Article: Your focal point is a feature demanding attention, usually the first thing you see when you walk into a room. You want everything around your focal point to complement it. Having a center point of your room helps keep things balanced. Some rooms have built-in focal points, like large windows or a fireplace. Other focal points include a rug, television, or patterned couch. You can also paint 1 wall a different color to create your own focal point. Examine the colors in your focal point, and choose 1 or 2 hues to accent your room. Pillows are great accessories to add a splash of color to your space, and matching colors to your focal point creates unity and cohesion. For example, if your rug in your living room is primarily blue, red, green, and purple, you can pair this with blue and purple throw pillows on your couch. After you choose a few throw pillows, you can pick other accessories in the similar colors. Place these items on either your coffee tables or end tables. These will help tie the look together across the entire room! If you aren't a fan of candlesticks, you could place lanterns on your floor or above your fireplace. You can use lighter or darker hues of the same color to add some interest, if you'd like. If you're using a vase, you can also place real or fake flowers in similar colors inside the vase. This adds a fresh and pleasant touch to your space! Add decorative touches to your wall by using items like shelves or frames for your art in your color scheme. You can pull your room together by repeating similar colors throughout. It may look best to paint these in a lighter shade of your focal colors, though, so as to not make your room too loud. You can purchase plain or solid-colored shelves or frames and paint them yourself to perfectly match your displays. Simply purchase acrylic paint, and apply it using a thin paintbrush. For a classy and sophisticated look, pick black and white frames and match the artwork or photographs inside the frames to the colors of the focal point in the room. To match your items to your room, you can incorporate items important to you or your family. Ideas include photo albums, vintage baseballs, or childhood art projects. These items can add a touch of individuality and make your spaces unique. If your items are valuable or particularly old, consider placing them in a shadow box or display case. The best part about interior decorating is that you can always change your arrangements! Play around with placement, and try putting an item somewhere else if it doesn't suit your fancy. For example, if you are not in love with the throw pillows on your bed, swap them out for throw pillows on your couch instead. Maybe they look better in a different location! Additionally, you can rearrange your knick-knacks on your shelves so all similar items are together. Or, choose to spread them out if you'd prefer!
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Find your room's focal point and decorate based on its colors. Choose 3-5 throw pillows in complementary colors to accent your focal point. Get candle holders or vases in similar colors to your pillows. Choose shelves and frames in a lighter shade of your colors to add cohesion. Use personal or sentimental accessories, so your room feels like home. Be creative with placement to make your spaces your own.