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Midcentury Living Room with a Wood Ceiling Ideas and Designs

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Mark HardyMark Hardy
Expansive midcentury formal open plan living room in Hampshire with blue walls, concrete flooring, a corner fireplace, a metal fireplace surround, grey floors and a wood ceiling.
New Generation MCM
New Generation MCM
M.O.Daby DesignM.O.Daby Design
New Generation MCM Location: Lake Oswego, OR Type: Remodel Credits Design: Matthew O. Daby - M.O.Daby Design Interior design: Angela Mechaley - M.O.Daby Design Construction: Oregon Homeworks Photography: KLIK Concepts
Atomic Ranch Midcentury Modern Project House: Living Room
Atomic Ranch Midcentury Modern Project House: Living Room
Breathe Design StudioBreathe Design Studio
Design ideas for a midcentury formal open plan living room in Austin with white walls, light hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a tiled fireplace surround, no tv, beige floors, exposed beams and a wood ceiling.
Mid-Century Modern Highland Park West Home
Mid-Century Modern Highland Park West Home
Mosier Luxury HomesMosier Luxury Homes
Large midcentury open plan living room feature wall in Austin with light hardwood flooring, a built-in media unit, a wood ceiling and wood walls.
Parian Ridge
Parian Ridge
Virtual Studio InnovationsVirtual Studio Innovations
Inspiration for a medium sized retro open plan living room in Atlanta with brown walls, concrete flooring, a wall mounted tv, grey floors, a wood ceiling and wood walls.
Living Room
Living Room
MMW ArchitectsMMW Architects
Midcentury open plan living room in Other with medium hardwood flooring, a corner fireplace and a wood ceiling.
Arcadia Residence
Arcadia Residence
Kiyohara MoffittKiyohara Moffitt
Living Room/Dining Room
Retro open plan living room in Los Angeles with white walls, light hardwood flooring, a corner fireplace, a plastered fireplace surround, no tv, brown floors and a wood ceiling.
Del Mar Meadow House
Del Mar Meadow House
McCulley Design LabMcCulley Design Lab
Photo of a midcentury formal open plan living room with medium hardwood flooring, exposed beams and a wood ceiling.
SoBo Mid-Century
SoBo Mid-Century
Amy Pigliacampo InteriorsAmy Pigliacampo Interiors
Photo of a retro open plan living room in Los Angeles with white walls, concrete flooring, grey floors, a vaulted ceiling and a wood ceiling.
Glen Ellen Residence
Glen Ellen Residence
Knock Architecture and DesignKnock Architecture and Design
Medium sized retro open plan living room in San Francisco with concrete flooring, a two-sided fireplace, a tiled fireplace surround, grey floors, a wood ceiling and wood walls.
Cozy Mid Century Modern Family Room
Cozy Mid Century Modern Family Room
Rebekah Nicole InteriorsRebekah Nicole Interiors
A relaxed modern living room with the purpose to create a beautiful space for the family to gather.
Design ideas for a large retro open plan living room in Dallas with grey walls, medium hardwood flooring, no fireplace, a wall mounted tv and a wood ceiling.
Mid-Century Retreat
Mid-Century Retreat
DeForest ArchitectsDeForest Architects
Retro living room in Seattle with white walls, beige floors and a wood ceiling.
Midcentury Living Room
Midcentury Living Room
Photo of a retro open plan living room in Chicago with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a ribbon fireplace, a stacked stone fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv, brown floors, a vaulted ceiling and a wood ceiling.
Birch Knoll Restoration
Birch Knoll Restoration
k YODER design, LLCk YODER design, LLC
A custom walnut cabinet conceals the living room television. New floor-to-ceiling sliding window walls open the room to the adjacent patio. Sky-Frame sliding doors/windows via Dover Windows and Doors; Kolbe VistaLuxe fixed and casement windows via North American Windows and Doors; Element by Tech Lighting recessed lighting; Lea Ceramiche Waterfall porcelain stoneware tiles
Hi-Hat House
Hi-Hat House
Kimball Modern Design + InteriorsKimball Modern Design + Interiors
This is an example of a retro open plan living room in Denver with light hardwood flooring, a wood ceiling and wood walls.
Mid-Century Modern Vancouver Special
Mid-Century Modern Vancouver Special
PlaidFox StudioPlaidFox Studio
Midcentury living room in Vancouver with white walls, laminate floors and a wood ceiling.
Boho/Mid-Century Living Room
Boho/Mid-Century Living Room
O.Evans DesignsO.Evans Designs
Design ideas for a medium sized retro enclosed living room in Nashville with blue walls, dark hardwood flooring, a wall mounted tv, brown floors, a wood ceiling and wallpapered walls.
Mid Century Rejuvenated
Mid Century Rejuvenated
Stone and Pine Inc.Stone and Pine Inc.
A house that got a major face lift, entirely re-insulated and virtually every surface (except the brick on the first place and at the entry) was improved.
Los Gatos Treehouse
Los Gatos Treehouse
Cathie Hong InteriorsCathie Hong Interiors
This 1960s home was in original condition and badly in need of some functional and cosmetic updates. We opened up the great room into an open concept space, converted the half bathroom downstairs into a full bath, and updated finishes all throughout with finishes that felt period-appropriate and reflective of the owner's Asian heritage.
Scadlock
Scadlock
szalay_design_buildszalay_design_build
Family room looking into kitchen.
Photo of a medium sized midcentury formal open plan living room in Los Angeles with no fireplace, white floors, exposed beams and a wood ceiling.

Midcentury Living Room with a Wood Ceiling 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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