A beautiful house cannot compensate for relationships that make entering it feel heavy.

No amount of space or quality of finish compensates for what it feels like to walk through the door. If the atmosphere inside is tense, the pleasant surroundings only make the contrast sharper, and people find reasons to stay out late. What makes a home bearable is almost entirely the relationships in it.

If entering your own home feels heavy, look at the relationship rather than the house. That is where the weight is coming from. Improvements to the building will not touch it.