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27 Stunning Living Room Wall Decor Ideas

It’s time to discover some interesting ways to spruce up the most important room in your home. Living rooms are not only a place to entertain, but they’re also a room to showcase your unique decor style. A lot of thought should go into making your living room a space that people can enjoy and feel a sense of calm in. Wall decor is a huge aspect of what is needed to create that homey, cosy feeling.

When it comes to living room wall decor, there are endless possibilities. You can choose to go with a simple look, or you can add in some eclectic touches to make your space stand out. One of the easiest go-to ways to make your walls look elegant in no time is by mounting Displates onto your walls. They’re available in a wide range of designs from minimalistic posters to abstract posters if that’s what you’re going for.

If you’re looking for some additional inspiration, here are a few posts you might have missed: 

The Three Rules of Wall Décor

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Here are three rules of thumb when it comes to deciding on the wall decor of your living room.

  1. Think about your overall style. What type of vibe do you want your living room to give off? Once you have an idea in mind, it will be easier to start narrowing down your options.
  2. Consider the size and shape of your walls. Not all decorations will look good on every wall; make sure you pick something that will complement the existing architecture of your home.
  3. Don’t be afraid to get creative! Add a few unexpected elements to your space, and you’ll be amazed at how quickly it comes to life.

Chic Display Shelves with Inspired Unique Artwork

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Shelves with Gallery Wall of Decor Items

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Shelving is a great way to decorate your living room walls. In the example above, the curators have opted for shelf space with different pieces, from flower pots to vases that all blend into the same colour scheme. 

Displates

Displate posters are a great way to decorate a living room. They’re available in almost any design imaginable which makes it easy to find ones that can fit the theme of your living room, from minimalistic posters to travel posters.

Draped Wall Panels with Lights

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LED light walls are a unique way to make living room walls look unique. We’re fans of these draped walls with panels and lights in between the panels. They look sophisticated and elegant too. 

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Mirrors are always a fun way to make walls look good. These draped mirrors hanging from the wall are a good idea when you’re trying to make your living room feel eclectic and fresh. 

Wall Lighting Features

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Unique Eclectic Space Lighting

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Here’s an interesting idea for wall lighting that doubles as an artistic decor element too. You could certainly find other moulds of different shapes depending on what you’re looking for, in this example they’ve got straight horizontal beams with a circle, adding a touch of mystery and elegance. 

Lighting with Bright Colors

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Lighting and more lighting, we can’t get enough of these golden light fixtures. They’re classy and unique which is always a plus when considering wall decor. 

Modern Gallery Walls Art

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We’re obsessed with these diamond-shaped reflective golden wall hangings. They blend well into the minimal gold aesthetic of the room and look very well placed on living room walls above couches to add a touch of beauty to the bare walls. 

Bohemian Woven Canvas Wall Art

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Hang Picture Frames with Memories

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We think picture frames are always a great idea and should always be a go-to for any family home. These three monochrome prints look stunning in the living room above. You could opt for portraits for something to simply showcase some fond holiday memories.

Solid Wood & Metal Mosaics

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Here’s a really cool mosaic of fun messages that can look great on your living room wall. Fun subtle reminders for the family to laugh and show love in your home. They’re a great way to set the mood for a cosy evening in the living room. 

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Another underrated idea is using geometric patterns to create an accent wall in your living room, it’s a fun way to play with symmetry to create a backdrop or focal point with pictures on your walls. 

Minimal Blank Wall Wooden Panels

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Here’s something fun! These wood panel canvases are a fun way to decorate your living room walls in a cool way. They’re minimal and can also make a fun project for DIY enthusiasts. Or alternatively, you could find them online. 😉

Abstract Artwork

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Inspiration Wall with Sentimental Materials & Drawings

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The great thing about wall shelves is that they provide ample space to showcase some cool canvases with great art. Simple poetic messages and abstract drawings can look great framed in matching pictures or posters on your wall shelf space.

Mounted Hive Shelves with Plants

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Green thumbs can easily showcase they’re growing succulents and plants on your walls, you could even opt to add a nice plant wall to provide some clean air in your living rooms too.  

Assorted Frame Décor

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We love classic frames of vintage pictures and elegant drawings. Having a picture wall is an age-old idea that we absolutely adore and can never get enough of. The great thing about picture frames on your walls is that they can be customized to fit any specific aesthetic. 

