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Midcentury White Living Room Ideas and Designs

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Farrell Palm Springs Reimagined
Farrell Palm Springs Reimagined
Shields Residential Inc.Shields Residential Inc.
Embark on a journey of transformation with our Farrell Palm Springs Reimagined project - a bold tear-down and remodel venture that elevates the concept of modern desert living. Nestled in the heart of Palm Springs, this project envisions the creation of a harmonious oasis by tearing down the existing structure and giving rise to a contemporary masterpiece complete with a casita and a beautiful outdoor living area. This project creates a seamless blend of indoor and outdoor spaces.
Cobble Hill Residence
Cobble Hill Residence
Benjamin Andres ArchitektBenjamin Andres Architekt
Design ideas for a medium sized midcentury enclosed living room in New York with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, brown floors and a coffered ceiling.
Palm Springs-inspired - Bob Lewis TREETOP HOUSE
Palm Springs-inspired - Bob Lewis TREETOP HOUSE
Meme Brooks Design Inc.Meme Brooks Design Inc.
Retro living room in Vancouver.
Everything is better in Palm Springs
Everything is better in Palm Springs
Nook & Sill InteriorsNook & Sill Interiors
Photo of a retro living room in Gold Coast - Tweed.
Lyon Drive Den Project
Lyon Drive Den Project
Lace and Grace InteriorsLace and Grace Interiors
Photo of a small midcentury enclosed living room in Phoenix with a home bar, grey walls and brown floors.
A Warm Mid Century Modern Feel
A Warm Mid Century Modern Feel
Décor AidDécor Aid
Design ideas for a medium sized midcentury open plan living room in New York with grey walls, light hardwood flooring, no fireplace, a wall mounted tv and brown floors.
Highland Park Home
Highland Park Home
Harte DesignsHarte Designs
Photo of a small retro living room in Los Angeles with white walls.
Palm Springs Perfection
Palm Springs Perfection
Joybird FurnitureJoybird Furniture
Retro living room in San Diego.
Mid-century Modern North Channel Drive Beach House
Mid-century Modern North Channel Drive Beach House
Mary Hannah InteriorsMary Hannah Interiors
A white slip-cover sofa looks lovely in this tone-on-tone living room with the occasional hint of aqua and walnut wood.
This is an example of a small midcentury open plan living room in Other with white walls, light hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv and beige floors.
Forest Hill North - Kitchen + Living Revamp
Forest Hill North - Kitchen + Living Revamp
Lisa Batson Goldberg DesignLisa Batson Goldberg Design
Betty Wang
Medium sized midcentury formal open plan living room in Toronto with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a wall mounted tv and a standard fireplace.
Living Room
Living Room
Hive HomeHive Home
Amy Bartlam
Photo of a medium sized midcentury open plan living room in Los Angeles with white walls, light hardwood flooring, no fireplace, a wall mounted tv and beige floors.
Modernist I
Modernist I
Trebor/NevetsTrebor/Nevets
This is an example of a large midcentury open plan living room in Los Angeles with white walls, ceramic flooring, no fireplace and no tv.
Rénovation d'un appartement à Paris
Rénovation d'un appartement à Paris
BAT & COBAT & CO
This is an example of a small midcentury open plan living room in Paris with a wall mounted tv, white walls, light hardwood flooring, no fireplace and brown floors.
Lafayette Mid Century Modern Remodel
Lafayette Mid Century Modern Remodel
Klopf ArchitectureKlopf Architecture
The owners of this property had been away from the Bay Area for many years, and looked forward to returning to an elegant mid-century modern house. The one they bought was anything but that. Faced with a “remuddled” kitchen from one decade, a haphazard bedroom / family room addition from another, and an otherwise disjointed and generally run-down mid-century modern house, the owners asked Klopf Architecture and Envision Landscape Studio to re-imagine this house and property as a unified, flowing, sophisticated, warm, modern indoor / outdoor living space for a family of five. Opening up the spaces internally and from inside to out was the first order of business. The formerly disjointed eat-in kitchen with 7 foot high ceilings were opened up to the living room, re-oriented, and replaced with a spacious cook's kitchen complete with a row of skylights bringing light into the space. Adjacent the living room wall was completely opened up with La Cantina folding door system, connecting the interior living space to a new wood deck that acts as a continuation of the wood floor. People can flow from kitchen to the living / dining room and the deck seamlessly, making the main entertainment space feel at once unified and complete, and at the same time open and limitless. Klopf opened up the bedroom with a large sliding panel, and turned what was once a large walk-in closet into an office area, again with a large sliding panel. The master bathroom has high windows all along one wall to bring in light, and a large wet room area for the shower and tub. The dark, solid roof structure over the patio was replaced with an open trellis that allows plenty of light, brightening the new deck area as well as the interior of the house. All the materials of the house were replaced, apart from the framing and the ceiling boards. This allowed Klopf to unify the materials from space to space, running the same wood flooring throughout, using the same paint colors, and generally creating a consistent look from room to room. Located in Lafayette, CA this remodeled single-family house is 3,363 square foot, 4 bedroom, and 3.5 bathroom. Klopf Architecture Project Team: John Klopf, AIA, Jackie Detamore, and Jeffrey Prose Landscape Design: Envision Landscape Studio Structural Engineer: Brian Dotson Consulting Engineers Contractor: Kasten Builders Photography ©2015 Mariko Reed Staging: The Design Shop Location: Lafayette, CA Year completed: 2014
Palm Springs Atomic Tiki
Palm Springs Atomic Tiki
Brian Dittmar Design, Inc.Brian Dittmar Design, Inc.
David Duncan Livingston
Design ideas for a midcentury living room in Los Angeles.
Eichler's Disco
Eichler's Disco
Alison Damonte DesignAlison Damonte Design
Photo © Bruce Damonte
Photo of a retro formal living room in San Francisco with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace and a brick fireplace surround.
North Oak
North Oak
Studio Evloh LLC Interior Architecture & DesignStudio Evloh LLC Interior Architecture & Design
Small modern sitting room with custom black cabinetry, vintage art and chairs, bright light, plants.
Inspiration for a small midcentury formal living room in Raleigh with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, no fireplace, no tv and brown floors.
Via Gabriel
Via Gabriel
FlipGreatFlipGreat
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
Bering House - Cameron Armstrong, Architect
Bering House - Cameron Armstrong, Architect
Benjamin Hill PhotographyBenjamin Hill Photography
Benjamin Hill Photography
This is an example of a retro living room in Houston.

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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