Week 8: Sarah: Gargoyles In the Home

In an article about home decorating and design, the author Deborah Snoonian suggested the use of gargoyles around the outside of the house as a stylish, spooky and functional addition for this time of year.  Even now, these 13th century creatures are emerging in modern day home decor, although not exactly for the same purpose.  These gargoyles do not have the same religious importance as those that keep away the evil spirits at the towering corners of the European cathedrals.  They take on a more functional and superficial role in this aspect of today's society, as they are merely there to "shunt water away from your house's foundation" and are meant to have an aesthetic purpose.