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Coastal Open Plan Living Room Ideas and Designs

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California Coastal Residence, Summerland
California Coastal Residence, Summerland
Rooms & GardensRooms & Gardens
Photo: Lisa Romerein
Inspiration for a medium sized nautical formal open plan living room in Los Angeles with white walls, dark hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and a wall mounted tv.
Transitional Beach Home in Bonita Springs
Transitional Beach Home in Bonita Springs
Calusa Construction, Inc.Calusa Construction, Inc.
Photo of a beach style open plan living room in Miami with light hardwood flooring and beige walls.
Time Again
Time Again
Woodmeister Master BuildersWoodmeister Master Builders
Living room built-in cabinetry with fireplace surround and shelves. Woodmeister Master Builders Chip Webster Architects Dujardin Design Associates Terry Pommett Photography
Churchill Place Living
Churchill Place Living
QualCraft Construction IncQualCraft Construction Inc
Patricia Bean Expressive Architectural Photography
Photo of a large nautical open plan living room in San Diego with a brick fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv and beige walls.
Martha's Vineyard Residence
Martha's Vineyard Residence
Liliane Hart InteriorsLiliane Hart Interiors
Crate and Barrel slipcovered sofa Rattan Malawi occational chair Antique wood chest with brass fittings Photographer Carter Berg
Design ideas for a large nautical open plan living room in Boston with white walls, no fireplace, no tv and ceramic flooring.
1220 North Ocean Boulevard — Gulf Stream, Florida
1220 North Ocean Boulevard — Gulf Stream, Florida
Seaside Builders Of Delray Beach, FloridaSeaside Builders Of Delray Beach, Florida
Photography by ibi Designs
This is an example of a beach style open plan living room in Miami with blue walls, dark hardwood flooring and a wall mounted tv.
Palm Beach
Palm Beach
ExcentricitiesExcentricities
Sargent Photography
Coastal formal open plan living room in Miami with no fireplace and no tv.
Marion, MA - Beach House
Marion, MA - Beach House
Evolve ResidentialEvolve Residential
Sean Litchfield
Design ideas for a medium sized nautical open plan living room feature wall in Boston with white walls and dark hardwood flooring.
Understated Nantucket Luxury
Understated Nantucket Luxury
Ridge Creek Custom HomesRidge Creek Custom Homes
LandMark Photography
This is an example of a medium sized beach style open plan living room in Minneapolis with beige walls, light hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace and a brick fireplace surround.
The open floor plan continues into the loft bedroom.
The open floor plan continues into the loft bedroom.
Ambrose Homes IncAmbrose Homes Inc
Fred Ambrose
Inspiration for a medium sized nautical open plan living room in Boston with beige walls, light hardwood flooring, no fireplace and a wall mounted tv.
Beach House Family/Pet Friendly
Beach House Family/Pet Friendly
Seaside Interiors By Our Boat HouseSeaside Interiors By Our Boat House
"Cozy coastal beach house, coastal cottage beach house, coastal living, simple and coastal, beach home, beach style, casual coastal, slipcovered furniture, jute area rug, beach style".
La Jolla Beach Cottage
La Jolla Beach Cottage
CM Natural DesignsCM Natural Designs
This adorable beach cottage is in the heart of the village of La Jolla in San Diego. The goals were to brighten up the space and be the perfect beach get-away for the client whose permanent residence is in Arizona. Some of the ways we achieved the goals was to place an extra high custom board and batten in the great room and by refinishing the kitchen cabinets (which were in excellent shape) white. We created interest through extreme proportions and contrast. Though there are a lot of white elements, they are all offset by a smaller portion of very dark elements. We also played with texture and pattern through wallpaper, natural reclaimed wood elements and rugs. This was all kept in balance by using a simplified color palate minimal layering. I am so grateful for this client as they were extremely trusting and open to ideas. To see what the space looked like before the remodel you can go to the gallery page of the website www.cmnaturaldesigns.com Photography by: Chipper Hatter
Westport, CT Stunning Beachfront Sanctuary - Full View of Living Room
Westport, CT Stunning Beachfront Sanctuary - Full View of Living Room
Susan Anderson Design, White Birch StudioSusan Anderson Design, White Birch Studio
Beach front living at its finest. Full view of family/living room with multiple ocean views set the tone and feel for this neutral palette with bold turquoise, blue and green accents, casual family living space. Shop the look in our Westport, CT store and now online at www.whitebirchstudio.com
Nye's Neck Home
Nye's Neck Home
Casabella InteriorsCasabella Interiors
Dan Cutrona
Photo of a medium sized coastal open plan living room in Boston with grey walls, light hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace and a brick fireplace surround.
Cape Escape
Cape Escape
The MZO GROUPThe MZO GROUP
summer solstice
This is an example of a coastal formal open plan living room in Boston with white walls, a standard fireplace, a built-in media unit, light hardwood flooring and a concrete fireplace surround.
Atlantic Drive Double Gable
Atlantic Drive Double Gable
Patrick Ahearn ArchitectPatrick Ahearn Architect
Greg Premru
Inspiration for a large nautical formal open plan living room in Boston with a standard fireplace, white walls, medium hardwood flooring and a concrete fireplace surround.
1727 S Waccamaw Drive Garden City, SC
1727 S Waccamaw Drive Garden City, SC
CRG CompaniesCRG Companies
Design ideas for a large beach style open plan living room in Other with a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv, white walls, medium hardwood flooring and multi-coloured floors.
Traditional Beach House
Traditional Beach House
DD Ford ConstructionDD Ford Construction
Inspiration for a large coastal formal open plan living room in Santa Barbara with beige walls and dark hardwood flooring.
New Moon Cottage
New Moon Cottage
Richard Bubnowski Design LLCRichard Bubnowski Design LLC
Donna Grimes, Serenity Design (Interior Design) Sam Oberter Photography 2012 Design Excellence Award, Residential Design+Build Magazine 2011 Watermark Award
Living & Balcony
Living & Balcony
Atlas ArchitectsAtlas Architects
Situated along the coastal foreshore of Inverloch surf beach, this 7.4 star energy efficient home represents a lifestyle change for our clients. ‘’The Nest’’, derived from its nestled-among-the-trees feel, is a peaceful dwelling integrated into the beautiful surrounding landscape. Inspired by the quintessential Australian landscape, we used rustic tones of natural wood, grey brickwork and deep eucalyptus in the external palette to create a symbiotic relationship between the built form and nature. The Nest is a home designed to be multi purpose and to facilitate the expansion and contraction of a family household. It integrates users with the external environment both visually and physically, to create a space fully embracive of nature.

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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