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You know that feeling. You walk through the front door of an old house, one you have never visited, and something in your chest loosens. The floorboards give slightly under your weight. The air carries the scent of aged wood and something you can't quite name. Before you've taken three steps, your shoulders drop. But you've probably walked into a brand new house, too. Twice the square footage, better insulation, appliances that practically think for themselves. And it felt like standing in a hotel lobby.
So what is it about old homes that wraps around you? And why can't new ones recreate it?