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Living Room with a Reading Nook Ideas and Designs

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Sims Hilditch, Mill House
Sims Hilditch, Mill House
Sims HilditchSims Hilditch
Adam Carter
Farmhouse enclosed living room curtain in Gloucestershire with a reading nook, beige walls, light hardwood flooring and a standard fireplace.
Oceanfront Beach House
Oceanfront Beach House
Nicola's HomeNicola's Home
Beach style living room in Portland Maine with a reading nook, white walls, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and no tv.
Grimsby Home
Grimsby Home
Toronto Interior Design GroupToronto Interior Design Group
Brandon Barre
Photo of a small contemporary living room feature wall in Toronto with a reading nook, multi-coloured walls, medium hardwood flooring and no fireplace.
Traditional Living Room
Traditional Living Room
Inspiration for a traditional open plan living room in San Francisco with a reading nook, terracotta flooring and white walls.
Bowen Island, New Construction
Bowen Island, New Construction
Interior Solutions Design Group Inc.Interior Solutions Design Group Inc.
Barry Calhoun/Ema Peter Photographer
Design ideas for a contemporary living room curtain in Vancouver with a reading nook.
Hillgrove Project
Hillgrove Project
Tim Barber ArchitectsTim Barber Architects
Karyn Millet Photography
Traditional living room in Los Angeles with a reading nook.
Classical Library
Classical Library
Michael Hampton DesignMichael Hampton Design
Angie Seckinger
Inspiration for a world-inspired enclosed living room in DC Metro with a reading nook.
Governor's House
Governor's House
Lisa Tharp DesignLisa Tharp Design
Governor's House Family Room by Lisa Tharp. 2019 Bulfinch Award - Interior Design. Photo by Michael J. Lee
Beach style living room curtain with white walls, light hardwood flooring, a reading nook and beige floors.
Appartement Flamant
Appartement Flamant
PFBDesign | Architecte d'IntérieurPFBDesign | Architecte d'Intérieur
Le salon a été travaillée à partir d'une photo avec des couleurs et son longitudinal. un grand espace central avec un canapé 3,6 mètres de long avec un style contemporain mélangé avec d'autres meubles principalement dans le style flamant a été créé. D'un côté il y a une zone de lecture et de l'autre côté il y a une petite pièce. Les couleurs de l'espace "familly room"ont été créés à partir de l'image murale avec une table carrée qui peut étendre pour créer une table à manger pour 12 personnes.
Park Avenue
Park Avenue
Stratus Construction GroupStratus Construction Group
This is an example of a traditional living room curtain in New York with a reading nook, white walls, medium hardwood flooring and a standard fireplace.
OH DARLING I LOVE YOU BUT GIVE ME PARK AVENUE!
OH DARLING I LOVE YOU BUT GIVE ME PARK AVENUE!
Carl Mattison DesignCarl Mattison Design
the living room after
Medium sized classic enclosed living room curtain in Atlanta with a reading nook, dark hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a tiled fireplace surround and grey walls.
Library
Library
Moore About... DesignMoore About... Design
photo by Grey Crawford
Classic living room in Los Angeles with a reading nook.
Mountaintop 1
Mountaintop 1
Bradley E Heppner Architecture, LLCBradley E Heppner Architecture, LLC
Design ideas for a large country living room curtain in Atlanta with a reading nook, a standard fireplace and a stone fireplace surround.
dovercout house
dovercout house
stephane chamardstephane chamard
Inspiration for a contemporary living room in Toronto with a reading nook, white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a tiled fireplace surround and no tv.
Riverview
Riverview
Thompson Custom HomesThompson Custom Homes
Beach style living room curtain in Houston with blue walls, a reading nook, no fireplace and no tv.
Country House refurbishment, Scotland
Country House refurbishment, Scotland
Hawkes EdwardsHawkes Edwards
Design ideas for a large classic enclosed living room curtain in Edinburgh with a reading nook, beige walls, carpet, a standard fireplace and a stone fireplace surround.
Living Room
Living Room
LGB InteriorsLGB Interiors
Robert Clark Photography
Design ideas for a classic enclosed living room in Orlando with a reading nook, beige walls and medium hardwood flooring.
Warm and cozy
Warm and cozy
Burge Building ConsultantsBurge Building Consultants
This is an example of a rural living room in Other with a reading nook, beige walls, dark hardwood flooring, a ribbon fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and no tv.
Basser House
Basser House
Mihaly SlocombeMihaly Slocombe
The open plan living area flows cleanly from dining room through to courtyard. Photo by Peter Bennetts
This is an example of a large contemporary open plan living room curtain in Melbourne with a reading nook, white walls, concrete flooring and no fireplace.
Hesper Mews
Hesper Mews
Obespoke & Obbard Design & DevelopmentObespoke & Obbard Design & Development
Design ideas for a medium sized modern living room curtain in London with a reading nook, grey walls, a ribbon fireplace and a stone fireplace surround.

Living Room with a Reading Nook 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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