If the house in this book is not actually a house but rather a metaphor for something else, I would have to suggest that it represents the strain of the relationship between Karen and Will. Karen was never sure about their marriage and so they bought the house to try to solidify things. The house's interior continues to expand like the tension between them, but on the outside (the house's exterior) everything appears status quo.
We see this right in the beginning on pages 11-12. Karen is watching her children and waiting for Will to come home. She constantly looks out the window into the driveway for even the slightest sign that her husband will be home soon. When he pulls into the driveway, she seems very excited at first but by the time she gets to the door to meet him, she is only concerned with the water heater.
Buying a house was hardly the answer for them. That scene shows that she is basically living moment to moment, day by day. The house was an attempt to save something that wasn't meant to be saved.
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