Unique Boho Wall Shelves

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Here’s a fun bohemian style shelving with little trinkets, crystals and a diffuser. A fun way to add a touch of personality to your living room with little sculptures and other decorative items that would otherwise be taking up space on other surfaces. With enough wall space, you can take advantage of different parts of your living room to let your fun decor ideas run wild. 

Abstract Painting

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High Shelving

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Living rooms with high ceilings can be a great way to really pack your walls out with decorative items using shelf spaces. In the example above they’ve created a great blend of assorted idioms from plants, to lamps and other earthy items to give their living room a focal point.  

Feature Print Wall

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With so many possibilities regarding wall art, posters are a great way to make your living room theme come to life. 

Woven Baskets

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Boho wall decor has become somewhat of a favourite for a lot of people and we’re all for it. We like these woven baskets blended into a fun wall piece that is to die for. Your living rooms can stand out in many fun ways. This is certainly a great one. 

Cohesive Assorted Ideas

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In this modern living room, we can see many interesting ideas working together on the same wall space in a cohesive way. From framed prints to surface expanding shelf space above the television. Don’t be afraid to boldly go all out on your living room wall decor, a lot of ideas can sometimes work perfectly all at the same time. 

Ultra Minimal Wall

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Who said living room walls had to be draped in many different items every time. We’ve included this sleek, minimalist geometric shaped wall idea to show that decor can sometimes be so subtle that it’s pretty much non-existent at all. We like these elegant panelled walls and think they make for great minimal decor. 

Tribal Prints

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Here’s a fun tribal style pairing of wall art to blend into the esoteric theme of this fun indie living room. Tribal prints with geometric patterns are a great addition to both bohemian and modern elegant living spaces.

Conclusion

Do you like some of the ideas we’ve included on this list? If you do, why not channel your inner interior designer and start implementing some of them. Have fun decorating your living room walls!

Living room wall ideas – 15 design tips for the blank walls in your lounge |

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The very best living room wall ideas include statement accent wall ideas and beautiful paint ideas to suit every home's style – and we have included a ton of added-value design advice, too.

So whether your living room layout is long, open-plan, or on the smaller side, there are looks to suit. Plus, of course, we have catered to a wide variety of styles, color preferences, and budgets, and, as ever, there are living room wall ideas you can adopt quickly – no entire renovation needed.

Living room wall ideas – introduce statement wall decor to the main room 

These are our favorite living room ideas for walls – we've added in-depth advice from well-known designers and our own team of experts, too, so that you know how to design a living room wall that you will love for years to come.

1. Create an accent wall with art

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Looking for living room art ideas for accent walls to give your living room focus? If you are considering a display of pictures and paintings in a living room, one way to really make it sing out is by painting the wall behind it a bold shade that's a total contrast to the colors within the artwork.  

This series of abstract prints set against a dark green living room wall offers a contemporary take on the gallery wall ideas of yesteryear. Sparse accessories and the clean lines of the furniture add to the modern flavor of the room.

2. Add definition to a plain room with a mural

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Adding a statement wall mural is a fabulous way to embrace colorful living room ideas.

According to Scarlett Blakey, founder of Ophelia Blake Interior Design , 'the bespoke nature of a mural' is a favorite among designers who have the ability to 'make a space feature relevant, whether it's lifestyle or customer-focused.'

'You're also able to produce one-off pieces – providing complete individuality and exclusivity,' she adds. 'This can be preferential if you're wanting to create a high-pact space that is also memorable.'

3. Introduce depth and dimension with a textural wallpaper

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Using texture in interior design is an integral part of a successful living room scheme – and textural living room wallpaper ideas are a great way to add a three-dimensional element to modern interiors.  

Knock back the contemporary overload by creating a sympathetic backdrop for an eclectic furniture or styling mix. Grass paper, available in a wide range of natural and vivid shades, is a perfect way to inject some mid-century modern decor style into an interior.  

4. Add color with a paint job 

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Painting your walls – and around your living room fireplace – is an easy way to transform a room and when you inevitably get bored with your chosen color in years to come, it is an easy refresh job. 

Gathering together lots of paint cards is a good place to start and, as many cards and brochures now feature ‘complementary’ shades, they’ll also help you to find accent and toning colors, too. If in doubt, look to the color wheel for advice and inspiration. From bold, dramatic palettes to soothing tonal combinations, using a color wheel is fail-safe way to guarantee decorating success.

