about.  Excellent use of photos to draw the reader into the story.  I look forward to more of your blogs.
Posted by Bruce Ching (Brio Realty) almost 5 years ago

This is great Colleen, you are so far out of my league, I know we aren't competing with you, but after reading yours, you have set the standard so high, I wouldn't know where to start.  This is of course a great compliment to you!!  I have to agree with Bruce, you are such a gifted writer and creative to boot. Great post, I too look forward to future posts in your blog. A BIG 5 to you, and I'm always a subscriber to your blog. 

 

Posted by Brad Andersohn (Zillow - Outreach Manager) almost 5 years ago
Colleen,  Sorry I think I forgot to rate your blog.  I've got to remember to do it each time. I remember reading a posting on rating and it's importance. Goodnight.
Posted by Bruce Ching (Brio Realty) almost 5 years ago
Wow, what a story...what a home!  There's a saying that goes "houses are built with wood & stone, but only Love makes a house a home."  This post demonstrates that truth.  Thanks for sharing & the pictures.
Posted by Lola Audu~Audu Real Estate~Grand Rapids, MI Real Estate almost 5 years ago

Colleen,

What a great story and a beautiful home. Sitting by the dock drinking a martini on a weekend. That's a dream!

Posted by Anna Lukyanova (Century 21 Sundance Realty) almost 5 years ago
It sounds like a wonderful place!
Posted by Bruce Swedal, Metro Denver Real Estate (Re/Max Southeast, Inc.) almost 5 years ago

I love the photo layout on this post!  And I love that there are a lot of them!!! 

Great idea for a contest, expecially since its our job to help people the place that they call "home"!

Posted by Julie Ferenzi (Real People Realty, Inc.) almost 5 years ago
Colleen I love this post. Wish I knew how to distort the pictures like that.
Posted by Danny Smith (DISCOVER TEXAS HOMES) almost 5 years ago
This is a great post....I want to go on vacation...thanks.
Posted by Larry Bettag - Cherry Creek Mortgage almost 5 years ago

Everyone -- Thanks!  

Posted by Colleen Kulikowski (Turning Key Realty) almost 5 years ago
Colleen... it sounds like you have a great place there...catching sunrises and sunsets. I'll be heading to Key Largo in September.... so hopefully I'll get to see these great mornings and evenings. And I liked how you tied in unconventional love and some magic that this home brings to you and your son... and to anyone else that has been a part of this home.
Posted by Jeff Belonger-The FHA Expert - FHA Loans - FHA mortgages - USDA loans - VA Loans ( Social Media - Infinity Home Mortgage Company, Inc) almost 5 years ago
Colleen,  This is my version of what makes a house a home.
Posted by Matthew J Blum - (retired from the business) almost 5 years ago
Colleen - How wonderful to have a home away from home! Your pictures are Fantabulous (my own word for indescribable) as is your description of your Aunt and Uncle's home. Thanks for sharing this wonderful place with us!
Posted by Paula Henry, Realtor® | Indianapolis Real Estate | 317-605-4174 (Home to Indy Team @ Sycamore Group Associates) almost 5 years ago
That looks like a truly great piece of property, that anyone would love to retire to.
Posted by Randy L. Prothero - Hawaii REALTOR® (808) 384-5645 (Century 21 Liberty Homes ) almost 5 years ago
Colleen great post. Wonderful description. I too have heard people use home often . They really mean house.
Posted by Christy Powers - Pooler, Savannah Real Estate Agent (Keller Williams Coastal Area Partners) almost 5 years ago

Sounds like you have had many wonder moments there. And memories all your life are wrapped up in that home. To me that is really what makes a house a home - memories. Especially ones of childhood. That is really what does it for me. My heart is still at an old ranch house I grew up in - so many special times there. And I long to find a place somewhere just like it where I can call home again.

Thanks for the sentiment.

Posted by Abraham Chaffin - Cambria Real Estate (Sand Shell Realty) almost 5 years ago
Homes are so full - of love and memories.
Posted by Kathleen Lordbock Keller Williams Realty Brainerd Lakes ( KW REALTOR/Staging & Short Sale Specialist) almost 5 years ago

Jeff -- Thanks for stopping by.... 

Paula - Thanks! 

Randy -- love it there! 

Abraham -- You are welcome!

Kathleen -- so very true!

Posted by Colleen Kulikowski (Turning Key Realty) almost 5 years ago
I love this post.  Families and times together were planned into this home.
Posted by Judi Barrett~Integrity Real Estate Services~Idabel, Oklahoma almost 5 years ago

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