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Luxury Modern Living Room Ideas and Designs

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Carmel Highlands Pelican House
Carmel Highlands Pelican House
Eric Miller Architects, Inc.Eric Miller Architects, Inc.
Photo by: Russell Abraham
Inspiration for a large modern open plan living room in San Francisco with a home bar, white walls, concrete flooring, a standard fireplace and a metal fireplace surround.
Brass With Class
Brass With Class
Mauricio Nava Design, LLCMauricio Nava Design, LLC
John Paul Key and Chuck Williams
Medium sized modern formal enclosed living room in Houston with beige walls, porcelain flooring, no fireplace and no tv.
Dafna Zilafro
Dafna Zilafro
spfaspfa
This is an example of an expansive modern formal living room in Los Angeles with a two-sided fireplace, light hardwood flooring and a concrete fireplace surround.
Hummingbird Haus
Hummingbird Haus
K2 Signature HomesK2 Signature Homes
Living room and views to the McDowell Mtns
Inspiration for a large modern open plan living room in Phoenix with white walls, light hardwood flooring, a two-sided fireplace and a concrete fireplace surround.
West Vancouver Residence
West Vancouver Residence
RaveninsideRaveninside
Photo by Brandon Barre
Design ideas for a large modern open plan living room in Vancouver with a built-in media unit, beige floors, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace and a stone fireplace surround.
The Clarendon - Modern
The Clarendon - Modern
Elms Interior DesignElms Interior Design
Large modern grey and brown open plan living room in Boston with light hardwood flooring and brown walls.
Dancer
Dancer
JJ RoseJJ Rose
Large modern living room in Seattle.
Floating Mezzanine Game Room
Floating Mezzanine Game Room
Lasley Brahaney Architecture + ConstructionLasley Brahaney Architecture + Construction
Floating above the kitchen and family room, a mezzanine offers elevated views to the lake. It features a fireplace with cozy seating and a game table for family gatherings. Architecture and interior design by Pierre Hoppenot, Studio PHH Architects.
Manifold House
Manifold House
Oliver Custom HomesOliver Custom Homes
Open concept living room with large windows, vaulted ceiling, white walls, and beige stone floors.
Inspiration for a large modern open plan living room in Austin with white walls, limestone flooring, no fireplace, beige floors and a vaulted ceiling.
Burgundy - Living Room
Burgundy - Living Room
LDI StudioLDI Studio
Photo of a large modern open plan living room in Dallas with white walls, light hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and yellow floors.
Family Room looking into Foyer
Family Room looking into Foyer
Kimmel Studio ArchitectsKimmel Studio Architects
Photo of an expansive modern open plan living room in Baltimore with a home bar, white walls, light hardwood flooring, a ribbon fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, no tv and brown floors.
Breakwater
Breakwater
McClellan | TelloneMcClellan | Tellone
Photo of a large modern formal open plan living room in Seattle with white walls, porcelain flooring, a ribbon fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, no tv and white floors.
2541 Carman Crest Dr
2541 Carman Crest Dr
The House GroupThe House Group
Large modern formal mezzanine living room in Los Angeles with white walls, light hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, no tv, beige floors and a vaulted ceiling.
Boca Raton Splendor
Boca Raton Splendor
Bravas Boca RatonBravas Boca Raton
Fully integrated Signature Estate featuring Creston controls and Crestron panelized lighting, and Crestron motorized shades and draperies, whole-house audio and video, HVAC, voice and video communication atboth both the front door and gate. Modern, warm, and clean-line design, with total custom details and finishes. The front includes a serene and impressive atrium foyer with two-story floor to ceiling glass walls and multi-level fire/water fountains on either side of the grand bronze aluminum pivot entry door. Elegant extra-large 47'' imported white porcelain tile runs seamlessly to the rear exterior pool deck, and a dark stained oak wood is found on the stairway treads and second floor. The great room has an incredible Neolith onyx wall and see-through linear gas fireplace and is appointed perfectly for views of the zero edge pool and waterway. The center spine stainless steel staircase has a smoked glass railing and wood handrail. Photo courtesy Royal Palm Properties
La Quinta Modernist Home - Living Room
La Quinta Modernist Home - Living Room
Bradshaw ConstructionBradshaw Construction
