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272 Manhattan Aveune
272 Manhattan Aveune
Magic Hill NYCMagic Hill NYC
Design ideas for a medium sized retro formal living room in New York with orange walls.
Druid Hills Mid Century Modern
Druid Hills Mid Century Modern
Alair Homes DecaturAlair Homes Decatur
Designed & Built by Renewal Design-Build. RenewalDesignBuild.com Photography by: Jeff Herr Photography
Inspiration for a midcentury formal open plan living room in Atlanta with feature lighting.
Silver Lake Project
Silver Lake Project
Vidal Design CollaborativeVidal Design Collaborative
Photo by Marcia Prentice
Inspiration for a midcentury living room in Los Angeles with a home bar.
Modern Artful Guest House
Modern Artful Guest House
UserUser
Design ideas for a medium sized midcentury enclosed living room in Orange County with white walls, medium hardwood flooring and brown floors.
Квартира с винтажем
Квартира с винтажем
propertylab+artpropertylab+art
Photo of a midcentury living room in Moscow.
White Sails Mid-Century Modern
White Sails Mid-Century Modern
Patterson Custom HomesPatterson Custom Homes
Photo of a midcentury open plan living room in Los Angeles with white walls, light hardwood flooring and a ribbon fireplace.
Project | Coastal Beach House
Project | Coastal Beach House
Eco Outdoor USAEco Outdoor USA
Architecture & Interiors: Studio Esteta Photography: Sean Fennessy Located in an enviable position within arm’s reach of a beach pier, the refurbishment of Coastal Beach House references the home’s coastal context and pays homage to it’s mid-century bones. “Our client’s brief sought to rejuvenate the double storey residence, whilst maintaining the existing building footprint”, explains Sarah Cosentino, director of Studio Esteta. As the orientation of the original dwelling already maximized the coastal aspect, the client engaged Studio Esteta to tailor the spatial arrangement to better accommodate their love for entertaining with minor modifications. “In response, our design seeks to be in synergy with the mid-century character that presented, emphasizing its stylistic significance to create a light-filled, serene and relaxed interior that feels wholly connected to the adjacent bay”, Sarah explains. The client’s deep appreciation of the mid-century design aesthetic also called for original details to be preserved or used as reference points in the refurbishment. Items such as the unique wall hooks were repurposed and a light, tactile palette of natural materials was adopted. The neutral backdrop allowed space for the client’s extensive collection of art and ceramics and avoided distracting from the coastal views.
Midcentury • UWS 100s
Midcentury • UWS 100s
InsideWrightInsideWright
I love the contrasts here: soft, muted tones in the rug, art and wall ... and an earthy red, dead center, flanked by black. The balance of colors and shapes create a grounded movement. Photos: Brittany Ambridge
Mid Century Ranch in Whittier
Mid Century Ranch in Whittier
Steven Dewall PhotographySteven Dewall Photography
© Steven Dewall Photography
Design ideas for a retro living room in Los Angeles with white walls and a wood burning stove.
Mid Century Modern Renovation
Mid Century Modern Renovation
Kimberly Demmy DesignKimberly Demmy Design
Mid Century Modern Renovation - nestled in the heart of Arapahoe Acres. This home was purchased as a foreclosure and needed a complete renovation. To complete the renovation - new floors, walls, ceiling, windows, doors, electrical, plumbing and heating system were redone or replaced. The kitchen and bathroom also underwent a complete renovation - as well as the home exterior and landscaping. Many of the original details of the home had not been preserved so Kimberly Demmy Design worked to restore what was intact and carefully selected other details that would honor the mid century roots of the home. Published in Atomic Ranch - Fall 2015 - Keeping It Small. Daniel O'Connor Photography
Stanford - Complete Renovation
Stanford - Complete Renovation
EBCON CorporationEBCON Corporation
Complete Renovation Build: EBCON Corporation Design: EBCON Corporation + Magdalena Bogart Interiors Photography: Agnieszka Jakubowicz
Photo of a medium sized retro enclosed living room in San Francisco with a reading nook, white walls, light hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and no tv.
Living Room Ideas
Living Room Ideas
Bona USBona US
Located in a seaside village on the Gold Coast of Long Island, NY, this home was renovated with all eco-friendly products. The 90+ year old douglas fir wood floors were stained with Bona Drifast Stain - Provincial and finished with Bona Traffic Semi-Gloss.
Maple Wood Floors-Wide Plank
Maple Wood Floors-Wide Plank
Hull Forest Products - Wide Plank FloorsHull Forest Products - Wide Plank Floors
Solid wide plank Maple flooring, 8 inch wide end matched planks, select grade sapwood only, custom sorted for consistent color by the manufacturer, Hull Forest Products of Pomfret, CT. www.hullforest.com. 1-800-928-9602. Floors ship nationwide direct from our mill. Photography by Miguel De Guzman; Design by Scalara Architecture
My Houzz: A Charming Apartment in the Mission
My Houzz: A Charming Apartment in the Mission
Nanette WongNanette Wong
Photo: Nanette Wong © 2014 Houzz
Inspiration for a retro living room in San Francisco.
Double Gable Eichler Remodel
Double Gable Eichler Remodel
Klopf ArchitectureKlopf Architecture
Mariko Reed
Midcentury living room in San Francisco.
Druid Hills Mid Century Modern
Druid Hills Mid Century Modern
Alair Homes DecaturAlair Homes Decatur
Designed & Built by Renewal Design-Build. RenewalDesignBuild.com Photography by: Jeff Herr Photography
Design ideas for a midcentury formal open plan living room in Atlanta with a freestanding tv and feature lighting.
Mid Century Modern Masterpiece
Mid Century Modern Masterpiece
Cure Design GroupCure Design Group
Cure Design Group (636) 294-2343 https://curedesigngroup.com/ Mid Century Modern Masterpiece was featured by At Home Magazine. Restoring the original architecture and unveiling style and sophistication. The combination of colors and textures create a cohesive and interesting space.
Axiom Desert House
Axiom Desert House
Resource FurnitureResource Furniture
Resource Furniture worked with Turkel Design to furnish Axiom Desert House, a custom-designed, luxury prefab home nestled in sunny Palm Springs. Resource Furniture provided the Square Line Sofa with pull-out end tables; the Raia walnut dining table and Orca dining chairs; the Flex Outdoor modular sofa on the lanai; as well as the Tango Sectional, Swing, and Kali Duo wall beds. These transforming, multi-purpose and small-footprint furniture pieces allow the 1,200-square-foot home to feel and function like one twice the size, without compromising comfort or high-end style. Axiom Desert House made its debut in February 2019 as a Modernism Week Featured Home and gained national attention for its groundbreaking innovations in high-end prefab construction and flexible, sustainable design.
Mid-Century Modern Addition/Renovation
Mid-Century Modern Addition/Renovation
John Harrison Jones, AIA ArchitectJohn Harrison Jones, AIA Architect
Chad Mellon Photography and Lisa Mallory Interior Design, Family room addition
Inspiration for a medium sized retro formal open plan living room in Nashville with white walls, no fireplace, no tv and white floors.
Magnolia
Magnolia
Heidi Caillier DesignHeidi Caillier Design
Haris Kenjar
Design ideas for a medium sized midcentury formal enclosed living room in Seattle with white walls, light hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv, beige floors and feature lighting.

Midcentury White 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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