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What is a living room focal point?
It is the “thing” your eyes land when entering a space.
Thinkfireplace, window,artwork, or wallpaper.
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Typically, a focal point faces the main entrance for your living room.
Also, some spaces have more than one focal point.
The following 14 examples share beautiful ways to create or optimize a focal point in your living room.
Alison Jennison Interiors
The spot has three gorgeous focal points.
Rustic wood ceiling beams make the room feel bigger by drawing the eyes upward.
The home’s original antique, stone mantel andbrick fireboxprovides an anchor for the furniture placement.
Desiree Burns Interiors
The exposed brick walls are a robust architectural detail that adds warmth to the modern space.
Create a Focal Point Using Wallpaper
Bold wallpaper can add focus to a room that lacks it.
On the left is the room’s second focal point.
Alvhem Makleri
Framing the doorway leading to the small bedroom is a stylishgallery wall.
The window is the room’s primary anchor.
The gallery wall over the sofa and the corner shelving unit also add visual interest.
Sheer and Company
Painting the brick wall on the left white is what makes the red bricks stand out.
The gold sofa and cityscape print helps to draw the eyes to the stylish sitting area.
So it made perfect sense to decorate the area around the focal point.
Black and Milk
Two different seats, a leather lounger, and leopard chair carve out a spot to sit.
A large white African Juju hat hangs from the wall.
A potted tree adds a pop of greenery.
Philip Gorrivan
Potted Tree Makes a Beautiful Focal Point.
There is a lot to consider when choosing the perfect plants for your homelighting tops the list.
The potted tree shown here is flouring because of the south-facing window.
Alison Giese Interiors
Floor to ceiling artwork sets the stage for a small home bar.
For a pop of additional interest, they also built in a small shelf for decorative accents.
The crowning jewel in the space is the patterned cement tile fireplace.
Lynn Kleonidas
It is a stylish focal point that feels thoroughly modern.
The secret that makes this focal point work is size.
A smaller light fixture wouldn’t grab your attention.
A Beautiful Mess
A, for instance, is thisspacebyJenn Feldman Designsin Los Angeles, California.
Here is another decor tip.
A navy blue or black wall will make a large flat screen seemingly disappear.
The New Designer Project
NK Living
Veneer Designs
Lindsay Pincus
Jenn Feldman Designs
