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84 Beautiful Living Room Ideas with Attractive Decor Choices
Lincoln Barbour
Whether you barely have room for a loveseat or regularly host dozens for movie night, the living room is one of the hardest-working spaces in your home. It's where you sit down with family, host guests, read a book and more, so it's only natural that you'd want it to be as comfortable and inviting as possible. That's why this collection of fresh living room ideas will come in handy as you decorate.
No matter your decorating style — from midcentury to farmhouse, modern to minimal — we have you covered. After choosing the best paint colors for the space (it's okay to pick a trendy paint hue too!), you can revamp the area with a wide range of architectural features and smart decorating choices. Add exposed wood beams to high ceilings, build custom shelves for color-coded books, or make the fireplace your focal point with brick or stone. You'll also find inspiration for decorating with statement rugs, which can define areas within a room and add a pop of color to an overly neutral layout.
Overall, these living room ideas are budget-friendly and easy to recreate on your own. And since decorating is all about having fun, we've peppered in some of the top interior design trends of the year that can do wonders for a living room.
Aimée Mazzenga
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Vintage-Inspired Gallery Wall
A living room is the perfect place to show off vintage finds and unique family heirlooms that have been collected over time. Make your arrangement of paintings and curios stand out even more by going for a dark-colored backdrop. Designer Alexandra Kaehler chose a deep green shade for this basement clubhouse.
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Phil Crozier
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Classic Navy Blue and White
Go for a timeless blend of white and navy hues to pull a living room together. Here, Reena Sotropa In House Design Group paired elegant navy seating with crisp white walls and patterned curtains for contrast.
Bless'er House
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Picture Frame TV
What's more unique than a TV that doubles as decor? Swapping your old television for a Samsung Frame TV allows you to display stunning artwork on screen.
Plus, it's easy to replace images to keep them on theme with the room's ever-changing design.
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Brittany Ambridge/OTTO
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Tray Ceiling
Don't forget the "fifth" wall! This New York City apartment, crafted by Kati Curtis Design, features a tray ceiling that beautifully accentuates the Sputnik globe chandelier and adds depth to the layout. What's more, the mix of light and dark hues create a striking 3D effect.
SHOP CHANDELIER
Sinan Tuncay
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Color-Coded Wall Bookcase
If you have an ever-growing book collection, put it on full display! The best spot? Framing the television. Arditi Design added a navy blue custom bookcase to this inviting living room. The color-coded books and matching accessories make it the room's focal point.
Sara Essex Bradley
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Dynamic Patterns
Don't be afraid to make a living room pop with dynamic patterns and colors.
This lively setup feels like a work of art, thanks to the graphic green and yellow wallpaper, cane storage cabinet, floral upholstered chairs and that chandelier!
Benjamin Moore
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Add Comfort with a Daybed
Making the most of every inch is key for designing smaller spaces. A built-in daybed — complete with drawers — creates extra seating with a view, along with a place to read and lounge in style.
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Jill Weller
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Design a Cheerful Playroom
Alice Arterberry and Barrett Cooke of Arterberry Cooke Architecture designed this living room in an airy Pasadena, CA, pool house. The hints of yellow, alongside white tones, add a dose of cheer to the design scheme.
Laurie Kilgore Photography
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Elevate With Green
Greenery never fails to bring a room to life. Designed by Stephanie Stroud Interiors, this stylish setup features a dark grass color, which charmingly highlights the gold decor and light furniture in the room.
Troy Thies
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Rotating Bookshelf
Can't decide where to put your TV and bookshelves? Martha O'Hara Interiors designed this white space with a custom rotating cabinet that holds the screen as well as shelving for decorative finds. It's a brilliant arrangement for switching up the living room's theme from season to season.
Stephen Karlisch
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Green and White Stripes
Unsure of how to spruce up your living room walls? Give them a cool yet eye-catching contrast with green and white stripes. Tori Rubinson Interiors amped up the coastal vibe by choosing framed nautical art, paired with woven lighting and storage baskets.
