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Bruce Johnson & Associates Interior DesignBruce Johnson & Associates Interior Design
Living Room
Design ideas for a traditional grey and cream living room in Calgary with a stone fireplace surround, beige walls, medium hardwood flooring, a wall mounted tv, brown floors and feature lighting.
Seeley Living Room A
Seeley Living Room A
Michael Abrams InteriorsMichael Abrams Interiors
Design ideas for a large classic living room in Chicago with beige walls and brown floors.
Contemporary Living Room
Contemporary Living Room
Inspiration for a classic living room in Seattle with medium hardwood flooring.
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Lake House
Lake House
Gallery Interiors and Rockford Kitchen DesignGallery Interiors and Rockford Kitchen Design
Designed by Gallery Interiors/Rockford Kitchen Design, Rockford, MI
Large traditional formal open plan living room in Grand Rapids with a stone fireplace surround, beige walls, dark hardwood flooring, a two-sided fireplace, no tv and brown floors.
A Modern Gem
A Modern Gem
Christopher Burns InteriorsChristopher Burns Interiors
CBAC
Inspiration for a large traditional formal open plan living room in New York with beige walls, a standard fireplace and a built-in media unit.
Lakeview Residence
Lakeview Residence
Aspen & IvyAspen & Ivy
Photo of a medium sized classic formal open plan living room in Toronto with white walls, dark hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv and brown floors.
Jane Lockhart Interior Design, Kylemore Model Home "Dublin"
Jane Lockhart Interior Design, Kylemore Model Home "Dublin"
Jane Lockhart DesignJane Lockhart Design
Jane Lockhart's beautifully designed luxury model home for Kylemore Communities. Photography, Brandon Barré
This is an example of a traditional enclosed living room in Toronto with a stone fireplace surround, a standard fireplace, a wall mounted tv, brown floors and feature lighting.
Woodinville Retreat
Woodinville Retreat
UserUser
This fireplace was handcrafted and dry-stacked by an artisan mason who shaped and placed each stone by hand. Our designer hand-picked stones from each palate to coordinate with the interior finishes. Remaining stones were also hand-selected for the outdoor kitchen, adjacent to this space. Stone supplier: Marenakos stoneyard in Monroe, WA. Builder: Robert Egge Construction Photo: Matt Edington Masonry: Kelly Blanchard Masonry
Custom Agrarian Style Residence
Custom Agrarian Style Residence
Arcanum ArchitectureArcanum Architecture
Inspiration for a traditional living room in San Francisco with a concrete fireplace surround.
Modern Farmhouse
Modern Farmhouse
KDW Home/Kitchen DesignworksKDW Home/Kitchen Designworks
Jim Adcock
Inspiration for a classic open plan living room in Richmond with dark hardwood flooring, brown floors and feature lighting.
Cat Mountain Residence
Cat Mountain Residence
Cornerstone ArchitectsCornerstone Architects
Conceived as a remodel and addition, the final design iteration for this home is uniquely multifaceted. Structural considerations required a more extensive tear down, however the clients wanted the entire remodel design kept intact, essentially recreating much of the existing home. The overall floor plan design centers on maximizing the views, while extensive glazing is carefully placed to frame and enhance them. The residence opens up to the outdoor living and views from multiple spaces and visually connects interior spaces in the inner court. The client, who also specializes in residential interiors, had a vision of ‘transitional’ style for the home, marrying clean and contemporary elements with touches of antique charm. Energy efficient materials along with reclaimed architectural wood details were seamlessly integrated, adding sustainable design elements to this transitional design. The architect and client collaboration strived to achieve modern, clean spaces playfully interjecting rustic elements throughout the home. Greenbelt Homes Glynis Wood Interiors Photography by Bryant Hill
Hollywood Residence
Hollywood Residence
Elizabeth GordonElizabeth Gordon
This is an example of a traditional living room in Los Angeles with blue walls, a standard fireplace and feature lighting.
2013 Parade of Homes | Saratoga Springs | Granger Cottage
2013 Parade of Homes | Saratoga Springs | Granger Cottage
Witt ConstructionWitt Construction
Randall Perry Photography Hardwood Floor: 7” Character Grade Knotty White Oak, Randall Perry Photography Stained with Rubio Monocoat Oil in White 5% Custom Wall Color Trim - SW7006 Extra White
Living Room
Living Room
JMDG Architecture | Planning + InteriorsJMDG Architecture | Planning + Interiors
Interior design by SOCO Interiors. Photography by Giovanni. Built by Stock Development.
Photo of a traditional formal enclosed living room in Miami with grey walls and a standard fireplace.
Interior Design - Residential Photography
Interior Design - Residential Photography
Grossman PhotographyGrossman Photography
Interior Design + Architectural Photographer Barry Grossman Photography
This is an example of a classic living room in Miami with a home bar and marble flooring.
Prussian Walls with a Hint of Yellow
Prussian Walls with a Hint of Yellow
Patricia AlvarezPatricia Alvarez
Design ideas for a classic living room in Other with multi-coloured walls, a wall mounted tv and white floors.
Sandefjord, Norway
Sandefjord, Norway
SwanfieldLivingSwanfieldLiving
Traditional living room with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace and feature lighting.
Dallas, TX: Jen & Reed Wilcox
Dallas, TX: Jen & Reed Wilcox
Sarah GreenmanSarah Greenman
Photo: Sarah Greenman © 2013 Houzz
Classic living room in Dallas.
Transitional Living Room
Transitional Living Room
Classic living room in Denver with beige walls, carpet and a standard fireplace.

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:
Living Room
Living Room
Paul Moon DesignPaul Moon Design
Expansive classic living room in Seattle with a standard fireplace, no tv, white walls, dark hardwood flooring and feature lighting.
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