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World-Inspired Formal Living Room Ideas and Designs

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Wabi Sabi Refuge
Wabi Sabi Refuge
Astratto DesignAstratto Design
Embarking on the design journey of Wabi Sabi Refuge, I immersed myself in the profound quest for tranquility and harmony. This project became a testament to the pursuit of a tranquil haven that stirs a deep sense of calm within. Guided by the essence of wabi-sabi, my intention was to curate Wabi Sabi Refuge as a sacred space that nurtures an ethereal atmosphere, summoning a sincere connection with the surrounding world. Deliberate choices of muted hues and minimalist elements foster an environment of uncluttered serenity, encouraging introspection and contemplation. Embracing the innate imperfections and distinctive qualities of the carefully selected materials and objects added an exquisite touch of organic allure, instilling an authentic reverence for the beauty inherent in nature's creations. Wabi Sabi Refuge serves as a sanctuary, an evocative invitation for visitors to embrace the sublime simplicity, find solace in the imperfect, and uncover the profound and tranquil beauty that wabi-sabi unveils.
NAVEEN BOUTIQUE RESIDENCE
NAVEEN BOUTIQUE RESIDENCE
THE DESIGN FIRMTHE DESIGN FIRM
World-inspired formal living room in Bengaluru with white walls, brown floors and brick flooring.
Hardwood Flooring
Hardwood Flooring
Robinson's FlooringRobinson's Flooring
Inspiration for a medium sized world-inspired formal enclosed living room in Phoenix with beige walls, light hardwood flooring, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and no tv.
Bali resort style residence in Venice
Bali resort style residence in Venice
Luke Gibson PhotographyLuke Gibson Photography
Luke Gibson Photography
This is an example of a world-inspired formal open plan living room in Los Angeles with white walls, light hardwood flooring and beige floors.
Eclectic Asian Fusion
Eclectic Asian Fusion
Tamara Dunner TSD Global Designs LLCTamara Dunner TSD Global Designs LLC
Photo of a large world-inspired formal enclosed living room in Nashville with red walls and no tv.
Best of Houzz 2019 を受賞｜参道の緑を借景する家Best of Houzz 2020・2019 連続受賞
Best of Houzz 2019 を受賞｜参道の緑を借景する家Best of Houzz 2020・2019 連続受賞
長谷川建築デザインオフィス｜HasegawaDesign長谷川建築デザインオフィス｜HasegawaDesign
参道を行き交う人からの視線をかわしつつ、常緑樹の樹々の梢と緑を大胆に借景している。右奥には畳の間。テレビボードの後ろは坪庭となっている。建築照明を灯した様子。床材はバンブー風呂＾リング。焦げ茶色部分に一部ホワイト部分をコンビネーションして、それがテレビボードから吹抜まで伸びやかに連続しています。 ★撮影｜黒住直臣★施工｜TH-1 ★コーディネート｜ザ・ハウス
Asian Living Room
Asian Living Room
This is an example of a world-inspired formal open plan living room in Perth with grey walls, light hardwood flooring and beige floors.
京都旅庵　然
京都旅庵　然
赤崎デザインビューロ | Akasaki Design Bureau赤崎デザインビューロ | Akasaki Design Bureau
京都　平安神宮にほど近い一軒宿。 柱•梁の日焼け、土壁の煤そして金物の錆、それら歳月によってつくられたものです それらを印象的に魅せる そんな「改修」によってしかつくり得ない建築をめざしました
Photo of a world-inspired formal enclosed living room in Kyoto with multi-coloured walls, tatami flooring, a wall mounted tv and green floors.
Various Projects
Various Projects
Osprey Construction IncOsprey Construction Inc
Photo of a large world-inspired formal enclosed living room in Atlanta with beige walls, light hardwood flooring, no fireplace, no tv and brown floors.
Shingle Style Waterfront
Shingle Style Waterfront
MICHAEL WHALEY INTERIORS, INCMICHAEL WHALEY INTERIORS, INC
This exceptional private mediation space was inspired by the home owners trip to Japan. Authentic Tatami mats, rare, Asian antiques, Shoji Screens, create a peaceful haven. Photo by Durston Saylor
Western Prom Townhouse
Western Prom Townhouse
Penelope Daborn Ltd.Penelope Daborn Ltd.
Randall Ashey
This is an example of a medium sized world-inspired formal open plan living room in Portland Maine with blue walls, dark hardwood flooring, no fireplace and no tv.
Shutters - Hunter Douglas
Shutters - Hunter Douglas
Nationwide Floor & Window CoveringsNationwide Floor & Window Coverings
Inspiration for a small world-inspired formal enclosed living room in New York with beige walls, light hardwood flooring, no fireplace, no tv and beige floors.
Summer
Summer
BowerhouseBowerhouse
This is an example of a world-inspired formal living room in Perth with white walls.
Asian Inspired Home
Asian Inspired Home
Nandina Home & DesignNandina Home & Design
An Asian style inspired house featuring a red and blue color scheme, red spherical topless lampshades, classic wooden bookcase, cream walls, wooden wall art, red oriental rugs, red oriental chairs, breakfast nook, wrought iron chandelier, cream-colored loveseat, wooden coffee table, soft blue drawers, floral window treatments, and blue and red cushions. Home designed by Aiken interior design firm, Nandina Home & Design. They serve Atlanta and Augusta, Georgia, and Columbia and Lexington, South Carolina. For more about Nandina Home & Design, click here: https://nandinahome.com/
West Village apartment
West Village apartment
Sara Bengur InteriorsSara Bengur Interiors
Jonny Valiant
Design ideas for a medium sized world-inspired formal open plan living room in New York with beige walls, light hardwood flooring, no fireplace and no tv.
St. John Estate
St. John Estate
Mimi & Hill interiorsMimi & Hill interiors
Toni Deis Photography
Large world-inspired formal open plan living room in Other with white walls, terracotta flooring, no tv, a vaulted ceiling and orange floors.
Manzanita Avenue, Oakland
Manzanita Avenue, Oakland
Michael Friedes Design AssociatesMichael Friedes Design Associates
Showcasing the homeowner's collection of porcelain Japanese figurines, led the design direction for an Asian-inspired living room. Photo: Steve Baduljak
Notting Hill
Notting Hill
Cameron BroomCameron Broom
Photo of a medium sized world-inspired formal open plan living room in London with beige walls and no tv.
Naples, Florida
Naples, Florida
Herscoe Hajjar Architects, LLCHerscoe Hajjar Architects, LLC
Inspiration for a medium sized world-inspired formal open plan living room in Miami with beige walls, dark hardwood flooring, no fireplace and no tv.
Estate - Utah County - (44)
Estate - Utah County - (44)
Magleby ConstructionMagleby Construction
This is an example of an expansive world-inspired formal open plan living room in Salt Lake City with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a two-sided fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, a wall mounted tv, brown floors, a coffered ceiling and wood walls.

World-Inspired Formal Living Room Ideas and Designs

Looking for world-inspired 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 world-inspired 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 world-inspired 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.

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

When it comes to the layout of your world-inspired 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 world-inspired 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 Moroccan style 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 japanese style 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 zen 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 world-inspired 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 world-inspired 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 world-inspired 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 world-inspired 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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