Identify a Focal Point

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Inside Our Most EPIC Backyard Build Ever (6 Design Secrets)

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The first step in creating a backyard oasis is to identify or create a central focal point that draws the eye and anchors the entire design. This existing koi pond served as the primary focal point in the featured backyard, providing a relaxing auditory and visual experience with the sound of water and the movement of fish. Everything else in the design was created to emphasize and draw attention to this central feature. The pond is surrounded by landscaping rocks, which further integrate it into the natural setting.

Goal: Establish a central feature for the backyard design

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Koi pond N/A — Serving as the central visual and auditory anchor of the backyard, Landscaping rocks N/A

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>> Design tip number one, focal point. So when we came to this backyard, we identified [music] that the focal point was going to be this koi pond. This was existing, everything else was going to be changing, but this is the centerpiece to the backyard and it's the centerpiece to the entire design. >> [music] >> So the koi pond being in the center of the backyard and just being an awesome feature, we decided to highlight that with everything going on around it and really making that the centerpiece of the whole backyard. You've got the sound of the water, you've got the fish, it's super relaxing and we wanted to lean into that as much as possible. So everything we've done around it just helps emphasize and draw you towards that focal point, which is the koi pond. So look at your backyard, decide if you already have an existing focal point or what is it going to be? It doesn't have to be something like koi pond, it could be a living space, it could be a fire pit area, but identify what's going to be the focal point of your design and lean into it.

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