| Custom emblems epitomize the extent to which | | | | Some people do this with dried flower arrangements, |
| personalization has taken hold of our society. Burger | | | | or artistic presentations of knick-knacks, or even |
| King has been telling us to "have it your way" for | | | | collections of ceramic animals such as pigs or cats. |
| decades. It seems that we may be finally taking this | | | | Fridge magnets are also an example of how people |
| to heart. | | | | personalize their homes. But these articles are mass |
| I suppose that for most of us, we associate custom | | | | produced and sold to tens of thousands of people. |
| emblems with cars, in the logos that manufacturers | | | | It's quite common to see one on someone else's |
| use to help us recognize their brands at a distance. | | | | fridge that we also have. |
| But custom emblems are something that we see | | | | To have one that is unique to you, however, means |
| elsewhere every day. We probably just don't think of | | | | that it must be made for you alone. This is where |
| them that way. | | | | custom emblems come in. Some stores sell |
| Companies sew them on our shirts and shoes, golf | | | | rectangular pieces of magnetized rubber with a sticky |
| bags, and attach them to our laptops. Organizations | | | | side on it. This enables people to put family |
| create luggage tags, and put them on armbands and | | | | photographs on them, making their emblems unique |
| trophies. And so it's to be expected that we would | | | | to them. Another way to do this is to have ask a |
| also want to have our own custom emblems to | | | | potter to hand paint something personal on a plate, |
| personalize our personal space. | | | | dish, or cup prior to the last firing. A much more |
| In spite of the number of hours that we work, we | | | | expensive option is to have your most important |
| still spend more time at home than anywhere else. | | | | books leather bound with your own custom emblems |
| What is it about your home that makes it yours? | | | | in the spine or on the cover. This is something the |
| You know that it's more than whether or not you | | | | wealthiest families did in 19th century England. |
| own or rent it. And really, it's also more than the | | | | As you can see, custom emblems can be used in a |
| presence of your furniture, clothes, or stereo | | | | variety of ways to personalize the space that you |
| equipment. The one thing that makes the place you | | | | call home. The next time you visit a friend's house, |
| live into your home is how you personalize it with the | | | | ask yourself what makes it unique to those who live |
| little bits of decoration here and there that are unique | | | | there. It will give you ideas for how to make your |
| to you. | | | | home that much more special. |