The Center of Attention

A point of focus draws people in and adds character to a room
by Sarah Susanka

In an excerpt from her book Home by Design, architect Sarah Susanka shows how a focal point—which can be as large as a chimney or as small as an arrangement of snapshots on a wall—invites people into a room. Susanka explains how directing the eye towards something of importance can focus an otherwise incongruous space.

From Inspired House 3, pp. 52-57
March 1, 2004

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Home by Design
America’s leading residential architect goes beyond The Not So Big House
by Sarah Susanka
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