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Luxury Traditional Living Room Ideas and Designs

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Surrey Hills Family Home
Surrey Hills Family Home
April Hamilton Interiors LLPApril Hamilton Interiors LLP
Inspiration for a large traditional formal enclosed living room in Surrey with carpet, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv, a coffered ceiling and feature lighting.
South Kensington Project
South Kensington Project
Rose Narmani InteriorsRose Narmani Interiors
A historic London townhouse, redesigned by Rose Narmani Interiors.
Large traditional living room curtain in London with a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, beige floors and panelled walls.
Morningroom
Morningroom
Nicky Percival LimitedNicky Percival Limited
This is an example of a large traditional open plan living room feature wall in Sussex with a music area, pink walls, light hardwood flooring, a wood burning stove, a stone fireplace surround, beige floors and a vaulted ceiling.
Barnes Family Home: 'House of Colour'
Barnes Family Home: 'House of Colour'
LEIVARSLEIVARS
We are delighted to reveal our recent ‘House of Colour’ Barnes project. We had such fun designing a space that’s not just aesthetically playful and vibrant, but also functional and comfortable for a young family. We loved incorporating lively hues, bold patterns and luxurious textures. What a pleasure to have creative freedom designing interiors that reflect our client’s personality.
Formal Sitting Room, Belfast
Formal Sitting Room, Belfast
Cher Simpson Watt InteriorsCher Simpson Watt Interiors
Luxury Sitting Room in Belfast. Includes paneling, shagreen textured wallpaper, bespoke joinery, furniture and soft furnishings. Faux Fur and silk cushions complete this comfortable corner.
Belgrave Mansion
Belgrave Mansion
Tollgard Design GroupTollgard Design Group
Photo of an expansive traditional formal open plan living room in London with multi-coloured walls, medium hardwood flooring, a built-in media unit, a coffered ceiling, wallpapered walls and feature lighting.
Color Blocking
Color Blocking
Ann Lowengart InteriorsAnn Lowengart Interiors
We juxtaposed bold colors and contemporary furnishings with the early twentieth-century interior architecture for this four-level Pacific Heights Edwardian. The home's showpiece is the living room, where the walls received a rich coat of blackened teal blue paint with a high gloss finish, while the high ceiling is painted off-white with violet undertones. Against this dramatic backdrop, we placed a streamlined sofa upholstered in an opulent navy velour and companioned it with a pair of modern lounge chairs covered in raspberry mohair. An artisanal wool and silk rug in indigo, wine, and smoke ties the space together.
Tudor Revival Estate, Full Home Design
Tudor Revival Estate, Full Home Design
UserUser
A vintage glass and brass lamp circa the 1960s sets off this living room’s gold, copper and neutral palette. Silk draperies, a metal étagère, polished nickel and antiqued mirror set of nesting tables set off the Oushak rug and dark walnut stain of the hardwoods.
Desert Prairie / Living Room to Entry
Desert Prairie / Living Room to Entry
Drewett WorksDrewett Works
Located near the base of Scottsdale landmark Pinnacle Peak, the Desert Prairie is surrounded by distant peaks as well as boulder conservation easements. This 30,710 square foot site was unique in terrain and shape and was in close proximity to adjacent properties. These unique challenges initiated a truly unique piece of architecture. Planning of this residence was very complex as it weaved among the boulders. The owners were agnostic regarding style, yet wanted a warm palate with clean lines. The arrival point of the design journey was a desert interpretation of a prairie-styled home. The materials meet the surrounding desert with great harmony. Copper, undulating limestone, and Madre Perla quartzite all blend into a low-slung and highly protected home. Located in Estancia Golf Club, the 5,325 square foot (conditioned) residence has been featured in Luxe Interiors + Design’s September/October 2018 issue. Additionally, the home has received numerous design awards. Desert Prairie // Project Details Architecture: Drewett Works Builder: Argue Custom Homes Interior Design: Lindsey Schultz Design Interior Furnishings: Ownby Design Landscape Architect: Greey|Pickett Photography: Werner Segarra
Design Excellence Award Winners - A Sampling of 20 Years of Professional Honors
Design Excellence Award Winners - A Sampling of 20 Years of Professional Honors
Pineapple House Interior DesignPineapple House Interior Design
Pineapple House helped build and decorate this fabulous Atlanta River Club home in less than a year. It won the GOLD for Design Excellence by ASID and the project was named BEST of SHOW.
