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RUSHCUTTERS BAY BACHELOR PAD
RUSHCUTTERS BAY BACHELOR PAD
GRAY&Co DesignGRAY&Co Design
Interior Designer: Graham Simmonds Photographer: Pablo Veiga
Small contemporary formal open plan living room in Sydney with white walls, dark hardwood flooring, no fireplace, a freestanding tv and brown floors.
Mill Valley Modern Barn
Mill Valley Modern Barn
TINEKE TRIGGSTINEKE TRIGGS
This is an example of a traditional formal living room in San Francisco with a standard fireplace.
Black Armoire - Chinese Ming Style
Black Armoire - Chinese Ming Style
China Furniture and ArtsChina Furniture and Arts
This sleek armoire makes a grand statement. Modern and appealing in black, the Ming style circle plate hardware also gives it a classic feel. Also pictured: Bronze Foo Dogs
The Bachelor Style Apartment in Knightsbridge
The Bachelor Style Apartment in Knightsbridge
Bailey London Interior Design & BuildBailey London Interior Design & Build
Living Room
Photo of a contemporary formal living room in London with beige walls, dark hardwood flooring, no fireplace and a wall mounted tv.
City Loft Apartment
City Loft Apartment
Route Design : Ashley WinnRoute Design : Ashley Winn
This is an example of an eclectic formal and grey and cream living room in Salt Lake City with white walls and feature lighting.
La Plata County Ranch House
La Plata County Ranch House
REYNOLDS ASH + ASSOCIATESREYNOLDS ASH + ASSOCIATES
Inspiration for a large rustic formal open plan living room in Albuquerque with beige walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace and a stone fireplace surround.
My Houzz: DIY determination in Mid-Century modern Montreal home
My Houzz: DIY determination in Mid-Century modern Montreal home
Laura GarnerLaura Garner
Photo: Laura Garner © 2014 Houzz
This is an example of a midcentury formal living room feature wall in Montreal with black walls, dark hardwood flooring, no fireplace and no tv.
Tuscan Inspired Home in Paradise Valley
Tuscan Inspired Home in Paradise Valley
La Casa Builders Inc.La Casa Builders Inc.
Dino Tonn Photography
Design ideas for a medium sized mediterranean formal open plan living room in Phoenix with beige walls, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, dark hardwood flooring and no tv.
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Fede Casa, LLCFede Casa, LLC
Let your living room look and feel as lively as people who use it. A contemporary living room, with a pop color of green and warm finishes.
Photo of an expansive contemporary formal open plan living room in Miami with white walls, porcelain flooring, a two-sided fireplace and no tv.
Posh Home Remodel
Posh Home Remodel
Everything HomeEverything Home
Our Carmel design-build studio was tasked with organizing our client’s basement and main floor to improve functionality and create spaces for entertaining. In the basement, the goal was to include a simple dry bar, theater area, mingling or lounge area, playroom, and gym space with the vibe of a swanky lounge with a moody color scheme. In the large theater area, a U-shaped sectional with a sofa table and bar stools with a deep blue, gold, white, and wood theme create a sophisticated appeal. The addition of a perpendicular wall for the new bar created a nook for a long banquette. With a couple of elegant cocktail tables and chairs, it demarcates the lounge area. Sliding metal doors, chunky picture ledges, architectural accent walls, and artsy wall sconces add a pop of fun. On the main floor, a unique feature fireplace creates architectural interest. The traditional painted surround was removed, and dark large format tile was added to the entire chase, as well as rustic iron brackets and wood mantel. The moldings behind the TV console create a dramatic dimensional feature, and a built-in bench along the back window adds extra seating and offers storage space to tuck away the toys. In the office, a beautiful feature wall was installed to balance the built-ins on the other side. The powder room also received a fun facelift, giving it character and glitz. --- Project completed by Wendy Langston's Everything Home interior design firm, which serves Carmel, Zionsville, Fishers, Westfield, Noblesville, and Indianapolis. For more about Everything Home, see here: https://everythinghomedesigns.com/ To learn more about this project, see here: https://everythinghomedesigns.com/portfolio/carmel-indiana-posh-home-remodel
Secluded Lake Cabin
Secluded Lake Cabin
Yellowstone TraditionsYellowstone Traditions
MillerRoodell Architects // Gordon Gregory Photography
Medium sized rustic formal open plan living room in Other with a standard fireplace and a stone fireplace surround.
Sea Cliff Preppy Contemporary
Sea Cliff Preppy Contemporary
Regan Baker Design Inc.Regan Baker Design Inc.
Suzanna Scott Photography
This is an example of a contemporary formal enclosed living room in San Francisco with blue walls, a standard fireplace, a wooden fireplace surround, no tv and grey floors.
Northern Liberties Condo
Northern Liberties Condo
SF Design LLC.SF Design LLC.
Inspiration for a small industrial formal open plan living room in Philadelphia with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, no fireplace, a freestanding tv and brown floors.
HERITAGE LAKE MODEL
HERITAGE LAKE MODEL
TIMBERWORX CUSTOM HOMESTIMBERWORX CUSTOM HOMES
GILLIAN JACKSON, STAN SWITALSKI
Photo of a contemporary formal enclosed living room in Toronto with black walls, light hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace and no tv.
Our Work
Our Work
Energysavers & FireplaceStars.comEnergysavers & FireplaceStars.com
Inspiration for a medium sized rustic formal enclosed living room in Boston with brown walls, carpet, a wood burning stove, a metal fireplace surround, no tv and beige floors.
Hoyt Street Tudor: Living Room
Hoyt Street Tudor: Living Room
Angela Todd Studios | Portland, ORAngela Todd Studios | Portland, OR
Warm colors and exciting prints give this bohemian style room an extra wow-factor! Our client’s heirloom rug inspired the entire design and our use of warm and cool colors (which were brightened & complemented by the abundance of natural light!). To balance out the vibrant prints, we opted for solid foundation pieces, including the sage green sofa, cream natural fiber bottom rug, and off-white paint color. Designed by Portland interior design studio Angela Todd Studios, who also serves Cedar Hills, King City, Lake Oswego, Cedar Mill, West Linn, Hood River, Bend, and other surrounding areas. For more about Angela Todd Studios, click here: https://www.angelatoddstudios.com/ To learn more about this project, click here: https://www.angelatoddstudios.com/portfolio/1932-hoyt-street-tudor/
Kalliope Home - The Uplands Community
Kalliope Home - The Uplands Community
Coventry Homes IncCoventry Homes Inc
Ryan Patrick Kelly Photographs Designer is AMR Interior Design & Drafting Ltd
Inspiration for a traditional formal enclosed living room feature wall in Edmonton with black walls, carpet and beige floors.
Greenwich Village Renovation
Greenwich Village Renovation
Tina Ramchandani CreativeTina Ramchandani Creative
Jacob Snavely
Medium sized contemporary formal open plan living room in New York with white walls, light hardwood flooring, grey floors, a wall mounted tv and no fireplace.
Bohemian Glam Living room
Bohemian Glam Living room
Kristen WallKristen Wall
W2WHC designed this entire space remotely with the help of a motivated client and some fabulous resources. Photo credit to Marcel Page Photography.
Design ideas for a small classic formal open plan living room in Bridgeport with grey walls, dark hardwood flooring, no fireplace and a wall mounted tv.
Art Apartment
Art Apartment
recdi8recdi8
Design ideas for a large classic formal enclosed living room in Barcelona with white walls, no fireplace, no tv and a dado rail.

Black Formal Living Room Ideas and Designs

Looking for 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 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 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.

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

When it comes to the layout of your 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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