Living Room with Slate Flooring, Limestone Flooring, Terracotta Flooring and All Types of Fireplace Ideas and Designs

Photo of a medium sized rural open plan living room in Paris with beige walls, terracotta flooring, a standard fireplace, a plastered fireplace surround and no tv.

Foto: © Diego Cuoghi
Photo of an expansive traditional open plan living room in Other with terracotta flooring, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, a freestanding tv, red floors, exposed beams and brick walls.

Restauro casa colonica foto Duccio Nacci
Inspiration for a medium sized eclectic enclosed living room in Florence with a reading nook, terracotta flooring, a standard fireplace and a plastered fireplace surround.

Inspiration for an expansive contemporary formal open plan living room in Munich with a wood burning stove, a metal fireplace surround, beige walls, limestone flooring, no tv and beige floors.

This residence was designed to be a rural weekend getaway for a city couple and their children. The idea of ‘The Barn’ was embraced, as the building was intended to be an escape for the family to go and enjoy their horses. The ground floor plan has the ability to completely open up and engage with the sprawling lawn and grounds of the property. This also enables cross ventilation, and the ability of the family’s young children and their friends to run in and out of the building as they please. Cathedral-like ceilings and windows open up to frame views to the paddocks and bushland below. As a weekend getaway and when other families come to stay, the bunkroom upstairs is generous enough for multiple children. The rooms upstairs also have skylights to watch the clouds go past during the day, and the stars by night. Australian hardwood has been used extensively both internally and externally, to reference the rural setting.

This is an example of a medium sized rural open plan living room in Grenoble with beige walls, terracotta flooring, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround, no tv, orange floors and exposed beams.

© Andrea Sabatello
Design ideas for a large country open plan living room in Rome with beige walls, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround and terracotta flooring.

Janey Butler Studio Knutsford Barn Project. This project has won multiple international design & architecture awards, national construction awards and is also one of the most featured projects on Houzz UK & Pinterest. A highly complex, cantilevered Sky-Frame system as well as a number of pioneering/eco technologies were used on this ground breaking project.

Inspiration for a medium sized traditional open plan living room in Le Havre with white walls, terracotta flooring, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, a freestanding tv and exposed beams.

Inspiration for a large contemporary enclosed living room in Other with a two-sided fireplace, white walls, slate flooring, a stone fireplace surround and a wall mounted tv.

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Medium sized contemporary enclosed living room in Milan with a reading nook, multi-coloured walls, terracotta flooring, a wood burning stove, a metal fireplace surround and a built-in media unit.

This is an example of a large rural open plan living room in Other with terracotta flooring, a wood burning stove, a metal fireplace surround and red floors.

Conversion and renovation of a Grade II listed barn into a bright contemporary home
Design ideas for a large rural open plan living room in London with white walls, limestone flooring, a two-sided fireplace, a metal fireplace surround and white floors.

Photo of a large country open plan living room in Milan with a reading nook, green walls, terracotta flooring, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and orange floors.

Design ideas for a small farmhouse open plan living room in Other with white walls, a wood burning stove, a brick fireplace surround and limestone flooring.

Nautical living room in Cornwall with white walls, slate flooring and a standard fireplace.

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This is an example of a medium sized contemporary enclosed living room with a reading nook, multi-coloured walls, terracotta flooring, a wood burning stove, a metal fireplace surround and a built-in media unit.

Grand salon autour d'un poêle qui accentue l'atmosphère chaleureuse créée par le sol en parefeuilles de terre cuite, les murs en pierres et le plafond provençal

This intimate fireplace moment brings texture, contrast, and tradition together in one elegantly understated vignette. A cast iron wood-burning stove sits within a recessed red brick fireplace, its gothic-arched detailing adding a subtle nod to period craftsmanship. Beneath it, a matt patterned tiled hearth adds a layer of visual interest and soft ornamentation, while flanking accessories — including a brushed iron fireplace tool set and a vintage copper log bucket with brass lion-footed legs — reinforce the room’s grounded, timeless character. Above, a large circular white-framed mirror anchors the composition, offering visual symmetry and light reflection while balancing the fireplace’s darker materials. Together, these elements form a central point in the home that feels welcoming, curated, and effortlessly classic.