One Kings Lane
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Shades of Red
If you love the color red, but you can't choose which design will suit the walls, rug or overall look, don't stick to one pattern. Pick a red-and-white striped rug and use red-flowered wallpaper to complement the look.
Justin Krug
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Luxe Aesthetic
This beautiful living room features hardwood floors, a luxurious fireplace and a large set of windows with views of lush greenery.
Implement some of these style elements to give your area a timeless feel.
Paul Versluis
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Entertainment Section
Similar to how designer Tamara Day styled this sitting area, you can add bean bags instead of regular seating to turn the space into the perfect game room or entertainment setting for kids and guests.
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Stacy Zarin Goldberg
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Rattan Hanging Chair
Adding a rattan hanging chair is a functional, unexpected addition to an interior. Hang one in any corner of the room where you or guests can casually lounge or read.
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Hulya Kolabas
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Rustic-Modern
Transform your area with a rustic-modern appeal using wood beam ceilings, a stone fireplace and crisp white slipcovered furniture.
Eric Piasecki/Otto
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Match Walls to Furniture
Whether you want to create a moody, bright or minimalist feel in your living room, match the color of the walls to your furniture.
This will pull the room together in a seamless and unique way.
Rachel Whiting
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Green Couch
When in doubt, choose the color you love the most and use it everywhere, from your furniture to your window treatments.
Silke Zander Getty Images/Picture Press RM
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Pretty in Pink
Pink is said to symbolize love. Bring a light and loving atmosphere that your guests will enjoy with pink furniture and walls. Use a lighter shade for the walls and a darker hue for the couches, stools and tables.
Mike Garten
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Statement Fireplace
Make the fireplace your focal point by opting for one made of stone or brick. Keep the walls white and choose brown leather furniture to complement the room's semi-rustic feel.
Rikki Snyder
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3D Wall Design
Designer Maryline Damour of Damour Drake collaborated with fiber artist Sienna Martz to give this living room a calm and forest-green atmosphere using a 3D leaf installation.
Recreate the sense of greenery or design an installation that would better match your personality or room's aesthetic.
Peter Molick
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Cool Gray
Thanks to designer Maureen Stevens, the airy living room in this 1920s Victorian home is full of style. The space features Benjamin Moore’s Gray Owl, which balances the century-old bright white trim and coffered ceiling.
Beatriz da Costa
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Versatile End Tables
Searching for a way to boost your living room's functionality? Not only can end tables be easily moved around the space, but you can also use them as a work surface or spot for kids to tackle homework. When they're not in use, place books or flowers on top as you would with traditional coffee tables.
SHOP END TABLES
Randy O'Rourke
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Built-in Bookshelves
If you don't have a dedicated library, installing built-in bookshelves right in your living room is the next best thing. Keep a rolling ladder handy to make it easy to access the higher shelves.
Michele Lee Willson
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Multipurpose Space
When it came to designing this living room, interior designer Heather Hilliard opted for a multipurpose approach. This space is suitable for tackling work, eating, lounging, you name it.
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August Oliver
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Classic Black-and-White
Lifestyle influencer Anna Mae Groves' Cincinnati home leaned into a timeless black-and-white palette for her living room, complete with DIY geometric wall art.
Jessica Delaney
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Graphic Walls
Speckled wallpaper, paired with an emerald velvet sofa, enlivens this living room setup by New York City-based designer Megan Hopp.
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Brie Williams
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Cool Cyan
Built-in firewood storage and deep cyan-colored walls — Sherwin-Williams' Endless Sea — adds character to this living room in a 1970s Dutch Colonial-style home.
Jessica Bordner
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California Cool
Create & Cultivate founder Jaclyn Johnson teamed up with interior designer Ginny Macdonald to arrange this stylish black-and-white outdoor living room.
The design is an extension of her California home's interiors.
