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Midcentury Enclosed Living Room Ideas and Designs

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Century Furniture
Century Furniture
Weinberger's FurnitureWeinberger's Furniture
Photo of a medium sized midcentury formal enclosed living room in Atlanta with white walls, light hardwood flooring, no fireplace, no tv and white floors.
Tam O' Shanter Mid Century remodel
Tam O' Shanter Mid Century remodel
Seatons General Contractors and DesignSeatons General Contractors and Design
This is an example of a medium sized retro formal enclosed living room in Seattle with beige walls, light hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv and brown floors.
Cellular Shades
Cellular Shades
Hunter DouglasHunter Douglas
Large retro formal enclosed living room in New York with porcelain flooring, no fireplace and no tv.
Midcentury Sofa
Midcentury Sofa
Future FurnitureFuture Furniture
Design ideas for a medium sized midcentury enclosed living room in Vancouver with grey walls, concrete flooring and no fireplace.
My Houzz: A Northwest Home Honors Its Midcentury Roots
My Houzz: A Northwest Home Honors Its Midcentury Roots
Ellie Lillstrom PhotographyEllie Lillstrom Photography
Photo: A Darling Felicity Photography © 2015 Houzz
Design ideas for a medium sized midcentury enclosed living room in Seattle with brown walls and a concealed tv.
Mid-century Home Renovation
Mid-century Home Renovation
Charles Rabinovitch ArchitectsCharles Rabinovitch Architects
This is an example of a medium sized midcentury enclosed living room in New York with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a two-sided fireplace and a brick fireplace surround.
West 73rd Street
West 73rd Street
Maletz DesignMaletz Design
The spacious living room faces south and offers great natural light. We bleached and stained the original herringbone wood flooring. Contemporary chandelier and owner's art collection offers focus to the room. Photo by Maletz Design
Preston Hollow Bungalow Living Room Wall Art
Preston Hollow Bungalow Living Room Wall Art
Carolina V. Gentry, RIDCarolina V. Gentry, RID
design by Pulp Design Studios | http://pulpdesignstudios.com/ The goal of this whole home refresh was to create a fun, fresh and collected look that was both kid-friendly and livable. Cosmetic updates included selecting vibrantly colored and happy hues, bold wallpaper and modern accents to create a dynamic family-friendly home.
Clara Solid Wood Coffee Table
Clara Solid Wood Coffee Table
Ashcroft Imports Furniture Co.Ashcroft Imports Furniture Co.
Solid wood coffee table with 2 open storage shelves. Genuine Leather Manhattan Sofa.
Inspiration for a medium sized midcentury formal enclosed living room in Houston with white walls and carpet.
Mid-Century Modern Apartment
Mid-Century Modern Apartment
Kia DesignsKia Designs
Anna Stathaki A mid-century influenced design in a penthouse loft flat in leafy North London. Furniture from West Elm, Maison Du Monde and Swoon Editions. Modern comforts and contemporary highlights, like the neon signage bring the design squarely into the 21st Century.
Lagom Residence
Lagom Residence
CB Architecture + DesignCB Architecture + Design
Eric Rorer
Medium sized midcentury enclosed living room in San Francisco with white walls, light hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv and brown floors.
Tuxedo Park
Tuxedo Park
Virtual Studio InnovationsVirtual Studio Innovations
Design ideas for a large midcentury enclosed living room in Atlanta with white walls, dark hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, brown floors and a wood ceiling.
14th St
14th St
Hive HomeHive Home
A young professional in Santa Monica gets a bright, simple, minimal living room with a mid-century feel.
Photo of a small retro enclosed living room in Los Angeles with white walls, carpet, a wall mounted tv and grey floors.
Lindsey's DC Condo
Lindsey's DC Condo
Nafasi by Teri ClarNafasi by Teri Clar
Teri Clar
Inspiration for a medium sized midcentury enclosed living room in Other with blue walls, medium hardwood flooring, no fireplace and a wall mounted tv.
Apartamento en Poble Sec
Apartamento en Poble Sec
mcd/studio - arquitectura e interiorismomcd/studio - arquitectura e interiorismo
Medium sized midcentury formal enclosed living room in Barcelona with white walls, no fireplace, ceramic flooring and no tv.
BoHo Hangout
BoHo Hangout
Sayler StudioSayler Studio
Small retro enclosed living room in San Francisco with a home bar, white walls and wainscoting.
Our Work
Our Work
Organic ModernismOrganic Modernism
Inspiration for a small midcentury formal enclosed living room in San Diego with white walls, dark hardwood flooring, no fireplace, no tv and brown floors.
Edgecliff
Edgecliff
The Here CompanyThe Here Company
Medium sized retro enclosed living room in Los Angeles with grey walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace and a brick fireplace surround.
Midcentury Caribbean Home
Midcentury Caribbean Home
Cathie Hong InteriorsCathie Hong Interiors
This artistic and design-forward family approached us at the beginning of the pandemic with a design prompt to blend their love of midcentury modern design with their Caribbean roots. With her parents originating from Trinidad & Tobago and his parents from Jamaica, they wanted their home to be an authentic representation of their heritage, with a midcentury modern twist. We found inspiration from a colorful Trinidad & Tobago tourism poster that they already owned and carried the tropical colors throughout the house — rich blues in the main bathroom, deep greens and oranges in the powder bathroom, mustard yellow in the dining room and guest bathroom, and sage green in the kitchen. This project was featured on Dwell in January 2022.
Upper West Side Residence
Upper West Side Residence
Ann Baumgartner DesignAnn Baumgartner Design
Marco Ricca
This is an example of a medium sized retro enclosed living room in Denver with white walls, dark hardwood flooring and brown floors.

Midcentury Enclosed Living Room Ideas and Designs

Looking for midcentury 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 midcentury 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 retro 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.

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

When it comes to the layout of your midcentury 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 midcentury 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 1950s style 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 1960s style 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 midcentury 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 retro 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 midcentury 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 retro 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 midcentury 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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