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Traditional Living Room Ideas and Designs

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Living Room – Emerald Falls – 2014 Spring Parade
Living Room – Emerald Falls – 2014 Spring Parade
Gonyea Custom HomesGonyea Custom Homes
Living flows from room to room easily in this great room style living space with large windows. Photography by Spacecrafting.
Inspiration for a large classic open plan living room in Minneapolis with grey walls, carpet, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and a built-in media unit.
Family Home refurbishment
Family Home refurbishment
Sarah Finney InteriorsSarah Finney Interiors
This is an example of a medium sized classic living room in Other with beige walls, carpet, a wood burning stove, a stone fireplace surround, grey floors and feature lighting.
Esher
Esher
Anthea Turner HomeAnthea Turner Home
This is an example of a classic open plan living room in London with grey walls, carpet, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround and a wall mounted tv.
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Современная классика Гостиная
Современная классика Гостиная
This is an example of a traditional grey and purple living room in Other with grey walls, light hardwood flooring and beige floors.
Cheshire Home Ground Floor
Cheshire Home Ground Floor
Cream & Black Interior DesignCream & Black Interior Design
Chris Snook
This is an example of a large classic formal open plan living room feature wall in Cheshire with carpet, grey floors and multi-coloured walls.
Mount St
Mount St
Country Knole InteriorsCountry Knole Interiors
William Goddard
Inspiration for a classic living room in Other with grey walls, carpet and grey floors.
The Westfield - Fall 2013 Parade of Homes Model
The Westfield - Fall 2013 Parade of Homes Model
Homes by TraditionHomes by Tradition
This home is a custom home built by Homes by Tradition located in Lakeville, MN. Our showcase models are professionally staged. Please contact Ambiance at Home for information on furniture - 952.440.6757 Thank you!
Bordley 2
Bordley 2
Thompson Custom HomesThompson Custom Homes
photos by Steve Chenn
Classic living room in Houston with grey walls.
HIbiscus Drive
HIbiscus Drive
WECSELMAN DESIGNWECSELMAN DESIGN
Carlos Domenech
Inspiration for a large classic formal enclosed living room in Miami with beige walls, carpet, no fireplace, no tv, grey floors and feature lighting.
Grade II Listed Townhouse
Grade II Listed Townhouse
Slightly Quirky LtdSlightly Quirky Ltd
Medium sized classic living room in Surrey with blue walls, carpet, a standard fireplace, a metal fireplace surround, no tv and grey floors.
Street of Dreams
Street of Dreams
Luxe ProsLuxe Pros
Classic formal open plan living room in Phoenix with grey walls, dark hardwood flooring and brown floors.
Warenne Vale - Show Home
Warenne Vale - Show Home
Thomas Coombes Interior DesignThomas Coombes Interior Design
Alison Hammond
Photo of a medium sized classic formal enclosed living room in Surrey with a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, no tv, grey floors, grey walls and carpet.
East Grand Rapids Farmhouse- Parade 2017
East Grand Rapids Farmhouse- Parade 2017
Kenowa BuildersKenowa Builders
Stoffer Photography
Photo of a medium sized classic formal enclosed living room in Grand Rapids with blue walls, carpet, a standard fireplace, a plastered fireplace surround and grey floors.
Shabby Chic Living Room
Shabby Chic Living Room
Katie Malik Design StudioKatie Malik Design Studio
Maciek Platek
Inspiration for a traditional enclosed living room in Cambridgeshire with carpet and beige walls.
Boston Contemporary
Boston Contemporary
Ana Donohue InteriorsAna Donohue Interiors
Michael J. Lee
Design ideas for a medium sized classic formal enclosed living room in Boston with no tv, light hardwood flooring, a concrete fireplace surround, grey walls and a standard fireplace.
Norwell, MA - Classic Transitional Family Room
Norwell, MA - Classic Transitional Family Room
Wendy Callahan Interiors and Fine ArtWendy Callahan Interiors and Fine Art
Design ideas for a traditional formal living room in Boston with blue walls, carpet, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and feature lighting.
Lot 948 @ Norton Commons
Lot 948 @ Norton Commons
JH Designs, LLC.JH Designs, LLC.
RealTourCast | Tim Furlong Jr. | realtourcast.com
This is an example of a classic formal living room in Louisville with beige walls, dark hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a wall mounted tv and feature lighting.
The Illoura
The Illoura
Highbury HomesHighbury Homes
This is an example of a medium sized classic formal and grey and cream living room in Perth with carpet, a standard fireplace, no tv and feature lighting.
Dulwich Village, Dulwich, London
Dulwich Village, Dulwich, London
Cullum DesignCullum Design
Knight Frank
Design ideas for a classic living room in London with beige walls and carpet.

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:
Appartement 8ème
Appartement 8ème
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Tric Maurine
This is an example of a classic living room in Paris with grey walls and carpet.
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