A house is not always a home. This piece overlays a 1958 issue of The American Home with the image of a caged woman—her role predetermined before she ever had the chance to choose. The magazine, a relic of mid-century domestic ideals, becomes a backdrop for the expectations that confined women to the home. The sparkling embellishments contrast the harsh reality: a gilded cage is still a cage. The birds symbolize both the illusion of freedom and the reminder that flight is a choice, even when the world tells you otherwise.