Scandinavian Living Room Ideas and Designs

This is an example of an expansive scandi open plan living room in New York with grey walls, concrete flooring and no fireplace.

Espace de vie dans une maison de ville

Agence LALM

Photo of a medium sized scandi open plan living room in Paris with white walls, medium hardwood flooring and no fireplace.

Griffith - Renovation

Bella Vie Interiors

Nathan Lanham Photography
Medium sized scandinavian open plan living room in Brisbane with white walls, slate flooring, a standard fireplace, a plastered fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv and brown floors.

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Inspiration

Oscars Fastighetsmäkleri

Photo of a medium sized scandi open plan living room in Stockholm with white walls, dark hardwood flooring and no fireplace.

QvarseBo

Leo Qvarsebo

Vardagsrum. Samtliga möbler är platsbyggda i pusselplywood. Living room. All furniture is built on site in the puzzle plywood. Åke Eson Lindman, www.lindmanphotography.com

London Loft

Nia Morris Studio

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

Wohnen | Hummelsbüttel

gärtner Büro und Wohnen GmbH

Inspiration for a large scandinavian open plan living room in Hamburg with beige walls, light hardwood flooring, a ribbon fireplace, a plastered fireplace surround and feature lighting.

Croxted Road - Dulwich

Chris Snook

Photo: Chris Snook © 2014 Houzz
Inspiration for a scandi formal enclosed living room in London with grey walls, painted wood flooring, a standard fireplace, no tv and feature lighting.

Rose House

Emmett Russell Architects

Kitchen / Dining room with recessed bookcase
Inspiration for a medium sized scandinavian open plan living room in Other with concrete flooring, white walls and a reading nook.

Clifford Residence

Texas Construction Company

Photo by Ryann Ford
Photo of a scandi formal open plan living room in Austin with no tv, white walls, light hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace and a stone fireplace surround.

9th and Hudson

Jensen C. Vasil Architect PC

Photo by Jennifer Brown
Photo of a scandinavian formal open plan living room in New York with grey walls, light hardwood flooring and a standard fireplace.

Brixton Townhouse II

Indie & Co.

Anna Stathaki
Design ideas for a medium sized scandinavian open plan living room in London with white walls, painted wood flooring, a wood burning stove, a tiled fireplace surround, a concealed tv and beige floors.

HABITAT

Studio Menthe À L'eau

Inspiration for a scandinavian living room in Nantes.

Espace salon après - Argentré - Agencement d'une maison avec extension

Solène Montécot . Rennes Décoratrice d'intérieur

- Espace salon - Projet d'agencement et de décoration d'une maison avec extension sur Argentré, en Ille-et-Vilaine. Conception, agencement et décoration d’un espace entrée, cuisine & salle à manger, séjour – salon et bureau, avec une surface totale d’environ 80m² dans une maison avec extension. Combinaison du style scandinave pour une ambiance très lumineuse avec un design industriel sur certains mobiliers et agencement (pieds de table, et de chaises ….) Dans un style minimaliste, décoration aux tons très pastels , allant du blanc au beige vers des teintes colorées avec un nuancier de vert (création d’une fresque murale en forme d’arche sur un des pans de murs) entre l’espace cuisine/salle à manger et l’espace salon sur un sol en lames PVC imitation chêne norvégien ! L’entrée se veut très fonctionnelle et épurée. Création d’un agencement pensé avec une partie basse (une partie meuble de rangement et banc) et haute (Tasseaux de bois avec système de patères intégrées). Choix d’une séparation avec une petite cloison verrière afin de délimiter mais sans fermer l’espace entrée et salle à manger Un espace cuisine très sobre dans une teinte lumineuse avec rappel de bois sur les plans de travail afin d’y apporter du naturel et de la chaleur ! Le sol une partie en lame PVC imitation carreaux de ciment du côté d’un linéaire de la cuisine ! Des luminaires suspendus en verre légèrement teintés orangés, des assises tabourets dans une matière tissus bouclette adaptés pour les espaces telle que la cuisine ! Une salle à manger avec des rappels de bois et métal noir sur la table de repas, du tissus velours sur les chaises dans une teinte cognac et vert profond. Un espace salon très lumineux avec des petites touches de couleurs sur le fauteuil pivotant ainsi que le textile ! Un agencement fonctionnel et design pour l’espace TV. Un espace bureau agencé de manière à ce que toute la petite famille puisse l’utiliser , un pan de mur décoré en partie avec un papier peint panoramique de chez Isidore Leroy !

TOMARES.

VERA Interiors

Scandi living room in Seville.

Keeshan

Barnes Matina

Inspiration for a scandinavian living room in Melbourne.

Reforma "Aribau"

Sincro

Photo of a medium sized scandinavian grey and white open plan living room in Barcelona with grey walls, porcelain flooring, no fireplace, a freestanding tv, grey floors, exposed beams and brick walls.

Nelson Ave.

Andrea Rodman Interiors

Inspiration for a scandinavian living room in Vancouver.

Anglet

Alexandra Gorla Architecture d'Intérieur

Dans cet appartement moderne, les propriétaires souhaitaient mettre un peu de peps dans leur intérieur! Nous y avons apporté de la couleur et des meubles sur mesure... Ici, la colonne de l'immeuble est caché par un claustra graphique intégré au meuble TV-Bibliothèque.

Scandinavian Living Room Ideas and Designs

Looking for Scandinavian 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 Scandinavian 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 Scandi 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.

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

When it comes to the layout of your Scandinavian 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 Scandinavian 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 Danish 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 Swedish 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 Norwegian 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 Scandi 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 Scandinavian 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 Scandi 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 Scandinavian 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:

Rochelière

Nomad Eleven

Small scandi open plan living room in Other with white walls, light hardwood flooring and a freestanding tv.

United Kingdom

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