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Affordable Shabby-Chic Style Living Room Ideas and Designs

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Indoor Outdoor Wood Burning Fireplace
Indoor Outdoor Wood Burning Fireplace
Acucraft FireplacesAcucraft Fireplaces
Acucraft Hearthroom 44 Indoor Outdoor See Through Wood Burning Fireplace with Arched Front & Doors, Basket Handles, Black Matte Finish, Real Stone Surround and Hearthstone Hearth.
Rénovation Totale d'un duplex de 150m2 - Esprit Loft Scandinave
Rénovation Totale d'un duplex de 150m2 - Esprit Loft Scandinave
Isabelle Le Rest IntérieursIsabelle Le Rest Intérieurs
Détail décoration de Salon
Medium sized shabby-chic style open plan living room in Paris with light hardwood flooring, blue walls, no fireplace, no tv and brown floors.
Moving to a Retirement Community
Moving to a Retirement Community
Donna J. Barr Interior DesignDonna J. Barr Interior Design
Inspiration for a medium sized romantic formal open plan living room in Orange County with pink walls, light hardwood flooring and brown floors.
Shabby Chic Living Room
Shabby Chic Living Room
Katie Malik Design StudioKatie Malik Design Studio
Maciek Platek
Large romantic living room in Cambridgeshire with carpet, a wood burning stove, a stone fireplace surround and grey walls.
Bilocale | NoLo_MA
Bilocale | NoLo_MA
Gruppo Tre ArchitettiGruppo Tre Architetti
Zona giorno provvista di comodo divano e doppio affaccio, dal quale si può godere della vista del Parco Trotter. L'uso di pochi arredi e di materiali naturali, rendono l'ambiente la rendono in armonia con il contesto.
Ivy House
Ivy House
Dream Haus StagingDream Haus Staging
Medium sized shabby-chic style living room in Dallas with white walls, vinyl flooring, no fireplace, a wall mounted tv and brown floors.
Shabby-Chic Country Kitchen & Sunroom
Shabby-Chic Country Kitchen & Sunroom
12/12 Architects & Planners12/12 Architects & Planners
Photo of a medium sized vintage formal enclosed living room in Chicago with green walls, medium hardwood flooring, no fireplace, no tv, brown floors, exposed beams and wainscoting.
Bohemian Family Room
Bohemian Family Room
ITECTDESIGN LLC.ITECTDESIGN LLC.
Open Family room-dining room & Kitchen Boho-chic design characterized by neutral color palette, natural material, and lots of art. the living room consists of a u-shaped sectional, a modern simple fireplace surrounded by a minimalist design side chair for a beautiful reading corner.
Décoration d'une salon/salle à manger dans le 8ème - 35 m²
Décoration d'une salon/salle à manger dans le 8ème - 35 m²
ERA architectureERA architecture
Medium sized romantic open plan living room in Paris with beige walls, light hardwood flooring, no fireplace, a wall mounted tv and beige floors.
Room 2
Room 2
OROA - Distinctive FurnitureOROA - Distinctive Furniture
Inspiration for a large shabby-chic style formal enclosed living room in Miami with white walls.
Cedar House Remodel
Cedar House Remodel
Todd Gordon Mather ArchitectTodd Gordon Mather Architect
Stone fireplace is central to the Living Room. Bookshelves and a TV cabinet flank the gas fireplace. A distressed timber mantle is mimicked at the picture rail and the top of the bookcase. Flooring also is distressed wood.
Studio Cocooning à Paris
Studio Cocooning à Paris
KAST DESIGNKAST DESIGN
KAST DESIGN
This is an example of a small romantic open plan living room in Paris with grey walls, light hardwood flooring, no fireplace and a wall mounted tv.
Heat & Glo Design Gallery
Heat & Glo Design Gallery
Wiedeman Heating & Electric Inc.Wiedeman Heating & Electric Inc.
Medium sized shabby-chic style formal open plan living room in Cincinnati with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a two-sided fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and brown floors.
Modern Cottages & Small Imprint Homes
Modern Cottages & Small Imprint Homes
Cenova HomesCenova Homes
Photo of a small romantic formal open plan living room in Calgary with grey walls, medium hardwood flooring, a wood burning stove and a metal fireplace surround.
Emma's Chelsea Pad
Emma's Chelsea Pad
Topology InteriorsTopology Interiors
This is an example of a romantic living room in London with a standard fireplace.
Showroom
Showroom
Hollis interiorsHollis interiors
Medium sized vintage formal open plan living room in Miami with multi-coloured walls, carpet and grey floors.
Sunny and Bright Living Room
Sunny and Bright Living Room
Jennifer Grey Color Specialist & Interior DesignJennifer Grey Color Specialist & Interior Design
Suited for quiet reading in the mornings and entertaining friends in the evening, this cozy space offers natural light and subtle ambiance. Most of the furnishings and accessories are antique store finds. The rolled arm chairs were purchased locally from The Sofa Guy in Thousand Oaks. Designed by Jennifer Grey
Robert Allen Design
Robert Allen Design
Dave Coleman's Windows To The World, INCDave Coleman's Windows To The World, INC
Dave Coleman's Windows To The World, INC
Photo of a medium sized vintage formal open plan living room in Philadelphia with beige walls, light hardwood flooring, no fireplace, no tv and feature lighting.
Atelier - Monmartre
Atelier - Monmartre
Mix Match HomeMix Match Home
Photo of a romantic living room in Stuttgart.
Our Brick and Morter
Our Brick and Morter
Betsie Bay FurnitureBetsie Bay Furniture
Inspiration for a medium sized shabby-chic style open plan living room in Other with carpet, no fireplace, no tv, blue walls and feature lighting.

