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Photo of a modern enclosed living room in Tokyo with white walls and light hardwood flooring.
Atomic Ranch Renovation
Atomic Ranch Renovation
Brian Patterson Designs, Inc.Brian Patterson Designs, Inc.
Inspiration for a modern living room in Atlanta with red walls, medium hardwood flooring, no fireplace, no tv and feature lighting.
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living room
Elad GonenElad Gonen
architect : oded tal
This is an example of an expansive modern living room in Other with beige walls, a standard fireplace, a built-in media unit and marble flooring.
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Mountain Retreat - communal space
Mountain Retreat - communal space
Resolution: 4 ArchitectureResolution: 4 Architecture
Located on a five-acre rocky outcrop, The Mountain Retreat trades in Manhattan skyscrapers and the scuttle of yellow cabs for sweeping views of the Catskill Mountains and hawks gliding on the thermals below. The client, who loves mountain biking and rock climbing, camped out on the hilltop during the siting of the house to determine the best spot, angle and orientation for his new escape. The resulting home is a retreat carefully crafted into its unique surroundings. The Mountain Retreat provides a unique and efficient 1,800 sf indoor and outdoor living and entertaining experience. The finished house, sitting partially on concrete stilts, gives way to a striking display. Its angular lines, soaring height, and unique blend of warm cedar siding with cool gray concrete panels and glass are displayed to great advantage in the context of its rough mountaintop setting. The stilts act as supports for the great room above and, below, define the parking spaces for an uncluttered entry and carport. An enclosed staircase runs along the north side of the house. Sheathed inside and out with gray cement board panels, it leads from the ground floor entrance to the main living spaces, which exist in the treetops. Requiring the insertion of pylons, a well, and a septic tank, the rocky terrain of the immediate site had to be blasted. Rather than discarding the remnants, the rocks were scattered around the site. Used for outdoor seating and the entry pathway, the rock cover further emphasizes the relation and integration of the house into the natural backdrop. The home’s butterfly roof channels rainwater to two custom metal scuppers, from which it cascades off onto thoughtfully placed boulders. The butterfly roof gives the great room and master bedroom a tall, sloped ceiling with light from above, while a suite of ground-room floors fit cozily below. An elevated cedar deck wraps around three sides of the great room, offering a full day of sunshine for deck lounging and for the entire room to be opened to the outdoors with ease. Architects: Joseph Tanney, Robert Luntz Project Architect: John Kim Project Team: Jacob Moore Manufacturer: Apex Homes, INC. Engineer: Robert Silman Associates, P.C., Greg Sloditski Contractor: JH Construction, INC. Photographer: © Floto & Warner
Apartment at Suffolk Road - Singapore
Apartment at Suffolk Road - Singapore
ArchitologyArchitology
Design ideas for a modern living room in Singapore with no fireplace, a wall mounted tv, multi-coloured walls and white floors.
Modern Living Room
Modern Living Room
Modern living room in San Francisco with white walls, a ribbon fireplace and a wall mounted tv.
Living/Dining Room
Living/Dining Room
Jodie Rosen DesignJodie Rosen Design
Inspiration for a large modern open plan living room in Toronto with grey walls and dark hardwood flooring.
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K. Villa
K. Villa
XYZ DesignersXYZ Designers
Photo of a medium sized modern open plan living room in Dusseldorf with a standard fireplace, a concrete fireplace surround, grey walls and no tv.
15th Street Residence
15th Street Residence
Michael Lee ArchitectsMichael Lee Architects
Photo: Dave Lauridsen
Photo of a small modern living room in Los Angeles with white walls.
Residential Building | Martelange
Residential Building | Martelange
LeichtUSALeichtUSA
By Leicht www.leichtusa.com Handless kitchen, high Gloss lacquered Program:01 LARGO-FG | FG 120 frosty white Program: 2 AVANCE-FG | FG 120 frosty white Handle 779.000 kick-fitting Worktop Corian, colour: glacier white Sink Corian, model: Fonatana Taps Dornbacht, model: Lot Electric appliances Siemens | Novy www.massiv-passiv.lu
Vail Guest House
Vail Guest House
Coburn Design BuildCoburn Design Build
Design ideas for a large modern open plan living room in Denver with a ribbon fireplace, white walls, dark hardwood flooring, a wooden fireplace surround and brown floors.
mango design co
mango design co
mango design comango design co
this 1200 sqft 3 storey condo in vancouver was in need of cohesiveness, openess, light flow and a general overhaul. mango design co re-spaced as much as the concrete structure would allow. we defined the entry, revamped the kitchen, opened the stair railing, created an open den and created built-in cabinetry throughout. charcoal grey tile was laid throughout the space to survive two big beautiful dogs. fir doors & bamboo millwork bring nature & silvery grey walls soften the space. mango carefully selected new furniture, lighting and rugs from: designhouse.ca (bludot, pelican, custom pieces) fullhouseconsign.com interface FLOR.com general contracting by inspiredrenovations.ca photography by eric saczuk of spacehoggraphics.com
Restored 1969 Modern Glass House
Restored 1969 Modern Glass House
Fivecat Studio | ArchitectureFivecat Studio | Architecture
Photography by Scott LePage Photography
Photo of a modern living room in New York with white walls.
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Yaletown Loft
Yaletown Loft
Treoma DesignTreoma Design
Living/Dining & Kitchen area of an open concept loft space. All photography courtesy of Kate Hillier Photography.
This is an example of a modern open plan living room in Vancouver.
Mid Century Modern Minimal
Mid Century Modern Minimal
cityhomeCOLLECTIVEcityhomeCOLLECTIVE
Inspiration for a large modern open plan living room in Salt Lake City with white walls, carpet, a two-sided fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and no tv.
Harkness Heights Bungalow - SOLD
Harkness Heights Bungalow - SOLD
Art of Home TeamArt of Home Team
SOLD by HeatherTruhan.com, Live Urban Real Estate. Photo by Zachary Cornwell Photography
Photo of a modern living room in Denver with beige walls, medium hardwood flooring and a standard fireplace.
Jackson House
Jackson House
DLFstudioDLFstudio
DLFstudio ©
Photo of a modern open plan living room in Los Angeles with concrete flooring, a reading nook, white walls, a standard fireplace and a tiled fireplace surround.

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:
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Model Three- Living Room
Model Three- Living Room
Paula Ables InteriorsPaula Ables Interiors
This one bedroom contemporary condo was designed with the architecture of the building in mind. Borrowing furniture styles designed by Le Corbusier, this condo has that edgy yet homey look that any young professional would be proud to call home. Builder- Kirby Walls Custom Builders.
Lincoln Park Residence
Lincoln Park Residence
Morlen Sinoway AtelierMorlen Sinoway Atelier
Leslie Schwartz
Inspiration for a modern living room in Chicago with a music area and a standard fireplace.
Spacemaker Home Extensions Port Melbourne
Spacemaker Home Extensions Port Melbourne
Spacemaker Home ExtensionsSpacemaker Home Extensions
Modern enclosed living room in Melbourne with white walls, concrete flooring, a wall mounted tv and grey floors.
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