A home is a place of residence or refuge. When it refers to a building, it is usually a place in which an individual or a family can rest and store personal property.

Home gardens, also known as forest gardens, are found in humid areas. They use inter-cropping to cultivate trees, crops, and livestock on the same land. In Kerala in South India as well as in northeastern India, they are the most common form of land use; they are also found in Indonesia, One example combines coconut, black pepper, cocoa and pineapple.

The word home can be used for various types of residential community institutions in which people can live, such as nursing homes, group homes (orphanages for children, retirement homes for seniors, prisons for criminals, treatment facilities, etc.), and foster homes.

Home gardens in Kerala are connected to 'Kaavu'. Some of the endangered species of wild plants, trees animals and plants can be seen in Home Gardens of Kerala. The main aim of preserving a Home Garden is to preserve ritualistic beliefs and cultural identity of joint families. Gradually, due to the origin of nuclear families and lifestyle related to the same, the Home Gardens underwent transformation to playgrounds. But still in Kerala, some families show ample importance to protect their Home Gardens. As pointed out, the preservation of home gardens in Kerala is strictly connected to family purposes. At the same time, home gardens are helpful to raise the water table of nearby ponds and wells.Unknowingly, some families in Kerala which preserve their home gardens preserve nature and ecological balance.

Interior Design

is a multi–facted profession in which creative and technical solutions are applied within a structure to achieve a built interior environment and home lifestyle enhancement.The interior design process follows a systematic and coordinated methodology, including research, analysis, and integration of knowledge into the creative process, whereby the needs and resources of the client are satisfied to produce an interior space that fulfills the project goals. Or in other words, create an environment that is fun to live in depending on the situation.