Living Room with Green Walls and Panelled Walls Ideas and Designs

Whole house refurbishment and extension of Edwardian House in Bristol

This Edwardian house in Redland has been refurbished from top to bottom. The 1970s decor has been replaced with a contemporary and slightly eclectic design concept. The front living room had to be completely rebuilt as the existing layout included a garage. Wall panelling has been added to the walls and the walls have been painted in Farrow and Ball Studio Green to create a timeless yes mysterious atmosphere. The false ceiling has been removed to reveal the original ceiling pattern which has been painted with gold paint. All sash windows have been replaced with timber double glazed sash windows. An in built media wall complements the wall panelling. The interior design is by Ivywell Interiors.

North Fitzroy Period Renovation

Architest Pty Ltd

A private reading and music room off the grand hallway creates a secluded and quite nook for members of a busy family
Photo of a large enclosed living room in Melbourne with a reading nook, green walls, dark hardwood flooring, a corner fireplace, a brick fireplace surround, no tv, brown floors, a coffered ceiling and panelled walls.

Highgate House - living room

A New Day - Interior Design Studio

The living room at Highgate House. An internal Crittall door and panel frames a view into the room from the hallway. Painted in a deep, moody green-blue with stone coloured ceiling and contrasting dark green joinery, the room is a grown-up cosy space.

Georgian Mill

Cranberryhome

We were asked to put together designs for this beautiful Georgian mill, our client specifically asked for help with bold colour schemes and quirky accessories to style the space. We provided most of the furniture fixtures and fittings and designed the panelling and lighting elements.

Edwardian House Renovation

Ivywell Interiors | Bristol

This room used to be the garage and was restored to its former glory as part of a whole house renovation and extension.
Inspiration for a large traditional formal living room curtain in Other with green walls, carpet, a wood burning stove, a metal fireplace surround, a built-in media unit and panelled walls.

Project LEAF

DECODE DECO INTERNATIONAL

Photo of a small retro enclosed living room in Other with green walls, carpet, beige floors and panelled walls.

Hospital Residence

Elbi Interiors

Medium sized contemporary open plan living room in Detroit with green walls, vinyl flooring, no fireplace, a wall mounted tv, brown floors and panelled walls.

Stilwell First Floor Glow Up

Martanne Construction

Design ideas for a living room in Kansas City with a reading nook, green walls, light hardwood flooring and panelled walls.

Chelsea Apartment

Maya Salfati Designs

This modern Georgian interior, featuring unique art deco elements, a beautiful library, and an integrated working space, was designed to reflect the versatile lifestyle of its owners – an inspiring space where they can live, work, and spend a relaxing evening reading or hosting parties (of whatever size!).

Georgian Dublin

DesignLed

Photo of a large formal enclosed living room in Dublin with green walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, no tv, brown floors and panelled walls.

La Casa Verde

CLAU Arquitectura e Interiorismo

Small contemporary open plan living room curtain in Alicante-Costa Blanca with green walls, medium hardwood flooring, a freestanding tv, brown floors and panelled walls.

Project LEAF

DECODE DECO INTERNATIONAL

Small midcentury enclosed living room in Other with green walls, carpet, beige floors and panelled walls.

Highgate House - living room

A New Day - Interior Design Studio

Care for a Cocktail?

MOTIF Design Solutions, LLC

An unused closet in the hallway made space for the owners to add this moody dry bar for mixing cocktails and displaying their whisky collection. MOTIF added textured paneling to the back wall and a small pendant over the countertop. Cabinets below the countertop provide hidden storage for bar accoutrements.

Dulwich 1930's Cottage Renovation

House by Mia

Adorable 1930s cottage - set in a lovely quiet area of Dulwich - which had had it's 'soul stolen' by a refurbishment that whitewashed all the spaces and removed all features. The new owners came to us to ask that we breathe life back into what they knew was a house with great potential. ? The floors were solid and wiring all up to date, so we came in with a concept of 'modern English country' that would feel fresh and contemporary while also acknowledging the cottage's roots. ? The clients and I agreed that House of Hackney prints and lots of natural colour would be would be key to the concept. ? Starting with the downstairs, we introduced shaker panelling and built-in furniture for practical storage and instant character, brought in a fabulous F&B wallpaper, one of my favourite green paints (Windmill Lane by @littlegreenepaintcompany ) and mixed in lots of vintage furniture to make it feel like an evolved home.

Cabin Tapio

Unique Homestays

This is an example of a medium sized rustic living room in Hampshire with green walls, light hardwood flooring, a wall mounted tv and panelled walls.

Hospital Residence

Elbi Interiors

Design ideas for a medium sized contemporary open plan living room in Detroit with green walls, vinyl flooring, no fireplace, a wall mounted tv, brown floors and panelled walls.

Familienwohnzimmer Re-design

Stil & Raum | Home Staging & Interior Design

Umgestaltetes Wohnzimmer mit großem Sofa und Ohrensessel in Grün, Grau und Weiß. Farbinspiration war der Ohrensessel und das Tischset in Holzoptik.
Photo of an expansive open plan living room in Munich with green walls, medium hardwood flooring and panelled walls.

Photo of a medium sized rural formal enclosed living room in Gloucestershire with green walls, dark hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a plastered fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv, brown floors, panelled walls and a dado rail.

Living Room with Green Walls and Panelled Walls 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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