mailboxes - an attractive enhancement
Written on Tuesday, 14 of August, 2007 at 4:27 am
When we moved into our very own, newly constructed house (which I now refer to as “gray castle” because of the unpainted but sleek gravel finish of the outside part of the house), one of the first things that caught my attention and made me sigh to myself, “this is THE house where I can be carefree” is having our own mailbox at the gate.
Believe it or not, mailboxes do add a certain home-sweet-home effect to any dwelling. Having lived in military-provided houses in camps for more than 20 years has made me appreciate small intricacies in our house. You see, in those apartment and condos that I’ve lived in, when there’s no one at home to answer the mailman’s taps, the mailman usually just inserts our letters in between the small space of our door and floor. Because of this unavoidable proceeding, we tend to step on our letters (some of which are anniversary and important invitations!).
Turning your nose down on having apt or suitable residential mailboxes or commercial mailboxes is one of the common mistakes of a homeowner or developer. This attractive enhancement is actually an asset to the property and could even provide onlookers some notion about the owner’s character or taste. Remember, in building any edifice, each detail is important. As Ayn Rand wrote, “A building is alive, like man. [sic] A man doesn’t borrow pieces of his body. A building doesn’t borrow hunks of its soul. Its maker gives it the soul and every wall, window and stairway to express it.”
Category: visual culture
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