I am of the belief that love is what changes a house into a home. A home will have personal touches indicating that a person lives there, not just a robot of a person...pictures of loved ones, flowers, items that indicate a personal preference in decor, perhaps a display of a collection of some item (knives, hat pins, baseballs...anything that indicates that this house is occupied by a real person) who has ideas and finds pleasure in living life to the fullest.