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Spectacular Northwest Architecture
Spectacular Northwest Architecture
Jackie Syvertsen ~ Windermere Real Estate/BI, Inc.Jackie Syvertsen ~ Windermere Real Estate/BI, Inc.
Inspiration for a large retro living room in Seattle with carpet, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, beige floors and brown walls.
1503 De Charles St, Tyler, Texas 75701
1503 De Charles St, Tyler, Texas 75701
Solomon Rodgers PhotographySolomon Rodgers Photography
Large midcentury enclosed living room in Austin with beige walls, carpet, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround and a freestanding tv.
Nevada City
Nevada City
Kat Alves PhotographyKat Alves Photography
Kat Alves Photography
This is an example of a retro formal living room in Sacramento with brown walls, carpet, no fireplace and no tv.
Refinished Furniture
Refinished Furniture
Imagine Home Organization, LLCImagine Home Organization, LLC
Kirsten Fisher
This is an example of a medium sized retro formal enclosed living room in Tampa with blue walls, carpet, no fireplace and no tv.
Bellaire Court
Bellaire Court
Austin Design AssociatesAustin Design Associates
Derek Swalwell
Photo of a medium sized retro living room in Melbourne with grey walls and carpet.
Clients Home Northern Ireland
Clients Home Northern Ireland
Beaufort InteriorsBeaufort Interiors
Beaufort Interiors completed this Modern Interior Design for our client in Northern Ireland. The curtains and rugs were manufactured by Beaufort and modern furniture was selected to create a bright open plan space. Sofas, curtains, blinds, Lighting accessories and pictures provided by Beaufort.
Interior Design with a Mid-Century Modern Mix - Troy, MI.
Interior Design with a Mid-Century Modern Mix - Troy, MI.
Dan Davis DesignDan Davis Design
By using the open-arm lounge chairs, we fit seating for 5 in a small space without it looking crowded. Small touches of wood on the end table, lamp, and picture frames add warmth to the overall grey tones. Fabrica Carpet gives overall pattern in the space. Interior design by Dan Davis Design
Frank Lloyd style in Lafayette
Frank Lloyd style in Lafayette
Janze Company Staging and DesignJanze Company Staging and Design
Inspiration for a large retro formal living room in San Francisco with brown walls, carpet, no fireplace, no tv and grey floors.
Living Room Refresh
Living Room Refresh
Making SpacesMaking Spaces
Making Spaces
Design ideas for a medium sized retro enclosed living room in Other with black walls, carpet, a wood burning stove, a plastered fireplace surround and a freestanding tv.
Haymarket Mid-Century Modern
Haymarket Mid-Century Modern
Allison Shortmeyer InteriorsAllison Shortmeyer Interiors
Medium sized midcentury open plan living room in DC Metro with beige walls, carpet, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and beige floors.
Modern Mid Century Living Room @ Palo Alto
Modern Mid Century Living Room @ Palo Alto
UserUser
My clients rent an Eichler and they wanted to feel at home and mix modernity and Mid-Century to respect the Eichler's spirit but they didn't want to live in Mid-Century Museum... The Palm art was the beginning of the scope of work and turquoise the color's guide! Credit photo: Maud Daujean Photographer
Denver Project
Denver Project
Pickard Design StudioPickard Design Studio
Photo of a medium sized midcentury formal open plan living room in Dallas with beige walls, a freestanding tv, carpet and no fireplace.
Currant Ave Whole Home Remodel
Currant Ave Whole Home Remodel
FBC RemodelFBC Remodel
This beautiful home in Boulder, Colorado got a full two-story remodel. Their remodel included a new kitchen and dining area, living room, entry way, staircase, lofted area, bedroom, bathroom and office. Check out this client's new beautiful home
Renovated living room in Oakland Hills home
Renovated living room in Oakland Hills home
Studio Nish Interior DesignStudio Nish Interior Design
Studio Nish Interior Design Quintessential indoor/ outdoor flow of mid-century modern home. Low-pile wool carpet adds softness and warmth to distinct architectural lines. Great room remodel. New flooring, new custom fireplace surround and mantle with 16' local cypress slab and cypress veneer pocket doors. New paint scheme throughout for fresh take on midcentury design. Enhanced day light through new skylights.
Epping Apartment
Epping Apartment
UpstageUpstage
Photo of a medium sized retro formal enclosed living room in Sydney with white walls, carpet, a freestanding tv and grey floors.
New Project
New Project
Sargent Pillsbury Designs LLCSargent Pillsbury Designs LLC
Design ideas for a large retro open plan living room in Los Angeles with beige walls, carpet, no fireplace and no tv.
Southern California Desert Home with Midcentury Pieces
Southern California Desert Home with Midcentury Pieces
Jacqueline BucelliJacqueline Bucelli
Jacqueline Bucelli
This is an example of a large retro open plan living room in San Francisco with white walls, carpet, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and a wall mounted tv.
Cassie Leather Sectional Sofa
Cassie Leather Sectional Sofa
Ashcroft Imports Furniture Co.Ashcroft Imports Furniture Co.
Mid Century Modern Genuine Leather Sectional Sofa.
Medium sized midcentury formal enclosed living room in Houston with white walls and carpet.
Highland's Eichler Home Tour May 2017
Highland's Eichler Home Tour May 2017
DRACODRACO
Amy Vogel
Inspiration for a medium sized retro formal open plan living room in San Francisco with brown walls, carpet, no tv and grey floors.
The 70's Living Room
The 70's Living Room
Making SpacesMaking Spaces
https://blog.making-spaces.net/2020/03/31/the-70s-flat-open-plan-living-space/

Midcentury Living Room with Carpet 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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