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Heizkamin in Neubau mit Traumaussicht
Heizkamin in Neubau mit Traumaussicht
Ernst OfenbauErnst Ofenbau
Design ideas for a large contemporary open plan living room in Stuttgart with white walls, concrete flooring, a corner fireplace, a plastered fireplace surround, a concealed tv and grey floors.
"Privacy House" - Currently Under Construction
"Privacy House" - Currently Under Construction
Arielle C. Schechter, AIAArielle C. Schechter, AIA
The south facing living room and dining room are immediately adjacent to the outside porch. The passive house triple glazed window and door wall is 13' high. Photo by Keith Isaacs.
Un grande soggiorno da ridefinire - Progetto in corso
Un grande soggiorno da ridefinire - Progetto in corso
LiadesignLiadesign
Liadesign
Photo of a large contemporary open plan living room in Milan with a reading nook, multi-coloured walls, marble flooring, a standard fireplace, a built-in media unit and multi-coloured floors.
Council Crest Portland Remodel
Council Crest Portland Remodel
Jenni Leasia Interior DesignJenni Leasia Interior Design
Beautiful pieces from the clients’ international collection of art & decor items complement the sophisticated interiors of this Portland home. Project by Portland interior design studio Jenni Leasia Interior Design. Project by Portland interior design studio Jenni Leasia Interior Design. Also serving Lake Oswego, West Linn, Eastmoreland, Bend, Hood River and the Greater Portland Area.
Living Room Refresh
Living Room Refresh
BANDD DESIGNBANDD DESIGN
Our Austin design studio gave this living room a bright and modern refresh. Project designed by Sara Barney’s Austin interior design studio BANDD DESIGN. They serve the entire Austin area and its surrounding towns, with an emphasis on Round Rock, Lake Travis, West Lake Hills, and Tarrytown. For more about BANDD DESIGN, click here: https://bandddesign.com/ To learn more about this project, click here: https://bandddesign.com/living-room-refresh/
Port Washington
Port Washington
Margali & Flynn DesignsMargali & Flynn Designs
Richard Law Digital
Large contemporary enclosed living room in New York with a music area, grey walls, carpet, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and beige floors.
Custom Luxury Home: Brighton
Custom Luxury Home: Brighton
First Avenue HomesFirst Avenue Homes
Sam Martin - 4 Walls Media
Inspiration for a large contemporary open plan living room in Melbourne with white walls, concrete flooring, a two-sided fireplace, a concrete fireplace surround, a built-in media unit and beige floors.
Pool House Makeover
Pool House Makeover
House of Cline DesignHouse of Cline Design
Inspiration for a small contemporary mezzanine living room in New York with white walls, a wall mounted tv and grey floors.
Contemporary Living Room
Contemporary Living Room
Design ideas for a medium sized contemporary open plan living room in Other with white walls, concrete flooring, grey floors, a two-sided fireplace, a tiled fireplace surround and no tv.
Chelsea ADU - Kitchen and Living Room
Chelsea ADU - Kitchen and Living Room
Davey McEathron ArchitectureDavey McEathron Architecture
Leonid Furmansky
Photo of a small contemporary open plan living room in Austin with white walls, concrete flooring and grey floors.
Seventeen/2 Edinburgh
Seventeen/2 Edinburgh
Studio DeanStudio Dean
Dark and dramatic living room featuring this commissioned piece of art as its central focal point complimenting the traditional fire place. Photo Susie Lowe Susie Lowe
Living - Dining - Kitchen
Living - Dining - Kitchen
Giulietti Schouten Weber ArchitectsGiulietti Schouten Weber Architects
Photo: David Papazian
Large contemporary open plan living room in Portland with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a ribbon fireplace, a metal fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv and brown floors.
Modern Farmhouse Design
Modern Farmhouse Design
Shogren Design GroupShogren Design Group
Modern Rustic Design looks great in urban settings and in the country. Contact us to create your new space. www.ShogrenDesign.com
Design ideas for a medium sized contemporary living room in San Luis Obispo with concrete flooring, grey walls and grey floors.
Designs Featuring Hunter Douglas
Designs Featuring Hunter Douglas
Hunter DouglasHunter Douglas
Inspiration for a large contemporary formal open plan living room in New York with beige walls, porcelain flooring, no fireplace, no tv and beige floors.
Pinecrest Residende
Pinecrest Residende
INTERIOREDINTERIORED
Anais Benoudiz Photography
Large contemporary formal open plan living room in Miami with beige walls, travertine flooring and beige floors.
Поликарпова и яркость
Поликарпова и яркость
Salmon LairSalmon Lair
Планировочное решение: Миловзорова Наталья Концепция: Миловзорова Наталья Визуализация: Мовляйко Роман Рабочая документация: Миловзорова Наталья, Царевская Ольга Спецификация и смета: Царевская Ольга Закупки: Миловзорова Наталья, Царевская Ольга Авторский надзор: Миловзорова Наталья, Царевская Ольга Фотограф: Лоскутов Михаил Стиль: Соболева Дарья
Fireplace
Fireplace
American Marble & GraniteAmerican Marble & Granite
Large contemporary formal open plan living room in Portland with light hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a concrete fireplace surround and brown floors.
Interior Design Photography
Interior Design Photography
360 View Photography360 View Photography
Karina Kleeberg
Design ideas for a medium sized contemporary formal open plan living room in Miami with white walls, light hardwood flooring, a ribbon fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and a built-in media unit.
Super Wide Plank Hardwoods
Super Wide Plank Hardwoods
State Of The Art Wood Floor Gallery CorpState Of The Art Wood Floor Gallery Corp
Design ideas for a large contemporary formal open plan living room in New York with beige walls, light hardwood flooring, a ribbon fireplace, a concrete fireplace surround and beige floors.
Lucius 140 1/3
Lucius 140 1/3
European HomeEuropean Home
The Lucius 140 1/3 by Element4 is a stunning peninsula fireplace. With the 1/3 option, only 1/3 of the fire is shown from the other side, creating drama on one side of the fireplace while the other is remains subdued.

Premium Contemporary Living Room Ideas and Designs

Looking for contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary 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.

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

When it comes to the layout of your contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary 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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