MODERN COTTAGE
MODERN COTTAGE
Lissa Lee HickmanLissa Lee Hickman
This is an example of a large classic formal open plan living room in Phoenix with white walls, light hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a plastered fireplace surround, no tv, beige floors and a coffered ceiling.
Jordan Remodel
Jordan Remodel
R|House Design BuildR|House Design Build
New linear fireplace and media wall with custom cabinets
Inspiration for a large traditional living room in Minneapolis with grey walls, carpet, a ribbon fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and grey floors.
Burroughs Wharf
Burroughs Wharf
Elms Interior DesignElms Interior Design
Photography by Michael J. Lee
Design ideas for a medium sized classic living room in Boston with carpet, grey walls and grey floors.
Elegant French Inspired Remodel & Addition
Elegant French Inspired Remodel & Addition
Newberry ArchitectureNewberry Architecture
Terry Vine Photography
Inspiration for a medium sized classic formal enclosed living room in Houston with brown walls, dark hardwood flooring and no tv.
Library
Library
Paul Craig PhotographyPaul Craig Photography
Paul Craig photo for Cochrane Design www.cochranedesign.com ©Paul Craig 2014 All Rights Reserved
Photo of a medium sized traditional formal enclosed living room in London with blue walls, a standard fireplace and grey floors.
Private Residence in British Colonial style
Private Residence in British Colonial style
Equilibrium Interior Design IncEquilibrium Interior Design Inc
Craig Denis Photography
Design ideas for a large classic formal open plan living room in Miami with beige walls, dark hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, no tv, a stone fireplace surround and brown floors.
Royal Berkshire // Full Home Interior Design Project
Royal Berkshire // Full Home Interior Design Project
Clark + AldineClark + Aldine
Custom designed fireplace with molding design. Vaulted ceilings with stunning lighting. Built-in cabinetry for storage and floating shelves for displacing items you love. Comfortable furniture for a growing family: sectional sofa, leather chairs, vintage rug creating a light and airy living space.
Elmhurst Residence
Elmhurst Residence
Polay InteriorsPolay Interiors
Small classic formal open plan living room in Chicago with green walls, medium hardwood flooring, no fireplace, no tv, brown floors, a coffered ceiling and wallpapered walls.
Cold Spring Harbor
Cold Spring Harbor
ChangoChango
Advisement + Design - Construction advisement, custom millwork & custom furniture design, interior design & art curation by Chango & Co.
Design ideas for a medium sized traditional formal open plan living room in New York with white walls, light hardwood flooring, a timber clad chimney breast, a freestanding tv, brown floors, a wood ceiling and tongue and groove walls.
Update Home to Modern
Update Home to Modern
Foran Interior DesignForan Interior Design
This was a little used living room that was turn into the favorite room in the house. The room was designed to be a music/wine lounge. We used four comfortable chairs facing each other for great conversation. The chairs have quilted leather seats and down silk velvet pillows. The artsy fireplace screen appears to be floating on their black granite hearth. The beautiful spot tables have petrified wood tops. This client wanted to update their home to light and Modern from dark and Old World. The whole house was painted in a light color and the wood floor and stair railing were refinished in a brown/grey stain.. We also made the rooms more useable. We changed the unused living room into a music/wine lounge. The kitchen cabinets were painted off white and we put in new counter tops, backsplash, lighting, bar stools and hardware. The rest of the home was also updated.

Luxury Traditional Living Room Ideas and Designs

Looking for traditional 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 traditional 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 classic 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.

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

When it comes to the layout of your traditional 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 traditional 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 elegant 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 traditional 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 elegant 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 classic 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 traditional 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 classic 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 traditional 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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