5. Bring warmth with wall paneling

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From intricate fretwork and simple rustic boards to traditional panels and stately solid wood, decorative wall panelling offers its own distinctive style.  

Panelling is a useful way of introducing warmth and character to a living room – there is something undeniably cozy about being surrounded by wood. In a contemporary environment, panelling is an excellent way of framing large, flat surfaces, while also depth and dimension to a lifeless room.

6. Create a gallery wall worth showing off

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Investing in cherished art is the simple part, but creating a display you can be proud to show off, can be somewhat perplexing. 

Take the confusion out of displaying art by starting with a neutral living room scheme. Play around with the layout of your frames before hanging; try out evenly spaced rows and columns, or experiment with asymmetrical formations for something a little different. Opt for a tonal color palette for a cohesive look that wouldn't look out of place in an art gallery.

7. Install a wow factor feature wallpaper

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Is the feature wall a thing of the past? Of course not, it's just a case of re-defining it by finding new ways to create a lasting statement.  

A larger-than-life wallpaper will breathe personality into the home as well as help to zone a large or open plan space. Live with the sample for a while to make sure you’re happy before you commit. 

For bold, colorful prints, pairing it with a white or neutral paint on the other walls will allow it to shine, or tone it down by choosing a paint color that features in the design.

8. Invest in beautiful book storage 

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Books can bring culture to any room; as Cicero once said, 'A room without books is like a body without a soul.' Not only that, but a beautiful and organized display is often very revealing of the character of the owner, so display your ever-growing collection with pride. 

Creating your very own library in a living room with a built-in wall-to-wall design works in both classic and contemporary homes alike. If you are at a loss for where to store your treasured collection, alcoves are an obvious place to add floor-to-ceiling storage. Even if your room is on the small side, a bespoke solution can utilize the full height of the space.

9. Enhance your space with a wall of mirrors 

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By reflecting natural light back into the living room, a mirrored wall is a wonderful way to create the illusion of extra space and help make your room feel both bigger and brighter.

Although introducing a mirror or two is ideal for opening up small living rooms, an oversized mirror– or mirrored feature wall – is also a must-have addition for larger rooms looking to achieve statement style and grandeur with ease. 

As a result, mirrors are a superpower style secret that should be celebrated throughout the home, from the walls of your living room to luxe lounge spaces, and even the entrance to your home.

10. Get creative with color choices

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Getting living room color schemes just right is vital because this is the room where we spend most of our time.  

Choosing which colors to decorate your living room walls with can be daunting – partly because there are so many options available. For a living room room full of  energy, create a scheme that hinges on the decorating with primary colors – but bear in mind that even in small doses, such as in the neutral scheme above, they can have real impact. 

Feeling braver? Bold blue walls instantly add a cosseting effect to a space, making the room feel more inviting yet spacious.

11. Make the most of alcoves

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Whether newly installed or forming part of the original architecture, living room alcoves make great features within a space. From housing furniture to framing artwork, there's plenty of ways to integrate alcoves into your interior design. Fitting shelving into alcoves is particularly effective, providing space to create curated displays.

‘Incorporating recessed shelving into a living room adds depth to the space and a focal feature to introduce contrasting living room paint ideas or finishes to the room. This creates distinctive niches to display books, artwork and plants that can evolve over time,' says Katie Lion, senior interior designer at Kitesgrove .  

12. Create a focal point with art

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Decorating with art will instantly elevate living room walls and is a brilliant way to create a focal point which will instantly draw your eye. When it comes to what type of art to choose think big says interior designer Annie Elliott .

'Most of us have artwork that's on the small side, but we need to think bigger! Pieces that are a minimum of 32 inches wide are always great to have,' says Annie Elliot. 'Over a fireplace, it's so much more appealing to hang a painting rather than a mirror or a TV. Over a sofa, one huge painting or a mixed media gallery wall can be show stopping.'

13. Keep organized with built-in storage

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Built-in living room storage tailored to your architecture is the best way to make the most of the space. When thinking about what type of storage to go for, consider a mix of closed and open says Camilla Clarke, creative director at Albion Nord . 