Spacecrafting
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Striking Monochrome
If you love a monochrome look, you're sure to find inspiration in this living room that features Benjamin Moore's Knoxville Gray on the walls and fireplace.
71 Best Living Room Decor Ideas 2022
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Refresh With Accent Paint
Avery CoxWe're loving this dark blue-green color in a living room corner designed by Avery Cox. It's stylish enough to hold its own against the rich chartreuse velvet fabric as well as the layers of quirky prints. She only painted one of the walls along with the door and moldings so that a complementary wallpaper could be applied on the opposite side.
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Put a Record On
Victoria SassVictoria Sass of Project Refuge Studio snuck a record player into the corner of this texture-rich and minimalist living room.
It opens right up into the kitchen, where the side of the island facing the sitting area contains ample exposed shelving for an extensive record collection.
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Display Old Books
Oliver ThorntonThere's just something about old books that instantly makes a room feel more personal. Whether you collect used books or you've inherited some, display them on an exposed shelving unit so they can shine. In this living room designed by Oliver Thornton, they add character and speak to the layered warmth of the furnishings.
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Warm Up Walls With Wood
Space Content studioDesigner Nicole Dohmen applied hardwood floors in a Hungarian point pattern in this living room. It's a complex and classic parquet flooring design that works surprisingly well with modern furniture and geometric patterns, as seen here. But the fun doesn't stop there! Dohmen also applied wood panels to the wall for an extra surge of warmth.
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Balance Hard Materials With Soft Ones
Caroline TurnerIf your living room has hardwood floors or stone tile flooring and lots of glass surfaces like this one designed by Caroline Turner, soften it up with super plush seating and rich materials like velvet in jewel tones. A statement light also helps bring down the scale of the high ceilings.
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Enhance a Bakyard View
Gordon BeallWorking with landscape architect Lila Fendrick, designer Nestor Santa Cruz chose a wall of steel and glass windows and doors for this formal pool house living room that leads to the backyard. Though the glass decor, from the pendant light to the coffee table and doors, leaves a decidedly sleek impression, the plush rug and ethereal curtains make it extra cozy, too.
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Dabble In Nostalgia
Andrea CaloEmbrace old-fashioned trends and hand-me-down furniture, like this chaise in a nostalgic yet contemporary living room designed by Amity Worrel.
Dainty florals, ginghams, and plaids are paired with modern accents and artwork, so the classic prints take on a whole new meaning.
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Work Around Restrictions
Karyn MilletWhen designer Celerie Kemble moved into this New York City apartment, there was only one thing that prevented it from being the perfect fit: The building had a no wallpaper rule. To work around that obstacle, she applied a light shade of pink paint in a plaster-like finish that channels the texture of wallpaper.
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Mix Clean Lines With Casual Materials
Nicolas GourguechonIn the living room of designer Devin Kirk, a light shade of blue-gray along with clean-lined furniture makes for a polished backdrop while the woven chairs, light wood side table, and tree stump coffee table ensure a laidback atmosphere. It's the perfect balance of approachable and formal.
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Incorporate Fun Trees and Plants
Read McKendreeInvite some nods to nature into your living room with quirky indoor plants and trees.
Designer Elizabeth Cooper placed a lush citrus tree in the corner for an extra pop of life and color and then staggered topiaries on the windowsill.
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Create Zones With Area Rugs
Laure JolietThis sitting room is right off the open kitchen, so designer Regan Baker decided to visually separate it with a custom sectional and area rug. A cleek armchair is positioned at a diagonal, establishing a nice balanced whole.
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Add Personality With Texture-Rich Neutrals
Stephen Kent Johnson / OTTOA quirky indoor tree is s fun surprise in this polished and cosmopolitan living room designed by Shawn Henderson. And, instead of a classic white or warm off-white paint color, he opted for a cooler gray neutral that complements the other subtle tones throughout the room. This also allows the texture-rich accents to shine.
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Extend It Outdoors
Stacy Zarin GoldbergThis vacation home in Maui, Hawaii blends indoor and outdoor living beautifully.
