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Contemporary Living Room Ideas and Designs

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House Nell
House Nell
ENDesigns Architectural StudioENDesigns Architectural Studio
View of open-plan Living Room, Dining Room and Kitchen. Interior Design by ENDesigns Architectural Studio.
This is an example of a contemporary open plan living room in Other with concrete flooring.
Penrose Drive
Penrose Drive
Marvin Jensen @ Windermere Real EstateMarvin Jensen @ Windermere Real Estate
Phillip K Erickson
Design ideas for a contemporary living room in Salt Lake City with white walls and a ribbon fireplace.
Contemporary Living Room
Contemporary Living Room
Photo of a contemporary living room in Denver with a stone fireplace surround.
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Los Angeles Media Room
Los Angeles Media Room
DSI Luxury TechnologyDSI Luxury Technology
This media room is installed in a beautiful Beverly Hills estate and is designed to be casual yet offer high-performance. Most of the components are remotely-located to unclutter the room. A simple touchscreen remote control gives the clients easy control of the audio/video system, lighting, climate, and motorized shades. Installation by DSI Entertainment Systems, architecture by Landry Design Group, interior design by Joan Behnke, construction by Finton Construction. photography by Erhard Pfeiffer
Триумф Палас
Триумф Палас
МАРИНА БУСЕЛ интерьерный дизайнМАРИНА БУСЕЛ интерьерный дизайн
Диван, кресла, столики Giorgetti; красный винтажный столик Demetrio, V.Magistretti; торшер Oluce, 80-е годы; ковер Boccara; шторы Rubelli; подушки Etro.
A Design Lifestyle - Harlem - August 2015
A Design Lifestyle - Harlem - August 2015
Chastity CortijoChastity Cortijo
Chastity Cortijo
This is an example of a contemporary living room in New York with medium hardwood flooring.
Real Estate
Real Estate
Avenue 23 MediaAvenue 23 Media
Two Column Marketing
Medium sized contemporary living room in Vancouver with grey walls.
Maryland Drive
Maryland Drive
Metson Urman ArchitectureMetson Urman Architecture
©Alexander Vertikoff
Inspiration for a large contemporary living room in Los Angeles with white walls and medium hardwood flooring.
Richards House
Richards House
Quin Wyatt Building DesignerQuin Wyatt Building Designer
Derek Rowen
Design ideas for a medium sized contemporary formal open plan living room in Melbourne with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, no fireplace, no tv and brown floors.
Nybyggnation Ekerö
Nybyggnation Ekerö
DEKÅ Entreprenad ABDEKÅ Entreprenad AB
Gustaf Svanberg
This is an example of a contemporary living room in Stockholm with brown walls, carpet, a standard fireplace, a built-in media unit and grey floors.
Hudson Valley
Hudson Valley
Lighting by FoxLighting by Fox
Photo of a medium sized contemporary formal open plan living room in Chicago with white walls, dark hardwood flooring and no fireplace.
Brooklyn Loft
Brooklyn Loft
Fuse FlooringFuse Flooring
Traffic can be mesmerizing when you're not part of it. This buttery brown sofa is the perfect place to contemplate the benefits of a commute free existence.
Hernandez Residence
Hernandez Residence
Empire DesignsEmpire Designs
Photo of a contemporary formal living room in Other with white walls.
Flow Staging
Flow Staging
Flow Smart Living + InteriorsFlow Smart Living + Interiors
Photo of a contemporary living room in Vancouver with grey walls.
Modest Modern
Modest Modern
Atmosphere Design BuildAtmosphere Design Build
Kathleen Brennan http://www.brennanstudio.com/
Photo of a contemporary living room in Albuquerque with concrete flooring and a wood burning stove.
The Hintonburg Six
The Hintonburg Six
Colizza Bruni Architecture Inc.Colizza Bruni Architecture Inc.
Peter Fritz
Inspiration for a medium sized contemporary living room in Ottawa with white walls.
Highvale
Highvale
Missives Design StudioMissives Design Studio
Inspiration for a contemporary formal open plan living room feature wall in Brisbane with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a metal fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv and brown floors.
Residence of Now style II
Residence of Now style II
archehomearchehome
Contemporary formal living room in Other.
A GREENWICH VILLAGE LOFT GETS A MAKEOVER (SWEETEN project)
A GREENWICH VILLAGE LOFT GETS A MAKEOVER (SWEETEN project)
Photo by PixyPhoto by Pixy
This is a Sweeten project. More info about this project can be found here: http://blog.sweeten.com/before-after/entire-homes/a-greenwich-village-loft-gets-a-makeover/

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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Armourcoat polished plaster
Armourcoat Surface FinishesArmourcoat Surface Finishes
Inspiration for a contemporary living room in Kent.
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