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Contemporary Living Room with Black Walls Ideas and Designs

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Open Floor Plan Contemporary Style Resident Los Angeles
Open Floor Plan Contemporary Style Resident Los Angeles
GAVIN GREEN HOME DESIGN LLCGAVIN GREEN HOME DESIGN LLC
This contemporary transitional great family living room has a cozy lived-in look, but still looks crisp with fine custom made contemporary furniture made of kiln-dried Alder wood from sustainably harvested forests and hard solid maple wood with premium finishes and upholstery treatments. Stone textured fireplace wall makes a bold sleek statement in the space.
Contemporary Living Room
Contemporary Living Room
Photo of a contemporary living room feature wall in Dallas with black walls, medium hardwood flooring and brown floors.
Willamette River Home
Willamette River Home
SRM Architecture and InteriorsSRM Architecture and Interiors
Inspiration for a contemporary living room in Portland with black walls and dark hardwood flooring.
Lady Cave
Lady Cave
Just Benenate Designs, LLCJust Benenate Designs, LLC
Internationally Acknowledged Interior Designers & Decorators
Photo of a medium sized contemporary open plan living room in Atlanta with a home bar, black walls, light hardwood flooring, no fireplace, a wall mounted tv and grey floors.
Purple Accent Design
Purple Accent Design
Freestyle InteriorsFreestyle Interiors
Small contemporary formal living room in Miami with black walls, dark hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a tiled fireplace surround, no tv and brown floors.
城北の家
城北の家
株式会社 小松隼人建築設計事務所株式会社 小松隼人建築設計事務所
toshiyuki yano
Photo of a contemporary living room in Other with black walls, medium hardwood flooring, no fireplace and a wall mounted tv.
Sacramento Modern
Sacramento Modern
Kat Alves PhotographyKat Alves Photography
Kat Alves Photography Avani Panchal Design Studio
Design ideas for a contemporary formal living room in Sacramento with black walls, dark hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a wall mounted tv and feature lighting.
PROJECT 2
PROJECT 2
Ingrid Rasmussen PhotographyIngrid Rasmussen Photography
Design ideas for a contemporary formal living room in London with black walls and a standard fireplace.
Steven Gambrel Time and Place
Steven Gambrel Time and Place
ABRAMSABRAMS
Excerpted from Steven Gambrel: Time & Place (Abrams, 2012). Photography by Eric Piasecki.
Medium sized contemporary open plan living room curtain in New York with black walls and no tv.
Westchester Showhouse 2011
Westchester Showhouse 2011
Last Detail Interior DesignLast Detail Interior Design
This is an example of a small contemporary living room in New York with black walls and no fireplace.
4209 Babcock Ave
4209 Babcock Ave
Arzuman BrothersArzuman Brothers
Design ideas for a contemporary formal living room in Los Angeles with black walls, light hardwood flooring, a ribbon fireplace and beige floors.
Квартира для молодой пары 53,3м²
Квартира для молодой пары 53,3м²
AG architectureAG architecture
Medium sized contemporary formal open plan living room in Other with black walls, medium hardwood flooring, no fireplace, a freestanding tv, black floors and panelled walls.
Lägenhet i Moskva Citi
Lägenhet i Moskva Citi
Hansen studioHansen studio
Inspiration for a medium sized contemporary formal open plan living room in Stockholm with black walls, light hardwood flooring, a wall mounted tv, white floors, a wallpapered ceiling and panelled walls.
Shadow Box House
Shadow Box House
HufftHufft
Contemporary living room in Kansas City with black walls, light hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a wall mounted tv and brown floors.
Contemporary Classic
Contemporary Classic
StudioBeckerStudioBecker
Contemporary open plan living room in San Francisco with black walls, medium hardwood flooring, a ribbon fireplace, a wall mounted tv and brown floors.
Hampstead Manor- Contemporary Black Living Room with Brass Accents
Hampstead Manor- Contemporary Black Living Room with Brass Accents
House of Sui Sui InteriorsHouse of Sui Sui Interiors
A moody black wall sets the tone in the living area of this Hampstead property. A velvet mustard sofa sits beautifully in contrast to the moody walls. Sculpture and form is carried throughout the property in the bespoke joinery and furniture. A bespoke House of Sui Sui shelving unit adorns the wall, featuring black portoro marble and distressed brass half circles. Whilst a sculptural DH Liberty terrazzo table sits under the iconic DH Liberty Pear Light.
Super English Duplex
Super English Duplex
EdsDesignsEdsDesigns
Design ideas for a contemporary living room in Cedar Rapids with black walls and a freestanding tv.
Post Communities
Post Communities
KKongDesignsKKongDesigns
A rustic, contemporary space with bold color palette in beautifully lit family room. Perfect example of how to blend modern, bold accents with traditional, natural pieces to achieve great warmth and comfort to the living environment.
Contemporain Salon
Contemporain Salon
Photo of a contemporary living room in Other with black walls.
Naylor Court Stables
Naylor Court Stables
OPaL Design BuildOPaL Design Build
Bob Narrod
This is an example of a contemporary formal living room in DC Metro with black walls and dark hardwood flooring.

Contemporary Living Room with Black Walls 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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