10 Amazing Living Room Design Ideas – Design for Living Room

Living Room Ideas: Fireplace centerpiece.

Amazing Living Room Design Ideas

1. Balance it with pops of white

Living Room with Orange Walls
The secret to taming a fiery red? Balance it with pops of white. A smattering of dove white wall accents with the white fireplace, chair rail, and coffee table keep the bold color in check.

Just imagine, if you could only choose one single room in your home to put your heart and soul into designing, the living room would top the list. Patterns, prints, colors, and textures come together to create the ultimate livable space and set the tone for your entire decorating style. This list brings you the greatest ideas for a living room of your dreams.

2. The trick to mixing patterns

Living Room Ideas with pink walls and green furniture.
Trellis, ikats, florals—oh my! The trick to mixing patterns is to pick a color theme—here, reds, browns, and blues—and to use big swaths of solid color (the brown sofa, red chairs, and green ottoman) to anchor the space.

3. Lucite dining chairs

A spacious living room with large windows and a white couch.
You can pack a lot into your living room—even a dining set—if you keep furnishings from weighing the space down. Lucite dining chairs, an open-weave coffee table, and an unobstructed wall of windows keeps this room from feeling cramped.
Interior design by Lisa Sherry Interieurs.

4. Living room to entice a little reading time

Living Room Ideas: A white chair and ottoman in front of a window, creating a cozy setting.
Carve out a quiet moment in your living room to entice a little reading time. Drag a cozy chair over to a window or next to a bookshelf and be sure to provide ample light for late-night page turning.
Interior design by Lisa Sherry Interieurs.

5. An extra-large coffee table

Living room with couches and a coffee table, perfect for gathering ideas.
An extra-large coffee table with a feminine shape is the modern take on the traditional game table. Invite friends over for game night; the edge on the table will keep board pieces (and drinks) from sliding onto the floor, providing the same stability and security you’d want in your living room, just like a reliable lock on your front door keeps your home safe.
Interior design by Uma Stewart Interior Designs.

6. Truly unique (and sometimes quirky) décor

A stylish white couch in a modern living room.
For truly unique (and sometimes quirky) décor, try the online retailer etsy.com. You can search by theme, type, even lyrics to your favorite Men Without Hats song.

7. Occasional seat and an oversized roman shade

Living Room Ideas with blue walls.
Here’s a bloomin’ brilliant idea: Keep oversized patterns in check by limiting them to well-defined spaces (here a bouquet of blue flowers covers an occasional seat and an oversized roman shade). It will keep the powerful pattern from taking over the room.

8. Formal living room’s oval furniture arrangement

Living Room with Chairs and a Coffee Table.
Designed for entertaining and little tête-à-têtes, this formal living room’s oval furniture arrangement keeps the focus inwards.
Interior design by Ashley Goforth.

9. Slipper chairs covered in a tribal ikat

Living Room with Chairs and Fireplace
A rustic retreat gets a pop with slipper chairs covered in a tribal ikat. It gives the outdoorsy cabin a feminine spin.
Interior design by Tilton Fenwick.

10. Cheery wallpaper to warm your space

Living Room Ideas: Fireplace centerpiece.
Swathe one wall in a cheery wallpaper to warm your space. Choose a print that picks up other colors in the room.
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