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Contemporary Living Room Ideas and Designs

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House Tsi
House Tsi
Nico van der Meulen ArchitectsNico van der Meulen Architects
The large walls were built with gabions and the family room walls have steel cladding.
Contemporary living room feature wall in Other with grey walls, no fireplace and no tv.
Baylor
Baylor
John Lum Architecture, Inc. AIAJohn Lum Architecture, Inc. AIA
Photos Courtesy of Sharon Risedorph
Inspiration for a contemporary living room feature wall in San Francisco with a standard fireplace and a brick fireplace surround.
Contemporary Living Room
Contemporary Living Room
This is an example of a small contemporary living room feature wall in London with blue walls.
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marilza tavanielli
marilza tavanielli
Marilza TavanielliMarilza Tavanielli
Inspiration for a contemporary living room feature wall in Other with a music area.
Casa Bonita
Casa Bonita
Linear ConceptsLinear Concepts
Inspiration for a large contemporary formal enclosed living room feature wall in Delhi with marble flooring, a wall mounted tv and brown floors.
Architecture and Interior Design
Architecture and Interior Design
Ed Ritger PhotographyEd Ritger Photography
DESIGNER: Ashley Jenkins, www.arjdesign.com
Design ideas for a contemporary living room feature wall in San Francisco with beige walls and a standard fireplace.
Crystal Cove
Crystal Cove
Michael Fullen Design GroupMichael Fullen Design Group
Karyn Millet
This is an example of a contemporary living room feature wall in Los Angeles with brown walls and a standard fireplace.
Holloway Home - Fall 2012
Holloway Home - Fall 2012
Key ResidentialKey Residential
LAIR Architectural + Interior Photography
Inspiration for a contemporary living room feature wall in Dallas with a music area and white walls.
MidCentry Modern
MidCentry Modern
Urban Development IncUrban Development Inc
Lisa Petrole Photography Elsa Santos Stylist
Contemporary formal living room feature wall in Toronto with multi-coloured walls and medium hardwood flooring.
Memorial Park Modern
Memorial Park Modern
Laura U Design CollectiveLaura U Design Collective
Want your room to look like this? http://www.laurauinteriordesign.com/connect/become-client/ Photos by Julie Soefer
Liljeholmsvägen
Liljeholmsvägen
StylingbolagetStylingbolaget
Photo of a medium sized contemporary enclosed living room feature wall in Stockholm with blue walls and medium hardwood flooring.
Contemporary Living Room
Contemporary Living Room
Contemporary living room feature wall in Burlington with a standard fireplace.
St. Moritz - Legno Bastone European Elegance Collection
St. Moritz - Legno Bastone European Elegance Collection
Legno Bastone Wide Plank FlooringLegno Bastone Wide Plank Flooring
Design ideas for a contemporary open plan living room feature wall in Miami with grey walls and light hardwood flooring.
Hannon Richards Infill - Living Room
Hannon Richards Infill - Living Room
Davignon Martin ArchitectureDavignon Martin Architecture
An exercise in modernism, the design purposefully avoids suburban stereotypes. Familiar materials are used in a modern manner with unique elements such as flexible programming, vertically interwoven living spaces, and intentionally lighter spaces as one ascends the home.
Upper East Side Carriage House
Upper East Side Carriage House
DHD Architecture and Interior DesignDHD Architecture and Interior Design
Originally designed by Delano and Aldrich in 1917, this building served as carriage house to the William and Dorothy Straight mansion several blocks away on the Upper East Side of New York. With practically no original detail, this relatively humble structure was reconfigured into something more befitting the client’s needs. To convert it for a single family, interior floor plates are carved away to form two elegant double height spaces. The front façade is modified to express the grandness of the new interior. A beautiful new rear garden is formed by the demolition of an overbuilt addition. The entire rear façade was removed and replaced. A full floor was added to the roof, and a newly configured stair core incorporated an elevator. Architecture: DHD Interior Designer: Eve Robinson Associates Photography by Peter Margonelli http://petermargonelli.com
Closet Factory
Closet Factory
Closet FactoryCloset Factory
This is an example of a contemporary living room feature wall in Los Angeles.
Private House London
Private House London
Lighting Design InternationalLighting Design International
Living room lighting design including downlights to the feature wall and uplighting to the arches.
Photo of a contemporary formal open plan living room feature wall in London with beige walls and a standard fireplace.
Lighthouse 65
Lighthouse 65
AR Design Studio LtdAR Design Studio Ltd
Winner of the RIBA Downland Award 2012. A beachfront property on the south coast of England enjoying stunning views of the Solent and the Isle of Wight. Photographer: Martin Gardner
Great Room
Great Room
Ward-Young Architecture & Planning - Truckee, CAWard-Young Architecture & Planning - Truckee, CA
Photo by Asa Gilmore
Design ideas for a contemporary living room feature wall in Sacramento with a stone fireplace surround.

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:
Brightlife/Itor Idea House
Brightlife/Itor Idea House
Design EliteDesign Elite
Photos Courtesy Goodwin Foust
Design ideas for a medium sized contemporary formal living room feature wall in Other with a brick fireplace surround, beige walls, dark hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace and no tv.
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