Decorating with a focal point is an incredibly bold and straightforward way to spruce up your home’s decor. Why? It’s because an overly-sized piece of furniture or a quirky painting hanging from the wall instantly attracts your attention.
As a result, it allows you to implement different features and styles to offset your house, as well as to draw attention away from the areas that you dislike. However, implementing a focal point isn’t as easy as it sounds since they are big and brash and can appear gaudy.
With that in mind, here are the pointers that you want to remember when utilising focal points for your interiors.
Make It Practical
Focal points are too often afterthoughts. That probably sounds weird, considering they are designed to be the centre of attention, but it’s true. Homeowners throw them into the mix when everything else is in position, which is a mistake. The best option is to ensure they are practical and stylish so that they integrate seamlessly. If you’ve always yearned for a home entertainment system and couldn’t validate it, a focal point is your excuse. Not only will your room stand out, but it’ll provide a place to sit and relax when you need to unwind.
Leave Already Existing Features
It’s tempting to gut a room and start from scratch. In many ways, it’s easier to stamp your authority on your home’s decor. Plus, you don’t have to juggle as many balls when you have a blank slate. Of course, on the flip side, it means that you’ll remove beautifully charming features that are expensive to replicate. A fireplace is a prime example. Once you fill it in and block up the chimney, it’ll cost a fortune to get it back to its original state. That’s a shame seen as a fire is a sophisticated way to add a rustic vibe to your property.
Don’t Always Think Outside Of The Box
You’re a creative type who wants to take your home to the next level, so you’re bound to colour outside of the lines. That’s what gives your house a sense of personality. While this is something you shouldn’t remove entirely, you do need to remember that thinking inside of four lines is perfectly acceptable. Wallpaper, for instance, is as vivid and dramatic as any piece of artwork. Plaster it to a big wall that dominates the room and the texture and design will implement a new dimension.
Upcycle
Upcycling works because it takes something old and tired and gives it a new lease of life. Therefore, your home benefits from the character that it already contains, yet you don’t have to deal with any of the dreariness. The key is to choose wisely – upcycling is a tough task if you bite off more than you can chew. To begin with, it’s wise to take old wine boxes and sand them down into storage units for a chest of drawers, or use bottles as vases, and then move onto bigger and better things.
Who’s ready to turn a wooden pallet into a bookshelf?!
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