In this paper, I connect some existential structures of humans with aesthetic considerations. One of the bedrocks of human existence is stability. We want to, and in most circumstances, we can rely on the fact that the circumstances in which we live, are, by and large, the same as they have been before. We do not have to worry every morning that there would be irreplaceable changes in our immediate living environment. When there is such a danger, the very roots of our existence are threatened. Large natural disasters such as storms and flooding or human made catastrophes such as wars pose threats to human existence.

The ordinary and the everyday form the foundation of our routines and habits. Routines require time to be formed, and even though they can sometimes be a burden, they are very much a part of what we as humans are. It is simply not possible for any human being to create oneself anew all the time. It is in our nature look for and create routines and, in this way, make our lives smoother and more fluent than without the habitualized practices.

Stability creates safety and comfort which is characteristic of any homey environment. We are in an environment which is familiar. The feeling of “being at home” has features

which can be regarded as aesthetic. It is the atmospheric character of home as a whole that gives us comfort and satisfaction. This is the aesthetics of the homey and familiar.

I do not deny that cracks and surprises in our everyday environment often have a positive aesthetic impact; we take aesthetic pleasure in experiencing something new. This has been the tenant in the Western arts and in philosophical aesthetics for long. My aim in this paper is to point out the aesthetic relevance of the ordinary and familiar, and their

existential roots.