‘It’s always useful to have some form of concealed storage to hide the non-everyday items that you might not want on show,’ says Clarke. ‘We like to mix high level open shelving with concealed storage. Open shelving to display books, art, photos and concealed storage to hide things that don’t need to be on show.'

'Try and create concealed storage for AV & electrical items below the TV instead of having these on show. We like to celebrate books with big pieces of open joinery. Books should always be visible to invite you in to read them.’

A cleverly positioned artwork hung over built-in shelves can be a great way to conceal clutter whilst providing a visual break to a large expanse of shelving. 

'Remember art doesn’t always need to be hung on the center of the wall it can rest on top of tables or layered next to sculptures or on bookshelves and joinery,' adds Clarke.  

14. Add multi-functional wall lighting

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When it comes to how to plan living room lighting it's important to layer different types of lighting as part of a well-designed lighting scheme so that you have the right light for different moods and tasks. 

'You will of course have your main light source such as a pendant to provide general lighting, but supplementing this with wall lights, table and floor lamps will allow you to change the atmosphere easily,' says Shalini Misra, interior designer and founder, Shalini Misra Ltd and The Design Buzz.

As well as providing a lovely warm and welcoming mood, wall lights are also ideal for highlighting works of art or architectural details on living room walls.

'One of my key recommendations for art installations is lighting, try highlighting artwork with a picture light or sconces either side. Make sure any ceiling lights do not obstruct the lines of sight of the artwork,' explains interior designer Julia Dempster .

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Well-chosen paint ideas are quick and easy way to transform the mood of a room and for an uplifting, energetic space you can't go wrong with vibrant green.

'This space was really created for living, gathering with the family and celebrating life's milestones. Since green is often associated with life in literature, this vibrant hue provided the perfect foundation,' says New York-based interior designer Phillip Thomas . 'It looks beautiful at all times of day, brightening up a weekend brunch and glowing from within at night.'

When selecting living room paint ideas, it's also important to think about finish as well as color. 'I always love a high gloss lacquer finish in a living room, as it adds lightness and luxury to the space. Plus the mirror-like effect can help your space feel bigger,' adds Thomas.

Jennifer is the Digital Editor at Homes & Gardens. Having worked in the interiors industry for a number of years, spanning many publications, she now hones her digital prowess on the 'best interiors website' in the world. Multi-skilled, Jennifer has worked in PR and marketing, and the occasional dabble in the social media, commercial and e-commerce space. Over the years, she has written about every area of the home, from compiling design houses from some of the best interior designers in the world to sourcing celebrity homes, reviewing appliances and even the odd news story or two.

Living room wall design

Living room, the most important part of the house. Gathering in a narrow family circle, or inviting someone to visit, we naturally do all this in the living room. The living room is, as it were, the face of the house, demonstrating the taste of the owner. At the same time, it should be a comfortable and cozy place where every member of the house should feel as comfortable as possible. When renovating the living room, you should take into account all these factors, not forgetting about presentability, but you should not forget about convenience either.

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color scheme for walls

Choice of the color scheme for the walls in the living room, one of the most important things is to make it look complete and harmonious. A lot matters in the choice, from the personal preferences of the residents and its furnishings, to where its windows open and consecration during the day.

A small amount of sunlight, due to the non-sunny side or obstacles in its path, will require correction on your own. In this case, warm pastel shades of summer will come to the rescue: yellow, orange, peach. Such colors seem to fill the room with light from the inside.

The abundance of light in the living room requires the opposite. Excess, compensated by darker and colder colors.

In a living room setting, the color scheme of the furniture will also play an important role. If you want to focus on it, or any separate part of the interior, then the color of the walls of the living room is chosen as contrasting as possible. Dark furniture will stand out against the light colors of the living room, and light furniture against the backdrop of bright rich colors.

Another way out will be to attract the attention of guests and household members to the interior of the walls in the living room. If you choose photos on the walls of the living room, paintings, an exceptional carpet as the main detail in the interior, then the contrast between the walls and the decoration of the room will not be appropriate here and you can make them in one color scheme. One color scheme will perfectly complement the living room and highlight exactly what you want to highlight.

With all these details, the main thing is still the opinion of your family. The solution that everyone is happy with will always be the best one, even if it doesn't meet any of the requirements.

As a compromise, if the opinions of the family are very different, a combination of colors in the interior is perfect, where one wall or part of it is presented in one tone, and the other in another.

