Feel like your living room is cozy and looks good, but doesn’t quite feel as tied together as it should? Does it feel a little unfocused, a little scattershot? A good focal point that draws the eye, and turns the rest of the room into a contextual frame can make it a lot easier to see the whole picture. And here are a few features that can make for a great living room focal point.
A feature wall
If you have a large wall with plenty of space to make use of, then there are plenty of ways to do it, from hanging lighting fixtures from it to creating your own art or photo gallery. However, the wall itself can be the feature if you use the right tools like Dekko cladding products to make it stand out from the rest. A little texture and depth can help you create a focal point while staying relatively minimalist.
The fireplace
It’s one of the most enviable fixtures in any home, and it can work as a great focal point while making the home a comfier place. Whether the original fireplace is maintained or you’ve had one added or adjusted since moving in, you can decorate your fireplace with a few photo frames or knick-knacks that fit the general theme of the room to enhance it as the center point for the rest. To use a fireplace as your focal point, it’s more about not cluttering its surroundings so that it naturally catches the attention.
A dramatic window
The window is another feature of the room and one that can often go underutilized. Often, people don’t think much of how to decorate a window beyond which treatment will be the most practical option for them. However, aside from opting for the more expressive window treatments, there is also a range of windowsill decorations you can use to bring a spacious window to life and make it the focal point of the room.
The corner gallery
Perhaps you don’t have a lot of wall space to make use of, between the windows, the fireplace, and where the TV goes. However, you can make a photo gallery or art gallery that extends across two sides of a corner, turning it into an eye-catching focal point for the whole room, making use of more vertical space than horizontal.
A vignette
To the uninitiated, a vignette is essentially a collection of decorative items that are arranged in a way to present a scene or a theme, often in keeping with the style of the rest of the room. Any surface, from a coffee table to a mantlepiece, can serve as the setting of a vignette. It’s all about finding the right selection of items and knowing how to place them to maximum effect.
You can create your own focal point out of nearly anything. The trick is to have a distinct, feature-filled spot, then have the room decorated more sparsely around it. As such, it will always draw the eye first.