Enclosed Living Room with Grey Walls Ideas and Designs

The living room is home to a custom, blush-velvet Chesterfield sofa and pale-pink silk drapes. The clear, waterfall coffee table was selected to keep the space open, while the Moroccan storage ottomans were used to store toys and provide additional seating. Photos: Caren Alpert

Coastal Casual

REFINED LLC

This is an example of a medium sized coastal enclosed living room in Minneapolis with grey walls, a standard fireplace and a wall mounted tv.

New Canaan Shingle Style

Michael Smith Architects

Laura Moss
Inspiration for a large classic formal enclosed living room in New York with grey walls, a stone fireplace surround, medium hardwood flooring and a standard fireplace.

Greenwich, CT Home

Roughan Interior Design

Photographer: Neil Landino
Design ideas for a large contemporary formal enclosed living room in New York with grey walls, carpet, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and no tv.

Custom Plaster Tracery Ceiling

dSPACE Studio Ltd, AIA

This ceiling was designed and detailed by dSPACE Studio. We created a custom plaster mold that was fabricated by a Chicago plaster company and installed and finished on-site.

Devon Farmhouse

Woodford Architecture and Interiors

Richard Downer This Georgian property is in an outstanding location with open views over Dartmoor and the sea beyond. Our brief for this project was to transform the property which has seen many unsympathetic alterations over the years with a new internal layout, external renovation and interior design scheme to provide a timeless home for a young family. The property required extensive remodelling both internally and externally to create a home that our clients call their “forever home”. Our refurbishment retains and restores original features such as fireplaces and panelling while incorporating the client's personal tastes and lifestyle. More specifically a dramatic dining room, a hard working boot room and a study/DJ room were requested. The interior scheme gives a nod to the Georgian architecture while integrating the technology for today's living. Generally throughout the house a limited materials and colour palette have been applied to give our client's the timeless, refined interior scheme they desired. Granite, reclaimed slate and washed walnut floorboards make up the key materials. Less

Midwest Family Home

Gemma Parker Design, LLC

Photography: Dustin Halleck
Photo of a medium sized traditional formal enclosed living room in Chicago with grey walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, no tv, brown floors and feature lighting.

Portland Modern Tudor Living Room

risa boyer architecture

Lincoln Barbour
Medium sized contemporary enclosed living room in Portland with grey walls, medium hardwood flooring, a brick fireplace surround and a standard fireplace.

Classical Living Space

Broswick Builders Ltd

The traditional design of this villa is softened with oversized comfy seating.
Inspiration for a traditional formal enclosed living room in Auckland with grey walls, dark hardwood flooring, a wood burning stove, a wooden fireplace surround, brown floors and a vaulted ceiling.

Joy rug from Frozen collection

Tapis Rouge

Particle Movement: Active Design and Calm Tones A rectangular rug with an abstract composition of elements in the form of white strokes and blue dots on a gray background. The collection was inspired by the winter season: the pattern in cold colors resembles falling snow and the skaters’ strokes on ice. The arrangement of forms is random and gives an impression of movement, while the pattern is enclosed within the boundaries of a wide gray-blue edging. This hand-knotted rug in calm colors with tiny accents of cool red will perfectly suit for high-tech interiors. There is also an alternative color solution with ochre-gold mounting for light and warm interiors. Knotting Traditions of Nepal The density is 100 knots per inch, color range includes 6 tones of blue, gray and pink, 5:1 New Zealand wool and silk.

Beach front penthouse apartment

Elixir Interior Design

We transformed this tired 1960's penthouse apartment into a beautiful bright and modern family living room
This is an example of a medium sized scandi enclosed living room in Sussex with grey walls, dark hardwood flooring, no fireplace, a freestanding tv, brown floors and wallpapered walls.

Westlake || Remodel || Austin, Texas

Etch Design Group

Design ideas for a classic enclosed living room in Austin with grey walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv, brown floors and exposed beams.

Living Room

Amy Elizabeth Interiors

This complete living room re-design captures the heart of this four-bedroom family home. Using check fabrics, navy and soft green tones, this living room now portrays a cosy country feel. The room is brought to life through accessorising, showing off my client's personal style. Completed November 2018 - 4 bedroom house in Exeter, Devon.

Napa Winery

Banner Day Interiors

Design ideas for a large retro enclosed living room in San Francisco with grey walls and concrete flooring.

Bright and Airy South Charlotte Home

Dwell by Cheryl Interiors

Design ideas for a large classic formal enclosed living room in Charlotte with grey walls, a standard fireplace, a plastered fireplace surround and a freestanding tv.

Cape Cod Cottage Chic

Katherine Jackson Architectural Photography

Photo of a medium sized beach style enclosed living room in Boston with grey walls and beige floors.

Stress Free Design

Steinhafels

Designer: Aaron Keller | Photographer: Sarah Utech
Design ideas for a medium sized classic formal enclosed living room in Milwaukee with grey walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, no tv and brown floors.

Eastside Tudor Living Room and Fireplace

Amy Carman Design

This beautifully-appointed Tudor home is laden with architectural detail. Beautifully-formed plaster moldings, an original stone fireplace, and 1930s-era woodwork were just a few of the features that drew this young family to purchase the home, however the formal interior felt dark and compartmentalized. The owners enlisted Amy Carman Design to lighten the spaces and bring a modern sensibility to their everyday living experience. Modern furnishings, artwork and a carefully hidden TV in the dinette picture wall bring a sense of fresh, on-trend style and comfort to the home. To provide contrast, the ACD team chose a juxtaposition of traditional and modern items, creating a layered space that knits the client's modern lifestyle together the historic architecture of the home.

Culver, IN - Entire Home

Desa Design Studio

This lounge area features a hanging chair, daybed, and plenty of floor cushions and poufs to pull up for additional guests.
Design ideas for a medium sized bohemian enclosed living room in Chicago with grey walls, medium hardwood flooring, no fireplace, no tv and red floors.

Lakefront Landing

Betty Wasserman Art & Interiors

This beautiful lakefront New Jersey home is replete with exquisite design. The sprawling living area flaunts super comfortable seating that can accommodate large family gatherings while the stonework fireplace wall inspired the color palette. The game room is all about practical and functionality, while the master suite displays all things luxe. The fabrics and upholstery are from high-end showrooms like Christian Liaigre, Ralph Pucci, Holly Hunt, and Dennis Miller. Lastly, the gorgeous art around the house has been hand-selected for specific rooms and to suit specific moods. Project completed by New York interior design firm Betty Wasserman Art & Interiors, which serves New York City, as well as across the tri-state area and in The Hamptons. For more about Betty Wasserman, click here: https://www.bettywasserman.com/ To learn more about this project, click here: https://www.bettywasserman.com/spaces/luxury-lakehouse-new-jersey/

Enclosed Living Room with Grey Walls Ideas and Designs

Looking for 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 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 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.

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 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 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 small living room ideas to help you make most out of what you’re working with. A couple of 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 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 living room furniture

When it comes to the layout of your 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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