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Vestavia Hills House
Vestavia Hills House
Dana WolterDana Wolter
photos by Jean Allsopp Photography
Traditional living room in Birmingham with a brick fireplace surround and a dado rail.
LaVista Park Renovation & Interiors
LaVista Park Renovation & Interiors
Niki PapadopoulosNiki Papadopoulos
Classic grey and cream living room in Atlanta with grey walls and feature lighting.
Sunny and Bright Living Room
Sunny and Bright Living Room
Jennifer Grey Color Specialist & Interior DesignJennifer Grey Color Specialist & Interior Design
Lacking a proper entry wasn't an issue in this small living space, with the makeshift coat rack for hats scarves and bags, and a tray filled with small river stones for shoes and boots. Wainscoting along the same wall to bring some subtle contrast and a catchall cabinet to hold keys and outgoing mail. Designed by Jennifer Grey
Bournemouth Contemporary Home
Bournemouth Contemporary Home
Steven Dance PhotographySteven Dance Photography
Contemporary home in Bournemouth, Dorset. Photos by www.stevendance.com
Inspiration for a traditional living room in Dorset.
Elmhurst Residence
Elmhurst Residence
Polay InteriorsPolay Interiors
Inspiration for a small classic formal and grey and teal open plan living room in Chicago with green walls, medium hardwood flooring, no fireplace, no tv, brown floors, a coffered ceiling and wallpapered walls.
Colby's Run
Colby's Run
Archer & Buchanan Architecture, Ltd.Archer & Buchanan Architecture, Ltd.
Photo: Tom Crane Photography
Classic open plan living room with white walls, dark hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and brown floors.
English Golf Estate
English Golf Estate
BBA ArchitectsBBA Architects
The clients’ appreciation for English country architecture, with elements of stone, stucco, brick and slate, became the basis of the design. The goal was to achieve an understated elegance with generous warmth. Lots of large windows, and exterior transitions to the terraced patios allow expansive views of the Golf Course. View more of this home through #BBAEnglishGolfEstate on Instagram.
Eclectic Traditional
Eclectic Traditional
REFINED LLCREFINED LLC
This is an example of a traditional living room in Minneapolis.
Moody Living Room
Moody Living Room
TOLT StudioTOLT Studio
Photo of a medium sized classic living room in Other with a music area, green walls, light hardwood flooring and no tv.
Inner Sunset Edwardian
Inner Sunset Edwardian
Along Came LennoxAlong Came Lennox
Photo of a classic living room in San Francisco.
SUMMIT RIDGE
SUMMIT RIDGE
Lissa Lee HickmanLissa Lee Hickman
Inspiration for a traditional open plan living room in Phoenix with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv, brown floors, exposed beams and a chimney breast.
Jordan Remodel
Jordan Remodel
R|House Design BuildR|House Design Build
New linear fireplace and media wall with custom cabinets
Inspiration for a large traditional living room in Minneapolis with grey walls, carpet, a ribbon fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and grey floors.
Олимпийская деревня
Олимпийская деревня
PORUBLEV INTERIORSPORUBLEV INTERIORS
Photo of a small classic formal open plan living room in Moscow with white walls, dark hardwood flooring, no fireplace, a freestanding tv and brown floors.
Modern Tudor Living Room Renovation
Modern Tudor Living Room Renovation
Curated NestCurated Nest
This living room renovation features a transitional style with a nod towards Tudor decor. The living room has to serve multiple purposes for the family, including entertaining space, family-together time, and even game-time for the kids. So beautiful case pieces were chosen to house games and toys, the TV was concealed in a custom built-in cabinet and a stylish yet durable round hammered brass coffee table was chosen to stand up to life with children. This room is both functional and gorgeous! Curated Nest Interiors is the only Westchester, Brooklyn & NYC full-service interior design firm specializing in family lifestyle design & decor.
North Shore Villa
North Shore Villa
Lauren Coburn LLCLauren Coburn LLC
Photo of a medium sized traditional formal enclosed living room in Chicago with white walls, a standard fireplace, no tv, black floors, dark hardwood flooring and a plastered fireplace surround.
Sunny Classic
Sunny Classic
RoomAntics InteriorsRoomAntics Interiors
The striped slope armchairs and solid grey sofa reinforce the symmetry of the room created by the fireplace and the two windows. The custom-painted yellow tracery mirror, black urns filled with orchids & ferns, toile pillows, and yellow ginger jars add a French and Asian influence to the room. Both the Living and the Dining Room are flanked by custom round top curio cabinets which house the client’s miniature English country home's collection and crystal pieces from her grandmother. Hand-painted curtain rod finials and grey and charcoal patterned draperies unite the living and dining space.
Midtown - American Foursquare
Midtown - American Foursquare
Alair Homes DecaturAlair Homes Decatur
Photography by Jeff Herr
Classic grey and cream enclosed living room in Atlanta with grey walls, dark hardwood flooring, a corner fireplace and brown floors.
Westminster
Westminster
Jackson & LeRoyJackson & LeRoy
Joshua Caldwell Photography
Classic living room in Salt Lake City with a music area, grey walls, dark hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace and no tv.
Family Country Home
Family Country Home
Des Ewing Residential ArchitectsDes Ewing Residential Architects
Design ideas for a classic formal enclosed living room in London with grey walls, dark hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, no tv and brown floors.
Зачатьевский
Зачатьевский
Студия дизайна Марии БоровскойСтудия дизайна Марии Боровской
Design ideas for a traditional living room in Moscow.

Traditional Grey Living Room Ideas and Designs

Looking for traditional 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 traditional 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 classic 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.

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

When it comes to the layout of your traditional 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 traditional 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 elegant 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 traditional 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 elegant 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 classic 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 traditional 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 classic 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 traditional 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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