Affordable Shabby-Chic Style Living Room Ideas and Designs

Looking for shabby-chic style living room ideas? Whether your living room is lacklustre, your lounge is limited in space, your sitting room is suffering from outdated decor or your front room is full of clutter, there are shabby-chic style living room ideas and designs that will inspire you to breathe life into your living space. Discover small living room ideas to help maximise tiny spaces or vintage layout ideas that will work with awkward shaped living rooms. Perhaps you’re struggling to decide on living room colours? Read on for help with colours, layout and design ideas, or find inspiration from the millions of living room photos on Houzz.

Shabby-Chic Style Living room wallpaper ideas

A good place to start when it comes to redesigning your living room is with the walls. While paint may seem the simplest choice, and easy to change, don’t discredit the design opportunities of romantic wallpaper in living rooms. There are tons of great living room wallpaper ideas, from modern geometric patterns to traditional florals, and loads of ways to use them – you don’t have to cover the whole room or go for the ubiquitous feature wall. You could wallpaper only above the dado rail (if you have one), either side of a chimney breast, or behind a shelving unit to give your displayed items a stylish backdrop. Discover more living room wallpaper ideas or if paint is more your style, there’s plenty of living room designs to discover when it comes to paint ideas; just browse through the huge selection of shabby-chic style living photos and search for the specific paint you’re after if you really want to narrow it down.

Small living room ideas

When it comes to our living room design, we want it to feel as welcoming and personality-filled as possible, but that can be a struggle when we’re working with a small space. But not to fear, there are vintage small living room ideas to help you make most out of what you’re working with. A couple of romantic small living room ideas can include: working with the height you have – installing floor-to-ceiling bookshelves or drawing the eye to the top of the walls with wallpaper; choosing space-saving or storage-incorporating (or both!) furniture, such as corner sofas with storage space under the chaise longue section; and keeping things symmetrical – a central fireplace with seating opposite, or seats facing each other, can give the illusion of a larger, more grand room. When it comes to the best decor for shabby-chic style small living rooms, you can either choose to keep things light and airy to open up the space, or embrace the cosiness of the smaller area you have by going for warm colours and filling the room with your favourite accessories.

Living room layouts and choosing the right vintage living room furniture

When it comes to the layout of your romantic living room, it will depend on what pieces of furniture you have – but how do you choose what living room furniture to add, whether you’re refreshing your living room design or starting from scratch? The best place to start is with the shabby-chic style seating – one corner sofa will usually seat three to four people, and if that’s all you think you’ll need, then you can leave it at that. Placing your sofa along the longest wall helps to make the most of the space, but think about where you want the focus of the room to be, too. If you need more seating, look at shabby-chic style armchairs that offer comfort but don’t take up too much space – cramming a room with too many large armchairs is something to avoid. But armchairs and sofas don’t have to be your only options – go for bean bags and floor cushions for an eclectic feel, pouffes and ottomans if you’re more traditional, and smart design chairs for contemporary living room ideas. Coffee tables are always handy, but you can always add a couple of shabby-chic style side tables if you don’t want to clutter the central space in front of seating with anything. If you centre your living room design around a fireplace or TV, then you might want storage and shelving to feature around the focus of your room. There are plenty of style options when it comes to TV units, and you can even go for bespoke living room storage units to make the most of the space if you want a sleek, built-in look. Keep reading below for more living room storage ideas. Discover a huge range of shabby-chic style living room furniture, as well as living room accessories, to help you finish your room design.

Living room design ideas

Struggling with what living room colours to choose, or what style to go with? While a grey living room design is popular at the moment, you might not want to go with the ubiquitous colour. Although, if neutral and contemporary are the living room ideas you’re after, a grey sofa or grey walls will give you a good base to work on. If you want to stay neutral, beige is not your only other option, either. Light yellows, taupes and soft greys will work. Why not try adding simple but plush cushions to your sofa and a rug in these colours to achieve a modern-traditional look? For contemporary living room ideas, dark blues and greens are on trend, but if you don’t want to dive straight into the dark wall trend, you could opt for a couple of pieces of furniture, or go for dark-hued living room accessories instead. Whites, woods and pastels could work well for Scandinavian living room designs. If an eclectic living room is what you’re after, you could go for large print wallpaper, a statement lighting piece, vibrant rug and lots of colourful book or ornament displays. For a country feel, rustic carpet, stone hearths, comfy armchairs and traditional patterns in creams, greens and browns will give you that cosy cottage feel.

Living room storage ideas

It’s natural that our living rooms tend to attract lots of items and belongings seeing as they act as multipurpose living spaces. Whether you love to read a book; watch a film; let your children play with their toys; practise a craft like knitting or drawing; play a musical instrument or play video games in your sitting room, there will always be a need for a few extra shabby-chic style living room ideas that can help you with storage. Apart from the standard bookcases, side tables and TV units, there are a few other handy living room storage ideas you can invest in. As mentioned before, if you have the room and budget for it, a built-in storage unit could be the way forward. With a well-built unit you could hide your TV, DVDs, players, books, video consoles and all sorts away in one place. If you don’t quite have a large enough area for one, you could look at shelving – either side of the chimney breast is a great place to install shelving if you have one in your living room. And don’t forget vintage living room furniture such as sofas, benches and ottomans that lift up to reveal hidden storage; providing seating and storing space at the same time. With the right storage solutions your romantic living room design could open up and feel so much more spacious and stylish. Discover more living room storage ideas by browsing these photos. Once you have your shabby-chic style living room storage, colours, design, layout and furniture sorted, all that’s left is to browse the millions of living room ideas on Houzz and save your favourites to an ideabook. If you’re still searching for specific living room ideas, check out the popular pages below:
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