World-Inspired Living Room with All Types of Wall Treatment Ideas and Designs

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.

Noe Valley 767

SF Design Build

Inspiration for a world-inspired living room in San Francisco with grey floors and wood walls.

Shell House

Dipen Gada and Associates

Photography: Tejas Shah
This is an example of a world-inspired living room in Ahmedabad with a wall mounted tv.

Island Residence

Hamed Rodriguez

This is an example of a world-inspired living room in Miami with white walls.

BERMUDA INSPIRED

Harrell & Co Architects

PHOTOS BY C J WALKER PHOTOGRAPHY
Design ideas for a world-inspired enclosed living room in Miami with beige walls, exposed beams, a timber clad ceiling, a vaulted ceiling, wainscoting and wallpapered walls.

Japanese Inspired Remodel in Noe Valley

Mark Brand Architecture

The design of this remodel of a small two-level residence in Noe Valley reflects the owner's passion for Japanese architecture. Having decided to completely gut the interior partitions, we devised a better-arranged floor plan with traditional Japanese features, including a sunken floor pit for dining and a vocabulary of natural wood trim and casework. Vertical grain Douglas Fir takes the place of Hinoki wood traditionally used in Japan. Natural wood flooring, soft green granite and green glass backsplashes in the kitchen further develop the desired Zen aesthetic. A wall to wall window above the sunken bath/shower creates a connection to the outdoors. Privacy is provided through the use of switchable glass, which goes from opaque to clear with a flick of a switch. We used in-floor heating to eliminate the noise associated with forced-air systems.

Royal Kanae

Willman Interiors / Gina Willman, ASID

Linny Morris
Design ideas for a medium sized world-inspired formal living room in Hawaii with no tv.

Rénovation salon

Intérieur vôtre

Inspiration for a world-inspired open plan living room in Angers with beige walls, medium hardwood flooring, a wood burning stove, brown floors, exposed beams and wood walls.

Détente Balinaise

Daisy D Déco

Quoi de plus agréable que de sentir en vacances chez soi? Voilà le leitmotiv de ce projet naturel et coloré dans un esprit kraft et balinais où le végétal est roi. Les espaces ont été imaginés faciles à vivre avec des matériaux nobles et authentiques. Un ensemble très convivial qui invite à la détente.

A' La Mer - Great Room 2

Barefoot Design Group, LLC

photography by Don Hebert
Photo of an expansive world-inspired living room in Other.

Tropical Mid-Century Tiki Oasis

Just Go Home Design

A bright and colorful eclectic living space with elements of mid-century design as well as tropical pops and lots of plants. Featuring vintage lighting salvaged from a preserved 1960's home in Palm Springs hanging in front of a custom designed slatted feature wall. Custom art from a local San Diego artist is paired with a signed print from the artist SHAG. The sectional is custom made in an evergreen velvet. Hand painted floating cabinets and bookcases feature tropical wallpaper backing. An art tv displays a variety of curated works throughout the year.

王禅寺_Y邸リフォーム

猫と建築社

既存玄関ホールの吹抜けに床を貼りペットコーナーにしたリフォーム。構造上抜けなかった柱は麻縄を巻き、猫の爪とぎにした。巻いているそばから興味津々で巻き終わると共に早速嬉しそうに爪を砥ぎ始めた。大成功である。右側に見えるFRPグレーチング＋強化ガラスの床は、2階の光を玄関に取り込む効果に加え、猫たちがこの上に乗ってくれれば玄関から可愛い肉球を拝めるというサプライズ効果もある。

スタジオを併設したカフェテイストの家「ピュアアニバーサリー展示場」

株式会社リソーケンセツ

This is an example of a small world-inspired open plan living room in Other with a home bar, blue walls, medium hardwood flooring, a wall mounted tv, brown floors, a wood ceiling and wallpapered walls.

Loft in Bali

Pavel Adashkevich

Inspiration for a world-inspired living room in Other with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, brown floors and brick walls.

Zen vibe for Home Staging in Sunnyvale, CA

Jennifer A. Emmer/Feng Shui Style

These are highlights from several of our recent home stagings. We do the Feng Shui, and work out the design plan with our partner, Val, of No. 1. Staging. We have access to custom furniture, we specialize in art procurement, and and we also use pieces from Val’s high-end lighting company, No Ordinary Light.

Noe Valley 767

SF Design Build

Design ideas for a world-inspired living room in San Francisco with grey walls, a wood ceiling and wood walls.

Paris - Tiny House Wabi-sabi sur les toits de Paris

Projet Wabi-sabi

Projet de Tiny House sur les toits de Paris, avec 17m² pour 4 !
This is an example of a small world-inspired mezzanine living room in Paris with a reading nook, concrete flooring, white floors, a wood ceiling and wood walls.

アイデザインホーム千里展示場

アイデザインホーム株式会社

大阪府吹田市「ABCハウジング千里住宅公園」にOPENした「千里展示場」は、2つの表情を持ったユニークな外観に、懐かしいのに新しい2つの玄関を結ぶ広大な通り土間、広くて開放的な空間を実現するハーフ吹抜のあるリビングや、お子様のプレイスポットとして最適なスキップフロアによる階段家具で上がるロフト、約28帖の広大な小屋裏収納、標準天井高である2.45mと比べて0.3mも高い天井高を1階全室で実現した「高い天井の家〜 MOMIJI HIGH 〜」仕様、SI設計の採用により家族の成長と共に変化する柔軟性の設計等、実際の住まいづくりに役立つアイディア満載のモデルハウスです。ご来場予約はこちらから https://www.ai-design-home.co.jp/cgi-bin/reservation/index.html

Alton - Park B Model Mediterranean Family Room

Masterpiece Design Group

This family room is a study in the modern Mediterranean style, combining tradition with modern elegance.
Photo of a world-inspired living room in Miami with beige walls, a wall mounted tv, wallpapered walls, medium hardwood flooring and brown floors.

Tropical Living Room

Design ideas for a world-inspired living room in Hawaii with slate flooring.

World-Inspired Living Room with All Types of Wall Treatment 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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