What is the significance of Elliot's home in the novel, All Adults Here?

The house where Elliot lives with Wendy and his children is significant for being entirely unlike the Big House, a fact that Cecelia observes in detail when she babysits Elliot’s sons. The house is new, decorated in bland, neutral tones, and nearly empty, unlike the Big House, which is more thoroughly decorated and feels like it has a history. Cecelia compares Elliot’s house to the set of a soap opera. The general atmosphere of Elliot’s house represents his stifled imagination and lack of confidence in his ability to make decisions for the future. It also shows his stubbornness and his desire to set himself up in opposition to the rest of the Strick family.