Abstract
The movement of humans, things, and ideas across state borders is central to transnationalism. Movement is, however, also connected with place and locality. In the case of migrants and their descendants, their mobility and transnational activities tie together places of origin and places of settlement. The disparate attachments to such places are not only expressed, but also sustained through embodied and material practices of homemaking. By looking at the décor of the dwellings, we get a clear view of the differences between migrants in the way in which they relate to both the country of origin and the country of residence. These differences are seen along the lines of – among others – migration motives, generations, spatial origins, and destinations, as well as the time of migration. Research shows clear differences between the homemaking practices of people who perceive their migration as a temporary one and those who plan on not returning to their country of origin.
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