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Budget Traditional Living Room Ideas and Designs

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90's Townhome Makeover
90's Townhome Makeover
1st Impressions Design, LLC1st Impressions Design, LLC
Black and white trim and warm gray walls create transitional style in a small-space living room.
Small traditional living room in Minneapolis with grey walls, laminate floors, a standard fireplace, a tiled fireplace surround and brown floors.
Our Installations
Our Installations
Natick FireplaceNatick Fireplace
Medium sized classic formal living room in Orange County with beige walls, carpet, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround and white floors.
Gas Burning Fireplaces
Gas Burning Fireplaces
Hearth & HomeHearth & Home
Design ideas for a small classic formal enclosed living room in New York with blue walls, light hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace and a plastered fireplace surround.
Spruce Street
Spruce Street
Meredith Heron DesignMeredith Heron Design
This Victorian home located in the heart of Toronto's Historical Cabbagetown neighbourhood is home to Meredith Heron who has been lovingly restoring it for the last decade. Designer's are always the last in line for design projects. Photos: Stacey Brandford
Transitional Living Room
Transitional Living Room
Photo of a small traditional enclosed living room in Milwaukee with medium hardwood flooring, no fireplace and a freestanding tv.
Kilims Rugs
Kilims Rugs
RugKnots | Area RugsRugKnots | Area Rugs
This simply elegant rug features soft natural colors and a modern, straight-edge design. Earthy sand tones and chocolate browns form the main color palette and are enhanced by soft lilacs and rich plum colors. This hand-knotted rug is made of pure wool and includes a medium-length fringe. It would look great in a casual living space or a playroom. Its hand-knotted charm shines through in its multi-colored fibers and spontaneous design. Display this rug in a space and let it add instant warmth to the room's style. Item Number: APK-10-11-108 Collection: Kilims Size: 5.42x7.83 Material: Wool Knots: Flatweave Color: Multi On sale now! 50% off.
Grove Street Interior Renovations
Grove Street Interior Renovations
Classic Remodeling & Construction, Inc.Classic Remodeling & Construction, Inc.
Matt Bolt, Charleston Home + Design Magazine
Photo of a small traditional enclosed living room in Charleston with a reading nook, beige walls and medium hardwood flooring.
Fireplace Mantle
Fireplace Mantle
Target Building Solutions, LLCTarget Building Solutions, LLC
We added gas logs, a mantle, and put the flat screen TV over the fireplace. Custom built book shelves, and storage below, hides all the components, also over head eyeball lights with dimmer, very nice effect. The chairs were recovered to match the grey paint on the walls.
Chiswick Town House
Chiswick Town House
Luisa Barnes Interior DesignLuisa Barnes Interior Design
The living room at this Chiswick Town House was given a refresh with a new sofa, chair, ottoman, side tables, table lamps, floor lamp , cushions and accessories. An existing chair was reupholstered to fit with the new scheme.
Home Styling & Decorating
Home Styling & Decorating
Happy Place InteriorsHappy Place Interiors
Prior to moving into their "new" home, they decided to enlist the help of a designer to set and style the house right from the beginning. They reached out to Happy Place Interiors. Shortly after moving in, Melanie met them at their home. They had already purchased all the furniture and decor, could wasn't sure what worked where or how to create a good flow. This is where Melanie came in. Using only what they had already purchased, she styled their home and put it all together for them. Not only did their home look amazing right away, it removed the stress of trying to figure out it on their own. They loved it and had said it was styled in a way they never would have thought of and looked better than they could have dreamed.
Bright Harmony
Bright Harmony
Colossus Mfg.Colossus Mfg.
This bright and airy living room was created through pastel pops of pink and blue and natural elements of greenery, lots of light, and a sleek caramel leather couch all focused around the red brick fireplace.
California Transplants in Virginia
California Transplants in Virginia
A.HICKMAN DesignA.HICKMAN Design
The homeowners recently moved from California and wanted a “modern farmhouse” with lots of metal and aged wood that was timeless, casual and comfortable to match their down-to-Earth, fun-loving personalities. They wanted to enjoy this home themselves and also successfully entertain other business executives on a larger scale. We added furnishings, rugs, lighting and accessories to complete the foyer, living room, family room and a few small updates to the dining room of this new-to-them home. All interior elements designed and specified by A.HICKMAN Design. Photography by Angela Newton Roy (website: http://angelanewtonroy.com)
Bella Vita
Bella Vita
UserUser
Apartment Living Room Staging
Photo of a small classic enclosed living room in Dallas with grey walls, dark hardwood flooring, no fireplace and brown floors.
Lake Katherine - Private Residence
Lake Katherine - Private Residence
Salted, LLCSalted, LLC
Design ideas for a medium sized classic formal open plan living room in Orange County with dark hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, beige walls, a brick fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv and brown floors.
On Location: Hancock Park
On Location: Hancock Park
UserUser
For this catalog, bringing our furniture and accents to life meant taking them offsite and inside some of SoCal’s most breathtaking estates. Part of our adventure was spent in the gorgeous and historic neighborhood of Hancock Park, where architecturally rich residences abound. Jeff captures the LA enclave’s old world glamour by outfitting this interior with mirrored pieces, bold motifs and seats modeled after European antiques.
Custom Cabinetry
Custom Cabinetry
Miller Home Improvements, Inc.Miller Home Improvements, Inc.
Inspiration for a medium sized classic living room in DC Metro.
Fireplace Remodel
Fireplace Remodel
Natural Valley Recycled GraniteNatural Valley Recycled Granite
Just the right amount of Natural Valley Recycled Granite split stone tiles installed around the firebox adds texture and depth to the living room.
Inspiration for a small classic living room in Indianapolis with beige walls, carpet, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and a wall mounted tv.
Квартира на ул. Чайковского
Квартира на ул. Чайковского
Maxim MaximovMaxim Maximov
Inspiration for a small traditional open plan living room in Saint Petersburg with grey walls, ceramic flooring, a freestanding tv and brown floors.
Bali Value Natural Roller Shades: Havana 0005N
Bali Value Natural Roller Shades: Havana 0005N
Bali BlindsBali Blinds
Value Solar Shades protect furniture and floors by blocking UV rays. Value Roller Shades feature textures, patterns, and colors to complement your room.
CR Laine Furniture at Nelson Designs
CR Laine Furniture at Nelson Designs
Nelson DesignsNelson Designs
Medium sized classic formal enclosed living room in Wichita with white walls, carpet, a standard fireplace, a plastered fireplace surround, no tv and feature lighting.

Budget Traditional 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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