Living Room with Dark Hardwood Flooring, Tatami Flooring and a Brick Fireplace Surround Ideas and Designs

Reclaimed oak from a local architectural salvage yard was purchased for the floors. The wall lights and armchair are vintage. The chair was reupholstered in Designers Guild velvet and a hand-printed cushion was designed in bespoke colours. Original ceiling beams and exposed brick chimney breast add texture. The items on the shelves were all found in local antique shops.

The living room in shades of pale blue and green. Patterned prints across the furnishings add depth to the space and provide cosy seating areas around the room. The built in bookcases provide useful storage and give a sense of height to the room, framing the fireplace with its textured brick surround. Dark oak wood flooring offers warmth throughout.

Small classic living room in London with grey walls, a wood burning stove, a brick fireplace surround, brown floors, dark hardwood flooring and a freestanding tv.

Photography by Veronica Rodriguez Interior Photography.
Inspiration for a medium sized enclosed living room feature wall in London with white walls, dark hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround, a freestanding tv and brown floors.

Fraser Marsden
Photo of a medium sized contemporary enclosed living room in Melbourne with a reading nook, white walls, dark hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace and a brick fireplace surround.

HFM Architects, house refurbishment, North London http://www.hfm.uk.com/ Adelina Iliev Photography

Simon Maxwell
Design ideas for a small rural formal enclosed living room in Buckinghamshire with beige walls, dark hardwood flooring, a wood burning stove, a brick fireplace surround and brown floors.

Photo of a small traditional formal living room in Canberra - Queanbeyan with white walls, dark hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround and a built-in media unit.

Inspiration for a medium sized classic open plan living room in Melbourne with blue walls, dark hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround, no tv and brown floors.

Ed Henderson
This is an example of a traditional formal open plan living room in London with dark hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround, a freestanding tv and grey walls.

Simply put, this is probably the most comfortable reading chair in the world. A laid-back style that will ensure lazy afternoons are enjoyed for years to come. The Sunday day bed in Claret cotton matt velvet, £730:

When planning their knock-down rebuild, the clients asked Horizon Homes for lots of natural light, and a fireplace. They also said entertaining was important – and that’s reflected in the gorgeous shaker-style kitchen with breakfast bar, pantry and wine room, all located together. The open plan kitchen, dining, family and lounge room, lead onto an al fresco entertaining area with outdoor kitchen.

Romantic living room in Wiltshire with dark hardwood flooring, a wood burning stove and a brick fireplace surround.

Lounge - Large Inglenook Fireplace
This is an example of a medium sized classic enclosed living room in Kent with a reading nook, beige walls, dark hardwood flooring, no fireplace, a brick fireplace surround, a concealed tv and brown floors.

Projet déco: Peinture murs et menuiserie; reconfiguration et aménagement de la pièce; antiquités et meubles chiné, asiatique et mid-century; décorations. Mélange de styles: Exotique, éclectique, collectionneur chic, art déco, industriel.

This room dates from 1610 and was part of the thatched cottage that forms the original section of this house. The black-painted beams have been gently taken back to their original raw wood, which now sings thanks to the green paint on walls and ceiling - Farrow & Ball's Bancha.

This is an example of a medium sized contemporary enclosed living room in Essex with grey walls, dark hardwood flooring, a brick fireplace surround, a concealed tv, grey floors and wallpapered walls.

Medium sized scandi formal open plan living room in Stockholm with white walls, dark hardwood flooring, a corner fireplace and a brick fireplace surround.

Open Plan Living & Dining Room/Garden Room. New Oak beams to match existing. Bright and open garden room - ideal to be used as a dining room. Photograph: Chris Kemp