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Greenwich St. Penthouse
Greenwich St. Penthouse
Meridith Baer HomeMeridith Baer Home
Photography by Evan Joseph
Modern enclosed living room in Los Angeles with white walls, light hardwood flooring, a ribbon fireplace and beige floors.
The Newhaven
The Newhaven
McLachlan HomesMcLachlan Homes
This is an example of a contemporary living room in Sunshine Coast with white walls and grey floors.
My Houzz: Bright and Boho Austin Home Inspired by a Local Hot el
My Houzz: Bright and Boho Austin Home Inspired by a Local Hot el
Heather BanksHeather Banks
Photo: Heather Banks © 2015 Houzz
Contemporary living room in Austin with white walls, a standard fireplace, a tiled fireplace surround and a wall mounted tv.
Contemporary Living Room
Contemporary Living Room
This is an example of a contemporary formal living room in Toronto with white walls, light hardwood flooring and a standard fireplace.
Northhaven Residence 2
Northhaven Residence 2
SHM ArchitectsSHM Architects
Photography: Nathan Schroder
Inspiration for a contemporary formal open plan living room in Dallas with white walls and medium hardwood flooring.
Silver Lake Project
Silver Lake Project
Vidal Design CollaborativeVidal Design Collaborative
Photo by Marcia Prentice
Inspiration for a midcentury living room in Los Angeles with a home bar.
Skönhammarsvägen
Skönhammarsvägen
InteriorbexInteriorbex
This is an example of a medium sized scandi formal enclosed living room in Gothenburg with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a wood burning stove, a plastered fireplace surround and brown floors.
Indian Creek Island Transitional
Indian Creek Island Transitional
Bart Reines ConstructionBart Reines Construction
Bart Reines
This is an example of a contemporary living room in Miami with blue walls.
Sausalito, CA
Sausalito, CA
Urrutia DesignUrrutia Design
URRUTIA DESIGN Photography by Matt Sartain
Design ideas for a rustic grey and brown living room in San Francisco with grey walls.
Euclid 2 - Little Italy
Euclid 2 - Little Italy
3 Stones Custom Homes3 Stones Custom Homes
Front living room with ethanol fireplace, a marble herringbone facade and white mantel trim work
Medium sized classic open plan living room in Toronto with grey walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and no tv.
John Lewis Croft Living Room
John Lewis Croft Living Room
John Lewis & PartnersJohn Lewis & Partners
Photo of a traditional grey and teal living room in London.
LOFT S83
LOFT S83
RUS Architekten BDARUS Architekten BDA
Foto: Marcel Krummrich
Inspiration for a small industrial mezzanine living room in Other with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, no fireplace and no tv.
Appartement G
Appartement G
Philippe HardenPhilippe Harden
Inspiration for a traditional open plan living room in Paris with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a concealed tv, brown floors and panelled walls.
Decoration d'un appartement, rue Poussin, Paris 4
Decoration d'un appartement, rue Poussin, Paris 4
L'autre MaisonL'autre Maison
Inspiration for a large traditional formal enclosed living room in Paris with medium hardwood flooring, white walls, no fireplace and no tv.
Contemporain Salon
Contemporain Salon
Inspiration for a small contemporary open plan living room in Paris with a reading nook, white walls, medium hardwood flooring, no fireplace and no tv.
Rangez en mode design
Rangez en mode design
Leroy Merlin OFFICIELLeroy Merlin OFFICIEL
Alternez éléments ouverts et fermés sur toute la longueur de votre mur pour un effet spectaculaire
This is an example of a medium sized modern open plan living room in Lille with a reading nook, white walls, medium hardwood flooring, no fireplace and no tv.
Manhattan Beach Cottage
Manhattan Beach Cottage
Chelsea Design + ConstructionChelsea Design + Construction
Inspiration for a medium sized beach style open plan living room in Los Angeles with grey walls and dark hardwood flooring.
St Kilda West Renovation & Additions
St Kilda West Renovation & Additions
Style Precinct Interior Design & DecorationStyle Precinct Interior Design & Decoration
Living area in new addition to heritage townhouse with outside garden area. Special custom display joinery with lighting. Photo:Suzi Appel
Photo of a medium sized contemporary living room in Melbourne with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a ribbon fireplace, a wall mounted tv and brown floors.
Park Ave South Co-op
Park Ave South Co-op
Andrew Mikhael ArchitectAndrew Mikhael Architect
Photo by Andreas Serna
Inspiration for a small contemporary formal enclosed living room in New York with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, no fireplace, a wall mounted tv and brown floors.
Västra Halörsvägen 2
Västra Halörsvägen 2
Bjurfors SkåneBjurfors Skåne
SE360/Bjurfors
Large contemporary open plan living room in Malmo with white walls, light hardwood flooring, beige floors and a wall mounted tv.

White Living Room Ideas and Designs

Looking for 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 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 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.

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 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 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 small living room ideas to help you make most out of what you’re working with. A couple of 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 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 living room furniture

When it comes to the layout of your 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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