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Cabot Cove Tiny House
Cabot Cove Tiny House
Tyler Karu Design + InteriorsTyler Karu Design + Interiors
A tiny waterfront house in Kennebunkport, Maine. Photos by James R. Salomon
Inspiration for a small coastal open plan living room in Portland Maine with white walls and medium hardwood flooring.
Дом под липой
Дом под липой
Hi homeHi home
Михаил Чекалов
Rustic living room curtain in Other with white walls and brown floors.
Bag End - Living Room
Bag End - Living Room
Oliver Grahame PhotographyOliver Grahame Photography
Oliver Grahame Photography - shot for Character Cottages. This is a 3 bedroom cottage to rent in Stow-on-the-Wold that sleeps 6+2. For more info see - www.character-cottages.co.uk/all-properties/cotswolds-all/bag-end
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A Designer's Dream Home
A Designer's Dream Home
RLH StudioRLH Studio
Steve Henke
This is an example of a medium sized classic formal enclosed living room in Minneapolis with beige walls, light hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, no tv and a coffered ceiling.
Birch & Twig Lodge Interior
Birch & Twig Lodge Interior
Indeed DecorIndeed Decor
Bring the outdoors in using birch logs and bent twig chairs around a roaring fire. Bent twig furniture and Guatemalan embroidered pillows from Indeed Decor. Peruse Indeed Decor’s Lodge & Cabin Decor Collection of unique furniture, lighting and accessories to create a cozy cabin feeling or mountain lodge atmosphere for your home. Entertain family and friends with rustic antler flatware and pewter elk glassware from Vagabond House. Whether your retreat borders a ski slope, a mountain lake, or sits in the heart of the city, Indeed Décor offers camp-worthy, casual and elegant pieces for an authentic cabin or lodge ambience. For decorating ideas and inspiration, follow us on Pinterest. https://indeeddecor.com/product-category/shop-by-decor/rustic-mountain-lodge-collection/ Photography: Heidi Long
Alys II
Alys II
Bo MasseyBo Massey
Inspiration for a nautical living room in Miami with a reading nook and yellow walls.
Wollmar Yxkullsgatan 52 A
Wollmar Yxkullsgatan 52 A
NooksNooks
Nadja Endler for Nooks
Design ideas for a medium sized contemporary formal open plan living room in Stockholm with blue walls, light hardwood flooring and no tv.
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Posh Westlake Bachelor's Pad
Posh Westlake Bachelor's Pad
BGI DesignBGI Design
The client already had this beautiful wood horse sculpture so we sourced a pedestal to elevate it and make it a focal point when entering the house. An organic shaped white chandelier illuminates the room from above while the square ottoman, which was once covered in the same fabric as the navy pillows, is now covered in faux leather and adds a needed lightness to the space. Michael Hunter Photography
OLD NOYAC PATH
OLD NOYAC PATH
Blue Ocean DesignBlue Ocean Design
Photo of a medium sized nautical enclosed living room in New York with white walls, dark hardwood flooring, a built-in media unit, brown floors and feature lighting.
Gray Cabinets and Colorful Decor for Small Beach Studio
Gray Cabinets and Colorful Decor for Small Beach Studio
DANIELLE Interior Design & DecorDANIELLE Interior Design & Decor
Accenting the teal glass backsplash tile with the vivid black and white rug is just what this small apartment needed. In this small spaces we tried to maximize space and organize effectively. We used minimal dicor and kept the tiny living room to the essentials. Designed by Interior Designer Danielle Perkins @ DANIELLE Interior Design & Decor. Photography by Taylor Abeel Photography.
Tobi Fairley Holiday
Tobi Fairley Holiday
Tobi Fairley Interior DesignTobi Fairley Interior Design
This is an example of a classic living room curtain in Little Rock with beige walls and a standard fireplace.
Mt. Shadows
Mt. Shadows
Hoedemaker PfeifferHoedemaker Pfeiffer
Inspiration for a medium sized rustic living room in Seattle with a standard fireplace and beige walls.
Champions Retreat
Champions Retreat
Persnickety Interiors IncPersnickety Interiors Inc
This is an example of a medium sized traditional formal open plan living room in Atlanta with a standard fireplace, grey walls, dark hardwood flooring, a stone fireplace surround, brown floors and feature lighting.
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Transitional Living Room
Transitional Living Room
Inspiration for a medium sized classic formal and grey and teal open plan living room feature wall in Nashville with blue walls, dark hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace and no tv.
Americana in Connecticut
Americana in Connecticut
Cullman and KravisCullman and Kravis
Photo of a classic formal living room in New York with beige walls, a standard fireplace and no tv.
Romany
Romany
Unique HomestaysUnique Homestays
Unique Home Stays
Small vintage open plan living room in Cornwall with white walls, light hardwood flooring, beige floors, no fireplace and no tv.
Manhattan Apartment
Manhattan Apartment
Pickering House LLCPickering House LLC
Brandon Schulman
Photo of a classic formal living room curtain in New York with beige walls and a standard fireplace.

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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Cherry Residence
Cherry Residence
Cornerstone ArchitectsCornerstone Architects
Design ideas for a contemporary living room in Austin with black walls and light hardwood flooring.
Old Irving Park - Remodel
Old Irving Park - Remodel
D. Stone Builders, Inc.D. Stone Builders, Inc.
Design ideas for a traditional living room in Other with white walls, dark hardwood flooring and a standard fireplace.
SKG DESIGNS Project :: Red Rock West Gate Remodel
SKG DESIGNS Project :: Red Rock West Gate Remodel
RIVER NORTHRIVER NORTH
Lydia Cutter Photography
This is an example of a large contemporary formal open plan living room in Las Vegas with beige walls, a ribbon fireplace and no tv.
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