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Coastal Formal Living Room Ideas and Designs

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Parker Project
Parker Project
Stephanie Alegre InteriorsStephanie Alegre Interiors
Casual yet refined family room with custom built-in, custom fireplace, wood beam, custom storage, picture lights. Natural elements.
Design ideas for an expansive beach style formal open plan living room in New York with white walls, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and medium hardwood flooring.
Water's Edge
Water's Edge
Timothy M. Giguere, AIA - TMS ArchitectsTimothy M. Giguere, AIA - TMS Architects
Architectrure by TMS Architects Rob Karosis Photography
This is an example of a coastal formal living room in Boston with white walls, light hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and no tv.
Martha's Vineyard Lighthouse
Martha's Vineyard Lighthouse
Red Door Homes, Inc.Red Door Homes, Inc.
This is an example of a large coastal formal open plan living room in Los Angeles with grey walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a tiled fireplace surround, brown floors and no tv.
Diseño de gran piso en azul y blanco
Diseño de gran piso en azul y blanco
Sube InteriorismoSube Interiorismo
Large beach style formal open plan living room in Malaga with beige walls, marble flooring, a standard fireplace, no tv, grey floors, a coffered ceiling and wallpapered walls.
Napoleon Fireplace Design Gallery
Napoleon Fireplace Design Gallery
Wyckoff Heating CoolingWyckoff Heating Cooling
Inspiration for a large coastal formal open plan living room in Other with a ribbon fireplace, a metal fireplace surround, no tv, beige walls and grey floors.
OLD NOYAC PATH
OLD NOYAC PATH
Blue Ocean DesignBlue Ocean Design
Inspiration for a large coastal formal open plan living room in New York with white walls, a standard fireplace, dark hardwood flooring, a tiled fireplace surround, no tv and brown floors.
From Tired Trad to Terrific in Clarendon Hills
From Tired Trad to Terrific in Clarendon Hills
TKS Design GroupTKS Design Group
  Free ebook, Creating the Ideal Kitchen. DOWNLOAD NOW   We went with a minimalist, clean, industrial look that feels light, bright and airy. The island is a dark charcoal with cool undertones that coordinates with the cabinetry and transom work in both the neighboring mudroom and breakfast area. White subway tile, quartz countertops, white enamel pendants and gold fixtures complete the update. The ends of the island are shiplap material that is also used on the fireplace in the next room. In the new mudroom, we used a fun porcelain tile on the floor to get a pop of pattern, and walnut accents add some warmth. Each child has their own cubby, and there is a spot for shoes below a long bench. Open shelving with spots for baskets provides additional storage for the room. Designed by: Susan Klimala, CKBD Photography by: LOMA Studios For more information on kitchen and bath design ideas go to: www.kitchenstudio-ge.com
Living Roomn
Living Roomn
Samuel Gordon Architects, PCSamuel Gordon Architects, PC
Photo of a coastal formal open plan living room in New York with beige walls, a standard fireplace and beige floors.
Woven Wood Shades
Woven Wood Shades
Style Savvy DesignsStyle Savvy Designs
Photo of a large beach style formal enclosed living room in DC Metro with grey walls, carpet, no fireplace, no tv and brown floors.
Window seat in relaxed, casual living room
Window seat in relaxed, casual living room
ROAM ArchitectureROAM Architecture
Photo: Amy Nowak-Palmerini
Large coastal formal open plan living room in Boston with white walls and medium hardwood flooring.
Nantucket Nautical
Nantucket Nautical
Seaside Interiors By Our Boat HouseSeaside Interiors By Our Boat House
Inspiration for a large beach style formal open plan living room in Miami with white walls, porcelain flooring, no fireplace, no tv, brown floors and feature lighting.
Snuggery
Snuggery
Stephens & Company, Inc.Stephens & Company, Inc.
Wendy Mills
Photo of a coastal formal living room in Boston with beige walls, dark hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a wall mounted tv and a stone fireplace surround.
Sutton Signature - Modin Rigid LVP Collection Customer Space
Sutton Signature - Modin Rigid LVP Collection Customer Space
FlooretFlooret
Sutton Signature from the Modin Rigid LVP Collection: Refined yet natural. A white wire-brush gives the natural wood tone a distinct depth, lending it to a variety of spaces.
Seaview Is the Best View
Seaview Is the Best View
KBG DesignKBG Design
Design ideas for a medium sized beach style formal open plan living room in San Francisco with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, brown floors, no tv and a tiled fireplace surround.
An Express Executive’s Exclusive
An Express Executive’s Exclusive
EDC INTERIORS INCEDC INTERIORS INC
Photo of a large coastal formal open plan living room in Miami with white walls, a built-in media unit, porcelain flooring and beige floors.
Keeping The View At Bay
Keeping The View At Bay
Morrison InteriorsMorrison Interiors
Medium sized nautical formal living room in Orange County with grey walls and grey floors.
Layfayette Blvd
Layfayette Blvd
Alisha Taylor InteriorsAlisha Taylor Interiors
Design ideas for a beach style formal living room in Phoenix with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a concrete fireplace surround and no tv.
Beach Style Living Room
Beach Style Living Room
Inspiration for a nautical formal living room in Los Angeles with white walls, a standard fireplace and no tv.
Ocean Front Condominium
Ocean Front Condominium
Linda Perry Design Inc.Linda Perry Design Inc.
Sargent Photography J/Howard Design Inc
Design ideas for a medium sized nautical formal open plan living room in Miami with beige walls, porcelain flooring, a wall mounted tv and white floors.
Florida Beach House
Florida Beach House
CM Natural DesignsCM Natural Designs
Photography by Jessica Glynn
Design ideas for a large coastal formal open plan living room in Miami with grey walls, dark hardwood flooring, a wall mounted tv and brown floors.

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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