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How to Create a Focal Wall
By PAShopGirl | October 1, 2008
Watch any home décor show these days and you will hear this complaint over and over again: “There is no focal point in this space.” Most people do not understand that each room is more than the sum of its parts. A room should always have a place that the eye automatically is drawn to, a place that ties the rest of the room together. The way to do this with the greatest impact is a focal wall.
A focal wall is one that is distinguished from the rest of the room. Though architectural details can naturally create a focal wall, the layout of furniture can also lead the eye to a specific part of the space. Either way, the focal wall should be the one that the eye naturally gravitates to which should be emphasized by special décor choices. A bold paint choice, a patterned wall paper or even a decorative wall hanging can provide the proper backdrop for a focal point. Special accessories will then highlight the wall such as wall plate racks with Polish pottery dinner plates on display or wrought iron wall art. Let the purpose of the room guide you as to what will work in the space.
For example, a focal wall in a little boy’s room could make a fun statement. Special selections from popular kids’ bedroom décor, such as a mural of trains chugging along grassy hillsides could tie in the room’s theme of transportation but also make a bold focal point in the room. In a kitchen, one wall could be painted a muted sunshine yellow to stand out from the tiled walls and wood flooring. The yellow wall could display some country kitchen accessories like a wooden spice rack or a wall rack with copper pots and pans hanging from it. The fun of using a focal point, particularly a focal wall as in these examples, is that it clarifies the purpose of the room while being conducive to creating a definite style in the space.
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