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Affordable Living Room Ideas and Designs

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China Blue
China Blue
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Inspiration for a medium sized traditional formal enclosed living room in Palma de Mallorca with white walls, no tv, dark hardwood flooring and no fireplace.
Salones
Salones
Nicolás FotografíaNicolás Fotografía
Medium sized industrial formal enclosed living room curtain in Barcelona with light hardwood flooring, white walls, no fireplace and no tv.
Anderson, Kansas City
Anderson, Kansas City
+ Modern Design+ Modern Design
Mid Century Condo Kansas City, MO ​ - Mid Century Modern Design - Bentwood Chairs - Geometric Lattice Wall Pattern - New Mixed with Retro Wesley Piercy, Haus of You Photography
Elmwood
Elmwood
Boomgaarden ArchitectsBoomgaarden Architects
Jen Talbot Design
Photo of a medium sized traditional formal living room curtain in Chicago with grey walls, dark hardwood flooring, no fireplace and no tv.
Tocqueville
Tocqueville
UserUser
Valérie Broquisse
Design ideas for a large traditional formal enclosed living room curtain in Paris with purple walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace and no tv.
Elegance in Mt Kisco
Elegance in Mt Kisco
B Fein Interiors LLCB Fein Interiors LLC
A tiny room appears to be large when furnished with over-sized elements. The large round cocktail table provides adequate circulation and pulls the room together. while the large triptych creates interest. The pieced hide rug feels modern within the otherwise traditional space. The gray draperies resonate with the blue ceiling in the Living Room.
Sunny and Bright Living Room
Sunny and Bright Living Room
Jennifer Grey Color Specialist & Interior DesignJennifer Grey Color Specialist & Interior Design
Suited for quiet reading in the mornings and entertaining friends in the evening, this cozy space offers natural light and subtle ambiance. Most of the furnishings and accessories are antique store finds. The rolled arm chairs were purchased locally from The Sofa Guy in Thousand Oaks. Designed by Jennifer Grey
Nantucket Summer Home
Nantucket Summer Home
Pinemar, IncPinemar, Inc
John Bessler Photography http://www.besslerphoto.com Interior Design By T. Keller Donovan Pinemar, Inc.- Philadelphia General Contractor & Home Builder.
Barefoot in Barcelona
Barefoot in Barcelona
Morrison InteriorsMorrison Interiors
Photo by Rod Foster
Inspiration for a medium sized mediterranean enclosed living room in Orange County with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, no fireplace, no tv and brown floors.
Broadway - Homewood AL
Broadway - Homewood AL
Jessica Conner Design & Co.Jessica Conner Design & Co.
Medium sized traditional living room curtain in Birmingham with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace and a stone fireplace surround.
Custom Living Room
Custom Living Room
Broken Down DesignsBroken Down Designs
The Project Our client wanted to update an existing fireplace with a new unique design that would be the focal point for a large living space and also add a one-of-a-kind coffee table and side tables to complement the design. We also added coordinating stone tops to a console table and media unit. The Concept We designed a single-material fireplace to create a cohesive look with the rest of the room, and using our signature style of combining multiple materials, we created a unique coffee table top with alternating inlaid Maro Bianco limestone and Bianco polished laminam, and steel and stone side tables.
Modern & Fashionable Living Room
Modern & Fashionable Living Room
Fanny Zigdon InteriorsFanny Zigdon Interiors
Living Room with neutral color sofa, Living room with pop of color, living room wallpaper, cowhide patch rug. Color block custom drapery curtains. Black and white/ivory velvet curtains, Glass coffee table. Styled coffee table. Velvet and satin silk embroidered pillows. Floor lamp and side table. Photography Credits: Matthew Dandy
London Victorian House
London Victorian House
Kate RenwickKate Renwick
Elegant formal sitting room in detached Victorian London house. Colour and pattern are balanced with neutrals. Contemporary and traditional pieces are combined to create a personal, glamorous feel. Interior Design Kate Renwick Photography Nick Smith
Puritan
Puritan
AMW Design StudioAMW Design Studio
Medium sized traditional living room curtain in Detroit with dark hardwood flooring and brown floors.
Cavendish Drive
Cavendish Drive
Jennifer Davis Interior DesignJennifer Davis Interior Design
Transitional style Family Room with custom upholstery & colorful accents also featuring mixed geometric prints on drapery and upholstered chairs.
Inspiration for a medium sized traditional formal living room curtain in Los Angeles.
Casa en la Costa Brava II
Casa en la Costa Brava II
Pepe Gascón ArquitecturaPepe Gascón Arquitectura
José Hevia
Inspiration for a medium sized contemporary open plan living room curtain in Other with multi-coloured walls, ceramic flooring, a standard fireplace and no tv.
Pine Ridge Naples House
Pine Ridge Naples House
McHarris Planning & DesignMcHarris Planning & Design
Medium sized mediterranean formal open plan living room curtain in Miami with beige walls, ceramic flooring, no fireplace, no tv and beige floors.
Scandinavian Living Room
Scandinavian Living Room
Inspiration for a medium sized scandinavian formal open plan living room curtain in Other with beige walls, light hardwood flooring, no fireplace and no tv.
Anderson, Kansas City
Anderson, Kansas City
+ Modern Design+ Modern Design
Mid Century Condo Kansas City, MO ​ - Mid Century Modern Design - Bentwood Chairs - Geometric Lattice Wall Pattern - New Mixed with Retro Wesley Piercy, Haus of You Photography
Chicago Apartment
Chicago Apartment
Lauren Coburn LLCLauren Coburn LLC
Inspiration for a medium sized contemporary open plan living room curtain in Chicago with beige walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace and a stone fireplace surround.

Affordable 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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