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World-Inspired Open Plan Living Room Ideas and Designs

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Island Style Living Room
Island Style Living Room
Makena HergetMakena Herget
Tropical living room. Accessorized with tropical plants, accent pillows and artisan shells. Indich accent rug made from silk and wool features bamboo pattern. Original triptych by Darrell Hill of a Hawaiian beach scene. Lamp by the window is an antique from the 1940s. When switched on the women does the hula. The coffee table is from a New Hampshire furniture master. The table under the television and in between chairs is from Martin and MacArthur. Hand painted lamp shade adorns a koa wood base with bamboo style. The Hawaiian rugs are from the Indich Collection of Hawaiian Carpets.
Akela Ka Hale Kai
Akela Ka Hale Kai
Bear Mountain BuildersBear Mountain Builders
Large world-inspired open plan living room in Hawaii with white walls, slate flooring, a wall mounted tv and black floors.
雑貨屋のような家
雑貨屋のような家
藤吉建築設計事務所藤吉建築設計事務所
This is an example of a world-inspired open plan living room in Nagoya with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, a freestanding tv and brown floors.
小田井の住宅
小田井の住宅
一級建築士事務所　水石浩太建築設計室一級建築士事務所　水石浩太建築設計室
写真：谷川ヒロシ
Design ideas for a world-inspired open plan living room in Nagoya with brown walls, a freestanding tv, brown floors and dark hardwood flooring.
Beach House Living
Beach House Living
Pu'uwai Design & ConstructionPu'uwai Design & Construction
The living room has a built-in media niche. The cabinet doors are paneled in white to match the walls while the top is a natural live edge in Monkey Pod wood. The feature wall was highlighted by the use of modular arts in the same color as the walls but with a texture reminiscent of ripples on water. On either side of the TV hang a cluster of wooden pendants. The paneled walls and ceiling are painted white creating a seamless design. The teak glass sliding doors pocket into the walls creating an indoor-outdoor space. The great room is decorated in blues, greens and whites, with a jute rug on the floor, a solid log coffee table, slip covered white sofa, and custom blue and green throw pillows.
Tropical Living Room
Tropical Living Room
This is an example of a medium sized world-inspired formal open plan living room in Miami with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, no fireplace, no tv and beige floors.
Twenty Mile/
Twenty Mile/
UserUser
Inspiration for a large world-inspired open plan living room in Jacksonville with multi-coloured walls, dark hardwood flooring and blue floors.
Montecito Tropical
Montecito Tropical
Jodi G. DesignsJodi G. Designs
Nancy Neil
Design ideas for a medium sized world-inspired open plan living room in Santa Barbara with beige walls, light hardwood flooring and a standard fireplace.
みんなの居場所
みんなの居場所
築紡｜根來宏典築紡｜根來宏典
Photo by Hiroshi Ueda
This is an example of a world-inspired open plan living room in Tokyo with white walls, dark hardwood flooring and a wood burning stove.
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.
Pinecrest Beauty
Pinecrest Beauty
Margaux InteriorsMargaux Interiors
The very high ceilings of this living room create a focal point as you enter the long foyer. The fabric on the curtains, a semi transparent linen, permits the natural light to seep through the entire space. A Floridian environment was created by using soft aqua blues throughout. The furniture is Christopher Guy modern sofas and the glass tables adding an airy feel. The silver and crystal leaf motif chandeliers finish the composition. Our Aim was to bring the outside landscape of beautiful tropical greens and orchids indoors. Photography by: Claudia Uribe
Showroom
Showroom
Petite SurprisePetite Surprise
Guildmaster Coastal credenza, Gabby ottoman, Lee Industries wing back chair, art from Wendover, lamp from Bramble Company, Two's Company accessories, pillow by Villa, natural rugs by Classic Home and Surya Photo by Cecilia Anspach
Living & Dining
Living & Dining
TELFORD+BROWN STUDIO ARCHITECTURETELFORD+BROWN STUDIO ARCHITECTURE
Our client’s modest, three-bedroom house occupies a beautiful, small site having views down the length of Lake Oswego. The design responded to their appreciation of Hawaiian Island/Pacific Rim architecture and to the strict limitation to construction imposed by local zoning. We worked with Forsgren Design Studio on the selection of materials and finishes. Michael Mathers Photography
Kanae Lot 1
Kanae Lot 1
GM Construction, Inc.GM Construction, Inc.
World-inspired open plan living room in Hawaii with no tv.
Kiawah Island Club
Kiawah Island Club
Camens Architectural Group, LLCCamens Architectural Group, LLC
World-inspired formal open plan living room in Charleston.
Boca Raton Intracoastal Residential Design
Boca Raton Intracoastal Residential Design
Barbara Brickell DesignsBarbara Brickell Designs
We gave this grand Boca Raton home comfortable interiors reflective of the client's personality. Project completed by Lighthouse Point interior design firm Barbara Brickell Designs, Serving Lighthouse Point, Parkland, Pompano Beach, Highland Beach, and Delray Beach. For more about Barbara Brickell Designs, click here: http://www.barbarabrickelldesigns.com
Wahi Pana 6
Wahi Pana 6
Willman Interiors / Gina Willman, ASIDWillman Interiors / Gina Willman, ASID
Willman Interiors is a full service Interior design firm on the Big Island of Hawaii. There is no cookie-cutter concepts in anything we do—each project is customized and imaginative. Combining artisan touches and stylish contemporary detail, we do what we do best: put elements together in ways that are fresh, gratifying, and reflective of our clients’ tastes. PC : Henry Houghton
59 Blair Road
59 Blair Road
Arete CultureArete Culture
Design ideas for a world-inspired formal open plan living room in Singapore with white walls, medium hardwood flooring and brown floors.
Hawaii Modern
Hawaii Modern
Strata Landscape ArchitectureStrata Landscape Architecture
Photo of a world-inspired formal open plan living room in San Francisco with no fireplace.
RUSTICASA | Casa do Brezo | Paredes de Coura
RUSTICASA | Casa do Brezo | Paredes de Coura
RUSTICASARUSTICASA
Los muebles de tonos claros contribuyen a dar la sensación de amplitud, además de reflejar la luz en todas las direcciones, aumentando así el confort visual del interior de esta casa original. © Rusticasa

World-Inspired Open Plan 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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