Fireplace Focal Point Living Room

A victorian house gets an interior update by way of this stylish living room.

Fireplace focal point living room.

A blue and white fireplace surround adds color built ins provide storage and display space and an eye catching onion pendant light from design within reach serves as a focal point. My salon from 1942 is not conducive to chairs and coffee tables plus the tv placement makes it all a real challenge i can recall my vision when we first moved in all white slipcovers with burnt orange walls and dark furniture well with two little boys and two black labs that was not the way to go. A fireplace is both a functional and decorative part of the home. It s a conversational setup with enough seating for large gatherings.

But don t go overboard in most living rooms one main focal point is enough. This will solidify your fireplace as the clear and intentional focal point of your living space. Having this set up makes the fireplace and tv the focal point of the room and this also makes it easily accessible for everyone. Another good to know while an area s focal point usually dictates furniture placement your seating arrangement does not have to face it.

Symmetrical living room layout fireplace and tv. Placing the tv and fireplace in one spot also creates a single focal point which can really simplify your furniture arrangement since you aren t trying to structure your room layout around two potentially competing focal points. It also provides a focal point for the room. What is a living room focal point.

Off to enter the living room to see what my focal point can be. And there s always a faux fireplace for those of us who can only dream of having a real one for. Think fireplace window artwork or wallpaper. The type of tv mount you use can help mitigate unnecessary neck strain.

Candice also uses the fireplace as a jumping off point for the room s palette by selecting the hues of sage stone taupe and caramel from the fireplace stones. Project a balanced and peaceful look in your living room by having a tv over fireplace set up with a symmetrical arrangement of furniture for an easy flow of traffic. This space features a basic living room layout that incorporates the fireplace into the living space. Typically a focal point faces the main entrance for your living room.

It is the thing your eyes land when entering a space. The colors in this space make it vibrant and interesting. And the fireplace doesn t take over as the main focal point but it s seamlessly incorporated into the space so everyone can still enjoy it. To avoid a boring living room give your eyes something to do.

Now let s touch on the tv height issue. A fireplace is a perfect focal point. A soaring stone fireplace is an impressive and rustic focal point in this living room. If yours is lacking luster dress it up on a budget by using reclaimed architecture molding or tile.

To reduce the scale of the stone and add interest a long mirror is placed above the mantel. The eye is a muscle and likes to be worked.