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Kenny Street House, Balwyn North
Kenny Street House, Balwyn North
Chan Architecture Pty LtdChan Architecture Pty Ltd
Living room
Modern living room in Melbourne.
Casa Lucina
Casa Lucina
zero6studiozero6studio
Photo of a medium sized modern open plan living room in Rome with a reading nook, white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a metal fireplace surround and brown floors.
Modern Glass and Lucite Side End Tables
Modern Glass and Lucite Side End Tables
Clear Home DesignClear Home Design
modern clear acrylic lucite rectangular round drink table with gold brass pedestal base
Photo of a modern living room in New York.
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2BHK Residence
2BHK Residence
The Blue DesignerThe Blue Designer
This is an example of a modern living room in Ahmedabad.
Brooks House
Brooks House
Highline Architecture LtdHighline Architecture Ltd
New open plan Dining, Living and Kitchen with a built-in fire to add a warm homely glow.
Photo of a modern living room in Other.
HAUS5
HAUS5
K2 Signature HomesK2 Signature Homes
Living room. 12 ' ceilings, Malm fireplace, Minka Roto ceiling fan
Design ideas for a medium sized modern open plan living room in Phoenix with white walls, light hardwood flooring, a corner fireplace and white floors.
Foo
Foo
The Ranch MineThe Ranch Mine
Photo by Roehner + Ryan
Modern living room in Phoenix with concrete flooring, a standard fireplace and a wall mounted tv.
The Tranquil house - 4BHK
The Tranquil house - 4BHK
Design StorieDesign Storie
This eye catching and cozy reading corner makes it easy to enjoy every book to the fullest for any book lover. Such beautiful alcoves by the window make the perfect place to work from home during quarantine.
Natural Floors | Palo Alto
Natural Floors | Palo Alto
Hayasa Flooring Design, IncHayasa Flooring Design, Inc
Modern open plan living room in San Francisco with white walls, light hardwood flooring and beige floors.
Burgundy - Living Room
Burgundy - Living Room
LDI StudioLDI Studio
Photo of a large modern open plan living room in Dallas with white walls, light hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and yellow floors.
Casadecor 2020
Casadecor 2020
Fotógrafo de arquitectura e interiores Pablo SanzFotógrafo de arquitectura e interiores Pablo Sanz
This is an example of a medium sized modern formal enclosed living room in Madrid with grey walls and grey floors.
Murphy Home Interior
Murphy Home Interior
YE-H PHOTOGRAPHYYE-H PHOTOGRAPHY
Photo of a modern living room in Seattle with white walls, a standard fireplace and grey floors.
Castle Stone Fireplace modern rustic mantel stacked stone veneers full or thin s
Castle Stone Fireplace modern rustic mantel stacked stone veneers full or thin s
Buechel Stone CorpBuechel Stone Corp
This beautiful modern craftsman castle stone veneer stacked stone fireplace masonry project showcases the shadow and earth natural stone colors of Silver Patina Castle Rock veneer in full or thin stone veneer. Light hardwood floors, medium wood tone trim, a dark gray mantel, and black tile stone hearth and fireplace insert nicely complement this exterior/interior stone veneer. Modern castle stone veneer Stacked Stone Fireplace Interior Stone Masonry with craftsman Wood Mantel and sleek black Hearth The Castle Rock veneer pattern of full or thin veneer stone installation consists of rough squares and rectangles that are split, not sawn. A finished castle stone veneer and dry stacked stone or mortared stone masonry of this kind will result in a castlestone type of stylistic appearance. Split to rough squares and rectangles, Silver Patina Castle Rock ranges in heights from 4″ to 12″ and lengths from 4″ up to 24″ for both full and thin veneer stone. Light grays, grays, charcoals, whites, blues, buffs, tans, and browns with occasional blacks make up its natural stone color range. To see an exterior stone installation of Silver Patina Castle Rock veneer, check out this project page in our brag book of a beautiful natural stone home. Refer to our stone masonry blog for more details about how to install stone veneer in any one of the styles or patterns from our exceptional collection of Building Stone Veneers. Check out our Brag Book or follow our Design Idea Boards on Pinterest for more veneer stone masonry inspiration. Buy stone veneer from Buechel – for best experiences that make us your ONLY REAL CHOICE IN real STONE!
Eagle Mountain Lake House
Eagle Mountain Lake House
Urbanology DesignsUrbanology Designs
Dark Plank Wall with Floating Media Center
This is an example of a medium sized modern enclosed living room in Dallas with black walls and a wall mounted tv.
Modern Living Room
Modern Living Room
Large modern open plan living room in Dallas with white walls, light hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a plastered fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv and beige floors.
Hollywood Regency Style @ The Morse House
Hollywood Regency Style @ The Morse House
