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Shabby-Chic Style Open Plan Living Room Ideas and Designs

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Photo of a large vintage formal open plan living room in Bridgeport with beige walls, medium hardwood flooring and feature lighting.
Shabby-chic Style Living Room
Shabby-chic Style Living Room
This is an example of a vintage formal open plan living room in New York with white walls, a standard fireplace and no tv.
Beryl Avenue
Beryl Avenue
Model By Design LLCModel By Design LLC
This is an example of a romantic open plan living room in Salt Lake City with beige walls, light hardwood flooring and grey floors.
Mountain Home
Mountain Home
Meta ColemanMeta Coleman
This is an example of a medium sized shabby-chic style open plan living room in Salt Lake City with beige walls, concrete flooring, no fireplace, no tv and blue floors.
Old Village
Old Village
Embellished DwellingEmbellished Dwelling
Small shabby-chic style open plan living room in Charleston.
Waypoint Living Spaces Design Gallery
Waypoint Living Spaces Design Gallery
Gusto KitchensGusto Kitchens
This is an example of a shabby-chic style open plan living room in New York with white walls, light hardwood flooring, beige floors and feature lighting.
Romany
Romany
Unique HomestaysUnique Homestays
Unique Home Stays
Small vintage open plan living room in Cornwall with white walls, light hardwood flooring, beige floors, no fireplace and no tv.
Milan Largo
Milan Largo
Parkwood Master BuilderParkwood Master Builder
Vintage formal open plan living room in Edmonton with grey walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and a wall mounted tv.
Huntington Beach, CA Cottage
Huntington Beach, CA Cottage
Home Styling by Alexis E-DesignHome Styling by Alexis E-Design
I color coordinate every room I design. She has a yellow fireplace and the blue surf board and end table. So I turned everything into blue and yellow, with tans and woods to break up the two main colors. No money was involved in designing this space, or any space in this Huntington Beach cottage. It's all about furniture re-arrangement.
Studio Apartment Design
Studio Apartment Design
ModsyModsy
Photo of a small romantic open plan living room in New York with white walls and light hardwood flooring.
Hardwood Flooring
Hardwood Flooring
Builders BargainsBuilders Bargains
Medium sized vintage formal open plan living room in San Diego with white walls, dark hardwood flooring, no tv and brown floors.
Great Rooms by World Renowned Interior Designer Fratantoni Interior Designers!
Great Rooms by World Renowned Interior Designer Fratantoni Interior Designers!
Fratantoni Interior DesignersFratantoni Interior Designers
Elegant family room with a balcony above and custom furniture surrounding the marble fireplace.
Expansive romantic formal open plan living room in Phoenix with beige walls, porcelain flooring, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv and multi-coloured floors.
Glam Living Room on a Budget
Glam Living Room on a Budget
City Chic Decor DesignCity Chic Decor Design
Chelsey Brown
Design ideas for a small vintage formal open plan living room in New York with a freestanding tv.
Northridge Transitional
Northridge Transitional
Rande Leaman Interior DesignRande Leaman Interior Design
This elegant, transitional living room is awash in soothing tones of aqua and sand. The standout piece is the Persian rug in these updated colors. The clients wanted to keep their sofas, so we reupholstered all the pieces in 3 different yet coordinating fabrics. The homeowner's art is from Thailand, purchased on their travels and selected to go with the decor. Photo by Erika Bierman
Piso antiguo en El Escorial
Piso antiguo en El Escorial
Lowy & KantorLowy & Kantor
This is an example of a medium sized vintage open plan living room in Madrid with white walls, medium hardwood flooring and no fireplace.
Bouchardon - 30m²
Bouchardon - 30m²
NEVA Architecture Intérieure - Interior DesignNEVA Architecture Intérieure - Interior Design
Dans l'autre sens, côté chambre, on voit au loin l'entrée, et derrière la cuisine se situe la salle d'eau. Cette pièce de vie comprend 3 espaces distincts: cuisine, salon et salle à manger.
Décoration d'une salon/salle à manger dans le 8ème - 35 m²
Décoration d'une salon/salle à manger dans le 8ème - 35 m²
ERA architectureERA architecture
Medium sized romantic open plan living room in Paris with beige walls, light hardwood flooring, no fireplace, a wall mounted tv and beige floors.
Sagaponack Salt Box Cottage
Sagaponack Salt Box Cottage
English Country HomeEnglish Country Home
Tim Street Porter
This is an example of a small romantic open plan living room in New York with white walls and light hardwood flooring.
Lori Rourk Interiors Studio
Lori Rourk Interiors Studio
Lori Rourk Interiors Inc.Lori Rourk Interiors Inc.
Vintage open plan living room in Atlanta with white walls, carpet and feature lighting.
Cozy Cove Remodel
Cozy Cove Remodel
JDI Construction NWJDI Construction NW
"Step into a warm and inviting cozy living room remodel designed with your comfort in mind. Discover an abundance of reading nooks throughout, perfect for curling up with your favorite book. The room is adorned with plenty of floating shelves, providing both style and storage. At the heart of it all, you'll find a snug fireplace area with comfortable seating, ideal for those chilly evenings. Additionally, a charming window seating nook, complete with custom cushions, surrounds a large picture window, offering a picturesque view and a serene spot for relaxation."

Shabby-Chic Style Open Plan Living Room Ideas and Designs

Looking for shabby-chic style 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 shabby-chic style 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 vintage 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.

Shabby-Chic Style 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 romantic 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 shabby-chic style 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 vintage small living room ideas to help you make most out of what you’re working with. A couple of romantic 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 shabby-chic style 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 vintage living room furniture

When it comes to the layout of your romantic 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 shabby-chic style 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 shabby-chic style 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 shabby-chic style 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 shabby-chic style 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 shabby-chic style 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 vintage 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 romantic 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 shabby-chic style 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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