Living Room with a Brick Fireplace Surround and No TV Ideas and Designs

This is an example of a modern enclosed living room in Portland with a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround, no tv and feature lighting.

Brush Prairie House

Jessica Helgerson Interior Design

We were called in to furnish the front rooms of this lovely house in southern Washington. The clients had recently moved in, had given away all of their old furniture, and wanted to start from scratch. Photo by Lincoln Barbour.

Maison R

Jeanne Camoin

Design ideas for a large contemporary mezzanine living room in Lyon with a reading nook, white walls, light hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround, no tv, beige floors and feature lighting.

Chequessett Neck Residence, Wellfleet, MA

Hammer Architects

Jim Westphalen
Photo of a large beach style grey and teal living room in Boston with white walls, no tv, a ribbon fireplace and a brick fireplace surround.

Courtyard || Remodel || Austin, Texas || Study

Etch Design Group

While the bathroom portion of this project has received press and accolades, the other aspects of this renovation are just as spectacular. Unique and colorful elements reside throughout this home, along with stark paint contrasts and patterns galore.

Coburg Cottage

DC Fine Homes Inc.

DC Fine Homes Inc.
Medium sized traditional open plan living room in Portland with grey walls, dark hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround, no tv and grey floors.

Lamb

Window Works Studio, Inc.

This is an example of a medium sized traditional formal open plan living room in Raleigh with beige walls, light hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround, no tv and brown floors.

2013 All-American Cottage

Dillard-Jones Builders, LLC

The Isokern modular gas fireplace was built in place using real brick. This pumice stone fireplace is environmentally advantageous and safe. The fireplace mantel was custom-designed and made by Dillard-Jones Builders. Interiors by SH Designs/Sandy Hankins.

Waterfront Residence in Darien

Thompson Raissis Architects

Design ideas for a large classic formal open plan living room in New York with a standard fireplace, beige walls, medium hardwood flooring, a brick fireplace surround and no tv.

Exposed Beam Living Room with Dining Area and Modern Light Fixture

MAK Design + Build Inc.

Design ideas for a medium sized retro open plan living room in Sacramento with white walls, light hardwood flooring, a two-sided fireplace, a brick fireplace surround, no tv, beige floors and exposed beams.

Modern Period Family Home

NB Interiors UK

A country cottage large open plan living room was given a modern makeover with a mid century twist. Now a relaxed and stylish space for the owners.
This is an example of a large retro open plan living room in Other with a music area, beige walls, carpet, a wood burning stove, a brick fireplace surround, no tv and beige floors.

Convertible Coupe

StudioMB

Vibrant colors in the mid-century-style living room. For information about our work, please contact info@studiombdc.com
Inspiration for a medium sized retro living room in DC Metro with red walls, light hardwood flooring, beige floors, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround and no tv.

Elkton Waterfront Home

Avalon Associates, Inc.

Design ideas for a large coastal open plan living room in Baltimore with grey walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround, no tv and brown floors.

Arizona Lighting Company

Design ideas for a medium sized contemporary formal open plan living room in Phoenix with beige walls, concrete flooring, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround, no tv and grey floors.

Whitewashed Vaulted Ceiling / Repainted Walls

Jeremy's Perfect Finish

Ceilings were changed from raw natural cypress to a soft whitewash, leaving wood grain visible and natural bleed from knots and darker grains. Beams left exposed, with the wall color changing to lighter and broaden the entire area.

Chevy Chase House #2

Brook Taylor Interiors

This is an example of a traditional formal living room in DC Metro with yellow walls, light hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround and no tv.

Lone Pine View Ranch Remodel

Nathan Taylor for Obelisk Home

This 1970’s Ranch was purchased by a young family with active boys and animals. Changes were needed in this home for the family to be comfortable. With a very limited budget, Obelisk Home was challenged to be creative but keep with the clients sensibilities. We painted paneling, painted trim in custom colors, and took the room to a new level. High gloss paint on brick added to a bright open feel. New art, lighting, furniture and accessories were brought in to work with existing furniture that was incorporated from the clients Oklahoma home. Old, dark and full becomes light, airy and cozy. Photos by Jeremy Mason McGraw

Lombardy Lane, Laguna Beach

Clark Collins - Collins Design & Development

Photo by Grey Crawford
Photo of a small beach style formal enclosed living room in Orange County with white walls, dark hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround, no tv and feature lighting.

Arts District Remodel

Laura Manchee Designs

Living Room designed around client's art collection with a decorative finish on the brick fireplace. | Photo Credit: Miro Dvorscak
Inspiration for a medium sized traditional enclosed living room in Houston with grey walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround, no tv and feature lighting.

Highland Village Transitional Farm House

Sterling Brook Custom Homes

Transitional farm house great room.
Photo of a large country open plan living room in Dallas with grey walls, vinyl flooring, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround, no tv and brown floors.

Living Room with a Brick Fireplace Surround and No TV 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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