Living Room with Medium Hardwood Flooring and Travertine Flooring Ideas and Designs

A reimagined empty and dark corner, adding 3 windows and a large corner window seat that connects with the harp of the renovated brick fireplace, while adding ample of storage and an opportunity to gather with friends and family. We also added a small partition that functions as a small bar area serving the dining space.

Family Living

TKS Design Group

Download our free ebook, Creating the Ideal Kitchen. DOWNLOAD NOW Alice and Dave are on their 2nd home with TKS Design Group, having completed the remodel of a kitchen, primary bath and laundry/mudroom in their previous home. This new home is a bit different in that it is new construction. The house has beautiful space and light but they needed help making it feel like a home. In the living room, Alice and Dave plan to host family at their home often and wanted a space that had plenty of comfy seating for conversation, but also an area to play games. So, our vision started with a search for luxurious but durable fabric along with multiple types of seating to bring the entire space together. Our light-filled living room is now warm and inviting to accommodate Alice and Dave’s weekend visitors. The multiple types of seating chosen include a large sofa, two chairs, along with two occasional ottomans in both solids and patterns and all in easy to care for performance fabrics. Underneath, we layered a soft wool rug with cool tones that complimented both the warm tones of the wood floor and the cool tones of the fabric seating. A beautiful occasional table and a large cocktail table round out the space. We took advantage of this room’s height by placing oversized artwork on the largest wall to create a place for your eyes to rest and to take advantage of the room’s scale. The TV was relocated to its current location over the fireplace, and a new light fixture scaled appropriately to the room’s ceiling height gives the space a more comfortable, approachable feel. Lastly, carefully chosen accessories including books, plants, and bowls complete this family’s new living space. Photography by @MargaretRajic Do you have a new home that has great bones but just doesn’t feel comfortable and you can’t quite figure out why? Contact us here to see how we can help!

Ewhurst Road - Family / Party Room

Drawn Interior Design

Flexible, practical & stylish family space gives this ‘middle room’ a purpose and identity The brief was to turn it from what was effectively a thoroughfare between the kitchen & sitting room, into a Family Room by day & a Party Room by night! Seating was kept flexible, while a stunning vintage French tambour cabinet packs away a tonne of toys & games with great style. Colour pops and graphic patterns create a relaxed, adaptable space at the heart of the home.

Pattee Canyon Residence

MMW Architects

Perched on a forested hillside above Missoula, the Pattee Canyon Residence provides a series of bright, light filled spaces for a young family of six. Set into the hillside, the home appears humble from the street while opening up to panoramic views towards the valley. The family frequently puts on large gatherings for friends of all ages; thus, multiple “eddy out” spaces were created throughout the home for more intimate chats. Exposed steel structural ribs and generous glazing in the great room create a rhythm and draw one’s gaze to the folding horizon. Smaller windows on the lower level frame intimate portraits of nature. Cedar siding and dark shingle roofing help the home blend in with its piney surroundings. Inside, rough sawn cabinetry and nature inspired tile provide a textural balance with the bright white spaces and contemporary fixtures.

Lovely Living Room with New Casement Window - Renewal by Andersen Staten Island

Renewal by Andersen of NJ-NY Metro

New casement window we installed in this lovely living room. This pretty room with wood floors and traditional furniture looks great with these new white windows surrounded by dainty curtains. Replacing your windows has never been easier, contact Renewal by Andersen of New Jersey, Staten Island, The Bronx and New York City. Find out more about replacing your home windows -- Contact Us Today! 844-245-2799

Monterey Boulevard

Joseph Spierer Architects, Inc.

This contemporary living space with a warm, cozy fireplace is the ideal place for sharing Thanksgiving dinner with family and friends.
Medium sized contemporary open plan living room in Los Angeles with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a plastered fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv, brown floors, a wood ceiling and a two-sided fireplace.

MANCHESTER LOFT

Haus of León

Design ideas for a modern mezzanine living room in Richmond with a reading nook and medium hardwood flooring.

Noe Valley 767

SF Design Build

Design ideas for a world-inspired living room in San Francisco with white walls and medium hardwood flooring.

SUITE LIVING + DINING AREA

ATELIER NOIR INTERIORS

This was a smaller space so we had to utilize every inch we had. This meant keeping the ceiling height at 10', adding shiplap details to draw interest, using large scale slabs on the fireplace carries your eye up and you notice the height and grandeur of the space.

Modern Farm in Horse Country

PatriARCH Architecture

Photo of a rural living room in San Francisco with grey walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, brown floors, exposed beams, a timber clad ceiling and a vaulted ceiling.

Chanhassen Lake Charmer

Boyer Building Corporation

Stunning great room, family room with an uninterrupted view of the lakefront.
Photo of a large beach style open plan living room in Minneapolis with medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv, brown floors and a vaulted ceiling.

Appartement Longchamp

HAUSSMANN INTÉRIEURS

This is an example of a contemporary open plan living room in Paris with white walls, medium hardwood flooring and a wall mounted tv.

Modern Deco Hacienda

Regan Baker Design Inc.

Open plan living room in San Francisco with medium hardwood flooring.

Sherwood Family Queenslander

Studio Lifestyling

Photo of a medium sized beach style enclosed living room in Brisbane with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a built-in media unit and grey floors.

MIDTOWN REMODEL

HUNTINGTON ID

Family room we remodeled with a velvet blue sofa and gallery wall.
Photo of a medium sized midcentury open plan living room in Other with beige walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv, brown floors and exposed beams.

竹景の舎　-竹林を借景する市中の山居-

Studio tanpopo-gumi　一級建築士事務所

竹景の舎｜Studio tanpopo-gumi
Photo of a large modern grey and cream open plan living room in Osaka with a reading nook, medium hardwood flooring, a wall mounted tv, brown floors, a timber clad ceiling and brick walls.

Regents Park

Zoe Willis Design

Pale pink sofa, House of Hackney prints, 1960s Danish teak sideboard, vintage sourced chandelier.
Photo of a medium sized eclectic living room in London with grey walls, medium hardwood flooring and brown floors.

Cannon Valley Abode

Tempus Design Studio Pty Ltd

This is an example of a contemporary open plan living room in Other with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, brown floors, exposed beams, a timber clad ceiling and a vaulted ceiling.

528 Alta Way

MO Design

Classic open plan living room in San Francisco with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, no tv, brown floors and a vaulted ceiling.

Ontario St

Ben + Britt at Home

This is an example of a classic living room in Other with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, no tv, brown floors, exposed beams and a vaulted ceiling.

Living Room with Medium Hardwood Flooring and Travertine Flooring 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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