Sustainable, timeless & full of character. A combination of neutral & strong colour offers balance and interest to the wonderful high ceilings, while a careful curation of vintage pieces reflects the owner’s commitment to sustainability. A prayer cupboard hides the TV when the family is entertaining and a dentist chair adds an unexpected reading spot overlooking the garden.

A beautifully composed sitting room blending heritage charm with soft, floral-inspired hues. The traditional fireplace, botanical artwork, and elegant furniture pieces offer a warm and graceful atmosphere, ideal for a classic countryside retreat.

Inspiration for a contemporary living room in Paris.

Curtain pelmet and curtain fabric: Grey Sophia edged with grey pom pom trim. Settee upholstery fabric: Charcoal Stripe. Chair upholstery fabric left and right: Light Natural Plain. Cushion fabrics from left to right, front: Red Josephine, Oyster Christobel, Natural Light Plain Linen, Grey Sophia, Cameo & Ribbons Tuscan Pink.

This is an example of a traditional living room in London.

Inspiration for a large contemporary formal living room in Madrid with pink walls and multi-coloured floors.

Inspiration for a victorian living room in London with a dado rail.

Inspiration for an eclectic living room in Hampshire.

Inspiration for a medium sized modern open plan living room in Paris with wallpapered walls.

Contemporary grey and teal living room in Paris with blue walls, medium hardwood flooring, a freestanding tv and brown floors.

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Photo of a medium sized scandi open plan living room in Munich with a reading nook, yellow walls, light hardwood flooring, a ribbon fireplace and a freestanding tv.

Inspiration for an urban living room in Milan.

We were asked to resolve a problem with the layout of a house in the Whitehall Park Conservation Area in Islington. The house had wonderful high ceilings and well proportioned reception rooms, but the kitchen was very compromised. It was housed in an old side return extension and accessed through a warren of other rooms. It was too small and low, didn’t relate well to the dining room and was cut off from the other rooms in the house, accessed down a small flight of steps. The owners wanted a generous, multifunctional family space where they could enjoy time together. Our solution was to take out the side wall of the rear reception room, reconstruct the side return completely and join the two spaces to create a lateral kitchen dining space. Behind this space the old dining room, with less access to natural light, became a utility room, cloakroom and music room. We flipped the kitchen into the old reception room and lowered the floor to create one seamless room level with the garden. This gave the kitchen a huge ceiling height and meant we could increase the size of the French doors which open out onto the garden, making them very grand and a real focal point of the room. The extension itself has a fully glazed roof to bring the most amount of light into the space, including electrically opening rooflights for ventilation. To avoid the dining room being overlooked by the neighbours upper windows, we designed a series of louvres made of oak to line the underside of the roof. These allow filtered light into the extension whilst maintaining a sense of privacy and enclosure. They are openable to allow the glass to be cleaned and we used them to inform the rest of the interior. The extension contrasts to the more traditional kitchen area with its high ceilings and ornate cornice, using oak panels as a lining around the walls. The opening into the kitchen forms a datum line, above which the oak is clad in battens to create texture and tie into design of the louvres. A bench containing storage runs all the way around the dining room and a large pivot window frames views from the music room into the garden. The window can be fully opened to connect the dining room to the outside. The rear wall of the dining room is finished in natural clay plaster, continuing the warm earthy tones of the oak cladding. Externally we used a traditional yellow stock brick so the extension feels like it belongs to the house, but we used the brick in a sawtooth bond, laying them at 45 degrees to create a triangular pattern which create interesting shadows throughout the day.

This is an example of a farmhouse living room in Turin.

Contemporary living room in Milan.

In the case of the Ivy Lane residence, the al fresco lifestyle defines the design, with a sun-drenched private courtyard and swimming pool demanding regular outdoor entertainment. By turning its back to the street and welcoming northern views, this courtyard-centred home invites guests to experience an exciting new version of its physical location. A social lifestyle is also reflected through the interior living spaces, led by the sunken lounge, complete with polished concrete finishes and custom-designed seating. The kitchen, additional living areas and bedroom wings then open onto the central courtyard space, completing a sanctuary of sheltered, social living.

Design ideas for a contemporary formal living room in Other with grey walls.

Living room. Photo credit: The Photographer's Studio & Laboratory.
Photo of a medium sized contemporary open plan living room in Other with brown walls, medium hardwood flooring, a wood burning stove, a concrete fireplace surround and brown floors.

Création d'agencements sur mesure et décoration d'un appartement aux Sables d'Olonne, par Lydie Pineau, Architecte d'Intérieur. Design unique et singulier, avec des touches d'Art Deco. Finition cuivre, marbre, papier-peint