Eclectic Living Room with a Brick Fireplace Surround and a Stacked Stone Fireplace Surround Ideas and Designs

Photo of a small eclectic living room in Cornwall with beige walls, medium hardwood flooring, a wood burning stove, a brick fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv, brown floors, exposed beams and a chimney breast.

Inspiration for an eclectic living room in Berkshire with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround and brown floors.

Inspiration for a bohemian enclosed living room in London with green walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround and brown floors.

The Brief This project aimed to redefine the home’s functionality and atmosphere by moving away from uniform room proportions, creating a more dynamic spatial experience. The primary objectives were to maximise natural light in key areas, particularly the central staircase and kitchen, and to optimise room sizes while maintaining a cohesive flow. A crucial aspect of the brief involved navigating planning constraints to extend the kitchen space, ensuring it became more practical and inviting for family life. The Design To address the limited daylight, a full-length glass roof was installed over the expanded kitchen, flooding the space with natural light and transforming it into the heart of the home. For the central staircase, a large roof light was introduced, paired with a glass staircase, allowing sunlight to cascade down to the ground floor. The design embraced a raw yet inviting aesthetic by exposing construction details such as bricks, joists, and floorboards, adding texture and warmth to the interiors. This was further complemented by oversized, curvaceous furniture, which softened the industrial elements and enhanced the home’s inviting feel. An unexpected architectural highlight is the double-height void between the first and top floors, which adds visual drama and enhances the sense of openness. These carefully considered interventions transformed the house into a vibrant, light-filled space that meets the family’s needs while elevating its architectural character.

Blue colour drenched lounge with velvet sofas, exposed brich fireplace and art collection.
Photo of a medium sized eclectic open plan living room in London with blue walls, medium hardwood flooring, a wood burning stove, a brick fireplace surround, a corner tv, a chimney breast and brown floors.

This is an example of a bohemian living room in Gloucestershire with green walls, carpet, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv, beige floors, a vaulted ceiling, a wallpapered ceiling and brick walls.

Bronwyn Poole
Photo of an eclectic formal enclosed living room in Los Angeles with a ribbon fireplace, a brick fireplace surround, medium hardwood flooring, blue walls and a built-in media unit.

A fun space for the family to kick back and relax. A riot of colour makes this an uplifting space, showing off artworks against the deep blue walls. Photography by Jason Denton

Design ideas for a bohemian living room in Essex with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround and brown floors.

Cosy traditional style snug with pink sofas and bespoke fitted cabinetry around brick fireplace
Small bohemian formal and grey and pink enclosed living room in Hampshire with grey walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround, no tv and feature lighting.

This family sitting room sits at the heart of their stunning rural period home. My client already has a great eye for colour and design, so the big challenge was centred around the issue of layout, as the room has three doors so lots of traffic pathways, plus in terms of function it needed to provide the family with comfortable seating to relax in as well as a dining area. The room needed to flow and feel cocooning, but also to be refined, vibrant and have eclectic edge. The characterful brick fireplace had a wood burner installed and we agreed on a layout that zoned top third of the kitchen end of the room as dining space, with an elegant banquette bench, upholstered in Lewis & Wood Bukhara, a print inspired by an ikat coat in the V&A and loaded with scatter cushions from Oka. I felt strongly that the room would really benefit from a darker wood antique table, so I sourced a 19th century oak refectory table which adds great character and weight to the room. Colourwise we went for a new dado, original skirting and radiators in Farrow & Ball Pigeon, then lighter above the dado to ceiling in Blue Gray. These tones were echoed in the celadon of the reupholstered fabric of the large sofa that divides the room, along with the glass and brass console behind it from Neptune. The stunning Atticus tribal print gathered lampshades from Vaughan create a real focal point for the room and really support the vibe we were looking to create. In terms of the rest of the upholstery the pair of French Louis chairs were sourced from eBay and upholstered in Rapture & Wright’s Serendip, where the generous ottoman was in Nina Campbell Dumas, lending a traditional yet energetic centrepoint. Always keen to repurpose existing pieces we also recovered the client’s pouffe in the small print of Sanderson’s Truffle and piped it in velvet from Samuel & Sons. Last but not least the smaller console, supporting Pooky’s rechargeable lamps with golden marbled shades, was resprayed in Little Greene Adventurer, a timeless plum that works so well with the claret of the existing Tori Murphy blinds.

Zona salotto: Soppalco in legno di larice con scala retrattile in ferro e legno. Divani realizzati con materassi in lana. Travi a vista verniciate bianche. La parete in legno di larice chiude la cabina armadio. Sala pranzo con tavolo Santa&Cole e sedie cappellini. Libreria sullo sfondo realizzata con travi in legno da cantiere. Pouf Cappellini.

Cosy traditional style snug with pink sofas and bespoke fitted cabinetry around brick fireplace
Small eclectic formal and grey and pink enclosed living room in Hampshire with grey walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround, no tv and feature lighting.

Cosy living room with a bold raspberry sofa, dramatic ceiling wallpaper, and botanical pieces.
Design ideas for a bohemian living room in London with green walls, a wood burning stove, a brick fireplace surround and a wallpapered ceiling.

Inspiration for a small eclectic living room in Cornwall with a reading nook, beige walls, medium hardwood flooring, a wood burning stove, a brick fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv, brown floors, exposed beams and a chimney breast.

Polly Eltes
Design ideas for a small eclectic enclosed living room in London with blue walls, carpet, a wood burning stove, a brick fireplace surround, a built-in media unit and grey floors.

Design ideas for an eclectic living room in Surrey with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv and brown floors.

Bespoke folded metal staircase, dark inchyra blue walls, black and white photography from Rock Archive, mid-century cocktail chairs reupholstered in a bold and colourful print fabric by Timorous Beasties, reclaimed oak parquet floor, claret red plantation shutters, bespoke concrete dining table and a mix of Eames and Jasper Morrison dining chairs. Glass and copper chandelier by Studio It.

Dans le séjour les murs peints en Ressource Deep Celadon Green s'harmonisent parfaitement avec les tomettes du sol.
Inspiration for a medium sized bohemian open plan living room in Angers with green walls, terracotta flooring, a standard fireplace, a stacked stone fireplace surround and orange floors.