Painting or wallpaper in the design of the walls of the living room

Today, the market for finishing materials is extremely rich and varied and it will be quite simple to choose what you like, just for you. Wallpaper for walls in the living room or paint, choose not forgetting the whole living room environment as a whole. Both wallpaper and wall paint color can be selected based on the same principle as mentioned above, either shading or emphasizing the interior as a whole.

Expressiveness of the walls of the living room

When decorating the walls of the living room, you can emphasize the ceiling line and visually solve the problem of too low ceilings, through moldings. Walls can be designed as geometric sections, rectangles, squares, or the like. Such an approach will give the design a touch of aristocracy. For those who love lightness and some airiness, the design of the walls in the living room should be approached minimalistically, without overloading it with details.

Decor

The decoration of the living room gives you a wide range of possibilities to express what you see fit in it.

If you want to show your unity with nature and solidity, use stone and wood in the design of the living room walls.

Do you want comfort and warmth? At all times, such a detail in the decor of the living room walls as a fireplace symbolized all this. Is it not possible or does the layout of the house not allow? Drywall will help install an artificial fireplace.

In addition to all this, drywall can also be used simply to make any beautiful and functional souvenir shelf or illuminated niche.

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100 wall designs in the living room

Wall design in the living room (12 photos), interior and wall decoration options in the living room

The living room isn't just where you drop on the sofa and turn on the TV. Here from time to time there are strangers: a neighbor, a school friend of your child, a mother-in-law, finally. All of them (unwittingly) draw conclusions about you from your interior. So give them something to think about - decorate the walls in an unusual way. Here are three dozen ideas on how to decorate the wall in the living room.

Irina Krasheninnikova

Irina Krasheninnikova

1. Textile panels
Fabric panels are a “warm” and tactilely pleasant alternative to ordinary paintings and posters. The walls in the living room in the photo were decorated by designer Irina Krasheninnikova with four pieces of fabric from the Finnish brand Marimekko. At the entrance, you'll see the iconic "Poppies" floral print and the cheerful black and white Vatruska, both by designer Aino-Maja Mitsola.

Behind the sideboard (next photo) is an image of rain based on sketches by the same artist. Irina decided to decorate the wall above the desktop with the help of a panel with a graphic pattern.

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Away: Gulf of Finland in a Moscow apartment

Inna Velichko

2. Hermes vintage squares
Hermes scarves (square, as the manufacturer calls them). If you collect them, then the frame can be one, and the exposition can be interchangeable. Yes, and the color scheme can be selected "under the interior."

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Houzz tour: "Garden of Eden" for a young family

Lyudmila Krishtaleva

dictates the overall concept of the interior. So, in the two-level apartment in the photo, the designers Lyudmila Krishtaleva and Oksana Panfilova had the task of creating the feeling of a country house. Hence the black-and-white panels depicting trees and the focal point with exits to the balcony: they were designed like French windows.

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Houzz tour: Morning in the garden, or a duplex for a large family

DAO decor design bureau

charged wall decor in the living room, but also a way to blur the boundaries of a small room, knock down the focus of the beholder. The project in Dolgoprudny from the DAO decor design bureau is interesting by mixing different techniques and materials: stencil and decorative plaster, plastic and MDF. And the inscription HOME in the center is a lamp made to order.

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Design Bureau DAO decor

You can leave a message to the world on the wall even with the help of an unusual bookshelf – as in the example in the photo. Moreover, initially the designer Anna Demushkina from the DAO decor bureau offered the customer two options for the shelf - home and sex. The young man decided that the second one was better suited in terms of scale. This choice dictated the bright color of the walls and the whole style of the project.

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Houzz tour: Sex, terracotta and a green sofa in a bachelor's apartment

Ksenia Bobrikova. Xenia Design Studio

In the photo: in a project near Moscow by Ksenia Bobrikova from Xenia Design Studio, a bright photo panel not only acted as an accent, but also determined the color scheme of the future interior

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5. Modern concrete-like plaster and invisible doors living rooms are often decorated in an industrial theme. In the photo - decorative concrete-like walls with a specially created streak effect. This finish does not require additional decorations.

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One of the highlights of this Saratov project by Andrey Maksimov-Pavlychev is the doors hidden in the concrete wall leading to the nursery and bedroom. You can find them only by modest hands.

