The basic elements of a living or family room are pretty simple: seating, a coffee table, lighting and maybe a television or fireplace — or both. But the styles, layouts and combinations of those elements — not to mention the accessories and color schemes that give the room personality — are virtually limitless. To see how pros narrowed down the options to create warm and inviting living spaces, check out this countdown of the most-saved living room photos recently uploaded to Houzz.
10. Mirror Image
This Southern California living room by Mindy Gayer Design mixes transitional-style silhouettes, earthy textures, a neutral palette and Spanish-style architectural elements, including a rustic wood-paneled ceiling and header. Twin sofas and antiqued mirrors on either side of a contemporary fireplace accentuate the architecture’s pleasing symmetry.
This Southern California living room by Mindy Gayer Design mixes transitional-style silhouettes, earthy textures, a neutral palette and Spanish-style architectural elements, including a rustic wood-paneled ceiling and header. Twin sofas and antiqued mirrors on either side of a contemporary fireplace accentuate the architecture’s pleasing symmetry.
9. European Elan
Everything Home created this warm and bright Indiana living space with entertaining in mind. Plenty of seating, including swivel chairs that help connect the living room and adjacent kitchen, makes it highly functional. A charcoal paneled accent wall above the stone fireplace creates a contemporary focal point. And a chunky wood fireplace mantel and rustic wood floors add a dash of European country flair.
Everything Home created this warm and bright Indiana living space with entertaining in mind. Plenty of seating, including swivel chairs that help connect the living room and adjacent kitchen, makes it highly functional. A charcoal paneled accent wall above the stone fireplace creates a contemporary focal point. And a chunky wood fireplace mantel and rustic wood floors add a dash of European country flair.
8. Midcentury Mix
An eclectic mix of metallic accents, retro furnishings and vibrant art and textiles fills the living room of this St. Louis, Missouri, midcentury ranch home by Joni Spear Interior Design. The room’s black-and-white rug and console echo the parquet marble checkered floor in the adjacent family room, which conjures images of stately English manors with its green walls, antique furniture and lighting and artwork depicting hunting scenes.
An eclectic mix of metallic accents, retro furnishings and vibrant art and textiles fills the living room of this St. Louis, Missouri, midcentury ranch home by Joni Spear Interior Design. The room’s black-and-white rug and console echo the parquet marble checkered floor in the adjacent family room, which conjures images of stately English manors with its green walls, antique furniture and lighting and artwork depicting hunting scenes.
7. Neutral Territory
Beige, pale oak, gray and touches of black lend a soft, sophisticated look to this Dallas-area living room by Spruill Custom Homes. Built-in cabinetry flanks the smooth-faced fireplace, which has a slim mantel perfectly aligned with one of the floating shelves. Twin sofas and chairs sit atop a blue-gray Moroccan-style area rug whose abstract pattern loosens up all the straight lines and symmetry.
Beige, pale oak, gray and touches of black lend a soft, sophisticated look to this Dallas-area living room by Spruill Custom Homes. Built-in cabinetry flanks the smooth-faced fireplace, which has a slim mantel perfectly aligned with one of the floating shelves. Twin sofas and chairs sit atop a blue-gray Moroccan-style area rug whose abstract pattern loosens up all the straight lines and symmetry.
6. Cape Escape
Interior designer Stephen Peck painted the living room of the cape-style Maine home he winters in with husband John Messer in Pelt by Farrow & Ball. The deep purplish-black color, which Peck paired with a harmonious and richly colored combination of antique, vintage and floor-model finds, helps create a den-like feel that’s conducive to cozying up in cold weather.
Interior designer Stephen Peck painted the living room of the cape-style Maine home he winters in with husband John Messer in Pelt by Farrow & Ball. The deep purplish-black color, which Peck paired with a harmonious and richly colored combination of antique, vintage and floor-model finds, helps create a den-like feel that’s conducive to cozying up in cold weather.
5. Kaleidoscopic Color
Lisa Teague Upcoast Design filled this Tampa, Florida, living room with tropical, happy hues: vibrant green on the sectional sofa and paneled fireplace surround, splashes of teal and lemon in the artwork, glossy bright blue on the coffee table and shades of hibiscus pink on the pillow, rug and sectional piping. Leaf-patterned wallpaper surrounding the arched doorway drives home the tropical theme.
Lisa Teague Upcoast Design filled this Tampa, Florida, living room with tropical, happy hues: vibrant green on the sectional sofa and paneled fireplace surround, splashes of teal and lemon in the artwork, glossy bright blue on the coffee table and shades of hibiscus pink on the pillow, rug and sectional piping. Leaf-patterned wallpaper surrounding the arched doorway drives home the tropical theme.
4. Montana Modern
In a rustic-meets-modern cabin on Montana’s Flathead Lake, Leisa Kaiser of Pearson Design Group furnished a casual seating area adjacent to an open kitchen with a collection of safari-style armchairs surrounding a live-edge wood coffee table. Sheepskins draped over the chairs and window seat soften the look of the blackened steel window trim and the rotating Fireorb fireplace, which has white noncombustible steel wainscoting behind it for safety.
3. Tunes and Tones
This contemporary-style San Francisco living room by Barcci Builders has a restrained palette ranging from creamy white to caramel and deep, reddish brown. The low-slung leather lounge chairs and casual beige sofa invite fireside conversation, movie marathons and jam sessions.
This contemporary-style San Francisco living room by Barcci Builders has a restrained palette ranging from creamy white to caramel and deep, reddish brown. The low-slung leather lounge chairs and casual beige sofa invite fireside conversation, movie marathons and jam sessions.
2. Creamy and Spicy
Creamy white walls, a shimmery bronze ceiling and spicy accent colors that coordinate with the room’s abstract artwork give this St. Louis living room by designer Marcia Moore a rich, cozy vibe. Arches in the architecture and the furnishings — including the window, the fireplace, the display cabinet and the doorway — echo the curve of the barrel-vaulted ceiling.
Creamy white walls, a shimmery bronze ceiling and spicy accent colors that coordinate with the room’s abstract artwork give this St. Louis living room by designer Marcia Moore a rich, cozy vibe. Arches in the architecture and the furnishings — including the window, the fireplace, the display cabinet and the doorway — echo the curve of the barrel-vaulted ceiling.
1. Backed in Black
Urbanology Designs went big in this double-height Dallas living room, furnishing it with an oversize sectional sofa and sculptural coffee table, a custom 22-by-15-foot rug and artworks in multiple mediums that fit both the scale and bold attitude of the space. A black accent wall acts as a dramatic backdrop and has a secret functional element as well: a coat closet door hidden in the paneling.
Urbanology Designs went big in this double-height Dallas living room, furnishing it with an oversize sectional sofa and sculptural coffee table, a custom 22-by-15-foot rug and artworks in multiple mediums that fit both the scale and bold attitude of the space. A black accent wall acts as a dramatic backdrop and has a secret functional element as well: a coat closet door hidden in the paneling.
Story provided by Suzanne Ennis at Houzz.com
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