Contemporary Living Room with a Reading Nook Ideas and Designs

Parisian design in London - Silverton Project

In the living room, the elegant fireplace is enhanced by the integrated bookshelves and home office that nestle in the chimneybreast alcoves on either side.

Soothing Lounge, Hall and open plan space

TME Interiors

Design ideas for a large contemporary living room in Other with a reading nook, medium hardwood flooring, a wood burning stove and white walls.

Renovation

Cuppett Kilpatrick Architecture + Interior Design

Inspiration for a medium sized contemporary living room feature wall in Austin with a reading nook and grey walls.

Hogan Interiors Projects

Hogan Interiors

Client wanted to use the space just off the dining area to sit and relax. I arranged for chairs to be re-upholstered with fabric available at Hogan Interiors, the wooden floor compliments the fabric creating a ward comfortable space, added to this was a rug to add comfort and minimise noise levels. Floor lamp created a beautiful space for reading or relaxing near the fire while still in the dining living areas. The shelving allowed for books, and ornaments to be displayed while the closed areas allowed for more private items to be stored.

Serenity

Anne Chemineau - Decor Interieur

Espaces salon et salle à manger bénéficient d’une belle lumière depuis un bow window et balcon. La bibliothèque sur mesure en dépit de sa grande taille joue la carte de la discrétion avec sa teinte d’un vert très léger et dissimule la TV grâce à ses panneaux coulissants en cannage. Elle absorbe également les décalages de cloisons tout en délicatesse et rondeurs.

Literary Living Space

Kanika Design Inc.

The project aimed to design a modern living space for adults to relax and lounge. The room underwent a complete transformation with new wall colors, flooring, furnishings, and a custom bookshelf installation. The walls were painted in a deep blue color to create a sense of calm and sophistication while the custom-designed bookshelf provided plenty of space for books. The space was grounded by a black and white rug featuring a geometric pattern. The overall effect is a stylish and inviting living room that showcases our bay area interior design service as a balance of style and functionality.

AMANDINE - 70m2 - Rénovation totale d'un appartement

C&O Studio

Rénovation complète d'un appartement haussmmannien de 70m2 dans le 14ème arr. de Paris. Les espaces ont été repensés pour créer une grande pièce de vie regroupant la cuisine, la salle à manger et le salon. Les espaces sont sobres et colorés. Pour optimiser les rangements et mettre en valeur les volumes, le mobilier est sur mesure, il s'intègre parfaitement au style de l'appartement haussmannien.

Квартира у сквера в центре Москвы

Ira Sagun

Однокомнатная квартира в тихом переулке центра Москвы. Левая секция встроенного шкафа одновременно является шкафом прихожей.
Photo of a medium sized contemporary grey and white enclosed living room in Moscow with a reading nook, beige walls, medium hardwood flooring, no fireplace, a wall mounted tv, beige floors and feature lighting.

Soft Contemporary Home Built in Washington, CT | Cloudscape

UCE Fine Builders

This is an example of a large contemporary living room in Bridgeport with a reading nook, light hardwood flooring, a wall mounted tv and beige floors.

Bibliothèque

By House

L'objectif était de nourrir cette pièce chaleureuse avec une bibliothèque tout en respectant dimension du client sur ses différents livres. Accompagné de son échelle en sycomore et de son meuble TV, son éclairage met tout en valeur

Piccoli spazi sfruttati al meglio - Progetto in corso

Liadesign

Liadesign
This is an example of a small contemporary open plan living room in Milan with a reading nook, multi-coloured walls, light hardwood flooring, a concealed tv and a drop ceiling.

1930's House Renovation in Wiltshire

Catriona Archer

Photo of a small contemporary enclosed living room in Wiltshire with a reading nook, blue walls, carpet, a standard fireplace, a tiled fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv and beige floors.

Nuovo look al soggiorno - Progetto in corso

Liadesign

Liadesign
Inspiration for a medium sized contemporary enclosed living room with a reading nook, multi-coloured walls, terracotta flooring, a wood burning stove, a metal fireplace surround, a built-in media unit and pink floors.

Homeland Project

Elizabeth Lawson Design

A historic home in the Homeland neighborhood of Baltimore, MD designed for a young, modern family. Traditional detailings are complemented by modern furnishings, fixtures, and color palettes.

リビングルーム　サンフランシスコアパートメント

Katsura Onoe Design

1人暮らしの1ベッドルーム（リビングルーム＋ダイニングエリア＋ベッドルームが一部屋）の賃貸アパートメントのインテリア（家具、カーテン、小物含）を全て入れ替えたプロジェクトです。賃貸のため工事なしのプロジェクトですがインテリアデコレーションで部屋の印象が一気に変わります。
Design ideas for a small contemporary enclosed living room in San Francisco with a reading nook, no tv, white walls, carpet, no fireplace, beige floors and feature lighting.

Ashland Residence

Hsu McCullough

Hide the tv by placing onto the black plaster wall that slips into the interior space dividing the family room from the dining area. Photo by Dan Arnold

Contemporary Living Room

Inspiration for a small contemporary open plan living room with a reading nook, white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a wood burning stove, a stone fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv, brown floors and feature lighting.

Квартира А

U(nik) design team

Елена Никитина 8 916 163 81 00 фото: Денис Васильев
Inspiration for a contemporary enclosed living room in Moscow with a reading nook, light hardwood flooring, a wall mounted tv, blue walls and brown floors.

Hardwood

Floors Showroom and Gallery

Design ideas for a small contemporary enclosed living room in Phoenix with a reading nook, grey walls, light hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace and a plastered fireplace surround.

House in Chevening road

Alex Findlater Ltd

Contemporary enclosed living room in London with a reading nook, white walls, light hardwood flooring and no tv.

Contemporary Living Room with a Reading Nook 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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