New house question

We moved in in April, I had DS in August, coming home from the hospital it finally felt like home, and I stopped expecting the old owners to jump out of the closet and say April Fool's we want out house back. So, my answer is about 4 months.

I’m not exactly sure when that mental switch flipped for me, but I would guess it was somewhere between about 6-8 months. When you wake up in the middle of the night and you immediately know where you are and where the bathroom is, I’d say you’re home, LOL.

ETA: When we first moved into this house I was surprised by how DARK dark it was at night here after living in the city for 45 years. I had to go right out and buy a bunch of night lights with the photo cell so they turn themselves on when it gets dark because I couldn’t see where I was going because it was so pitch dark. Now after almost 12 years I could find my way around blindfolded.

Moved six years ago this month and have periods of time when it feels like home, but not consistent. It is an incredible house but often feel like I am visiting and will be going home at any moment. I guess I still can't believe I live in this house.

Over DH’s 37 years in the Air Force, we moved 18 times. I’d say that it starts to feel like home at about 6 months. I have stuff on the wall, have done some minor DIY things to make living more comfortable, and our home life was usually settled into a routine by then.

We moved into our forever home last September and I honestly wasn’t sure if we’d stay. I compromised on a lot of things. But I’m happy to say that it’s starting to feel more like our home.

I've only moved once, from my childhood home into my own house at the grand old age of <ahem> 29yo. I was so excited about buying my own house, that it felt like home to me immediately, even though we did not have all of the furniture for a month or two. 

FrozenPea you said you moved in August last year, but you have been in your house for one month. I assume you rented somewhere first, between August and March? I can understand in that scenario that your new house still doesn't feel like your home yet.

I have been in my house for a little over a year now.  I didn’t get my furniture delivered for several months though because the house had wool carpeting and I am extremely allergic to wool so I had it pulled and the wood floors underneath refinished.  Then you have to wait another 3 weeks before you can put furniture on the newly redone flooring.  So I have been here maybe 6 months with some furniture in it.  

It still does not feel like my house though.  Almost every night when I wake up to pee, I am momentarily confused as to where I am.  Same when I wake in the morning.  And I have strange dreams about being in my new house, but it isn’t this house in my dreams.  I was in my old house for 44 years and I think living somewhere for that long has contributed to feeling strange in this house.  It is gradually getting better though.

We have moved 8 times in 54 years and I find that once we have put our pictures and 'things' about it feels more like home. Some houses have taken longer than others and one I never settled it and we only live there a sort time (12-13 months) and I was so glad to leave. This was a house a built and had really put our personal stamp on it but I just did not settle. 

The house we live in today I never thought we would behave long and we have now been here 16 years - it just seems so comfortable and I am really settled here. Our next move will be retirement living whenever that is maybe. 

In my situation, it felt like home almost immediately. It took a year for my townhome to ready. I visited the site often, checking the progress once construction started. I also felt the weight of my house we lived in for 35 years. It was too much to maintain, with a big yard. It was a relief to move.

I think whether you're bringing your present furnishings or getting new things makes a big difference.

Also, for me, getting my office or craft space set up has always helped me when I've moved, even as a kid, because it feels very familiar to sit at my desk and do the things I enjoy doing.

I can still remember being 10 years old, and moving into my new room, and not having a desk at first, because before that I had been sharing a room, and the desk went with my sister.

So my aunt had a desk she wasn't using and my dad went and picked it up a week or two after we moved in, and got it put into place with a chair, and a lamp and a bookshelf, and once that corner was set up, I was like "Ah--now this is my room!".