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Houzz tour: Apartment with concrete decor and digital code

Design Studio Tsupikov Nikolay

general plot. This technique looks fresh and gives the plane volume.

In the photo - wall decoration in the living room with brick-like porcelain stoneware. A triptych with a hippopotamus from Home Concept was chosen to decorate the wall of the hall. The author of the project is Nikolai Tsupikov.

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Houzz Tour: Interior with bright colors and “Space” Pann

Desatori

7. Mirror behind bars
Living room in the village . Here we see mirrored panels - another trick to decorate a wall in an interesting way. Usually such panels are used to give the impression of perspective and relieve the pressure of a blank wall. However, the "naked" mirror looks boring and cold. You can make it more interesting with the help of a graphic MDF lattice.

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Yuri Grishko

8. Aged mirrors
Modern mirror panels look alien in historical interiors. Exit - aged mirrors. See how the fireplace area was designed by architect Alexander Yakimov.

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Euroconcept

. According to the designer, hand painting differs from wallpaper in a special emotional charge. And in this project, she also ideologically supported the ethnic design of the walls in the living room. The author of the painting is Olga Tsvetkova.

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Houzz Tour: Moscow Apartment Traveling in countries and eras

Balanovskaya Korina

10. Multi-colored walls in the room 9029
The owners of the two-core St. Petersburg apartment, they would have a shame unusual interior, but with elements of the classics. Hence, two ideas for decorating the walls in the living room at once. One decorative wall is finished with backlit white gypsum panels, the other with gold-patterned wallpaper on a blue background. There are also two Moroccan lamps. The degree of pathos is lowered by the round porthole window leading to the stairs.

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11. Fabric-like wallpaper
Wallpaper with a characteristic textile pattern is the easiest way to visually insulate the living room walls. In the loft in the photo, designed by Dmitry Litvinov, a plaid coating was used to “domesticate” the texture of brick and concrete.

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Houzz tour: The “bachelor’s dream” loft in the former research institute

Special-style

The fresco effect can be obtained using special wallpapers, as they did in the Special Style project in the photo. On the canvas is an enlarged engraving by Gaspard van Wittel: the Italian Cathedral of Santa Maria della Salute in Venice.

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Living room of the week: Fireplace and Venetian Cathedral in one apartment

Irina Bubnova Interior Design

all shades of the interior or, conversely, take the colors from the picture as the basis for the selection of textiles. Such "coincidences" always look very harmonious. An example is a living room designed by Irina Bubnova. The author of the canvas is Mikhail Novokshchenny.

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Project of the week: Living room in an apartment on Tverskaya with a solid past

Yuri Grishko

. For him, the decoration of the walls in the living room began with a redevelopment: to accommodate all the paintings and photographs, an open space was required. The living room in this project occupies half the area of ​​the apartment. The black color of the walls turned out to be the best for organizing the gallery: it unites all the works of art and at the same time does not distract.

Yuri Grishko

Another interesting solution for the wall in the hall is connected with friezes and beams. They were decorated with plaster bas-reliefs with the same ornament as on the hippodrome, which is visible from the windows of the apartment. The form for bas-reliefs was ordered from a specialized company.

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Away: Apartment with black walls opposite the Hippodrome

Konstantin Malyuta

15. living room. One of the noble blue-green walls is decorated with a large portrait of a cat, painted by Evgeny. This is Diesel, a melancholy British merle. In the bedroom there is another portrait by the owner of the apartment - on it is a Scottish fold cat Izyumka.

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Away: 54 meters — Stalinka with dark walls

Designed by Ekaterina Kolegova Ecole

museum. The canvases can be placed on the floor and leaned against the wall, but they should be large vertical paintings. Smaller canvases can be put on a special cantilever shelf, like behind the sofa in the photo. "Tropical Garden" is painted with watercolors and pastel pencils. The paper is stretched on stretchers, so light watercolor looks more solid in the interior. The author of the paintings and the entire project is Ekaterina Kolegova, Ecole design bureau.

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Project of the week: Tropical living room with watercolors

SHKAF interior architects

. In the project of Victoria Korneeva and Anna Bezprozvanny from SHKAF interior architects, it was also low - only 2.2 m. To break the geometry of the room, the designers divided the space into two asymmetrical blocks. In the soft zone, the floor, ceiling and walls of the hall are finished with chipboard, and the office is painted with Little Greene graphite paint.

