Living Room with Multi-coloured Walls, Medium Hardwood Flooring and Terracotta Flooring Ideas and Designs

Design ideas for an eclectic living room in London with multi-coloured walls, medium hardwood flooring, brown floors and wallpapered walls.

Reimagining a Grade II Listed Gatehouse on Haslemere’s Lythe Hill Park Estate, balancing historic lineage and simple country living with a contemporary approach, we worked proactively with the Planning Heritage Team and positive, open minded clients to sensitively extend and retain the original character of the Gatehouse.

Nestled within Sydney’s historic Millers Point, this 1860s Victorian terrace has been reimagined as a serene family sanctuary—where patina-rich surfaces meet contemporary elegance. The curated interiors tell a story of history-infused maximalism, where every layer reveals a detail in service of heritage, emotion, and craft. Lorena Gaxiola’s poetic vision was to celebrate the family’s tri-cultural identity through salvaged timbers, artisanal finishes, and restrained yet expressive craftsmanship. From reinstated cornices to hand-finished brass accents and kauri floorboards, each intervention evokes a dialogue between past and present. Realising that vision required deft navigation of significant constraints: extensive structural damage from decades of water ingress and termites, heritage restrictions that demanded visual continuity, and tight access that challenged the logistics of modern construction. As designers, we oversaw every detail—from heritage review and documentation to construction coordination and bespoke installations. Threading new electrical, climate, and plumbing systems through fragile timber bones took surgical precision. Yet the results were seamless: original chandeliers revived, floorboards restored or matched with reclaimed timber, and American oak joinery paired with brass trims and marble mosaics brought new life to tired volumes. Design decisions were driven by sustainability, narrative, and craftsmanship. Custom pieces were commissioned from masters in their field—such as Lowe Furniture’s bespoke creations and a custom mural by Indigenous artist Danie Mellor, which pays homage to the family’s cultural roots. Each space was approached with emotion and intentionality, particularly the bathrooms which the client described simply and joyfully as: “The bathrooms make me happy.” Every room in the home unfolds like a story—patterned tiles, textured stone, and layered materials come together to offer intimate moments of discovery. Our commitment extended from spatial planning to final flourishes. We handled styling, soft furnishing installation, custom window treatments, and every curated object. Furniture was sourced locally, materials were salvaged when possible, and thoughtful detailing elevated every corner. The result is a timeless, emotionally resonant home—one that celebrates craftsmanship, elevates functionality, and preserves a precious piece of Sydney’s architectural legacy for generations to come.

Urban Angles
Photo of a victorian enclosed living room curtain in Melbourne with a music area, multi-coloured walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace and no tv.

Liadesign
This is an example of a medium sized contemporary open plan living room with multi-coloured walls, medium hardwood flooring and brown floors.

The family's love of colour is picked up in the sitting room using the same Clarissa Hulse wallpaper but in a different colourway to tie the feature chair and sofa together and pick up on the existing tiles in the fireplace. Tony Timmington

Arch. Cecilia Avogadro, photographer Matteo Imbriani
This is an example of a contemporary living room in Milan with multi-coloured walls, medium hardwood flooring and brown floors.

Inspiration for a medium sized traditional formal enclosed living room in London with multi-coloured walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, brown floors, wallpapered walls and a dado rail.

Inspiration for a medium sized scandi formal enclosed living room in Stockholm with multi-coloured walls, medium hardwood flooring and brown floors.

Inspiration for a medium sized nautical formal open plan living room in Other with multi-coloured walls, medium hardwood flooring, no fireplace and no tv.

Lotfi Dakhli
Inspiration for a medium sized retro open plan living room in Lyon with multi-coloured walls, medium hardwood flooring, a brick fireplace surround and brown floors.

Polly Eltes
Inspiration for a large contemporary enclosed living room in Gloucestershire with multi-coloured walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace and a stone fireplace surround.

This is an example of a large eclectic enclosed living room in Marseille with no fireplace, multi-coloured walls, medium hardwood flooring, a freestanding tv, brown floors and wallpapered walls.

Inspiration for a large contemporary living room in Paris with no fireplace, no tv, wallpapered walls, multi-coloured walls, medium hardwood flooring and brown floors.

Chris Snook
Design ideas for a victorian formal living room in London with multi-coloured walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace and brown floors.

Inspiration for a medium sized bohemian enclosed living room in Other with multi-coloured walls, medium hardwood flooring and a freestanding tv.

Photo of a scandinavian living room in West Midlands with multi-coloured walls and terracotta flooring.

Amorfo Photography
Farmhouse enclosed living room feature wall in Melbourne with a reading nook, multi-coloured walls, medium hardwood flooring and brown floors.

Inspiration for a small contemporary open plan living room in Other with a reading nook, multi-coloured walls, medium hardwood flooring, a wall mounted tv and brown floors.