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Luxury Living Room Ideas and Designs

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Modern Peninsula Estate
Modern Peninsula Estate
Lencioni ConstructionLencioni Construction
Photo of a modern open plan living room in San Francisco.
Wellesley Contemporary
Wellesley Contemporary
The Lagasse Group, LLCThe Lagasse Group, LLC
Architect: Morehouse MacDonald Associates Interior Designer: Annsley Interiors Photo: Sam Gray Photography
Inspiration for an expansive classic living room in Boston with white walls, a standard fireplace and a stone fireplace surround.
Portfolio
Portfolio
Synergy Property GroupSynergy Property Group
Synergy Property Design Consultants
Inspiration for a large world-inspired open plan living room in London.
Amaryllis
Amaryllis
UserUser
Amaryllis is almost beyond description; the entire back of the home opens seamlessly to a gigantic covered entertainment lanai and can only be described as a visual testament to the indoor/outdoor aesthetic which is commonly a part of our designs. This home includes four bedrooms, six full bathrooms, and two half bathrooms. Additional features include a theatre room, a separate private spa room near the swimming pool, a very large open kitchen, family room, and dining spaces that coupled with a huge master suite with adjacent flex space. The bedrooms and bathrooms upstairs flank a large entertaining space which seamlessly flows out to the second floor lounge balcony terrace. Outdoor entertaining will not be a problem in this home since almost every room on the first floor opens to the lanai and swimming pool. 4,516 square feet of air conditioned space is enveloped in the total square footage of 6,417 under roof area.
Napoli Residence
Napoli Residence
C. W. Howe Partners Inc.C. W. Howe Partners Inc.
This is an example of an expansive contemporary formal living room in Los Angeles with white walls, dark hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace and a stone fireplace surround.
Guesthouse
Guesthouse
Bromley Caldari Architects PCBromley Caldari Architects PC
photo credit: www.mikikokikuyama.com
Photo of a large coastal open plan living room in New York with beige walls, a standard fireplace, a built-in media unit, porcelain flooring, a wooden fireplace surround and beige floors.
Villanova Residence - living room
Villanova Residence - living room
Archer & Buchanan Architecture, Ltd.Archer & Buchanan Architecture, Ltd.
Photographer: Tom Crane
Design ideas for a large classic formal open plan living room in Philadelphia with beige walls, no tv, carpet, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and a dado rail.
Carmel Beach House
Carmel Beach House
Eric Miller Architects, Inc.Eric Miller Architects, Inc.
Photo by: Russell Abraham
Photo of a medium sized beach style open plan living room in San Francisco with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a built-in media unit, a standard fireplace and a stone fireplace surround.
Loft Bordeaux Teresa Sapey
Loft Bordeaux Teresa Sapey
Lupe Clemente FotografíaLupe Clemente Fotografía
Lupe Clemente Fotografia
Inspiration for an expansive contemporary formal living room in Madrid with white walls, concrete flooring, no fireplace and no tv.
Coconut Grove Miami Project
Coconut Grove Miami Project
Hagan Binder DesignHagan Binder Design
Photo of a medium sized world-inspired enclosed living room in Miami with a reading nook, no fireplace, no tv and white walls.
Salt Spring Island Vacation Home
Salt Spring Island Vacation Home
P+A Interiors IncP+A Interiors Inc
Martin Tessler
Inspiration for a large rustic living room in Vancouver with white walls and light hardwood flooring.
Charles Rose Architects Inc.
Charles Rose Architects Inc.
Charles Rose Architects Inc.Charles Rose Architects Inc.
Living Room; Photo Credit: John Linden
This is an example of an expansive contemporary open plan living room in Boston with white walls, medium hardwood flooring and no tv.
Guesthouse
Guesthouse
Bromley Caldari Architects PCBromley Caldari Architects PC
photo credit: www.mikikokikuyama.com
Photo of a large beach style open plan living room in New York with beige walls, a standard fireplace, a built-in media unit, porcelain flooring, a wooden fireplace surround and beige floors.

Luxury 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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