Living Room Feature Wall Ideas and Designs

Photos Courtesy of Sharon Risedorph
This is an example of a modern living room feature wall in San Francisco with a tiled fireplace surround.

Modern Elegance Contemporary Living Room - San Clemente

Cynthia Prizant - Prizant Design, LLC

Design ideas for a contemporary living room feature wall in Orange County with brown walls.

Jewell Street Addition

Webber + Studio, Architects

© Tom McConnell Photography
Inspiration for a small contemporary grey and black living room feature wall in Austin with grey walls and medium hardwood flooring.

Dawna Jones Design

Photo of a contemporary living room feature wall in Vancouver with black walls.

Hollywood Regency Living Room

Peg Berens Interior Design LLC

Please visit my website directly by copying and pasting this link directly into your browser: http://www.berensinteriors.com/ to learn more about this project and how we may work together! A sensational living room in wondrous shades of purple. The accent wall features the homeowners' collection of fine art in an unexpected way. Robert Naik Photography.

Clarendon Works

Domus Nova

Domus Nova
Photo of a large urban living room feature wall in London with white walls and a ribbon fireplace.

Studio Marcelo Brito

photo: Gui Morelli
Design ideas for a contemporary living room feature wall in Other with beige walls.

Living room

Dayna Katlin Interiors

Grey Crawford
Photo of a medium sized contemporary formal enclosed living room feature wall in Los Angeles with no tv, white walls, a standard fireplace and a tiled fireplace surround.

Vancouver Residence

Maria Killam

Design ideas for a contemporary living room feature wall in Vancouver with a tiled fireplace surround.

French Inspired Design

Robin Rigby Fisher, CMKBD/CAPS/CLIPPS

Custom plastered and limestone fireplace
Photo of a classic living room feature wall in Portland with brown walls.

Custom Renovation

Natural Balance Home Builders

Inspiration for an eclectic living room feature wall in Vancouver with red walls.

Modern Living Room

Design ideas for a large modern living room feature wall in New York with red walls.

Living Room

Ike Kligerman Barkley

Peter Aaron
Design ideas for a world-inspired living room feature wall in Mexico City with yellow walls.

Red

Dayne Keating

Design ideas for a contemporary living room feature wall in Portland with brown walls and a standard fireplace.

Living Room

Ernesto Santalla PLLC

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts when space, materials, finishes, furniture, lighting and art are seamlessly integrated. Photography by Geoffrey Hodgdon

Living Room

Molly McGinness Interior Design

Photo of a contemporary living room feature wall in Chicago with brown walls and medium hardwood flooring.

Living Wall Another Sky, Interiors StudioTAB, Mumbai. Photographed by Nayan Soni

Nayan Soni Photography

Nayan Soni
This is an example of a medium sized bohemian formal living room feature wall in Bengaluru with blue walls and grey floors.

Living room

KuDa Photography

Private residence. Designed by Derrell Parker. Photo by KuDa Photography.
This is an example of an eclectic living room feature wall in Portland with yellow walls, concrete flooring and a standard fireplace.

Modern Elegance Contemporary Living Room - San Clemente

Cynthia Prizant - Prizant Design, LLC

This is an example of a contemporary living room feature wall in Orange County with a standard fireplace and no tv.

Pool House & Wine Cellar

Beckwith Interiors

Photo Credit: Kim Sargent
Design ideas for a traditional open plan living room feature wall in Nashville with a standard fireplace.

Living Room Feature Wall 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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