Living Room with a Ribbon Fireplace and a Wood Ceiling Ideas and Designs

Custom Built Wall Unit with Bookshelf For Modern Cottage Living Room

Embrace the essence of cottage living with a bespoke wall unit and bookshelf tailored to your unique space. Handcrafted with care and attention to detail, this renovation project infuses a modern cottage living room with rustic charm and timeless appeal. The custom-built unit offers both practical storage solutions and a focal point for displaying cherished possessions. This thoughtfully designed addition enhances the warmth and character of the space.

Now and Zen - Zen-like Living Room

Drewett Works

Impressive leather-textured limestone walls and Douglas fir ceiling panels define this zenlike living room. Integrated lighting draws attention to the home's exquisite craftsmanship. Project Details // Now and Zen Renovation, Paradise Valley, Arizona Architecture: Drewett Works Builder: Brimley Development Interior Designer: Ownby Design Photographer: Dino Tonn Limestone (Demitasse) walls: Solstice Stone Faux plants: Botanical Elegance https://www.drewettworks.com/now-and-zen/

ALDER™ COVE

ORIJIN STONE, LLC

This Minnesota Artisan Tour showcase home features three exceptional natural stone fireplaces. A custom blend of ORIJIN STONE's Alder™ Split Face Limestone is paired with custom Indiana Limestone for the oversized hearths. Minnetrista, MN residence. MASONRY: SJB Masonry + Concrete BUILDER: Denali Custom Homes, Inc. PHOTOGRAPHY: Landmark Photography

MARILYN

Shain Development Inc

This is an example of a contemporary open plan living room in Los Angeles with light hardwood flooring, a ribbon fireplace, a concealed tv, brown floors and a wood ceiling.

The Lounge

Larissa Hicks- S&W Kitchens, Inc.

Medium sized contemporary mezzanine living room in Tampa with a home bar, white walls, porcelain flooring, a ribbon fireplace, a tiled fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv, yellow floors and a wood ceiling.

Riverbend

CLB Architects

In the main volume of the Riverbend residence, the double height kitchen/dining/living area opens in its length to north and south with floor-to-ceiling windows, while the fireplace stack grounds the room. Residential architecture and interior design by CLB in Jackson, Wyoming – Bozeman, Montana.

Silver Summit

Imbue Design

An open living plan creates a light airy space that is connected to nature on all sides through large ribbons of glass.
Inspiration for a modern open plan living room in Salt Lake City with white walls, light hardwood flooring, a ribbon fireplace, a wooden fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv, grey floors, a wood ceiling and wood walls.

Midcentury Living Room

Photo of a retro open plan living room in Chicago with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a ribbon fireplace, a stacked stone fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv, brown floors, a vaulted ceiling and a wood ceiling.

Entertainer's Oasis

Kimball Modern Design + Interiors

Modern open plan living room in Denver with medium hardwood flooring, a ribbon fireplace, a concrete fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv and a wood ceiling.

Contemporary Home, Ross Valley

Polsky Perlstein Architects

Design ideas for a contemporary open plan living room in San Francisco with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a ribbon fireplace, a wooden fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv, brown floors, a drop ceiling and a wood ceiling.

Pinecrest Residence

Anders Lasater Architects

photo by Chad Mellon
This is an example of a large beach style open plan living room in Orange County with white walls, light hardwood flooring, a ribbon fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv, beige floors, a vaulted ceiling, a wood ceiling and tongue and groove walls.

View Ridge

Heliotrope Architects

Design ideas for a contemporary open plan living room in Seattle with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a ribbon fireplace, a metal fireplace surround and a wood ceiling.

Winnipesaukee

Bloom Architecture

View of Living Room with full height windows facing Lake WInnipesaukee. A biofuel fireplace is anchored by a custom concrete bench and pine soffit.
Inspiration for a large rustic open plan living room in Manchester with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a ribbon fireplace, a plastered fireplace surround, brown floors and a wood ceiling.

Driftwood Lane

Nathan Homes LLC

This is an example of a modern open plan living room in Omaha with white walls, a ribbon fireplace, a stacked stone fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv and a wood ceiling.

SOLITUDE 4500 Model

Sonora West Development, Inc.

Large open plan living room in Phoenix with a home bar, white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a ribbon fireplace, a stacked stone fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv, brown floors and a wood ceiling.

Brae Burn Modern

Flavin Architects

This new house is located in a quiet residential neighborhood developed in the 1920’s, that is in transition, with new larger homes replacing the original modest-sized homes. The house is designed to be harmonious with its traditional neighbors, with divided lite windows, and hip roofs. The roofline of the shingled house steps down with the sloping property, keeping the house in scale with the neighborhood. The interior of the great room is oriented around a massive double-sided chimney, and opens to the south to an outdoor stone terrace and garden. Photo by: Nat Rea Photography

Lake Coeur d'Alene Custom Home

Parsons Construction Inc

Large contemporary open plan living room in Other with white walls, concrete flooring, a ribbon fireplace, a concrete fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv, grey floors and a wood ceiling.

Grapevine Whole House Remodel

ZFE Renovations

This living room has so many eye catching elements, from the linear fireplace with the stacked stone surround and wood slat accent to the lighted floating shelves to the wood ceiling.

Transitional Living Room

This is an example of a classic formal enclosed living room in New York with grey walls, a ribbon fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, no tv and a wood ceiling.

PK17 - Master on The Main Modern Farmhouse

Cascade West Development

This Beautiful Multi-Story Modern Farmhouse Features a Master On The Main & A Split-Bedroom Layout • 5 Bedrooms • 4 Full Bathrooms • 1 Powder Room • 3 Car Garage • Vaulted Ceilings • Den • Large Bonus Room w/ Wet Bar • 2 Laundry Rooms • So Much More!

Living Room with a Ribbon Fireplace and a Wood Ceiling 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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