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Midcentury White Living Room Ideas and Designs

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Castlecrag House
Castlecrag House
Felipe Neves PhotographyFelipe Neves Photography
Felipe Neves
Retro living room in Sydney.
Mid Century Modern Boho
Mid Century Modern Boho
Kimberley Kay InteriorsKimberley Kay Interiors
We repainted the fireplace beige tile all white to give it a boost and give it a more updated look without breaking the budget.
Large retro formal open plan living room in Phoenix with white walls, dark hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a tiled fireplace surround, no tv and brown floors.
East Bay Hills Home Remodel
East Bay Hills Home Remodel
MSK Design BuildMSK Design Build
We removed a wall and turned the bedroom into a expansive living room/family room, with access to the outside. Brinze accents, warm wood and white soaf and armchairs create a light and airy space.
Post + Beam Reimagined
Post + Beam Reimagined
Melinda Mandell Interior DesignMelinda Mandell Interior Design
Our goal was to create an elegant current space that fit naturally into the architecture, utilizing tailored furniture and subtle tones and textures. We wanted to make the space feel lighter, open, and spacious both for entertaining and daily life. The fireplace received a face lift with a bright white paint job and a black honed slab hearth. We thoughtfully incorporated durable fabrics and materials as our client's home life includes dogs and children.
BH Residence
BH Residence
Lotta Coffey Design & InteriorsLotta Coffey Design & Interiors
Design ideas for a medium sized midcentury living room in San Francisco with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround and brown floors.
Statement Fireplace
Statement Fireplace
UserUser
This is an example of a retro living room in Los Angeles.
Mid-Century Modern
Mid-Century Modern
Studio McGeeStudio McGee
Shop the products and see more here: http://www.studio-mcgee.com/portfolio/2017/4/21/mid-century-modern-project Watch the webisode here: http://www.studio-mcgee.com/studioblog/2017/4/18/mid-century-modern-install-webisode
Midcentury Living Room
Midcentury Living Room
Design ideas for a medium sized midcentury formal open plan living room in Charlotte with grey walls, painted wood flooring, no fireplace, no tv and grey floors.
Robinson
Robinson
The Here CompanyThe Here Company
Design ideas for a medium sized retro enclosed living room in Los Angeles with white walls and medium hardwood flooring.
Reinterpreted Mid-Century
Reinterpreted Mid-Century
Marc-Michaels Interior DesignMarc-Michaels Interior Design
©Edward Butera / ibi designs / Boca Raton, Florida
This is an example of a large midcentury open plan living room in Miami with grey walls, porcelain flooring, a ribbon fireplace and a wall mounted tv.
Palo Alto Eichler
Palo Alto Eichler
Yama ArchitectureYama Architecture
yamamardesign architects, david yama alison damonte interior design bruce damonte photography
Photo of a midcentury living room in San Francisco with white walls, a standard fireplace and a brick fireplace surround.
Notting Hill House
Notting Hill House
Honeybee Interiors and JoineryHoneybee Interiors and Joinery
Photography by Elina Pasok
This is an example of a midcentury living room in London.
Modern Boho
Modern Boho
B. Christine & Co. InteriorsB. Christine & Co. Interiors
Inspiration for a midcentury living room in Other.
Casa Teti - La semplicità che stupisce
Casa Teti - La semplicità che stupisce
Matteo MagnaboscoMatteo Magnabosco
La libreria nel soggiorno è realizzata con mensole in metallo verniciato
Medium sized midcentury enclosed living room in Turin with a reading nook, white walls and light hardwood flooring.
Mid-Century Modern Style Living Room
Mid-Century Modern Style Living Room
ITECTDESIGN LLC.ITECTDESIGN LLC.
mid century modern living space characterized by accent colors, brass strokes, minimalistic modern arched built-ins, and a sleek modern fireplace design. A perfect combination of a distressed brown leather sofa a neutral lounge chair a colorful rug and a brass-legged coffee table. this color palette adds sophistication, elegance, and modernism to any living space.
Northolt Family House
Northolt Family House
Katerina DipartieneKaterina Dipartiene
Feature wall tells a special story and gives softness and more mystery to the F&B 'Off Black' colour painted walls. Olive green velvet sofa is a Queen in this room. Gold and crystal elements, perfect American walnut TV stand and featured fireplace looks amazing together, giving that Chick vibe of contemporary-midcentury look.
Elden HAUS 1
Elden HAUS 1
bouHAUS Real EstatebouHAUS Real Estate
Chris Snitko
Inspiration for a midcentury open plan living room in Orange County with white walls, dark hardwood flooring, no fireplace, a wall mounted tv and brown floors.
Cyran
Cyran
Mint Home DecorMint Home Decor
Eric Dennon Photography
Inspiration for a medium sized retro formal enclosed living room in Los Angeles with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround, no tv and brown floors.
Luxury Apartment NYC
Luxury Apartment NYC
Paula Fox InteriorsPaula Fox Interiors
Inspiration for a medium sized midcentury enclosed living room in New York with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, no fireplace and no tv.
Delightfull Lights
Delightfull Lights
beut.beut.
This is an example of a retro living room in Other.

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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