A common piece of advice when decorating a room is to find a focal point. Essentially, this is the point of the room that everything else revolves around and can provide an excellent starting point. You are really looking to emphasize this particular feature and draw as much attention to it as possible. If you are struggling with finding the focal point of your room, here is some advice that can provide you with a useful helping hand. 

Create your focal point shortlist 

When you are deciding on a focal point – or creating one from scratch as you are totally redecorating the space – you need to have a shortlist in mind of different focal points that could work for you. It is often a big and noticeable feature that people will pay attention to the moment they walk into the room. In modern living rooms, everything will often centre on the television, but it is worth considering some other options instead. For example, pieces of art or fireplaces always make good focal points and are more than worth considering as options. Fireplaces can lend distinction to a room and are often highly sought after by house buyers – you also have the benefit of warmth and coziness in the winter months. 

Choosing the right artwork 

If you are going down the path of artwork as a focal point, you cannot assume that anything and everything is going to work out. It needs to be big enough to carry the room by itself, so make sure that you pick something that covers a big portion of a wall. At the same time, you also need to be careful in ensuring that it is a beautiful enough piece that you are going to be happy looking at on a regular basis. Think about how the color scheme can then end up influencing everything else that goes on in the rest of the room. Another potential option that is worth considering is a mirror. Obviously, again it needs to have that big and imposing dominance in the space. 

Consider furniture or décor 

Sometimes, it could be a particularly appealing piece of furniture that is going to act as the focal point of a room. It needs to be strong enough to carry the weight of the room. In the bedroom, the bed is the obvious choice to work on making as beautiful as possible. In the living room, it would tend to be a larger seating item such as a sofa. For visual appeal, you can add throws, cushions, pillows etc. 

Create a focal point of your own 

The focal point could be one of your own creation. For example, perhaps you choose to paint a wall a particularly bright color and have it as an accent wall. Alternatively, it could be a particularly interesting or appealing object that you have on display.

All of these are amongst the most important steps that you can follow to ensure that you create a focal point that is well and truly appealing. This way, the rest of your decorating can then all fall into place, and you are safe in the knowledge that you have got the fundamentals sorted.

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