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Contemporary Living Room Ideas and Designs

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private house north london
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Studio BonbonStudio Bonbon
Inspiration for a contemporary grey and teal living room feature wall in London.
Carroll Gardens Duplex
Carroll Gardens Duplex
Sarah Jefferys Architecture + InteriorsSarah Jefferys Architecture + Interiors
Using a graphic wallpaper to accent the wall.
Inspiration for a contemporary formal living room feature wall in New York with multi-coloured walls.
Hospital Home Lottery 2012 - Great Room
Hospital Home Lottery 2012 - Great Room
Atmosphere Interior Design Inc.Atmosphere Interior Design Inc.
D&M Images
Photo of a large contemporary living room feature wall in Other.
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Living Room
Living Room
Ernesto Santalla PLLCErnesto Santalla PLLC
The whole is greater than the sum of the parts when space, materials, finishes, furniture, lighting and art are seamlessly integrated. Photography by Geoffrey Hodgdon
The Loren Display
The Loren Display
Broadway HomesBroadway Homes
Photo of a contemporary formal living room feature wall in Perth with beige walls, carpet and no tv.
Wahroonga Home
Wahroonga Home
Adam Scougall DesignAdam Scougall Design
Photographer :Yie Sandison
This is an example of a medium sized contemporary open plan living room feature wall in Sydney with white floors, blue walls, no fireplace and a wall mounted tv.
Niagara Residence
Niagara Residence
Croma Design Inc.Croma Design Inc.
As featured in Style At Home Magazine, the fresh, white framed artwork adds contrast on the living room wall, and the gold tones of the artwork are harmonious with the warm colours of the room. Photo by Michael Graydon Photography http://www.michaelgraydon.ca/
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Buckhead Client's Ski Retreat- Living Room
Buckhead Client's Ski Retreat- Living Room
New Mood Design LLCNew Mood Design LLC
Level Three: We selected a suspension light (metal, glass and silver-leaf) as a key feature of the living room seating area to counter the bold fireplace. It lends drama (albeit, subtle) to the room with its abstract shapes. The silver planes become ephemeral when they reflect and refract the environment: high storefront windows overlooking big blue skies, roaming clouds and solid mountain vistas. Photograph © Darren Edwards, San Diego
Pickering
Pickering
John Lum Architecture, Inc. AIAJohn Lum Architecture, Inc. AIA
Photos Courtesy of Sharon Risedorph
This is an example of a contemporary living room feature wall in San Francisco.
Rustic Bohemian Brooklyn Home
Rustic Bohemian Brooklyn Home
UserUser
Reclaimed pallet oak flooring for this rustic bohemian apartment in Brooklyn. Visit www.madera-trade.com for more products and projects
Photo of a contemporary open plan living room feature wall in New York with white walls and medium hardwood flooring.
Modern Contemporary Design
Modern Contemporary Design
Kon-strux DevelopmentsKon-strux Developments
Modern black textured porcelain tile on living room fireplace. F8 Photography
Contemporary living room feature wall in Calgary with beige walls, dark hardwood flooring, a ribbon fireplace and a stone fireplace surround.
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
The Gales
The Gales
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Photo of a contemporary living room feature wall in Vancouver with brown walls, a standard fireplace and a stone fireplace surround.
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49 Orr Avenue
49 Orr Avenue
M LifestylesM Lifestyles
Inspiration for a contemporary formal living room feature wall in Toronto with grey walls, a ribbon fireplace and no tv.
Point Arundel
Point Arundel
Graham ArchitectsGraham Architects
Design ideas for a medium sized contemporary living room feature wall in Portland Maine with a reading nook, multi-coloured walls, light hardwood flooring and a standard fireplace.
TipTopHaus
TipTopHaus
Josh Wynne ConstructionJosh Wynne Construction
This home is constructed in the world famous neighborhood of Lido Shores in Sarasota, Fl. The home features a flipped layout with a front court pool and a rear loading garage. The floor plan is flipped as well with the main living area on the second floor. This home has a HERS index of 16 and is registered LEED Platinum with the USGBC. Ryan Gamma Photography
Olympic Towers
Olympic Towers
The Turett CollaborativeThe Turett Collaborative
The overarching architectural gesture in this dramatic space is the focus on the view and the windows, which primarily face south and overlook St.Patrick's Cathedral. Polished white quartz floors, complemented by high-gloss ceilings, walls and lacquered columns keep the focus on the incredible views. Turett's plan pushes all of the services and private program to the interior, towards the building core, leaving living space at the perimeter and window walls. A total of eleven televisions, of which nine reside in rectangular columns along the windows, discreetly emerge and disappear via remote control. The wall between the main entertaining space and the master is made of sliding translucent glass engineered to retract to allow maximum visibility and continuity. The result is a 3,400 sf space with endless possibilities.

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:
Red
Red
Dayne KeatingDayne Keating
Design ideas for a contemporary living room feature wall in Portland with brown walls and a standard fireplace.
Jewell Street Addition
Jewell Street Addition
Webber + Studio, ArchitectsWebber + Studio, Architects
© Tom McConnell Photography
Inspiration for a small contemporary grey and black living room feature wall in Austin with grey walls and medium hardwood flooring.
My Houzz: Renovated Farmhouse Merges Historic and Modern Elements
My Houzz: Renovated Farmhouse Merges Historic and Modern Elements
Louise de MirandaLouise de Miranda
Photo: Louise de Miranda © 2014 Houzz
Contemporary living room feature wall in Amsterdam with concrete flooring, no fireplace and a wall mounted tv.
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