A fireplace used to be the main
focal feature of a home's living space, but nowadays, it's taken a bit of a backseat.
Not exact matches
Soft and plush underfoot, this trendy rug
features a unique stripe design that will make it the
focal point
of any room in your
home.
In terms
of the wide range
of media employed, the show looks like it could have been made by several different artists: sculptures similar to the ones shown a the Whitney occupy one gallery; another room boasts huge, scribbly pencil drawings on walls that surround a replica
of a hearth («the traditional
focal point
of the American
home»); in another, stacks
of mannequins wearing identical outfits and wigs create a chute through which you can walk to view floor - facing monitors screening videos
featuring the real - life character the mannequins seem to be modeled after (the artist's mother).
«Whatever the season, when you are selling a
home, you want buyers to notice and appreciate the permanent
features of the
home and if your fireplace is almost impossible to see because your highly personalized stockings are blocking the view, then buyers will not appreciate this
focal point for what it is,» Wallitsch says.
I love the way they incorporated this original
feature of the
home into a
focal point for the new kitchen space.
The use
of glass in a main stairway creates an open - plan feel to a house, and as well as creating a
focal point, this
feature allows light into the very heart
of your
home.