How Do You Create A Focal Point In A Room?
A focal point for a room can be compared to the center stone of a fantastic piece of jewelry: It can make or break the design and must be shown off to its best advantage. Following are some tips for creating and using focal points. Recognize that a fireplace is usually the focal point in spaces such as living rooms and family rooms. It should be outfitted accordingly, with flowers, a picture or pictures, candleholders and other accessories, as befitting its status as the star of the room. Accommodate a television that must compete with a fireplace for attention; choose one (usually the fireplace) as the focal point and subdue the other. Leave the fireplace relatively plain, perhaps obscuring it with a couple of easy chairs when not in use; or downplay the TV by putting it in a cabinet and shutting the doors when it is not in use. Dress the bed in a bedroom well, as it is nearly always the room’s focal point. If the headboard is pushed against a wall, increase the bed’s importance by ha
