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Квартира на стыке классики и поп - арта
Квартира на стыке классики и поп - арта
Оксана ОлейникОксана Олейник
Автор проекта архитектор Оксана Олейник, Фото Сергей Моргунов, Дизайнер по текстилю Вера Кузина, Стилист Евгения Шуэр
Photo of a medium sized eclectic living room with white walls, medium hardwood flooring and brown floors.
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Vinci | Hamp ArchitectsVinci | Hamp Architects
Private guest house and swimming pool with observation tower overlooking historic dairy farm. Photos by William Zbaren
This is an example of an expansive contemporary living room in Chicago with a music area.
Bridlepath Interior
Bridlepath Interior
Hugh Jefferson Randolph ArchitectsHugh Jefferson Randolph Architects
Design ideas for a rustic living room in Austin with a brick fireplace surround.
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Inspiration for a modern living room in Chicago with black walls.
Glenwood Residence
Glenwood Residence
Tobi Fairley Interior DesignTobi Fairley Interior Design
Inspiration for a medium sized contemporary open plan living room in Little Rock with beige walls and carpet.
Architecture and Interior Design
Architecture and Interior Design
Ed Ritger PhotographyEd Ritger Photography
DESIGNER: Cynthia Wright, www.cwrightdesign.com
Photo of an expansive contemporary living room in San Francisco with beige walls and a standard fireplace.
Studio Marcelo Brito
Studio Marcelo Brito
Studio Marcelo BritoStudio Marcelo Brito
photo: Gui Morelli
Design ideas for a contemporary living room feature wall in Other with beige walls.
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North Court
North Court
Showhomes Mobile/BaldwinShowhomes Mobile/Baldwin
Design ideas for a traditional formal living room in Other with yellow walls, medium hardwood flooring and a standard fireplace.
Riverside Chic
Riverside Chic
Chris SnookChris Snook
Chris Snook Photography
Modern living room in London with white walls.
Interieurs Design Studio by Francine Gardner
Interieurs Design Studio by Francine Gardner
interieurs by Francine Gardnerinterieurs by Francine Gardner
This contemporary living Room exudes style and elegance with its Interieurs modular ZOE sofa and Modenature overscale floorlamp . The space looks fresh, modern yet eclectic with the Interieurs Jay bamboo cocktail table. The crystal accessories add a little touch of glam. photo by Jeff Cate
South Beach Retreat
South Beach Retreat
Nieto Design GroupNieto Design Group
Modern living room curtain in Miami with white walls.
Living room
Living room
Dayna Katlin InteriorsDayna 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.
The Lake House - Creative Space Architectural Design
The Lake House - Creative Space Architectural Design
Creative Space Architectural DesignCreative Space Architectural Design
Photo of a modern living room in Other with a ribbon fireplace.
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Villa Nuevo
Villa Nuevo
Webber + Studio, ArchitectsWebber + Studio, Architects
© Jacob Termansen Photography
Design ideas for a contemporary open plan living room in Austin with beige walls.
Vancouver Residence
Vancouver Residence
Maria KillamMaria Killam
Design ideas for a contemporary living room feature wall in Vancouver with a tiled fireplace surround.
Lum
Lum
John Lum Architecture, Inc. AIAJohn Lum Architecture, Inc. AIA
Photos Courtesy of Sharon Risedorph and Arrowood Photography
Photo of a rustic living room in San Francisco with medium hardwood flooring.
Living Room: Bunny Williams Inc., Brian J. McCarthy Inc., David Kleinberg Design
Living Room: Bunny Williams Inc., Brian J. McCarthy Inc., David Kleinberg Design
Rikki SnyderRikki Snyder
Living Room: Bunny Williams Inc., Brian J. McCarthy Inc., David Kleinberg Design Associates Photo by: Rikki Snyder © 2012 Houzz
Contemporary living room curtain in New York with white walls and carpet.

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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Tribeca Penthouse Living Room
Tribeca Penthouse Living Room
Marie Burgos DesignMarie Burgos Design
An amazing architectural space with floor to ceiling, wall to wall windows, providing incredible light to this penthouse in the heart of Tribeca. With the designer’s instinctive implementation of Feng Shui in all of her designs, she incorporated fundamental Feng Shui principles, the five natural elements and the concept of yin and yang to create the lay out that would bring in the perfect energy flow. Beautiful wood floorings, numerous light sources, clean lines, combination of straight and curvy shapes, vibrant colors, metal, white and glass pieces and modern art pieces create an interesting gallery which gives this space its unique “eclat” Photographer: Scott Morris
Mill House Redux
Mill House Redux
Sarah Phipps DesignSarah Phipps Design
Joseph Eastburn Photography
This is an example of an eclectic living room in Other with medium hardwood flooring.
Harlem Residence Living Area
Harlem Residence Living Area
Mabbott Seidel ArchitectureMabbott Seidel Architecture
A cookie cutter developer three bedroom duplex was transformed into a four bedroom family friendly home complete with fine details and custom millwork. A home office, artist studio and even a full laundry room were added through a better use of space. Additionally, transoms were added to improve light and air circulation. Instead of providing separate bedrooms for the two young children, we designed a single large bedroom with a sliding wall of Douglas fir. Half of the space can be configured as a playroom, with the children sleeping on the other side. The playroom can also function as a guest room. Photo by Ofer Wolberger
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