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Coastal Open Plan Living Room Ideas and Designs

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Lake Norman - indoor-outdoor living
Lake Norman - indoor-outdoor living
Collaborative Interior DesignCollaborative Interior Design
We took advantage of the double volume ceiling height in the living room and added millwork to the stone fireplace, a reclaimed wood beam and a gorgeous, chandelier. The sliding doors lead out to the sundeck and the lake beyond. TV's mounted above fireplaces tend to be a little high for comfortable viewing from the sofa, so this tv is mounted on a pull down bracket for use when the fireplace is not turned on.
Berkeley Vale Home
Berkeley Vale Home
AMA Studio InteriorsAMA Studio Interiors
Photo of a medium sized coastal open plan living room in Sydney with white walls, concrete flooring, a corner fireplace, a plastered fireplace surround, grey floors and wainscoting.
Merritt Island, FL
Merritt Island, FL
Ally Whalen DesignAlly Whalen Design
Photo of a large nautical open plan living room in Orlando with grey walls and a coffered ceiling.
Coastal Townhouse
Coastal Townhouse
CURATED.CURATED.
Design ideas for a large nautical open plan living room in Miami.
Central Avenue
Central Avenue
Kukk Architecture & Design P.A.Kukk Architecture & Design P.A.
This is an example of a large beach style open plan living room in Miami with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a wall mounted tv and brown floors.
Seaview Is the Best View
Seaview Is the Best View
KBG DesignKBG Design
Inspiration for a medium sized nautical formal open plan living room in San Francisco with grey walls, medium hardwood flooring, brown floors and no tv.
Topaz, Balboa Island
Topaz, Balboa Island
William Guidero Planning and DesignWilliam Guidero Planning and Design
Builder: JENKINS construction Photography: Mol Goodman Architect: William Guidero
Design ideas for a medium sized beach style open plan living room in Orange County with white walls, light hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a tiled fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv and beige floors.
Lark' Work
Lark' Work
Lark InteriorLark Interior
This sofa needed to be comfortable and family-friendly. The coffee table was chosen to soften the square lines of the sofa.
Design ideas for a medium sized nautical open plan living room in Dallas with white walls.
Living Room
Living Room
Johnston Design GroupJohnston Design Group
Medium sized nautical open plan living room in Other with white walls, light hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a concrete fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv and grey floors.
Sweet Southern - Palmetto Bluff
Sweet Southern - Palmetto Bluff
Southern Grace InteriorsSouthern Grace Interiors
Design ideas for a large nautical open plan living room in Atlanta with white walls, light hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv and brown floors.
Personnalisation en douceur pour ce studio neuf de 50 m2.
Personnalisation en douceur pour ce studio neuf de 50 m2.
Sara Camus Bouanha Architecte d'IntérieurSara Camus Bouanha Architecte d'Intérieur
Ensemble salon et cuisine. Crédit Photo @Thibault Pousset
Photo of a medium sized nautical formal open plan living room in Paris with white walls, light hardwood flooring, no fireplace and a freestanding tv.
Coastal Contemporary
Coastal Contemporary
The Stonehill CompanyThe Stonehill Company
This is an example of a nautical open plan living room in Orange County with beige walls, dark hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a tiled fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv and brown floors.
The Grove
The Grove
Minchew ConstructionMinchew Construction
Inspiration for an expansive beach style open plan living room in Miami with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a stone fireplace surround, no tv and brown floors.
Traditional Coastal Home
Traditional Coastal Home
Lane Design + BuildLane Design + Build
Design ideas for a coastal open plan living room in Los Angeles with white walls, light hardwood flooring, a ribbon fireplace, a tiled fireplace surround and beige floors.
Manhattan Beach, CA
Manhattan Beach, CA
LA Design BuildLA Design Build
Photo of a nautical formal open plan living room in Los Angeles with white walls, light hardwood flooring, a ribbon fireplace, no tv and beige floors.
Palmyra Project
Palmyra Project
PutragraphyPutragraphy
Putra Indrawan
Inspiration for a nautical open plan living room in Perth with white walls, medium hardwood flooring and brown floors.
Amagansett Modern Barn Style
Amagansett Modern Barn Style
Kevin O'Sullivan + AssociatesKevin O'Sullivan + Associates
Inspiration for a beach style open plan living room in New York with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, brown floors and feature lighting.
Beach Style Living Room
Beach Style Living Room
Photo of a large nautical open plan living room in Dallas with white walls, dark hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a wooden fireplace surround, a concealed tv, brown floors and feature lighting.
Narrow River Renovation
Narrow River Renovation
Sullivan Studios ArchitectureSullivan Studios Architecture
Design ideas for a beach style formal open plan living room in Providence with green walls, light hardwood flooring, a two-sided fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and beige floors.
Sea Change - Custom Living Space
Sea Change - Custom Living Space
Woodhull of MaineWoodhull of Maine
This custom living room is focused on the coastal views. Large windows and no TV allow the outside in. Trent Bell Photography
This is an example of a beach style open plan living room in Portland Maine with grey walls, a wood burning stove, medium hardwood flooring, a stone fireplace surround, no tv and beige floors.

Coastal Open Plan 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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