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Design ideas for a traditional enclosed living room in London with multi-coloured walls and dark hardwood flooring.
Jasmin Story
By Pixers

Design ideas for a traditional enclosed living room in London with multi-coloured walls and dark hardwood flooring.
Nice use of colours and gold furnishings - marcie_vincent

Inspiration for a medium sized classic enclosed living room in Glasgow with grey walls, a wood burning stove, a wall mounted tv, a metal fireplace surround and beige floors.
Kingsborough Gardens 2
By Maxwells Ltd.

Inspiration for a medium sized classic enclosed living room in Glasgow with grey walls, a wood burning stove, a wall mounted tv, a metal fireplace surround and beige floors.

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Inspiration for a small shabby-chic style formal enclosed living room in London with light hardwood flooring, a wood burning stove, multi-coloured walls, a metal fireplace surround and beige floors.
Endsleigh
By Mr & Mrs Smith

Inspiration for a small shabby-chic style formal enclosed living room in London with light hardwood flooring, a wood burning stove, multi-coloured walls, a metal fireplace surround and beige floors.
A country cottage feel and eclectic collection of furniture. - darlingsofchelsea

Contemporary living room in London with light hardwood flooring.
Surrey House
By Sigmar

Bay window seat in the living room
Contemporary living room in London with light hardwood flooring.
Cushion seat and full length curtains - cbryancbryan

This is an example of a classic living room in Essex with grey walls, carpet, a freestanding tv and beige floors.
Essex House
By Studio Morton

India was the design inspiration for the master suite and living room in this East London House. Starting with a neutral light grey base, we added layers of pinks, yellows, oranges, teals and purples. We used 70s inspired, designer fabrics by Eley Kishimoto for the bespoke upholstery and decorated with gold framed artworks including a modern rendition of the Golden Temple in Amritsar and the OH print by renowned East London signwriter Archie Proudfoot. Photo Credit: Emma Lewis
Brilliant and colourful, and open - neema_mollel46

This is an example of an expansive traditional formal enclosed living room in Surrey with light hardwood flooring, brown walls, a standard fireplace, a metal fireplace surround, no tv and brown floors.
Fireplace Restoration, Chiddingfold, Surrey
By ArchitectureLIVE

The living room, including the stone fireplace, was restored. Photographer: Peter Wright
This is an example of an expansive traditional formal enclosed living room in Surrey with light hardwood flooring, brown walls, a standard fireplace, a metal fireplace surround, no tv and brown floors.
fireplace - cuervointeriordesign

Photo of a bohemian open plan living room in London with white walls, dark hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and black floors.
Manor Avenue
By OEB Architects

The front formal living room at upper ground floor level
Photo of a bohemian open plan living room in London with white walls, dark hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and black floors.

Classic living room in London with white walls, light hardwood flooring, a ribbon fireplace, a wall mounted tv and grey floors.
Cadogan Place
By Thomas West

Classic living room in London with white walls, light hardwood flooring, a ribbon fireplace, a wall mounted tv and grey floors.
Lights in alcove. Colour palate - david_astley

Inspiration for a large contemporary formal enclosed living room in London with green walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, no tv and brown floors.
Cleveland Square, W2
By Domus Nova

Meticulously designed and exuding luxury, the focal point of this family home is the spectacular reception room, integrating beautiful period features like parquet wooden floors, cornice detailing and floor-to-ceiling windows with contemporary light fixtures and statement colours.
Could we paint fireplace wall for added drama? - mboucher6

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Photo of a scandinavian living room in Berkshire.
The Family Home
By Dulux

Create a space for all the family with Dulux colour of the year Heart Wood and a cool blue such as Misty Morning. Combine with textured materials, giants sofas and let the light stream in.
like the rug and the footstool (colour, make, materials) - adlebags

Photo of an urban living room in London with white walls, light hardwood flooring and beige floors.
Loft Apartment, London NW5
By Southstudio Architects

Photo of an urban living room in London with white walls, light hardwood flooring and beige floors.
Warmth - michelle_booth70

Inspiration for an urban living room in West Midlands with red walls, medium hardwood flooring, a built-in media unit and brown floors.
Birmingham City Centre Loft Apartment refurbishment
By Cream & Browne Lifestyle

Inspiration for an urban living room in West Midlands with red walls, medium hardwood flooring, a built-in media unit and brown floors.
like the coloured cupboards - slater98

Design ideas for a traditional living room in London with white walls, light hardwood flooring, a freestanding tv and beige floors.
Buckingham Gate 2
By Brompton Cross Construction

Ed Grover
Design ideas for a traditional living room in London with white walls, light hardwood flooring, a freestanding tv and beige floors.
Sofas - webuser_335525546

Design ideas for a medium sized contemporary enclosed living room in London with grey walls, carpet, a freestanding tv, a standard fireplace and white floors.
Contemporary home in Worcester Park
By Silvana Fabbrini Interior Design

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Entertainment room ideas - christabel

Small nautical enclosed living room in Dorset with beige floors.
Voyager
By William Holland Ltd

Unique Homestays
Small nautical enclosed living room in Dorset with beige floors.
Colour scheme, table and mirror - jenn_turner_jones

Design ideas for a medium sized eclectic open plan living room in London with white walls, a concealed tv, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace and brown floors.
The Eclectic Family Living Space
By Drawn London

This knocked-through living and dining area is a deliberately ‘undone’ curation of cherry-picked pieces from the last century which cleverly store away the clutter of family life. An informal feel was retained by keeping the walls all white, with interest and colour added through the use of interesting furniture, art and a Bauhaus inspired mural.
minimalistic but cosy x - webuser_766043554

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This is an example of a small contemporary open plan living room in London with black walls, dark hardwood flooring and brown floors.
East London Apartment
By T C S

This is an example of a small contemporary open plan living room in London with black walls, dark hardwood flooring and brown floors.
dark walls really work well here - marmanchester

This is an example of a classic living room in London.
Primrose Hill
By Capital Projects

This is an example of a classic living room in London.
lounge pinks - elifreeman

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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:



Whether you want inspiration for planning a living room renovation or are building a designer living room from scratch, Houzz has 1,430,897 images from the best designers, decorators, and architects in the country, including William Holland Ltd and Cuervo Interior Design. Look through living room photos in different colours and styles and when you find a living room design that inspires you, save it to an Ideabook or contact the Pro who made it happen to see what kind of design ideas they have for your home. Explore the beautiful living room ideas photo gallery and find out exactly why Houzz is the best experience for home renovation and design.
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