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Shabby Chic Living Room
Shabby Chic Living Room
Katie Malik Design StudioKatie Malik Design Studio
Maciek Platek
Design ideas for a romantic living room in Cambridgeshire with carpet, a wood burning stove and a stone fireplace surround.
My Projects
My Projects
Designs by KaranDesigns by Karan
Photo of a medium sized romantic living room in Toronto.
Cozy apartment shabby chic modern style
Cozy apartment shabby chic modern style
reDécor.mereDécor.me
Shabby chich modern home in Dubai, Old town
Inspiration for a medium sized romantic formal open plan living room in Other with beige walls, terracotta flooring, a freestanding tv and wallpapered walls.
Project Shabby-Chic
Project Shabby-Chic
Kristine Grace InteriorsKristine Grace Interiors
The client wanted a shabby-chic style with pops of colour. She wanted to create a space where she could work from home without it looking too overcrowded. She wanted her space to feel brighter and with more character. We added a wall paper to add dimension and character to her space, while also introducing lots of texture. We swapped out her dark cabinets for bright white furniture pieces to lighten up the space.
A Chic Upgrade to the Family
A Chic Upgrade to the Family
Koncept Design + BuildKoncept Design + Build
Angie Myers
Inspiration for a medium sized romantic open plan living room in DC Metro with dark hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and a wall mounted tv.
Rustic Elegance
Rustic Elegance
Styling Spaces Home Staging & Re-DesignStyling Spaces Home Staging & Re-Design
Main living room Great room Elegant Homes Photography
Photo of a medium sized vintage living room in Nashville with blue walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace and a plastered fireplace surround.
Sottotetto total white - 100mq
Sottotetto total white - 100mq
Alessandra ParoliniAlessandra Parolini
Inspiration for a medium sized vintage open plan living room in Other with a reading nook, laminate floors, a wall mounted tv, grey floors and a wood ceiling.
Academy
Academy
Daniel Rodriguez PhotographyDaniel Rodriguez Photography
Large vintage open plan living room in New York with white walls, dark hardwood flooring, brown floors and a vaulted ceiling.
Lauren Nicole Designs
Lauren Nicole Designs
Jim Schmid PhotographyJim Schmid Photography
Photo of a large shabby-chic style open plan living room in Charlotte with a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround and a wall mounted tv.
Living Room
Living Room
Barkley Lane InteriorsBarkley Lane Interiors
Inspiration for a medium sized romantic open plan living room in Seattle with grey walls, a standard fireplace and a tiled fireplace surround.
Our Work
Our Work
Fireplace FurnishingsFireplace Furnishings
This is an example of a medium sized shabby-chic style formal living room in Phoenix with purple walls, a standard fireplace and a wooden fireplace surround.
Belle Via Model Home
Belle Via Model Home
Ultimate Builder ServicesUltimate Builder Services
Photo of a medium sized shabby-chic style open plan living room in Orlando with grey walls, medium hardwood flooring, no fireplace, no tv and brown floors.
ULTIMO - Slate with Chocolate Glaze on Maple
ULTIMO - Slate with Chocolate Glaze on Maple
Tuscan Hills CabinetryTuscan Hills Cabinetry
Small vintage open plan living room in New York with a home bar, grey walls, black floors, medium hardwood flooring, no fireplace and no tv.
White Christmas Living Room
White Christmas Living Room
Darren Gygi Home CollectionDarren Gygi Home Collection
Design ideas for a medium sized vintage living room in Salt Lake City.
Shabby Chi Residential Interior
Shabby Chi Residential Interior
Ps Construction, Inc.Ps Construction, Inc.
Photographerlink
Inspiration for a medium sized vintage formal open plan living room in Sacramento with beige walls, medium hardwood flooring, a wood burning stove, a wooden fireplace surround and a freestanding tv.
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.
Rustic Elegance
Rustic Elegance
Styling Spaces Home Staging & Re-DesignStyling Spaces Home Staging & Re-Design
Main living room family room Great room Elegant Homes Photography
Medium sized romantic living room in Nashville with blue walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace and a plastered fireplace surround.
Elkins Ave - Nashville, TN
Elkins Ave - Nashville, TN
Dawn JacksonDawn Jackson
Living room of downstairs unit. Guitar cutouts are from scrap wood in my uncle's shop. I have one of the lap steels that was cut from the material. Green stand was sourced from one of the nearby alleys by Jack Ranger Co. Walls are a custom matched green-gray with white trim.
Living Room Dania Beach
Living Room Dania Beach
Casa Doce StudioCasa Doce Studio
Medium sized vintage open plan living room in Miami with grey walls, light hardwood flooring, a freestanding tv and brown floors.
Studio Cocooning à Paris
Studio Cocooning à Paris
KAST DESIGNKAST DESIGN
KAST DESIGN
This is an example of a small vintage open plan living room in Paris with grey walls, light hardwood flooring, no fireplace and a wall mounted tv.

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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