Budget Formal Living Room Ideas and Designs

Евгений Кулибаба
Inspiration for a small scandinavian formal enclosed living room in Moscow with blue walls, light hardwood flooring and no fireplace.

Nordhemsgatan 31 C, Linnéstaden

Alvhem Mäkleri & Interiör

Photo of a large scandi formal living room in Gothenburg with white walls, light hardwood flooring, no fireplace and no tv.

Smoky Grey Hardwood Floor - Living Room

Lauzon Wood Floors

Beautiful living room from the Cantata Showhome featuring Lauzon's Smoky Grey Hard Maple hardwood flooring from the Essential Collection. Project realized by Baywest Homes in the Rocky View County (Springbank) Harmony collection.

Rustic Contemporary California Home

JL Interiors

Fishy Foto
This is an example of a medium sized contemporary formal open plan living room in Los Angeles with grey walls, dark hardwood flooring, a two-sided fireplace and a wall mounted tv.

Recent Projects

Hiframe

Hiframe custom installation on concrete slab - TV ON
Inspiration for a large modern formal open plan living room in New York with beige walls, light hardwood flooring, a built-in media unit and no fireplace.

Fletcher, Greenwich

The Staging Studio

The Staging Studio
Inspiration for a small retro formal open plan living room in New York with grey walls, light hardwood flooring and no fireplace.

Boston St

Peterberg Construction, Inc

Peterberg Construction, Inc Main House Dining Room/Living Room
Inspiration for an expansive contemporary formal open plan living room in Los Angeles with beige walls and bamboo flooring.

ESTILO MEDITERRÁNEO

Laura Yerpes Estudio de Interiorismo

El espacio se completa con una mesa de centro con tapa en madera natural sobre estructura blanca, y dos butacas ligeras de líneas rectas, que conforman un espacio muy acogedor.

East London Flat

Amelia Hallsworth Photography

Photo: Amelia Hallsworth © 2014 Houzz
Design ideas for a medium sized eclectic formal open plan living room in London with white walls and a freestanding tv.

家族がつながる、シースルーのお家

株式会社REGARD（リガード）

フロアの中心に配置したセンター階段は、ダイニングとリビングをゆるやかにゾーニングしながらも、視線が抜けるため圧迫感を感じません。柱にはヒノキを採用して、爽やかな香りがリラックス効果を高めます。
This is an example of a medium sized industrial formal open plan living room in Tokyo Suburbs with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a freestanding tv and brown floors.

Zwei-Zimmer-Wohnung wohnlich hergerichtet

WOHNSINN - Doris Niehaves

Inspiration for a medium sized contemporary formal open plan living room in Bremen with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, no fireplace, a freestanding tv and brown floors.

Modern Mountain Home

Zin Home

Expansive contemporary formal open plan living room in Orange County with concrete flooring, beige floors, white walls and no tv.

No.3516 House

Atelier SUN

Small scandi formal open plan living room in Toronto with white walls, light hardwood flooring, no fireplace and a wall mounted tv.

Prospect Heights Row House

Delson or Sherman Architects pc

Catherine Tighe
Medium sized contemporary formal living room in New York with grey walls, light hardwood flooring, a two-sided fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and no tv.

Myles

Lider Design US

Fusing a sophisticated design with functionality, Myles is perfect for just about any living room! No matter what is your home style, farmhouse or a modern mansion, Myles will match other furniture and your living room! What about four open and adjustable shelves with cable management and enough space to store and display from books and media devices to decorative pieces? Myles will provide you that! This TV stand is produced with high quality materials and unique laminate finish, that ensure a rich and amazingly beautiful surface! This purchase will make your home movie nights even more special!

modern beach cottage / lantern village, dana point

Moss Yaw Design studio

a vaulted ceiling exposes the original structure at the new den/television room; minimalist white oak flooring and contemporary decor provide a contemporary contrast to the existing white paneling

Wimbledon Apartment

Kia Designs

Don't be afraid to use multiple paint colours in one room.
Small contemporary formal open plan living room in London with no fireplace, a freestanding tv, multi-coloured walls, medium hardwood flooring and yellow floors.

Era of Everything

User

In many of his settings, Jeff Lewis demonstrates a knack for mixing present and past. He puts an antique-chic spin on this Downtown LA loft by incorporating period designs like our button-tufted Rutherford sofa, classic wingback and spindle accent chairs and old world-style occasional tables, which feature carved baluster posts and a rustic barnwood finish.

CR Laine Furniture at Nelson Designs

Nelson Designs

Medium sized classic formal enclosed living room in Wichita with white walls, carpet, a standard fireplace, a plastered fireplace surround and no tv.

4X10 Maison de ville à Marseille

Tarlet Architectes

Florent Joliot
Photo of a small mediterranean formal open plan living room in Marseille with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a wooden fireplace surround and a concealed tv.

Budget 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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