Designed by Breeze Giannasio Interiors, the two living spaces are connected by a sliding door that simply disappears when open for total connection between the open-air terrace and the indoor living room. The materials, colors, and fabrics are all coordinated for visual flow, too.
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Transform a Generic Space With Texture
Gieves AndersonIf you live in a generic rental or simply have a small space, get inspired by this living room designed by David Frazier. Not only does it prove that size isn't everything, but it's also full of tricks that bring more dimension to otherwise simple architecture. Pops of marigold speak to the warm antique wood pieces and break up the monochromatic color scheme and the large rice paper pendant keeps things casual so it can function as a more relaxed family room. A gallery wall, large indoor plant, and ceiling-high curtain rod add depth.
Check out Society6 for affordable and stylish prints and artwork to jazz up your walls.
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Get Weird On the Coffee Table
Romanek Design StudioInstead of decorating your coffee table with the classic assortment of stacked coffee table books, opt for something subtly quirky and unique. Here, Romanek Design Studio covered the surface with a collection of classic pots and planters, which both enhance and juxtapose the formal, traditional elements throughout the space as well as the more modern ones, making for a fun and eclectic yet timeless sprawl.
Check out Terrain for all your indoor and outdoor gardening needs.
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Swap High Back Seating for Daybeds and Benches
Frank Frances StudioBring in extra seating with daybeds, settees, and window seats in smaller spaces. They have lower back profiles, which prevents interrupting the visual flow and also keeps the space feeling open. We're loving the pop of yellow in this bold living room by Courtney McLeod.
Check out Albany Park for great living room seating options.
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Redefine "Neutrals"
Nicole FranzenIf you don't love playing with tons of patterns and bold hues but appreciate experimental pieces and tasteful pops of color, take notes on this living room. Rather than opting for all black and whites, the anchor pieces—like sofa and tables—remain neutral, while the throws, artwork and lamp offer just a splash of color (nothing too crazy: just marigold, red, navy, and green).
Check out Design Within Reach for iconic design pieces.
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Carve Out a Home Bar
Stacy Zarin GoldbergIn this living room designed by Carmel Greer, the paint color (Peach Blossom by Benjamin Moore) and casual jute rug set a sweet foundation while the modern, angular artwork, right fixture, seating, and throw blanket bring an edge. One built-in niche is optimized to function as a full-on home bar station while the other stores and displays firewood.
The mirrored wall within the left niche also helps bounce light and gives it a swanky nightclub vibe.
Check out Huckberry for great home barware.
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Add Something Unexpected
Heather HilliardWhile the classic blue grasscloth wallpaper, floor lamp, and curtains set the stage for a traditional living room, designer Heather Hilliard added some unexpectedly edgy elements. The floral sofa and the green lucite coffee table are a welcome surprise that break up the classic elements without overshadowing them.
Check out Kartell for cool lucite furniture.
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Conceal Your TV
Nicole Franzen This neutral-toned living room by Kristin Fine is refined and grown-up, but also family-friendly. The soft and textural upholstery mixed with cream paint, rustic wood pieces, and plenty of antique accents are partially to thank, but there's also a large television mounted to the wall for family movie marathons.
Fine gave it prime over-the-mantel placement but discretely tucked behind panels that double as modern art.
Check out Samsung for clever tech television designs.
Hadley Mendelsohn
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Hadley Mendelsohn is House Beautiful's senior design editor and the co-host and executive producer of the podcast Dark House. When she's not busy writing about interiors, you can find her scouring vintage stores, reading, researching ghost stories, or stumbling about because she probably lost her glasses again. Along with interior design, she writes about everything from travel to entertainment, beauty, social issues, relationships, fashion, food, and on very special occasions, witches, ghosts, and other Halloween haunts. Her work has also been published in MyDomaine, Who What Wear, Man Repeller, Matches Fashion, Byrdie, and more.
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Contents:
- How to choose decor for the living room?
