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Project Fulham Reach
Project Fulham Reach
VMDSTUDIO LTDVMDSTUDIO LTD
A modern living room design in natural tones is characterized by an aesthetic appeal and functionality, creating a cozy and harmonious atmosphere. It revolves around the use of natural materials, neutral color palettes, and a minimalist approach to decor. Key elements of a modern living room design in natural tones include: Color palette: Utilize neutral shades such as beige, gray, white, brown, and tones inspired by natural materials like wood or stone. This creates a calm and harmonious ambiance. Natural materials: Incorporate natural materials like wood, stone, rattan, cotton, or linen fabrics. They add warmth and a sense of authenticity to the living room. Minimalism: Embrace clean lines and simple forms for furniture. Avoid excessive ornamentation or clutter to achieve a spacious and airy feel. Natural lighting: Maximize natural light by incorporating large windows and minimizing the use of heavy curtains or blinds. This highlights the naturalness and brightness of the interior. Accents and details: Add some accent pieces such as decorative cushions, throws, or rugs with textures and geometric patterns. This adds visual interest and depth to the space. Furniture: Choose modern furniture with smooth surfaces and minimalist designs. Optimize space utilization by considering modular or multi-functional furniture pieces. Technology integration: Incorporate built-in audio and video systems, integrated lighting solutions, and smart home features to create a modern and comfortable living space. Plants and natural elements: Introduce some plants or flowers to the living room to bring freshness and a touch of nature. Overall, a modern living room design in natural tones aims to create a visually pleasing and serene environment by embracing simplicity, natural materials, and a harmonious color scheme.
Apartment Refurbishment 1
Apartment Refurbishment 1
Studio SBStudio SB
Photo of a contemporary living room in London.
Mid Century Modern Living Room
Mid Century Modern Living Room
My Bespoke RoomMy Bespoke Room
Design ideas for a contemporary living room in London with white walls, light hardwood flooring, a wood burning stove, a freestanding tv, beige floors and exposed beams.
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Embassy Gardens
Embassy Gardens
Burbeck Interiors ltdBurbeck Interiors ltd
Design ideas for a contemporary living room in London with white walls, light hardwood flooring, no fireplace, a wall mounted tv and beige floors.
Knightsbridge Development
Knightsbridge Development
Tracy Holliday InteriorsTracy Holliday Interiors
This is an example of a contemporary living room in London with grey walls, dark hardwood flooring, brown floors and panelled walls.
Chelsea Coleherne Court Flat
Chelsea Coleherne Court Flat
Orkun Indere InteriorsOrkun Indere Interiors
This is an example of a contemporary living room in London.
Best of Gallery
Best of Gallery
Pineapple InteriorsPineapple Interiors
This is an example of a contemporary living room in London.
Cedar
Cedar
Pablo Salgueiro Architectural PhotographerPablo Salgueiro Architectural Photographer
Design ideas for a contemporary living room in London.
Woodford
Woodford
Space ShackSpace Shack
Photo of a contemporary living room in London.
Ashley home
Ashley home
FMF atelierFMF atelier
Design ideas for a contemporary living room in London.
West Kensington Renovation
West Kensington Renovation
Project LondonProject London
This was a lateral 2 bedroom flat spread across two buildings. We added on the mansard roof and divided it into two split-level 2 bedroom apartments. The apartment has everything a young professional or a small family could need. The addition of the private roof terraces was a real bonus. All the joinery in the apartment was designed and manufactured by our sister company Cor Domi. As well as all doors and windows, designed, manufactured, and installed by PL Glazing. This was an investment project for our client. The apartments went on the market immediately and were both sold within four weeks! The full video explaining and showing exactly what we did can be found on our Instagram, @proj_london
Greenwich Peninsula
Greenwich Peninsula
Alessandro de Besi PhotoAlessandro de Besi Photo
Inspiration for a contemporary living room in London.
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Rental properties
Perring Design LimitedPerring Design Limited
Inspiration for a contemporary living room in London.
Raw House
Raw House
Amos Goldreich ArchitectureAmos Goldreich Architecture
Photo of a contemporary living room in London with white walls, concrete flooring and grey floors.
Sleek Full-House Renovation in East Dulwich
Sleek Full-House Renovation in East Dulwich
Design Squared ArchitectsDesign Squared Architects
Contemporary living room in London.
French touch house
French touch house
EMR ArchitectureEMR Architecture
Contemporary living room in London.
Contemporary Living Room
Contemporary Living Room
Design ideas for a contemporary living room in London.
Mayfair - 2 Bedroom Apartment
Mayfair - 2 Bedroom Apartment
HomeconceptsHomeconcepts
Luxury London Mayfair Refurbishment by Award Winning Contractor / Builder and Designer - Living Room
Design ideas for a contemporary living room in London.
Edwardian Villa - Kitchen Dining Living
Edwardian Villa - Kitchen Dining Living
FIONA DUKE INTERIORSFIONA DUKE INTERIORS
Design ideas for a contemporary living room in Essex.

Contemporary Living Room Ideas and Designs

Looking for contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary 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.

Contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary small living room ideas to help you make most out of what you’re working with. A couple of contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary living room furniture

When it comes to the layout of your contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary 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:
The Paddocks, Chelmsford
The Paddocks, Chelmsford
Lux Life Interior LtdLux Life Interior Ltd
The Paddocks, Writtle Set in the beautiful Essex countryside in the sought after village of Writtle, Chelmsford, this project was focused on the developer’s own home within the development of a total of 6 new houses. With unobstructed views of the countryside, all properties were built to the highest standards in every respect and our mission was to create an effortless interior that reflected the quality and design workmanship throughout, together with contemporary detailing and luxury. A soothing neutral palette throughout with tactile wall finishes, soft textures and layers, provided the backdrop to a calming interior scheme. The perfect mix of woven linens, flat velvets, bold accessories and soft colouring, is beautifully tailored to our clients needs and tastes, creating a calm, contemporary oasis that best suited the client’s lifestyle and requirements.
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