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Decorate Your Room With A Focal Point |
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A lovely, well decorated room can fail...if it has no focal
point. If you are lucky enough to have a fireplace, make the
most of it. Even if it is a mock fireplace and does not work,
give it importance and character with fire irons and a pile of
logs in the grate.
Outlook can often be a good focal point. If you have a beautiful
country panorama or one of the rare skyline views of a city,
arrange your furniture so that the windows become the center of
eye interest. if you have neither fireplace or view, you will
have to make your own focal point in the room.
Choose the most suitable and convenient wall, decorate it so
that the rest of the room is pulled towards it. For instance, a
beautiful tapestry with antique wall lights at each side
immediately draws eye attention.
A sofa and a group of chairs arranged beneath it indicate this
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The same applies to one large painting, a
group of paintings, a wall of books, a massive shelf arrangement
filled with collector's items.
A grand piano also makes a good focal point, so does a mirrored
wall, a sofa with end tables and two imposing lamps, and a long,
narrow chest arrangement containing books and collectors items.
Arranging Furniture
When grouping furniture make sure you can view the grouping from
any part of the room, and get as much pleasure from it as you
would a picture on the wall. This is particularly important if
you have more than one group arrangement. View it from all
angles and opposite sides of the room to check that it looks
neither muddled or cluttered.
1. Group chairs and sofa so that traffic goes around and
not through the arrangement. 2. Keep chairs resonably
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for easy conservation and to avoid shouting from
across the room. 3. If you have lamps away from walls,
install floor outlets to prevent tripping over lamp chords.
4. Choose tables that are about the same height as sofa
and chairs to avoid spills and upset lamps. 5. Strike a
good balance by seperating large pieces of furniture so that the
room does not look too heavy at one end. 6. Remember
light, slim furniture creates an optical illusion of space, also
saves space.
Every room needs a center of gravity to pull it together. A
fireplace is the most natural one, but wall treatments, windows
and furniture arrangements can be just as eye catching.
About the author:
Lisa French is webmaster and freelance writer for Decorating
Country Home http://www.decorating-country-home.com
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