This 6,500-square-foot one-story vacation home overlooks a golf course with the San Jacinto mountain range beyond. The house has a light-colored material palette—limestone floors, bleached teak ceilings—and ample access to outdoor living areas. Builder: Bradshaw Construction Architect: Marmol Radziner Interior Design: Sophie Harvey Landscape: Madderlake Designs Photography: Roger Davies
Villandry Circle
Villandry Circle
Hills & GrantHills & Grant
Photo: Lisa Petrole
This is an example of an expansive modern formal open plan living room in San Francisco with white walls, a ribbon fireplace, a tiled fireplace surround, no tv, grey floors and porcelain flooring.
MODERN NEW CONSTRUCTION
MODERN NEW CONSTRUCTION
UserUser
A masterpiece of light and design, this gorgeous Beverly Hills contemporary is filled with incredible moments, offering the perfect balance of intimate corners and open spaces. A large driveway with space for ten cars is complete with a contemporary fountain wall that beckons guests inside. An amazing pivot door opens to an airy foyer and light-filled corridor with sliding walls of glass and high ceilings enhancing the space and scale of every room. An elegant study features a tranquil outdoor garden and faces an open living area with fireplace. A formal dining room spills into the incredible gourmet Italian kitchen with butler’s pantry—complete with Miele appliances, eat-in island and Carrara marble countertops—and an additional open living area is roomy and bright. Two well-appointed powder rooms on either end of the main floor offer luxury and convenience. Surrounded by large windows and skylights, the stairway to the second floor overlooks incredible views of the home and its natural surroundings. A gallery space awaits an owner’s art collection at the top of the landing and an elevator, accessible from every floor in the home, opens just outside the master suite. Three en-suite guest rooms are spacious and bright, all featuring walk-in closets, gorgeous bathrooms and balconies that open to exquisite canyon views. A striking master suite features a sitting area, fireplace, stunning walk-in closet with cedar wood shelving, and marble bathroom with stand-alone tub. A spacious balcony extends the entire length of the room and floor-to-ceiling windows create a feeling of openness and connection to nature. A large grassy area accessible from the second level is ideal for relaxing and entertaining with family and friends, and features a fire pit with ample lounge seating and tall hedges for privacy and seclusion. Downstairs, an infinity pool with deck and canyon views feels like a natural extension of the home, seamlessly integrated with the indoor living areas through sliding pocket doors. Amenities and features including a glassed-in wine room and tasting area, additional en-suite bedroom ideal for staff quarters, designer fixtures and appliances and ample parking complete this superb hillside retreat.
Deschutes House
Deschutes House
FINNE ArchitectsFINNE Architects
photo Benjamin Benschneider
Medium sized modern open plan living room in Seattle with light hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace and a built-in media unit.
Horn Renovation w/ Bernard Decosse Architect Inc
Horn Renovation w/ Bernard Decosse Architect Inc
splyce designsplyce design
This is an example of a modern living room in Vancouver with white walls and light hardwood flooring.
The Clarendon - Modern
The Clarendon - Modern
Elms Interior DesignElms Interior Design
Design ideas for a medium sized modern open plan living room in Boston with grey walls and carpet.

Luxury Modern Living Room Ideas and Designs

Looking for modern 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 modern 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 modern 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.

Modern 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 modern 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 modern 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 modern small living room ideas to help you make most out of what you’re working with. A couple of modern 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 modern 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 modern living room furniture

When it comes to the layout of your modern 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 modern 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 modern 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 modern 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 modern 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 modern 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 modern 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 modern 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 modern 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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