LMB InteriorsLMB Interiors
Our clients wanted their home to be host to charity functions, community events, and their family and friends, as well as a showcase for their eclectic and colorful art collection featuring works by local Oakland artists. Oh, and when they moved in, they did the work to register the house as an Oakland Historical Landmark. The fact that the couple was looking to upgrade their living room in the Hollywood Regency style (which is known for bold colors, shiny metallics, luxe fabrics, and an eye to mixing opulence with comfort while holding true to the glamor of 1930s Hollywood) made this project all the more inspiring and fun for me and my team. John recalls, “We wanted a place that was glamorous, and compelling, so that people who visit would be excited and inspired by it!” Our mission was to bring the very grand living room with its high ceilings and leaded glass bay windows to the next level for the family (including grown children Tom and Mandela) and their guests — ranging in number from 6 to 60 or more, on any given day or night. The Hollywood Regency aesthetic was a perfect canvas for mixing and matching with the couple’s significant and hyper-local pop art collection, including pieces by famed Oakland artists Mel Ramos and K-Dub. Kim and John’s personal views and aesthetics, together with their vibrant art collection, called for a bold design that is more funky and eclectic overall than many owners of historic homes like this tend to prefer. I mean, don’t get me wrong; many of our clients like to do something a little daring, and often they opt for elements of glam. However, John and Kim agreeing to our specification of a pair of peacock blue sofas — that is no small commitment to audacious color! Another furnishing element I love from this project is the custom-designed birds-eye-maple and antique glass inset bar — on wheels, which allows flexibility: a bartender can serve a large party from behind it or it can be turned around for use as self-service for a more intimate gathering. My team and I couldn’t be more proud to have created a design that inspires and supports this family so that they may continue to make significant contributions to their causes and community.
Family Room looking into Foyer
Family Room looking into Foyer
Kimmel Studio ArchitectsKimmel Studio Architects
Photo of an expansive modern open plan living room in Baltimore with a home bar, white walls, light hardwood flooring, a ribbon fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, no tv and brown floors.
Modern Rustic Living Room Design Ideas
Modern Rustic Living Room Design Ideas
The Inside ViewThe Inside View
This modern rustic living room features vaulted ceilings and large windows with a classic, neutral color scheme. A large, comfortable couch offers comfortable seating for guests. A large wooden coffee table and white round ottamon offer additional storage and comfort.
Sherwood Lane - Living Room
Sherwood Lane - Living Room
Jamie Banfield Interior DesignsJamie Banfield Interior Designs
A sophisticated family home that encompasses the perfect details for this family of four's lifestyle. With a drive for entertaining, family gatherings and simple home cooked dinners, this home was designed around an open everyday entertaining space by taking down a few walls in order to grow the living and kitchen space. This family home showcases the perfect balance between sophisticated and relaxed.

Modern Living Room Ideas and Designs

Looking for modern 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 modern 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 modern 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.

Modern 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 modern 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 modern 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 modern small living room ideas to help you make most out of what you’re working with. A couple of modern 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 modern 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 modern living room furniture

When it comes to the layout of your modern 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 modern 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 modern 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 modern 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 modern 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 modern 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 modern 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 modern 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 modern 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:
Invergordon
Invergordon
AFT ConstructionAFT Construction
This is an example of a large modern formal open plan living room in Phoenix with beige walls, travertine flooring, a ribbon fireplace, a tiled fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv and beige floors.
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