Focused Design Elements

Most focal points start with your front door. Did you know that secondary focal points can be just as important? These can include anything from water or fire features to an ornamental tree. Secondary focal points visually pull you, the viewer, through a space. If your space does not have an architectural element like a water feature or fire pit, group furniture in an area to create a prime focus. Another option would be to implement custom “quilting” with a area rug brick inlay.

Entry ways should offer a sampling of the colors and styles that the viewer will find throughout the space. Continuity and composition then become tertiary focal points. Tertiary focal points creates physical movement and flow.

Proper scale and proportion set the stage for your focal points. Consider keeping shrubs below window sills and seat walls at comfortable heights. Your furniture also plays a roll in the scale of your space. They are used as a visual reference to the architectural and cultural character of a place.

Focal points are more than visual aspects. The aesthetics of water features reach far beyond what is seen. The sound of water and the coolness associated with it are apart of our emotional response. Fire features also create a sense of excitement, warmth and even danger.

Lets start with your front door and focus on where you want to travel from there.