- Living room decor with curtains
- Living room decor with flowers and plants
- Living room wall decor
- Living Room Seasonal Decor
- Decor above the sofa in the living room
- Contemporary living room wall decor
The living room is considered to be almost the main room in the whole house.
It is here that guests are welcomed, cozy family evenings and noisy celebrations are held. Therefore, all designers argue that it is extremely important to carefully consider the interior. After all, this provides a comfortable stay in the living room. And of course, decor plays an important role. It creates an atmosphere of comfort, warmth, and is also often an important element of a particular style.
How to choose decor for your living room?
This question worries many owners of their homes. First of all, when choosing, it is worth starting from the style of interior design of the living room. Despite all the versatility, each of them has its own characteristics. Which in turn limits the choice a bit. In addition, the color scheme of the interior and the size of the room play a role. In particular, a large spacious living room allows you to place even those items that are associated with hobbies. It can be various collections or even an aquarium. Another important component of the living room interior is lighting.
It also affects not only the decor, but also the choice of furniture and other decoration items.
Living room decor with curtains
Curtains play a very important role in the process of decorating a living room. Therefore, their choice is often devoted to quite a lot of time. They emphasize the style of the interior, give solemnity. In addition, they add a touch of comfort and warmth to the room. Pay attention to the length, density of the material and the color of the curtains. For a classic interior, denser, heavier options are best suited. In turn, lovers of the Provence style should take a closer look at the light curtains of their cotton, silk or chintz.
Living room decor with flowers and plants
Perhaps, various flowers and plants will be an ideal decoration for any interior. In addition, they will help saturate the living room with oxygen and purify the air. Please note that these can be plants of different sizes in pots or cut flowers in vases.
The main thing is that the pots and vases fit the style.
Living room wall decor
As mentioned above, the choice of decorative elements depends on the style of the interior that they will emphasize. Therefore, if the living room has one of the modern styles, such as modern or hi-tech, then you should take a closer look at laconic paintings in flat frames. They will look best in the living room. In turn, for a classic room, you should definitely buy paintings or mirrors in voluminous gilded frames. Because they bring a certain mood and character to a given room.
Seasonal living room decor
Of course, there is also seasonal decor, which is only for themed or festive decoration. With it, you can slightly refresh the interior or set a certain mood. For example, in summer or spring, fresh flowers in beautiful vases are mainly used as decor. They look incredibly beautiful in the living room of any style and color scheme.
In the cold season, deep tones become more relevant.
Therefore, dried leaves in the form of a bouquet will look great in vases. In winter, it is better to choose themed Christmas wreaths. We also recommend paying attention to the design of pillows. Take a look at stylish knitwear. They will create a special atmosphere of warmth and comfort.
Decor above the sofa in the living room
In general, the interior of the living room assumes that the sofa will occupy a central place. It is convenient not only in everyday life, but also for receiving guests, relatives. Therefore, in order to emphasize this area, many designers offer to do wall decoration. Perhaps the most simple and familiar option is to place a photo on it or several at once in different sizes. In this case, it is better to choose the same frames, laconic shapes and colors. This will create a whole composition that will definitely not be left without attention. A picture can be a great alternative. Take a closer look at abstract works, quotes from great people, and other options.
Remember that the main thing is the right combination of shades. Thanks to this, the picture will be the perfect complement to the interior of the living room.
If you have a small home, consider installing thin shelves above your sofa. They are not suitable for storing things, since most often they are installed with various decors. It can be floral or themed compositions for the holiday. They also place souvenirs from different countries, favorite trinkets, as well as eco-decor. It can be cones, dried flowers. Lovers of romance often leave candles of various shapes and sizes on the shelves, as well as fragrances for the home. If desired, they can also place your favorite books or magazines and other details.
Living room wall decor in contemporary style
One of the most famous ways to decorate walls is to paint them. This design option is still relevant and popular. However, it requires some effort even before work begins. Remember that the surface of the wall must be flat.
