Contemporary Living Room with Grey Walls Ideas and Designs

Photography for Katie McCrum Studio - Lake House, Cotswolds

Photo of a contemporary living room in London with grey walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace and brown floors.

London

Oksana Butman

This is an example of a medium sized contemporary formal open plan living room curtain in London with grey walls and a wall mounted tv.

Knightsbridge Development

Tracy Holliday Interiors

This is an example of a contemporary living room in London with grey walls, dark hardwood flooring, brown floors and panelled walls.

Contemporary New Build, Ribble Valley

Design by UBER

This is an example of a contemporary enclosed living room with grey walls, carpet, a ribbon fireplace, a wall mounted tv, brown floors and a vaulted ceiling.

North London Project

Rose Narmani Interiors

A living area designed by Rose Narmani Interiors for a North London project. A natural colour scheme with a warmer colour accent
This is an example of a large contemporary open plan living room in London with grey walls and a built-in media unit.

Formal Lounge

Burbeck Interiors ltd

Photo of a contemporary formal enclosed living room in London with grey walls, a standard fireplace and wainscoting.

Best of Gallery

Pineapple Interiors

Photo of a contemporary living room in London with grey walls, light hardwood flooring and beige floors.

Sandway

Outset Think

Photo of a contemporary living room in Berkshire with grey walls, a wall mounted tv and grey floors.

Origami House

Martin Horn, Inc.

Photo of a medium sized contemporary enclosed living room in Other with a music area, grey walls, concrete flooring, no fireplace, no tv and beige floors.

A contemporary, organic space.

Anderson Design Studio

A contemporary, organic and simultaneously glamorous transformation of a home in Nashville, TN.
Photo of a contemporary living room in Nashville with grey walls and feature lighting.

MOSCOVA FIL ROUGE

Tommaso Giunchi Architetti

La zona giorno è stata divisa da una grande vetrata con doppia anta a libro per la flessibilità di rendere questo spazio integrato al soggiorno o separabile per una eventuale seconda camera da letto. In questo secondo caso una grande tenda copre l'intera vetrata per dare privacy. Un armadio disegnato su misura definisce il volume cella casa che inizia dal corridoio e finisce con una piccola libreria a giorno vicino alla finestra.

Interior Design - Victorian Family Home

My-Studio Ltd

Family living room. Styled in club-style, wave curtains in Danish wool grey fabric, 50's style wall and floorlamps, and vintage armchair in maroon.
Large contemporary grey and white enclosed living room in London with grey walls, light hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a metal fireplace surround, a corner tv, beige floors, panelled walls and feature lighting.

TALL, DARK + HAWKEYE

Studio Sven

Large contemporary open plan living room in Chicago with grey walls, dark hardwood flooring, no fireplace and a wall mounted tv.

Contemporary media unit with fireplace

Pyramid Woodworks

Contemporary media unit with fireplace. Center wall section has cut marble stone facade surrounding recessed TV and electric fireplace. Side cabinets and shelves are commercial grade texture laminate. Recessed LED lighting in free float shelves.

Gibson Point

Barton + Barton Interiors

Chantal Vu
Design ideas for a medium sized contemporary open plan living room in San Diego with grey walls, medium hardwood flooring, a ribbon fireplace, a tiled fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv and brown floors.

Axis Mundi

Good design must reflect the personality of the client. So when siblings purchased studios in Downtown by Philippe Starck, one of the first buildings to herald the revitalization of Manhattan’s Financial District, the aim was to create environments that were truly bespoke. The brother’s tastes jibed synchronously with the insouciant idea of France’s most popular prankster converting a building that once housed the buttoned-up offices of JP Morgan Chase. His collection of Takashi Murakami works, the gallery-like centerpiece of the main area, announces his boldness and flair up front, as do furnishings by Droog, Moooi and, of course Starck, as well as hide rugs and upholstery, and a predominantly red palette. His sister was after something soothing and discreet. So Axis Mundi responded with a neutrals and used glass to carve out a bedroom surrounded by drapes that transform it into a golden cocoon. Hide (albeit less flamboyantly applied) evokes a familial commonality, and built-in furniture and cabinetry optimize space restrictions inherent in studio apartments. Design Team: John Beckmann, with Richard Rosenbloom Photography: Mikiko Kikuyama © Axis Mundi Design LLC

Buckhead Client's Ski Retreat - Living Room

New Mood Design LLC

Level Three: Two chairs, arranged in the Penthouse office nook space, create an intimate seating area. These swivel chairs are perfect in a setting where one can choose to enjoy wonderful mountain vistas from so many vantage points! Photograph © Darren Edwards, San Diego

Swarnabhoomi Residence

ART OF SPACE Studio | Ayesha Kansal

The beauty of this informal living area lies within its modular sofa seating, a stunning marble coffee table and an awe-inspiring rug. Paired with an over-sized artwork and a decorative light, this makes for a perfect space to spend time with friends and family.

LAKE VIEW VILLA

Tommaso Giunchi Architetti

vista della zona living soggiorno; la sagoma della scala è stata annullata dall'inserimento di volumi sporgenti e vuoti. Il soggiorno è ribassato di 2 gradini rispetto alla zona ingresso e cucina.

Bushey Avenue

Studio Fabbri

The reading nook in the family living space connects to the garden.
This is an example of a large contemporary open plan living room feature wall in London with grey walls, medium hardwood flooring and panelled walls.

Contemporary Living Room with Grey 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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