The house felt as though it had been empty for some time.

The house, once a shack, now felt new to me.

The house still didn't feel right to him, with his mother gone.

"Our house doesn't look or feel like a mobile home in any way," she said.

The house felt as if it had been closed up for a long time.

The house felt less like a potential home than a prison.

John had gone, and although he'd taken little, the house felt empty.

Worse still, it could make the house feel like a prison.

The house feels empty now that the kids have gone.

It can be a challenge to make your house feel like a home.