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Formal Living Room Ideas and Designs

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Entre Rios
Entre Rios
KM Designs, IncKM Designs, Inc
Matthew Niemann Photography www.matthewniemann.com
This is an example of a mediterranean formal living room in Other with beige walls, a standard fireplace and no tv.
A Contemporary Old Greenwich Home
A Contemporary Old Greenwich Home
Décor AidDécor Aid
This is an example of a contemporary formal living room in New York with grey walls and a standard fireplace.
Вилла на Шри Ланке Eraeliya Villas and Gardens
Вилла на Шри Ланке Eraeliya Villas and Gardens
Денис АнтоникДенис Антоник
Вилла Ambalama
Photo of a world-inspired formal living room in Other.
Fair Hills - Long Island, New York
Fair Hills - Long Island, New York
Duneier DesignDuneier Design
Peter Dressel Photography
Photo of a traditional formal living room in Phoenix with white walls, dark hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace and a tiled fireplace surround.
Transitional Living Room
Transitional Living Room
Classic formal enclosed living room in Calgary with white walls, light hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace and a wall mounted tv.
Pacific Palisades Transitional
Pacific Palisades Transitional
Smith Haven InteriorsSmith Haven Interiors
This is an example of a classic formal enclosed living room in Los Angeles with white walls and no fireplace.
Townhouse, Fort Greene
Townhouse, Fort Greene
Ingui ArchitectureIngui Architecture
This is an example of a traditional formal living room in New York with beige walls, medium hardwood flooring and a standard fireplace.
Deephaven Residence
Deephaven Residence
PKA.PKA.
Steve Henke
World-inspired formal living room in Minneapolis with beige walls.
Rainforest House | Living Room
Rainforest House | Living Room
Helliwell + Smith | Blue Sky ArchitectureHelliwell + Smith | Blue Sky Architecture
Photo by Vince Klassen
This is an example of a contemporary formal living room in Vancouver with grey walls, a standard fireplace and a tiled fireplace surround.
Green Cliffs Road
Green Cliffs Road
FIG HomeFIG Home
Photo of a medium sized traditional formal open plan living room in Austin with beige walls, dark hardwood flooring, no fireplace and no tv.
Arden
Arden
Daniel Jason Cordova, LLCDaniel Jason Cordova, LLC
Dominique Vorillon
This is an example of a traditional formal living room in Los Angeles with white walls, dark hardwood flooring and a standard fireplace.
Stunning Ocean View Estate
Stunning Ocean View Estate
Julie Angelos, Realtor at Berkshire HathawayJulie Angelos, Realtor at Berkshire Hathaway
This is an example of a nautical formal enclosed living room in Santa Barbara with a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and no tv.
Lakeside Home
Lakeside Home
Hollester InteriorsHollester Interiors
Nat Rea Photography
Photo of a traditional formal living room in New York with beige walls, dark hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace and a wall mounted tv.
West Seattle Craftsman
West Seattle Craftsman
Sortun-Vos Architects, P.S.Sortun-Vos Architects, P.S.
craftsman, fireplace, picture window, crown molding, entry
Photo of a classic formal living room in Seattle with beige walls, light hardwood flooring and no tv.
Eclectic Living Room
Eclectic Living Room
Design ideas for a large bohemian formal open plan living room in New York with a standard fireplace, blue walls, medium hardwood flooring, a stone fireplace surround and no tv.
Riverdale Residence
Riverdale Residence
Architecture OutfitArchitecture Outfit
Traditional formal enclosed living room in New York with blue walls, dark hardwood flooring and a standard fireplace.
Central West End Residence
Central West End Residence
Jamieson DesignJamieson Design
Photography by Alise O'Brien
Inspiration for a traditional formal living room in St Louis with white walls, dark hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace and a tiled fireplace surround.
Fort Worth, TX: Mike & Ann Williams
Fort Worth, TX: Mike & Ann Williams
Sarah GreenmanSarah Greenman
Photo: Sarah Greenman © 2014 Houzz
Bohemian formal enclosed living room curtain in Dallas with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace and no tv.
Portland Remodel
Portland Remodel
Webster Wilson ArchitectWebster Wilson Architect
Tim LaBarge
Modern formal living room in Portland with beige walls and a ribbon fireplace.
Sazama Design Build Remodel LLC
Sazama Design Build Remodel LLC
Sazama Design Build RemodelSazama Design Build Remodel
Milwaukee, WI Living Room Sazama Design Build Remodel LLC
Photo of a traditional formal open plan living room in Milwaukee with grey walls, medium hardwood flooring and a standard fireplace.

Formal Living Room 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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