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Create a Focal Point in Any RoomDraw the Eye to Something WonderfulWhen you walk into a room or interior space, you'll feel more comfortable if your eye can rest on a main feature. That main feature is called the "focal point" of the room.
If your room has a beautiful picture window looking out to a lovely garden, that's it. If you have a fireplace, large or small, that will be the focal point in that room. Sometimes a room has no distinguishing feature built in and you have to create one. Some ideas of focal points that you can add to a room are here:
The point of creating a focal point is to select something to draw the eye and invite the visitor to linger and enjoy. Read more Quick Tips in our Directory of Quick Tips. |
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