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Affordable World-Inspired Living Room Ideas and Designs

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Bondi Palm Springs Apartment
Bondi Palm Springs Apartment
KCreative InteriorsKCreative Interiors
Palm Springs Vibe with transitional spaces. This project required bespoke open shelving, office nook and extra seating at the existing kitchen island. This relaxed, I never want to leave home because its so fabulous vibe continues out onto the balcony where the homeowners can relax or entertain with the breathtaking Bondi Valley and Ocean view. The joinery is seamless and minimal in design to balance out the Palm Springs fabulousness. All joinery was designed by KCreative Interiors and custom made at Swadlings Timber and Hardware Timber Finish: American Oak
Rockfig safari lodge
Rockfig safari lodge
Imagenius InteriorsImagenius Interiors
Photo credit Dook Clunies Ross
Inspiration for a medium sized world-inspired formal living room in Other with grey walls, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and grey floors.
West Village apartment
West Village apartment
Sara Bengur InteriorsSara Bengur Interiors
Jonny Valiant
Design ideas for a medium sized world-inspired formal open plan living room in New York with beige walls, light hardwood flooring, no fireplace and no tv.
Fernsehzimmer im Beachlook
Fernsehzimmer im Beachlook
REFUGIUM - Interior DesignREFUGIUM - Interior Design
Inspiration for a large world-inspired formal open plan living room in Dusseldorf with white walls, vinyl flooring, a freestanding tv, grey floors, a wood ceiling and wallpapered walls.
丸太の家
丸太の家
有限会社　丸晴工務店有限会社　丸晴工務店
Medium sized world-inspired living room in Yokohama.
駒ヶ根市　M邸　和室
駒ヶ根市　M邸　和室
辰野建築計画辰野建築計画
駒ヶ根市　M邸　和室
Photo of a medium sized world-inspired formal open plan living room in Other with white walls, tatami flooring and green floors.
Brooklyn Residence
Brooklyn Residence
Design HausDesign Haus
Photo of a small world-inspired living room in New York with beige walls, medium hardwood flooring, no fireplace and no tv.
Beautiful Wooden Louver
Beautiful Wooden Louver
West Wing CorporationWest Wing Corporation
Medium sized world-inspired enclosed living room in Orange County with a home bar and light hardwood flooring.
Bali Hai Foyer
Bali Hai Foyer
Tommy Bahama HomeTommy Bahama Home
Function meets style with this rattan and glass console table. Perfect for a beach house or coastal home.
Photo of a medium sized world-inspired open plan living room in Orange County.
Luxury Living in Southern California
Luxury Living in Southern California
Tech AmbassadorsTech Ambassadors
This is an example of a medium sized world-inspired enclosed living room in Orange County with a music area, beige walls and medium hardwood flooring.
Laminate
Laminate
Barnards Carpet One Floor & HomeBarnards Carpet One Floor & Home
Swifton Mount Blanc laminate
This is an example of a large world-inspired formal open plan living room in Miami with grey walls, laminate floors, no fireplace and no tv.
Asian Living Room
Asian Living Room
Inspiration for a small world-inspired living room in Los Angeles with yellow walls, medium hardwood flooring, no fireplace and no tv.
Maui Residence
Maui Residence
April Powers Interior DesignApril Powers Interior Design
Medium sized world-inspired formal open plan living room in Hawaii with white walls, no fireplace, carpet, no tv, brown floors and feature lighting.
Pillows and Cushions
Pillows and Cushions
Pat Lepe' DesignPat Lepe' Design
Design ideas for a medium sized world-inspired enclosed living room in San Francisco with a reading nook, white walls, medium hardwood flooring and no fireplace.
Berde Kanin
Berde Kanin
UL StudiosUL Studios
Wall Color Hearts of Palm by Sherwin Williams. Rocking Chair by Ikea. Accent Table using items from Home Goods and Pier 1 Imports. Accessories from Down to Earth at Gardner Village, Pie 1 Imports, Home Goods, Ikea & Lowes.
Wai Kee House
Wai Kee House
MAD Studio LimitedMAD Studio Limited
Living room to a 550 SQFT oriental style apartment in Hong Kong
Small world-inspired enclosed living room in Hong Kong with white walls, concrete flooring, no fireplace, no tv and grey floors.
Joann Ryan living room
Joann Ryan living room
Min Studio/ muralist & decorative painterMin Studio/ muralist & decorative painter
Cherry blossom mural was painted in monochromatic colors with contrasted sheen. The back ground was glazed in gradation, and gold metallic glaze was washed on top. the shadowy tree on the back was painted in matt to contrast with the foreground branches and flower petals. The finished scene is serene with gentle movement of imaginative breeze.
Asian Theme Loft Space
Asian Theme Loft Space
China Furniture and ArtsChina Furniture and Arts
Asian themed loft space featuring the following products: Natural finish rosewood armchair with silk cushion and longevity symbol carving; double happiness porcelain blue and white lamp; gold leaf dancing cranes wall plaque; black matte finish Japanese Shinto cabinet. Photo By: Tri Ngo
Exotisk Vardagsrum
Exotisk Vardagsrum
Medium sized world-inspired formal open plan living room in Stockholm with white walls, light hardwood flooring and no tv.
Chinese Antique Painted Sideboard Set
Chinese Antique Painted Sideboard Set
Shimu Oriental FurnitureShimu Oriental Furniture
Living room set featuring large painted Chinese antique sideboard from Qnghai province, lattice decorative wall panels, bronze Chinese horse and sone Buddha ornament.

Affordable World-Inspired Living Room Ideas and Designs

Looking for world-inspired 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 world-inspired 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 world-inspired 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.

World-Inspired 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 world-inspired 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 world-inspired 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 world-inspired small living room ideas to help you make most out of what you’re working with. A couple of world-inspired 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 world-inspired 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 world-inspired living room furniture

When it comes to the layout of your world-inspired 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 world-inspired 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 Moroccan 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 japanese 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 zen 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 world-inspired 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 world-inspired 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 world-inspired 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 world-inspired 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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