Ghanaians Urged to Embrace Interiors Decor

The Executive Director of Image Consortium, Marilyn Efua Houadjeto (left) and The Chief Executive Officer of Stratcomm Africa, Ms Esther Cobbah in a chat after the opening ceremony

The first-ever homes and interior exhibition opened on Friday at the Accra International Conference Centre with a call on Ghanaians to show interest in home and interior designs in order to maintain the beauty of homes, hotels, offices, among others.

The three-day exhibition, which is expected to end on 13 May 2012, was organized by Image Consortium Limited, an event management and logistics company which organizes conferences, seminars and events.

The exhibition, which brought together homemakers and people from all walks of life, was aimed at showcasing creativity in homes.

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Stratcomm Africa, Esther Cobbah, who made the call, noted that every individual has an in-born urge to see things nicely arranged, organized and presented in a manner that has a compelling effect on people.

According to her, interior decorators today are in demand than ever before as most are hired to decorate homes and interior.

'I therefore want to encourage our home and interior designers to seize the opportunities offered by the exhibition to present themselves boldly not only to a local clientele but literally to the world.

According to Ms Cobbah, the exhibition would pave way for participants to get international contracts.

'I would encourage all of us to value our own culture and our surroundings and use them as resources for the work.  Our creativity, our ability to make beautiful end products can attract visitors and investors to our country just as much as our natural resources such as gold or oil. Ghanaians should be cultural sensitive'.

She urged Ghanaians to allow African art and creativity to burst out like the African sunshine which pours warmth into the hearts of those who care to visit.

The Executive Director of Image Consortium, Marilyn Efua Houadjeto, on her part, noted that beautiful homes and apartments with exceptional interior finishing were not impossible to find.

According to her, estate developers, furniture and home accessories boutiques must make good use of their talents to assist Ghanaians get well decorated homes.

'Beautiful homes and apartments with exceptional interior finishing are no longer impossible to find. Estate developers, home builders and property owners now have an array of shops, designer furniture and homes accessories boutiques to make a choice from.'

'I am constantly reminded of an old adage, which states it is on the outside but rather what's on the inside that matters, it is interest that we build.'

  By Stella Danso Addai