Traditional Living Room with a Corner TV Ideas and Designs

Living room with a view of the lake - featuring a modern fireplace with Quartzite surround, distressed beam, and firewood storage.
Large traditional open plan living room with white walls, ceramic flooring, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, a corner tv and grey floors.

Stylish Transitional

The Couture Haus Interior Design

Elegant, transitional living space with stone fireplace and blue floating shelves flanking the fireplace. Modern chandelier, swivel chairs and ottomans.

Premier Homes Model Home

Hampton Redesign

Model Home Design by Hampton Redesign Unique Exposure Photography
Design ideas for a medium sized traditional open plan living room in Dallas with beige walls, ceramic flooring, a corner fireplace, a brick fireplace surround and a corner tv.

Olive green, Victorian living room

My Bespoke Room

This small Victorian living room has been transformed into a modern olive-green oasis!
This is an example of a medium sized traditional formal enclosed living room in Hampshire with green walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a metal fireplace surround, a corner tv, beige floors and a chimney breast.

Built-in Cabinetry

Broughton Woodworks

This is an example of a medium sized classic open plan living room in Boston with a reading nook, medium hardwood flooring and a corner tv.

Timeless Living Room update

Willow Grey Interiors

This is an example of a medium sized classic formal enclosed living room in Hampshire with blue walls, carpet, a wood burning stove, a brick fireplace surround, a corner tv and beige floors.

Traditional Tudor

Whimsily

Inspiration for a large traditional formal mezzanine living room in Indianapolis with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround, a corner tv, brown floors, exposed beams and brick walls.

Project Escape, East London

CCASA Architects

The refurbishment include on opening up and linking both the living room and the formal dining room to create a bigger room. An internal window was included on the dining room to allow for views to the corridor and adjacent stair, while at the same time allowing for natural light to circulate through the property.

Modern Farmhouse

Wannemacher Interiors

This is an example of a large traditional open plan living room in Columbus with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a tiled fireplace surround and a corner tv.

Bachelor Pad (Union Square)

Carole Vaudable Interior Design

Bachelor Pad in Union Square, Manhattan.
Medium sized classic enclosed living room in New York with a reading nook, white walls, light hardwood flooring, no fireplace, a corner tv, brown floors and a coffered ceiling.

The Woodlands - Townhome Remodel

Sea and Pine Interior Design

Upgraged townhome to meet the ski bum's needs in the winter and avid hiker in the summer. This retreat was designed to maximize a small space environment, add a touch of class while increasing profits for the owner's Airbnb marketplace.

Groves Ave Kitchen Renovation

Jordan Design-Build Group

The existing great room got some major updates as well to ensure that the adjacent space was stylistically cohesive. The upgrades include new/reconfigured windows and trim, a dramatic fireplace makeover, new hardwood floors, and a flexible dining room area. Similar finishes were repeated here with brass sconces, a craftsman style fireplace mantle, and the same honed marble for the fireplace hearth and surround.

Barndominium

Mountain High Builders Inc

Inspiration for a traditional mezzanine living room in Other with dark hardwood flooring, a wood burning stove, a stacked stone fireplace surround and a corner tv.

Earls Court Family Apartment

Godrich Interiors

Inspiration for a large classic living room in London with grey walls, dark hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, a corner tv and brown floors.

Traditional Tudor

Whimsily

This is an example of a large classic formal mezzanine living room in Indianapolis with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround, a corner tv, brown floors, exposed beams and brick walls.

Breckenridge Ski Condo Remodel

Stais Architecture & Interiors

Design ideas for a small classic mezzanine living room in Denver with white walls, ceramic flooring, a standard fireplace, a stacked stone fireplace surround, a corner tv and brown floors.

Modern Craftsman

Lakeside Custom Homes

Living room with a view of the lake - featuring a modern fireplace with Quartzite surround, distressed beam, and firewood storage.
This is an example of a large classic open plan living room with white walls, ceramic flooring, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, a corner tv and grey floors.

Channel Road Cottage

Livingston Homes of West Michigan

Inspiration for a traditional living room in Grand Rapids with vinyl flooring, a standard fireplace, a stacked stone fireplace surround and a corner tv.

Olive green, Victorian living room

My Bespoke Room

This small Victorian living room has been transformed into a modern olive-green oasis!
Design ideas for a medium sized traditional formal enclosed living room in Hampshire with green walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a metal fireplace surround, a corner tv, beige floors and a chimney breast.

Forest Lane

American Antique Lumber Company

Reclaimed hand hewn timbers used for exposed trusses and reclaimed wood siding.
Photo of a large classic open plan living room in Denver with brown walls, medium hardwood flooring, a corner fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, a corner tv, brown floors and exposed beams.

Traditional Living Room with a Corner TV 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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