What type of home did you live in when you were growing up?  A townhouse?  A single family home?  A one-story home?  A two-story home?  A home with (or without) a basement?

The home you lived in as a child might be subconsciously impacting how you think about and feel about homes you might buy as an adult.

If you grew up in a single level home you might be most comfortable buying a single level home -- and bedrooms might seem *SO* far away in a two level home.

If you grew up in a two level home you might be most comfortable buying a two level home -- and it might feel odd to have *EVERYTHING* on the main level in a one-level home.

If you grew up with a basement it might feel like something is missing in a home without a basement.

Certainly, if you grew up in multiple homes of multiple styles and sizes when you were growing up, the impact of those childhood homes might be more diluted.