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Traditional Open Plan Living Room Ideas and Designs

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Back Bay Boston photography project
Back Bay Boston photography project
Keitaro Yoshioka PhotographyKeitaro Yoshioka Photography
Back Bay residential photography project. Client: Boston Premier Remodeling. Photography: Keitaro Yoshioka Photography
Photo of a large traditional open plan living room in Boston with grey walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a tiled fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv, brown floors and a coffered ceiling.
Transitional high rise apartment
Transitional high rise apartment
Nazee Fakharifar for Ethan Allen, Vienna,VANazee Fakharifar for Ethan Allen, Vienna,VA
A beautifully designed high rise apartment. Showing a timeless, and transitional style.
Inspiration for a medium sized classic formal open plan living room in DC Metro with grey walls, laminate floors, no fireplace and a freestanding tv.
Post and Beam beauty
Post and Beam beauty
Jessica Bell DesignsJessica Bell Designs
This is an example of a large classic formal open plan living room in Burlington with a stone fireplace surround, beige walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, no tv and brown floors.
Beverly Drive
Beverly Drive
Bella Casa Luxury Home StagingBella Casa Luxury Home Staging
Modern Farmhouse with elegant and luxury touches.
Large classic formal open plan living room in Los Angeles with black walls, a built-in media unit, light hardwood flooring, no fireplace and beige floors.
Transitional Living Room
Transitional Living Room
Medium sized traditional formal open plan living room in San Diego with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, no tv, beige floors and wainscoting.
California Casual
California Casual
Kristen Elizabeth DesignKristen Elizabeth Design
This family loves classic mid century design. We listened, and brought balance. Throughout the design, we conversed about a solution to the existing fireplace. Over time, we realized there was no solution needed. It is perfect as it is. It is quirky and fun, just like the owners. It is a conversation piece. We added rich color and texture in an adjoining room to balance the strength of the stone hearth . Purples, blues and greens find their way throughout the home adding cheer and whimsy. Beautifully sourced artwork compliments from the high end to the hand made. Every room has a special touch to reflect the family’s love of art, color and comfort.
ROSEVILLE II - REVIVING A FEDERATION GEM
ROSEVILLE II - REVIVING A FEDERATION GEM
March Twice InteriorsMarch Twice Interiors
Formal Living Room in a Federation home in Roseville.
Inspiration for a medium sized classic formal open plan living room in Sydney with white walls, carpet, a standard fireplace, a metal fireplace surround, no tv and grey floors.
Living room makeover
Living room makeover
Svetlana Hanzyy DesignSvetlana Hanzyy Design
This is an example of a medium sized traditional open plan living room in Nashville with white walls, dark hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a wall mounted tv and brown floors.
Duluth Retreat
Duluth Retreat
Prospect Refuge StudioProspect Refuge Studio
Design ideas for a large classic formal open plan living room in Minneapolis with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a wood burning stove, no tv, brown floors and a wood ceiling.
Top of The Hills
Top of The Hills
Meadowlark Design+BuildMeadowlark Design+Build
Floor to ceiling windows bring in ample natural daylight to this great room living area. The windows also provide a beautiful view of the surround yard. This home was custom built by Meadowlark Design+Build in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Photography by Joshua Caldwell. David Lubin Architect and Interiors by Acadia Hahlbrocht of Soft Surroundings.
Edmonds Addition and Outdoor Living
Edmonds Addition and Outdoor Living
H2D Architecture + DesignH2D Architecture + Design
The design of the living space is oriented out to the sweeping views of Puget Sound. The vaulted ceiling helps to enhance to openness and connection to the outdoors. Neutral tones intermixed with natural materials create a warm, cozy feel in the space. Architecture and Design: H2D Architecture + Design www.h2darchitects.com #h2darchitects #edmondsliving #edmondswaterfronthome #customhomeedmonds #residentialarchitect #
West 49th Jan 2020
West 49th Jan 2020
Twist Tours Real Estate and Portfolio MarketingTwist Tours Real Estate and Portfolio Marketing
Photo of a large traditional open plan living room in Austin with grey walls, medium hardwood flooring, a wall mounted tv and brown floors.
Rénovation maison 110m2 Lattes
Rénovation maison 110m2 Lattes
Chrysalide ArchitectureChrysalide Architecture
Meuble sur mesure suspendu avec portes et tiroirs pour offrir un maximum de rangements tout en étant fonctionnel pour ranger le décodeur et les éléments wifi. Les facades en blanc ne laissent ressortir que le plateau en stratifié coloris chêne miel. Des éléments suspendus avec et sans porte, viennent créer un élément déstructuré qui apporte une touche d'originalité De nouveaux rideaux et stores dans le même tissu ont été posés pour créer une harmonie visuelle.
Our Work
Our Work
Reasonable RenovationsReasonable Renovations
Photo of a large classic formal open plan living room in Houston with grey walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a tiled fireplace surround, no tv and brown floors.
2019 Waukee Project
2019 Waukee Project
Teal Creek HomesTeal Creek Homes
This is an example of a large classic grey and teal open plan living room in Other with grey walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv and brown floors.
Arrowhead Ski Pad
Arrowhead Ski Pad
Reed Design GroupReed Design Group
This is an example of a large traditional open plan living room in Denver with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a tiled fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv and brown floors.
Transitional Lake Cottage
Transitional Lake Cottage
Lenox House DesignLenox House Design
This fun vignette within the living room is a place for the clients to relax and read.
Large classic open plan living room in Minneapolis with beige walls, medium hardwood flooring, a two-sided fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, a concealed tv and grey floors.
Expansive Two-Story Custom Home
Expansive Two-Story Custom Home
BUILDBUILD
A custom-made expansive two-story home providing views of the spacious kitchen, breakfast nook, dining, great room and outdoor amenities upon entry. Featuring 11,000 square feet of open area lavish living this residence does not disappoint with the attention to detail throughout. Elegant features embellish this home with the intricate woodworking and exposed wood beams, ceiling details, gorgeous stonework, European Oak flooring throughout, and unique lighting. This residence offers seven bedrooms including a mother-in-law suite, nine bathrooms, a bonus room, his and her offices, wet bar adjacent to dining area, wine room, laundry room featuring a dog wash area and a game room located above one of the two garages. The open-air kitchen is the perfect space for entertaining family and friends with the two islands, custom panel Sub-Zero appliances and easy access to the dining areas. Outdoor amenities include a pool with sun shelf and spa, fire bowls spilling water into the pool, firepit, large covered lanai with summer kitchen and fireplace surrounded by roll down screens to protect guests from inclement weather, and two additional covered lanais. This is luxury at its finest!
Wilmington Court - Living Room
Wilmington Court - Living Room
Paul N. Brow, Architect, LLCPaul N. Brow, Architect, LLC
Living room with painted paneled wall with concealed storage & television. Fireplace with black firebrick & custom hand-carved limestone mantel. Custom distressed arched, heavy timber trusses and tongue & groove ceiling. Walls are plaster. View to the kitchen beyond through the breakfast bar at the kitchen pass-through.
A large fireplace with white mantle and marble surround.
A large fireplace with white mantle and marble surround.
Creative Interiors & Designs, LLCCreative Interiors & Designs, LLC
A large fireplace with white mantle and marble surround is the centerpiece in this neutral palette modern transitional living room.
Photo of a medium sized traditional formal open plan living room in New York with grey walls, carpet and a stone fireplace surround.

Traditional Open Plan 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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