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Budget Contemporary Living Room Ideas and Designs

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renovation et decoration du sejours
renovation et decoration du sejours
U CreationU Creation
Aménagement d'un appartement pour la location saisonnière. Réalisation et suivi de A à Z en 1 mois (choix et achats des mobiliers, pose de papier peints etc).
Contemporary Living Room with Green Accents
Contemporary Living Room with Green Accents
UserUser
Cool Living Room in this stunning one bedroom home that has undergone full and sympathetic renovation. Perfect for a couple or single professional.See more projects here: https://www.ihinteriors.co.uk/portfolio
Гостиная-кухня
Гостиная-кухня
Екатерина и Андрей Санниковы | ScandinaviЕкатерина и Андрей Санниковы | Scandinavi
Design ideas for a small contemporary open plan living room in Other with grey walls, laminate floors and a wall mounted tv.
Квартира-студия 40 кв. м в ЖК Новокрасково
Квартира-студия 40 кв. м в ЖК Новокрасково
Татьяна Лушина, TL-designТатьяна Лушина, TL-design
Илья Мусаелов
Inspiration for a small contemporary open plan living room in Moscow with grey walls, laminate floors, a wall mounted tv and beige floors.
Création et réalisation de mobilier sur mesure
Création et réalisation de mobilier sur mesure
Lagom architectesLagom architectes
Maude Artarit
Inspiration for a small contemporary open plan living room in Paris with a reading nook, white walls, light hardwood flooring, no fireplace, a freestanding tv and beige floors.
The Drawing Room
The Drawing Room
Making SpacesMaking Spaces
Making Spaces https://blog.making-spaces.net/2016/12/05/the-drawing-room-final-reveal/
Pitched Roof Windows in Home Extensions and Loft Conversions
Pitched Roof Windows in Home Extensions and Loft Conversions
SterlingbuildSterlingbuild
For a lighter, brighter living space, choose VELUX white-painted roof windows. The white finish reflects more light into your living space than darker surfaces will, and sit seamlessly in your white ceilings. So you can fill your home with more light, more life. Made from the same high quality natural wood as traditional clear lacquer roof windows, these white paint roof windows bring a fresh, modern touch to any living space.
Detail Pflanzenhänger
Detail Pflanzenhänger
Emotionrooms - Julia KöhlerEmotionrooms - Julia Köhler
Inspiration for a small contemporary living room in Leipzig with green walls.
Rhythmic House
Rhythmic House
Kitty Lee ArchitectureKitty Lee Architecture
Photo of a medium sized contemporary open plan living room in Sydney with white walls, light hardwood flooring, a wall mounted tv and beige floors.
Salinas Residence
Salinas Residence
Nicole WilsonNicole Wilson
Clean, modern man. Even a man can enjoy chevron patterns with this clean crisp space which includes a silver rug, rustic storage coffee table, glass bulb table lamps, and dark wood flooring.
Chipp St
Chipp St
Chalk StudioChalk Studio
The bookcase serves as a room divider and functional place to display art, plants and of course books.
Medium sized contemporary open plan living room in Canberra - Queanbeyan with a reading nook, grey floors and white walls.
Mission District Loft Renovation -- Open Loft Living
Mission District Loft Renovation -- Open Loft Living
Tiny Monster DesignTiny Monster Design
SF Mission District Loft Renovation -- Entry, Living, Kitchen, & Loft
Small contemporary mezzanine living room in San Francisco with white walls, concrete flooring and grey floors.
Living Room Makeover: Union Square, NYC 1 bedroom apartment
Living Room Makeover: Union Square, NYC 1 bedroom apartment
apartmentjeanieapartmentjeanie
The pale blue gray walls opened up & brighten the open living/dining room. Removing the window treatments allowed the sunlight to flood the entire living/dining/entry and kitchen. I specialize in repurposing & restyling so most of the furnishings were already in the apartment.
Good Day New York Shoot
Good Day New York Shoot
Perianth Design | Buy My EyePerianth Design | Buy My Eye
Michael Falco
Small contemporary open plan living room in New York with beige walls and a wall mounted tv.
Talmadge Living Room
Talmadge Living Room
Springfield DesignSpringfield Design
Photo of a small contemporary open plan living room in San Diego with grey walls and light hardwood flooring.
Botero Moroccan Area Rug
Botero Moroccan Area Rug
Alexanian Carpet & FlooringAlexanian Carpet & Flooring
Brilliant Pop of Blue … coupled with a “Botero” area rug, so versatile it works beautifully with any decor or colour. BOTERO area rug collection available in store and online at alexanian.com (Pattern: 64239 Colour: 6575). Photo and design courtesy of Creating Contrast Designs by Claire Jefford.
Portfolio
Portfolio
KBrimson PhotographyKBrimson Photography
Kbrimson Photography
Small contemporary open plan living room in Cornwall with white walls, light hardwood flooring, no fireplace and brown floors.
Bloomington
Bloomington
Plantation Shutters IndianapolisPlantation Shutters Indianapolis
Two panel shutter with a three sided L-frame. This shutter has 2.5" louvers, divider rail and hidden tilt.
Photo of a small contemporary formal mezzanine living room in Indianapolis with beige walls, medium hardwood flooring and brown floors.
Chesley Knoll - Apartment Entry & Living Room
Chesley Knoll - Apartment Entry & Living Room
Jack CalderoneJack Calderone
This entryway and living area are part of an adventuresome project my wife and I embarked upon to create a complete apartment in the basement of our townhouse. We designed a floor plan that creatively and efficiently used all of the 385-square-foot-space, without sacrificing beauty, comfort or function – and all without breaking the bank! To maximize our budget, we did the work ourselves and added everything from thrift store finds to DIY wall art to bring it all together. Our normal décor tends towards earth tones and old-world styles. In this project we had the chance to branch out and play with a new style and color palette. We chose orange for the living area’s accent wall and paired this with royal blue to create a look that is warm, bright, and bold.
Condo #1
Condo #1
TN Interiors Inc.TN Interiors Inc.
Keeping the area clutter free allows for calmness in the room. There is always room for a few live plants to give that sense of life and to ground you...

Budget 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:
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