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Small Midcentury Living Room Ideas and Designs

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Sunny Nob Hill Apartment
Sunny Nob Hill Apartment
Studio NauleauStudio Nauleau
Claire Callagy
Photo of a small midcentury formal enclosed living room in Los Angeles with beige walls and light hardwood flooring.
Hargrave
Hargrave
Jubilee InteriorsJubilee Interiors
Living room furnishing and remodel
Small midcentury open plan living room in Los Angeles with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a corner fireplace, a brick fireplace surround, a corner tv, brown floors and a timber clad ceiling.
Фрагмент гостиной
Фрагмент гостиной
MO interior designMO interior design
Каминный портал Ultrawood, ковер Carpet Decor, винтажные бра
Design ideas for a small retro enclosed living room in Moscow with blue walls, medium hardwood flooring, no fireplace, no tv and brown floors.
New York apartment - Online Design
New York apartment - Online Design
Tamara Gavin Interior Design LLCTamara Gavin Interior Design LLC
Simple updates to a living space made by following an e-design document. ©Tamara Gavin Interior Design LLC
Small midcentury enclosed living room in New York with grey walls, dark hardwood flooring, no fireplace and a freestanding tv.
Mid Century Apartment in the City of London
Mid Century Apartment in the City of London
Black and Milk | Interior Design | LondonBlack and Milk | Interior Design | London
This apartment is designed by Black and Milk Interior Design. They specialise in Modern Interiors for Modern London Homes. https://blackandmilk.co.uk
Midcentury Gallery Wall Collection
Midcentury Gallery Wall Collection
Target HomeTarget Home
Set the tone for serious style with the Majestics Gallery Wall Collection. Giant framed feathers as if from a prehistoric bird meet a ram head sculpture on textured driftwood wallpaper to give this home collection an enveloping air of modern mystery. http://www.target.com/p/rustic-wall-d-cor-collection/-/A-51529485 http://www.target.com/p/majestic-gallery-wall-collection/-/A-50725217
Midcentury Living Room
Midcentury Living Room
This is an example of a small midcentury formal enclosed living room in Los Angeles with dark hardwood flooring, no fireplace, no tv, white walls and brown floors.
Vintage Bungalow: Mid-century modern living by Kimball Starr Interior Design
Vintage Bungalow: Mid-century modern living by Kimball Starr Interior Design
Kimball Starr Interior DesignKimball Starr Interior Design
Vintage furniture from the 1950's and 1960's fill this Palo Alto bungalow with character and sentimental charm. Mixing furniture from the homeowner's childhood alongside mid-century modern treasures create an interior where every piece has a history.
Interior Design with a Mid-Century Modern Mix - Troy, MI.
Interior Design with a Mid-Century Modern Mix - Troy, MI.
Dan Davis DesignDan Davis Design
By using the open-arm lounge chairs, we fit seating for 5 in a small space without it looking crowded. Small touches of wood on the end table, lamp, and picture frames add warmth to the overall grey color scheme. Fabrica Carpet gives overall pattern in the space. Interior design by Dan Davis Design
Kingfield Project
Kingfield Project
Prospect Refuge StudioProspect Refuge Studio
This is an example of a small midcentury formal enclosed living room in Minneapolis with white walls, light hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround, no tv and brown floors.
Beatty Street Loft
Beatty Street Loft
Falken Reynolds InteriorsFalken Reynolds Interiors
Photo: Ema Peter This 1,110 square foot loft in Vancouver’s Crosstown neighbourhood was completely renovated for a young professional couple splitting their time between Vancouver and New York.
Charming Bungalow
Charming Bungalow
Adams + Beasley AssociatesAdams + Beasley Associates
Eric Roth Photography
Photo of a small midcentury open plan living room in Boston with green walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace and a stone fireplace surround.
Living room
Living room
Anushka ContractorAnushka Contractor
An 8 ft. simple teak wood finish main door gives way to a cozy living room doused in natural light streaming from a large window and a cute-as-a-button balconette. The wall between this room and the kitchen has been demolished and the open kitchen now effectively makes this living space appear larger. We laid wooden look tiles on the floor, pre-cut into 4 pieces and organized in the herringbone pattern. This is not only spread across the studio but also seeps up the living room main wall. Upon this wall, hangs an artwork specially commissioned to a young artist to be evocative yet flaunt the yellow and blue that ties the otherwise somber colours together. Below this is a long chesterfield sofa in electric blue, an armchair upholstered in hounds-tooth with a gold, black and wooden frame. A wood and black glass center table set and a yellow and wooden side table set complete the seating set up. A custom rug in colours of our choice brings a touch of elegance to the room. Beside this is a white and wood console table with a round gold and wood finish mirror. A black skirting flows throughout the walls with a wood detailing as an added design detail.
Mount Pleasant, Washington DC Residence
Mount Pleasant, Washington DC Residence
Design MilieuDesign Milieu
Stacy Zarin Goldberg
Small midcentury enclosed living room in Other with beige walls, light hardwood flooring, no fireplace, no tv and beige floors.
Mid-Century Modern Escape
Mid-Century Modern Escape
Andrea MasonAndrea Mason
http://www.saycheezere.com/
Portland Mid-Century Modern
Portland Mid-Century Modern
Jessica Helgerson Interior DesignJessica Helgerson Interior Design
Antiques, including a pair of Portuguese eel traps hanging over the fireplace mantel, Chinese garden stools, a rustic mirrored cabinet, and French blown-glass demijohn bottles, add a patina of age.
Cambie Condo Design
Cambie Condo Design
ZWADA homeZWADA home
Interior design: ZWADA home - Don Zwarych and Kyo Sada Photography: Kyo Sada
Small retro living room in Vancouver with white walls.
1850's modern cottage
1850's modern cottage
Fiore InteriorsFiore Interiors
Nick Ray
Design ideas for a small midcentury living room in Portland Maine.
Observatory Park Mid-Century Modern Living Room
Observatory Park Mid-Century Modern Living Room
TVL Creative Ltd.TVL Creative Ltd.
This project focuses on the transformation of a living room in the Observatory Park neighborhood of Denver. Our client for this project is a young, design-appreciating mom who wants a functional space that also addresses her love for good design. With a heavy Mid-Century Modern influence, we've developed a design that provides warmth, texture, and an entirely new orientation for her modern lifestyle.
West Hollywood Studio
West Hollywood Studio
Anna Friden DesignAnna Friden Design
casey hale
Photo of a small midcentury open plan living room in Los Angeles with white walls, dark hardwood flooring and a wall mounted tv.

Small Midcentury Living Room Ideas and Designs

Looking for Small midcentury 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 Small midcentury 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 retro 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.

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

When it comes to the layout of your midcentury 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 midcentury 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 1950s 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 1960s 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 midcentury 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 retro 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 midcentury 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 retro 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 midcentury 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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