Façade .
Such a beautiful word.
I’ve been fascinated not only with the word itself, but with what it represents, since the age of seven.
Standing in front of my aunt’s newly purchased home, I was instructed to appreciate, to take in every detail of the façade.
A massive, ornate wooden door took center stage while the beautiful French windows served as the perfect accompaniment.
“Bella,” my aunt said, “A home is only as beautiful as its façade.”
At the time, I was too young to understand that what my aunt was trying to say was that a façade is like a letter of presentation; a preview of what’s to come.
And this is because a façade can either attract visitors or it can repel them.
Of course, this isn’t true of all façades.
I’ve visited homes where the façade was plain and nondescript and yet the home’s interior was breathtakingly beautiful.
Some might believe that viewing a façade for the first time is like the initial impression you have when you meet people–you’re either interested in getting to know them better or you’re unimpressed.
The latter signifying that you’re not desirous of discovering whether or not they might have other qualities that aren’t visible at first sight.
I was most impressed with the majority of the façades I saw in Spain.
Some of them were beautifully adorned with flowers; others simply stood in the perfect spot.
Some piqued my curiosity and made me wonder what lay inside; others allowed me to dream of sitting on their terraces while drinking coffee.
Façade: the first thing you see when approaching a house and what you most remember upon leaving.
What does your actual or dream façade look like?
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