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Scandinavian Living Room Ideas and Designs

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Einfamilienhaus D
Einfamilienhaus D
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offener Grundriss ©Andreas Bormann
This is an example of a scandi living room in Hanover with white walls, light hardwood flooring, a metal fireplace surround and a wall mounted tv.
Mountain View Townhouse
Mountain View Townhouse
Studio RevolutionStudio Revolution
Designed by: Studio Revolution Photography by: Thomas Kuoh
Scandinavian living room in San Francisco with white walls.
London Bridge
London Bridge
At Home with HostmakerAt Home with Hostmaker
Chris Snook
Scandi living room in London with white walls, light hardwood flooring and beige floors.
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Home Tour: Dan Kelleghan
Home Tour: Dan Kelleghan
Interior DefineInterior Define
Carolina Rodriguez
Inspiration for a scandinavian open plan living room in Chicago with white walls, medium hardwood flooring and no fireplace.
Holiday Drive
Holiday Drive
Dichotomy InteriorsDichotomy Interiors
Photo of a scandinavian living room in New York with white walls, light hardwood flooring, a ribbon fireplace and beige floors.
Broadway Duplex Loft
Broadway Duplex Loft
David Hotson ArchitectDavid Hotson Architect
Fireorb fireplace suspended in the double-height Living Room in front of the continuous sheer curtains hanging over the continuous window seat storage in front of the restored Landmark windows overlooking Broadway in SoHo.
225 Weybosset
225 Weybosset
KITE Architects, IncKITE Architects, Inc
Photo Credit: Christian Harder
Inspiration for a medium sized scandi formal living room in Providence with white walls and no fireplace.
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Liberty Heights Residence, San Francisco
Liberty Heights Residence, San Francisco
Benni Amadi InteriorsBenni Amadi Interiors
Aubrie Pick
Scandinavian living room in San Francisco with grey walls, light hardwood flooring and a standard fireplace.
Grev Turegatan 86
Grev Turegatan 86
dream design sthlmdream design sthlm
Elisabeth Daly
Photo of a scandinavian formal enclosed living room in Stockholm with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace and no tv.
FELIX FAURE
FELIX FAURE
Aurélien Duny ArchitecteAurélien Duny Architecte
photographe : Bertrand Fompeyrine
Photo of a scandinavian living room curtain in Paris with multi-coloured walls, light hardwood flooring and no fireplace.
Elizabeth Street
Elizabeth Street
K InteriorsK Interiors
Inspiration for a medium sized scandinavian formal enclosed living room in San Francisco with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a corner fireplace, a tiled fireplace surround, no tv and brown floors.
Kirimoko Tiny House, Wanaka
Kirimoko Tiny House, Wanaka
Condon Scott Architects LtdCondon Scott Architects Ltd
Photography by Simon Larkin.
This is an example of a scandinavian formal living room in Other with white walls and no fireplace.
DARTMOUTH
DARTMOUTH
Amanda Bone ArchitectsAmanda Bone Architects
Ros Kavanagh
Inspiration for a medium sized scandi open plan living room in Dublin with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a wood burning stove, a plastered fireplace surround and a freestanding tv.
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Linnéstaden, Linnégatan 31
Linnéstaden, Linnégatan 31
Entrance FastighetsmäkleriEntrance Fastighetsmäkleri
Scandi formal living room in Gothenburg with white walls, painted wood flooring and white floors.
Skeppargatan
Skeppargatan
KronfotoKronfoto
Foto: Kronfoto / Adam Helbaoui - Styling: Scandinavian Homes
Photo of a medium sized scandinavian formal open plan living room in Stockholm with white walls, medium hardwood flooring and no fireplace.
Appartement Saint Paul
Appartement Saint Paul
Margaux BejaMargaux Beja
©Alexis Cottin
Medium sized scandi formal living room in Paris with white walls, light hardwood flooring, no fireplace and no tv.
Modern Home in Oakville Ontario
Modern Home in Oakville Ontario
Peter A. Sellar - Architectural PhotographerPeter A. Sellar - Architectural Photographer
Ultra modern family home, photography by Peter A. Sellar © 2012 www.photoklik.com
Photo of a scandinavian living room in Toronto with black walls and beige floors.

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:
Barnsbury Apartment
Barnsbury Apartment
Chris SnookChris Snook
Photo: Chris Snook © 2014 Houzz
Scandinavian open plan living room in London with a reading nook, white walls, light hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace and a wall mounted tv.
Luxe Scandinavian
Luxe Scandinavian
New England Design ElementsNew England Design Elements
Medium sized scandinavian living room in Manchester with white walls and a wood burning stove.
GJB House
GJB House
Compendium Group LLCCompendium Group LLC
Design ideas for a scandinavian living room in Indianapolis with white walls.
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