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Midcentury Living Room with Grey Walls Ideas and Designs

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Mid Century Modern Style with Crate and Barrel Sectional
Mid Century Modern Style with Crate and Barrel Sectional
Madison Modern HomeMadison Modern Home
A Crate and Barrel sofa, a pair of West Elm Flat Bar bookcases and a vintage cocktail table combine with the rich texture of West Elm's Bello Shag Rug to create a warm and stylish condo retreat. Pillows by Crate and Barrel.
Point Lonsdale II
Point Lonsdale II
Stonehouse + Irons ArchitectureStonehouse + Irons Architecture
Concrete block walls provide thermal mass for heating and defence agains hot summer. The subdued colours create a quiet and cosy space focussed around the fire. Timber joinery adds warmth and texture , framing the collections of books and collected objects.
Mid Century Revival
Mid Century Revival
Robin's Nest InteriorsRobin's Nest Interiors
Design ideas for a retro living room in Nashville with grey walls, grey floors, exposed beams and wood walls.
Hart Residence
Hart Residence
Blackbox design studiosBlackbox design studios
This is an example of a retro open plan living room in Salt Lake City with a reading nook, grey walls and dark hardwood flooring.
Dorchester Remodel
Dorchester Remodel
Teale ArchitectureTeale Architecture
Inspiration for a medium sized retro formal open plan living room in Los Angeles with grey walls, medium hardwood flooring, a ribbon fireplace, a concrete fireplace surround and brown floors.
Kensington Mid-Century Addition/Renovation
Kensington Mid-Century Addition/Renovation
Balodemas ArchitectsBalodemas Architects
Anice Hoachlander, Hoachlander Davis Photography
Inspiration for a large midcentury formal open plan living room in DC Metro with grey walls, light hardwood flooring, no fireplace and no tv.
Midcentury Living Room
Midcentury Living Room
This is an example of a medium sized retro living room in Phoenix with grey walls and dark hardwood flooring.
Rosenwald House
Rosenwald House
Flavin ArchitectsFlavin Architects
This remodel of a mid century gem is located in the town of Lincoln, MA a hot bed of modernist homes inspired by Gropius’ own house built nearby in the 1940’s. By the time the house was built, modernism had evolved from the Gropius era, to incorporate the rural vibe of Lincoln with spectacular exposed wooden beams and deep overhangs. The design rejects the traditional New England house with its enclosing wall and inward posture. The low pitched roofs, open floor plan, and large windows openings connect the house to nature to make the most of its rural setting. Photo by: Nat Rea Photography
Lyon Drive Den Project
Lyon Drive Den Project
Lace and Grace InteriorsLace and Grace Interiors
Inspiration for a small midcentury enclosed living room in Phoenix with grey walls and brown floors.
Bright and Cozy Library
Bright and Cozy Library
Tiffany Brooks, HGTV Host & Interior DesignerTiffany Brooks, HGTV Host & Interior Designer
This library offers one of the best spots in the home for enjoying views of the outdoors. The library is just steps from the kitchen, as well as a porch outside. https://www.tiffanybrooksinteriors.com Inquire About Our Design Services http://www.tiffanybrooksinteriors.com Inquire about our design services. Spaced designed by Tiffany Brooks Photo 2019 Scripps Network, LLC.
Mission Terrace Home
Mission Terrace Home
DesignFix LLCDesignFix LLC
This San Francisco home had beautifully restored interior details, including curved window walls, wood wainscoting, and an arched fireplace. We furnished it with a blend of modern and traditional pieces to express the minimal and laid-back feel desired by our clients.
X-100 Eichler Homes, San Mateo Highlands
X-100 Eichler Homes, San Mateo Highlands
UserUser
http://www.eichlernetwork.com/article/eichler-x-100-full-bloom
Suburban Townhome
Suburban Townhome
Dunsmuir Price DesignDunsmuir Price Design
Inspiration for a small retro open plan living room in Columbus with grey walls, vinyl flooring and a freestanding tv.
Buell
Buell
Yankee Barn HomesYankee Barn Homes
Design ideas for a midcentury living room in New York with grey walls, a two-sided fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and no tv.
FAIRFIELD GLENCOE
FAIRFIELD GLENCOE
bgoDesignsbgoDesigns
Inspiration for a retro formal living room in Chicago with grey walls, light hardwood flooring and beige floors.
What the Butler Saw | Pink Velvet Sofa Range
What the Butler Saw | Pink Velvet Sofa Range
Barker and StonehouseBarker and Stonehouse
Button-back, curved velvet seating sits alongside brass tables and ambient lighting to create everyday indulgence in the living room.
Design ideas for a retro living room with grey walls.
Contemporary family house in Ealing
Contemporary family house in Ealing
Studio Wolter NavarroStudio Wolter Navarro
Photography: René Wolter Styling: Almudena Navarro
Inspiration for a medium sized retro open plan living room in London with grey walls and dark hardwood flooring.
McElroy Renovation
McElroy Renovation
STUDIOrobert jamiesonSTUDIOrobert jamieson
Sam Oberter Photography
Retro living room in Philadelphia with grey walls, medium hardwood flooring, a freestanding tv and feature lighting.
Park Slope Apartment
Park Slope Apartment
Luna Grey InteriorsLuna Grey Interiors
Photos: Kelsey Ann Rose
Medium sized midcentury open plan living room in New York with grey walls and light hardwood flooring.
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.

Midcentury Living Room with Grey Walls 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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