The United Nations annually observes May 15 as the International Day of Families. It was way back in 1994 when the UN thought of such an activity to raise awareness about the importance of families. Ever since the first International Day of Families was observed 20 years ago, the UN has been promoting studies about socio-economic and demographic trends that affect the families. The UN also encourages efforts to respond to challenges faced by families.
Not all of us may be aware of any of these activities carried out by the United Nations. None of us may celebrate today's UN-declared occasion. What we know, however, is to offer love and care to our family members, to make them proud with our success, to support them in difficult times and to build a happy and comfortable world for them. And when it comes to expressing our love for our family, any occasion is the perfect occasion and even the smallest random act of affection is the perfect way of conveying our feelings.
Talking of family, love and care; the Interior Designer in me - owing to my designer's vision - couldn't resist myself from thinking about the most visible thing in the house that displays the family's affection: the family photo!
Technology has helped us come a long way from that era of black and white photos which displayed discipline in the family rather than affection to the digital era of candid photos. However, quite often, this advanced digital technology makes us keep our beautiful family photos to our devices. But the fact is, it's only when one attractively displays the photos that they look charming.
According to my observation, it is not only the family photo which has evolved over time but also the way it is displayed. There were certain conventional ways of displaying a family photo in the house - a nicely framed photo on the wall of a living room, two photos of husband and wife placed in a either side of a foldable photo frame kept in the showcase, a tiny golden colored family tree on which photos of all the family members hung like its fruits... and few more such standard ways. Today, thanks to advancement in the digital photography and printing technology, your interior designer can suggest you numerous interesting means of displaying your family photos. In fact, they integrate the family photo(s) in the home design itself.
While planning the perfect display of a family photo(s), decisions regarding the kind of wall paint to be used, whether to make use of any wall art, monochrome vs multicolored prints, the perfect spot in the house, other accessories and many other such aspects are considered by the Interior Designer. Because they know, incorporation of your candid pictures in the home design will truly turn the residence into your beautiful world.
So next time when you capture the happy mood of your family members in the camera or get it captured by a professional, don't just keep the pictures to your digital devices. Take prints, display them and give your residence the character of those who happily reside in there.
Say cheese, it's family day today :)
While planning the perfect display of a family photo(s), decisions regarding the kind of wall paint to be used, whether to make use of any wall art, monochrome vs multicolored prints, the perfect spot in the house, other accessories and many other such aspects are considered by the Interior Designer. Because they know, incorporation of your candid pictures in the home design will truly turn the residence into your beautiful world.
So next time when you capture the happy mood of your family members in the camera or get it captured by a professional, don't just keep the pictures to your digital devices. Take prints, display them and give your residence the character of those who happily reside in there.
Say cheese, it's family day today :)
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