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Rehnsgatan
Rehnsgatan
StylingbolagetStylingbolaget
Medium sized scandinavian formal enclosed living room in Stockholm with grey walls and medium hardwood flooring.
Webster Living
Webster Living
ON Design ArchitectsON Design Architects
Photo of a rustic living room in Santa Barbara with medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace and a stone fireplace surround.
Tidigare projekt
Tidigare projekt
StylingfabrikenStylingfabriken
Design ideas for a large scandinavian formal open plan living room in Gothenburg with white walls, painted wood flooring, no fireplace and no tv.
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Ben G Waller PhotographyBen G Waller Photography
Ben G Waller Photography
Country living room in Sussex with white walls and a wood burning stove.
Spring Splurge
Spring Splurge
Finstad's Carpet OneFinstad's Carpet One
Inspirational colors and a warm hardwood flooring with accent rug invite you into this lovely family space.
Classic living room in Other with a standard fireplace and a brick fireplace surround.
Västmannagatan 84
Västmannagatan 84
dream design sthlmdream design sthlm
Elisabethphotography
Inspiration for a medium sized scandinavian living room in Stockholm with white walls, painted wood flooring, a corner fireplace and white floors.
Alpine Haven
Alpine Haven
Snake River InteriorsSnake River Interiors
A mountain retreat for an urban family of five, centered on coming together over games in the great room. Every detail speaks to the parents’ parallel priorities—sophistication and function—a twofold mission epitomized by the living area, where a cashmere sectional—perfect for piling atop as a family—folds around two coffee tables with hidden storage drawers. An ambiance of commodious camaraderie pervades the panoramic space. Upstairs, bedrooms serve as serene enclaves, with mountain views complemented by statement lighting like Owen Mortensen’s mesmerizing tumbleweed chandelier. No matter the moment, the residence remains rooted in the family’s intimate rhythms.
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20 - Woodland, Utah Residence
20 - Woodland, Utah Residence
Magleby ConstructionMagleby Construction
Alan Blakely
Rustic living room in Salt Lake City with medium hardwood flooring.
Phil and Donna
Phil and Donna
Custom Lifestyle HomesCustom Lifestyle Homes
Gareth Anderson
Photo of a farmhouse living room in Other with white walls and a hanging fireplace.
Piedmont Residence
Piedmont Residence
Kathleen Burke DesignKathleen Burke Design
Photography: Paul Dyer
Photo of a medium sized contemporary formal enclosed living room in San Francisco.
Home farm in Costwolds
Home farm in Costwolds
Laetitia Jourdan PhotographyLaetitia Jourdan Photography
© Laetitia Jourdan Photography
Photo of a farmhouse open plan living room curtain in Gloucestershire with white walls.
Skeppargatan 25a
Skeppargatan 25a
Move2Move2
Behrer & Partners
Design ideas for a scandi formal enclosed living room in Stockholm with white walls, light hardwood flooring, a corner fireplace and beige floors.
Living room
Living room
Anne Becker DesignAnne Becker Design
This is an example of a coastal living room in Boston with white walls, light hardwood flooring, no fireplace and beige floors.
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Cottage on the Bay
Cottage on the Bay
MLR ImagesMLR Images
This is an example of a rustic open plan living room in Baltimore with white walls, dark hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace and a stone fireplace surround.
Дом под липой
Дом под липой
Hi homeHi home
Михаил Чекалов
Rustic living room curtain in Other with white walls and brown floors.
Matthews Residence
Matthews Residence
Enviable Designs Inc.Enviable Designs Inc.
Tracey Ayton Photography
Inspiration for a medium sized classic enclosed living room in Vancouver with green walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a tiled fireplace surround and no tv.
AVONDALE BUNGALOW
AVONDALE BUNGALOW
Gordon and Johnson DesignGordon and Johnson Design
JESSIE PREZA PHOTOGRAPHY
Design ideas for a shabby-chic style formal living room in Jacksonville with yellow walls and medium hardwood flooring.

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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Classic Tanglewood Addition
Classic Tanglewood Addition
Buster & Cogdell Builders LlcBuster & Cogdell Builders Llc
Kerry Kirk
This is an example of a traditional formal living room in Houston with beige walls and dark hardwood flooring.
Dammuso - Barone - Abitare Pantelleria - Pantelleria
Dammuso - Barone - Abitare Pantelleria - Pantelleria
antonioprincipato.photoantonioprincipato.photo
antonioprincipato.photo
Inspiration for a mediterranean living room in Other with white walls, no fireplace and no tv.
Весна
Весна
Наталия ШестакНаталия Шестак
Ананьев Сергей
Medium sized traditional formal enclosed living room in Moscow with grey walls.
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