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Queen's Park House Renovation
Queen's Park House Renovation
Honeybee Interiors and JoineryHoneybee Interiors and Joinery
Inspiration for a traditional living room in London with beige walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a freestanding tv and brown floors.
My Houzz: Midcentury in Del Mar
My Houzz: Midcentury in Del Mar
Kimberley BryanKimberley Bryan
Kimberley Bryan
Design ideas for a midcentury formal open plan living room in Los Angeles with white walls, concrete flooring, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and a wall mounted tv.
NW 13th Avenue Loft
NW 13th Avenue Loft
Jessica Helgerson Interior DesignJessica Helgerson Interior Design
The clients wanted us to create a space that was open feeling, with lots of storage, room to entertain large groups, and a warm and sophisticated color palette. In response to this, we designed a layout in which the corridor is eliminated and the experience upon entering the space is open, inviting and more functional for cooking and entertaining. In contrast to the public spaces, the bedroom feels private and calm tucked behind a wall of built-in cabinetry. Lincoln Barbour
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Living Room
Living Room
ODS ArchitectureODS Architecture
The living room has walnut built-in cabinets housing home theater equipment over a border of black river rock which turns into a black granite plinth under the fireplace which is rimmed with luminescent tile. Photo Credit: John Sutton Photography
Rénovation d'un salon : intégration d'une cheminée, meuble sur mesure et déco
Rénovation d'un salon : intégration d'une cheminée, meuble sur mesure et déco
Adeline Pithois-GuillouAdeline Pithois-Guillou
papier-peint sur mesure ananbo, meuble sur mesure et cannage, cheminée électrique Antoine Guillou Photography
Photo of a medium sized contemporary open plan living room in Nantes with white walls, a freestanding tv and grey floors.
Styling Hanna Paulis gata
Styling Hanna Paulis gata
UserUser
Foto: Andreas Pedersen #simplerphoto
Design ideas for a medium sized scandi formal living room in Stockholm with grey walls, dark hardwood flooring, no fireplace and no tv.
Homestyling Blekingegatan
Homestyling Blekingegatan
Hi Five StudioHi Five Studio
Po Bengtsson
Photo of a medium sized eclectic formal living room in Stockholm with white walls, light hardwood flooring and no tv.
Eagle Valley
Eagle Valley
Noel Dempsey DesignNoel Dempsey Design
Modern living room in Dublin.
Ranch Home Goes Modern
Ranch Home Goes Modern
Western Window SystemsWestern Window Systems
Making the most of a wooded lot and interior courtyard, Braxton Werner and Paul Field of Wernerfield Architects transformed this former 1960s ranch house to an inviting yet unapologetically modern home. Outfitted with Western Window Systems products throughout, the home’s beautiful exterior views are framed with large expanses of glass that let in loads of natural light. Multi-slide doors in the bedroom and living areas connect the outdoors with the home’s family-friendly interiors.
Toorak House
Toorak House
Rob Mills Architecture & InteriorsRob Mills Architecture & Interiors
RMA took a site with a derelict duplex in Melbourne's Toorak and turned it into an impressive family home that is at the same time functional, sleek and contained.
Bryn Mawr Residence 2
Bryn Mawr Residence 2
VarenhorstVarenhorst
Design ideas for a contemporary living room in Philadelphia with orange walls, light hardwood flooring, no tv and brown floors.
Lake Luzerne house
Lake Luzerne house
Phinney Design GroupPhinney Design Group
Welcoming living room | Scott Bergmann Photography
This is an example of a contemporary living room in New York with a standard fireplace and a stone fireplace surround.
The Bradner Residence
The Bradner Residence
Rockridge Fine HomesRockridge Fine Homes
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Silent Toorak
Silent Toorak
Finney ConstructionFinney Construction
Floor to ceiling glass brilliantly connects the inside and outside of this home. Complete with built in reconstituted timber veneer joinery and Bluestone Indian bench seat.
Kamin
Kamin
.rott .schirmer .partner Architektur.rott .schirmer .partner Architektur
This is an example of a large contemporary living room in Hanover with white walls, a standard fireplace, medium hardwood flooring, a plastered fireplace surround and no tv.
BeachBlue
BeachBlue
tuthill architecturetuthill architecture
Inspiration for a beach style formal living room in Miami with blue walls.
Mid-Century Modern Home
Mid-Century Modern Home
AB design studio, inc.AB design studio, inc.
1950’s mid century modern hillside home. full restoration | addition | modernization. board formed concrete | clear wood finishes | mid-mod style.
Design ideas for a large retro open plan living room in Santa Barbara with beige walls, medium hardwood flooring, a hanging fireplace, a metal fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv and brown floors.
Prairie Style Home
Prairie Style Home
FleischmanGarciaFleischmanGarcia
Santos Rosewood flooring runs through the living room, where a Natuzzi sofa and chairs from R. Jones covered in Pollack fabric surround a Baker cocktail table/ottoman in Spinneybeck leather. Custom sapele pommele wood cabinetry flanks the crosscut travertine fireplace with a cantilevered hearth.
Fifth Ave
Fifth Ave
Joshua Smith IncJoshua Smith Inc
This is an example of a contemporary open plan living room in New York with a reading nook.

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:
Contemporary Classic
Contemporary Classic
StudioBeckerStudioBecker
Contemporary open plan living room in San Francisco with black walls, medium hardwood flooring, a ribbon fireplace, a wall mounted tv and brown floors.
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