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IZOOOM, design interior studio

18. Living wall decor in the hall
If eco-style is chosen as the main one for the apartment, the wall decoration in the living room suggests natural accents.

In the Novosibirsk project of Anna Ignatenko from the studio IZOOOM, a phytowall has become a feature of the interior. According to the designer, this technique has solid advantages - from the microclimate to aesthetics. Plants are unpretentious, at the bottom of the structure there are water tanks, automatic watering works.

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Living room of the week: Interior of 16 sq.m. solution. In the project of Elena Tambiyeva from the Berloga architectural bureau, in place of the current living room, there was a corridor devoid of natural light. Now the sun is “finishing” here from the office through a glass partition.

Berloga Architectural Bureau

S.Y.D. interiors studio

21. Transparent wall
Another variation of the glass wall in the living room interior. It seems that there is a passage to the kitchen, but it is not. The partition is solid and has no shutters. So the designers of S.Y.D. Interiors Studio solved the problem of how to combine the kitchen with the living room, leaving them isolated. The real entrance to the kitchen is located closer to the hallway.

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Living room of the week: Glass wall, large fireplace and orange mood

Olga Shipkova

22. Accent wall with decor and niches
Painting walls in unexpected colors is an old way to place accents in the interior. In the Kaliningrad apartment in the photo, the hostess dreamed of seeing a purple wall somewhere. Designer Olga Shipkova decided that this could be the main feature of the living room. Three niches were built along the wall to give a sense of depth. They were decorated with moldings of different sizes, stucco, sconces and crystal beads. San Marco 9 plaster was used instead of paint0238 , which flickers when the light is on.

Shipkova Olga

23. Fireplace portal
Imitation of a fireplace is another popular wall decoration in the living room. The effectiveness of the reception here is highly dependent on the finish of the portal. In this project, a graphite mirror can be seen inside the polyurethane portal. Dark mirrors give more depth than regular mirrors.

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Houzz tour: Apartment with a purple wall in Kaliningrad

S. Y.D. interiors studio

24. Russian size
Gel biofireplace in the Ryazan project S.Y.D. Interiors Studio closes the former entrance. The portal was made of gypsum based on a photograph that the hostess took somewhere on vacation. The copy is much larger than the original, since the interior needed a detail commensurate with the length of the wall in the hall.

Design Yana Astashevich

25. Lacquered newspapers
In the St. Petersburg project in the photo, gray became the base color, the decor of the walls in the living room was red. But it's not just paint: three beams and the background behind the deer's head are pasted over with Italian newspapers 1985 years old and tinted with red sauna lacquer. The deer's head, by the way, is made of plywood. This is a gift to brave customers from the designer - Yana Langina.

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Project of the week: Kitchen-living room in St. Petersburg

Olga Litvinova

26. Batteries are fire!
The living room in Khamovniki received an unusual decoration after renovation. Designer Olga Litvinova made old cast-iron batteries the main color accent. They were painted with special Benjamin Moor paint, which is not afraid of heat.

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Houzz tour: Geometric games in the design of a small apartment

S.Y.D. interiors studio

27. Bookcase with bright back
Built-in shelving is usually matched to the color of the wall so as not to overload the space. Most often these are light designs. To revive such walls in the living room, you can use the back wall of a bright shade. This technique gives both color and depth at the same time. In the project on the photo, designers S.Y.D. Interiors Studio chose a sophisticated orange color to match the various accessories in the room.

Olga Chernenko / White & Black Design Studio

28. Shelving unit in a frame
Designer Olga Chernenko from White & Black Design Studio made an IKEA shelving unit a wall decoration, adding a baguette frame to it. The carved frame gives any item the status of a work of art.

Dikushina Irada

29. Thematic decor
For the wall in the living room in the photo, designer Irada Dikushina chose… a toy (a collection model). The plane on the wall of the living room in the project maintains the overall atmosphere of the flight. The high-rise apartment has a panoramic view of Moscow and the capital's sky.

Pavel Zheleznov

30. Doors like paintings
Wall decor in the living room interior can be extremely functional. So, the panels with the engraving in the photo are the doors of the rack, behind which the air conditioner is hidden.

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