Coffee tables, porcelain dolls, and sea shells act as tokens in the home, playing an.
Just as the American Bald Eagle depicts royalty,.
power, valiancy, and triumph, personal effects portray an impression of stability, allow for.
self expression, and outline a personal history. .
Thomas Jefferson once said, "It is in our lives and not our words that our religion.
must be read." .
A great wooden crucifix encapsulates the foyer of one Ohio home. The cross has.
been on the rose papered wall for over six generations now, the original benefactors long.
past and buried. Time shows in the heavy oak and Victorian era carving. The eyes of.
Christ seem to follow those who enter the stalwart, aged house. The family believes that.
God and Christ are protecting the home and family. The mighty cross has been, and.
always will be, hanging majestically in the foyer, showing the long family line and sturdy.
cross when the foyer door is opened.
The cross in the foyer tells people that this is a religious home. This symbol acts as.
the eyes of God. Visitors entering this house are able to interpret the acceptable behaviors.
expected of them. The silent language tells people that God plays a part in the home and.
shows the history of the family's beliefs.
"Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which.
you must see the world." George Bernard Shaw.
Now look at a contemporary home in St. Petersburg, Florida. The living room.
walls stretch to the second story balcony. Two long, white, paneled glass windows reach.
towards the sky. A white marble fireplace is set between the elegant windows. On the.
right side of the mantle stands a gold Russian clock. Next to the time piece is a small.
arrangement of geometric candles. On the opposite side of the mantel is a Tusooni war.
mask atop a black stem pedestal. On the stretch of wall above the mantle are several black.
and white pictures framed in fire red glass. From a distance the wall has a very modern art .
