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Coastal Formal Living Room Ideas and Designs

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Custom Woven Wood Shutters
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Medium sized nautical formal open plan living room in Other with medium hardwood flooring, no tv and brown floors.
Southampton Beach House
Southampton Beach House
Suk Design Group LLPSuk Design Group LLP
Photo of a large coastal formal open plan living room in New York with white walls, a standard fireplace, a wall mounted tv, light hardwood flooring, a tiled fireplace surround and feature lighting.
Traditional Homes
Traditional Homes
RDM General ContractorsRDM General Contractors
Ryan Garvin
Large beach style formal open plan living room in Orange County with grey walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a tiled fireplace surround and a wall mounted tv.
Lake Michigan Home in St. Joseph
Lake Michigan Home in St. Joseph
David C Bos HomesDavid C Bos Homes
Cozy living room with stone fireplace and large picture window overlooking Lake Michigan.
This is an example of a beach style formal open plan living room in Grand Rapids with grey walls, light hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and a wall mounted tv.
Fern
Fern
The Renovation CompanyThe Renovation Company
Living room after photo
Medium sized beach style formal open plan living room in Perth with light hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a wooden fireplace surround and beige walls.
The Plaza Condominiums | Pacific Beach, CA
The Plaza Condominiums | Pacific Beach, CA
J Hill InteriorsJ Hill Interiors
The Plaza Condominiums pursued J Hill Interior Designs to find a solution for a challenging lobby situation. The demographic of this condominium complex is very diverse, as was the design style of its HOA members. Moreover, there was existing furniture that needed to be incorporated into the design, all with budgets, and different design desires to keep in mind. The end product was fantastic with much great feedback. See more info about The Plaza here: http://plazacondospb.com/ - See more at: http://www.jhillinteriordesigns.com/project-peeks/#sthash.pMZXLTAg.dpuf
Cape Cod Summer House
Cape Cod Summer House
A.LeStage InteriorsA.LeStage Interiors
Beach style formal living room in Boston with white walls.
BeachBlue
BeachBlue
tuthill architecturetuthill architecture
Inspiration for a beach style formal living room in Miami with blue walls.
Haus Wildau
Haus Wildau
Müllers BüroMüllers Büro
Eckfenster sind etwas ganz besonderes und geben ein einmaliges Raumgefühl. Sie lösen die Ecken geschickt auf und könne wie hier als schöne Sitzecken gestaltet werden.
Tarpon Street
Tarpon Street
Emily Moss DesignsEmily Moss Designs
Design ideas for a large beach style formal enclosed living room in Tampa with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, no tv and beige floors.
Vero Beach Coastal Makeover
Vero Beach Coastal Makeover
RCL DevelopmentRCL Development
This is an example of a coastal formal living room in Miami with grey walls, dark hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, brown floors, a plastered fireplace surround and a wall mounted tv.
Watercolor Red Cedar
Watercolor Red Cedar
L. Hamilton & Co. - DwellL. Hamilton & Co. - Dwell
A coastal living space with a slipcover sofa, accent chairs, area rug, and an ottoman. The wall consists of shiplap, coastal art, and shades of blue abstract art.
Duneside Escape
Duneside Escape
The Anderson Studio of Architecture & DesignThe Anderson Studio of Architecture & Design
Nestled in the dunes on a double ocean front lot, the interior of this magnificent home is comprised of bespoke furnishings designed and built for each space. Carefully selected antiques and eclectic artwork blend colors and textures to create a comfortable, fresh palette balancing formality with a touch of whimsy granting the classic architecture an unexpected and lighthearted feel. Photography: Dana Hoff
New Home Construction Venice Beach
New Home Construction Venice Beach
Goldenline Construction Inc.Goldenline Construction Inc.
Beach style formal living room in Los Angeles with light hardwood flooring, white walls, a ribbon fireplace and beige floors.
Palm Beach - Sanctuary In Style
Palm Beach - Sanctuary In Style
Angie Kruger PhotographyAngie Kruger Photography
Styled by ‘Sanctuary In Style'
Design ideas for a large coastal formal enclosed living room in Gold Coast - Tweed with beige walls, light hardwood flooring, a stone fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv, grey floors and a ribbon fireplace.
UNA CASA EN LA BAHÍA
UNA CASA EN LA BAHÍA
Coton et boisCoton et bois
This is an example of a large nautical formal open plan living room in Madrid with beige walls, medium hardwood flooring and brown floors.
Ocean Front Walk Venice Beach
Ocean Front Walk Venice Beach
Christina Belle PhotographyChristina Belle Photography
Venice beach front home Christina Belle
Inspiration for a medium sized coastal formal open plan living room in Los Angeles with a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and white walls.
Relaxed Darien Beauty
Relaxed Darien Beauty
Dalia Canora Design, LLCDalia Canora Design, LLC
Photo of a medium sized coastal formal open plan living room in DC Metro with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv and brown floors.
Waterfront
Waterfront
Carolyn Thayer interiorsCarolyn Thayer interiors
Cary Hazlegrove Photography
Photo of a large beach style formal enclosed living room in Boston with brown walls, medium hardwood flooring, no fireplace, no tv and brown floors.
Waterfront Getaway
Waterfront Getaway
Arnold Lumber CompanyArnold Lumber Company
This is an example of a large coastal formal open plan living room in Providence with white walls, light hardwood flooring, no fireplace and no tv.

Coastal Formal Living Room Ideas and Designs

Looking for coastal 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 coastal 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 nautical 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.

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

When it comes to the layout of your beach style 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 coastal 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 coastal 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 coastal 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 coastal 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 coastal 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 nautical 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 beach style 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 coastal 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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