Sedaris Home

The Sedaris home is the center of many of the essays in Naked. Located in North Hills, a suburb of Raleigh, North Carolina, the Sedaris home is often the site of much activity.

When the Sedaris family first moved to North Carolina from New York, they were forced to live in a rented house. It was a decent house but one that Sharon Sedaris referred to as her own little piece of hell. After their house was built, the Sedarises settled into what would be their homestead forever.

One of the criteria for David was to have a private room. It was simple enough at first since David was the only boy for many years. The four girls shared rooms and were forced to rearrange once Ya-ya moved into the basement bedroom to recover from a broken hip.

As with most homes, the kitchen is often...