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27 Scandinavian Living Rooms for Nordic Inspired Design

The appeal of Scandinavian living rooms reaches much farther than the Nordic countries of Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Denmark. Around the world, many people adore Scandi style home decor. Our guide is here to help bring you inspiration as you design your dream Scandi living room. These nordic living room ideas will help you create a beautiful living room that works for every member of your home.

The living room is one of the most important rooms in the home. It’s where we spend time with our loved ones, watch movies, sip our morning coffee, and perhaps enjoy some quality time alone. At a minimum, your living room should have a great sofa, a practical coffee table, and perhaps an accent chair or side table. Beyond that, you’ll need to consider whether you want a living room rug, a table lamp, overhead lighting, a television, and more.

If you are interested in Scandinavian interior design, you already know that this style of Nordic decor is influenced by minimalism and practicality.

Scandi decor is all about using furniture that takes a simple form and decorative objects that are also highly functional. There’s rarely any frivolity to nordic style homes – everything is simple and has a purpose.

These gorgeous Scandinavian living rooms will exemplify the core Scandinavian decorating principles. You’ll find simple gray sofas, creamy white decor, and pops of Scandinavian blue.

Pampas Grass Coffee Table Centerpiece

Pampas grass is a very popular neutral decorative accent that you can use almost anywhere in your home. Here three stems have been placed in a spherical glass vase to create a Scandi coffee table centerpiece. A good tip is to always use flower stems in groups of odd numbers – 3, 5, and 7 for example!

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Faux Fur Stool

A faux fur stool adds extra seating and serves as an interesting accent piece in this Americanized Scandi living room design.

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White Slipcovered Sofa and White Coffee Table

This is an example of a nordic-inspired living room design – a white slipcovered sofa, black floor lamp, beige walls, and round white coffee table work together harmoniously.

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Pink and Blue Colorful Throw Pillows

You can incorporate subtle pops of color in your living room like this space which has pink and blue throw pillows tossed on the sofa.

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Block Marble Table

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Black Wall Sconce Lighting

Black minimalist lighting fixtures seem to be the most popular choice for Scandinavian home lighting decor.

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Beige Sofa

This warm Scandinavian living room has lots of charm.

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Black and White Striped Rug

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Minimalist Line Art for Walls

Minimalist line art of various sizes works to form this beautiful gallery wall. This is one of my favorite Scandinavian living room feature wall ideas!

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Nesting Coffee Table

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Black Leather Butterfly Chair

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Geometric Glass Coffee Table

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Gray Velvet Sofa

The gray velvet sofa in this living room gives it an upscale and sophisticated vibe.

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Black Marble Coffee Table

The black marble coffee table in this living room is eye catching, but so is the black and white accent wall. Scandinavian living room paint colors include black, gray, white, and cream.

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Arc Floor Lamp

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Gallery Wall Art

This is a great example of a Scandinavian living room feature wall with multiple artworks and graphics displayed in black, white and wood frames.

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Gray Sectional Sofa

Scandinavian sectional sofas can provide ample seating for people with large families!

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Beni Ourain Rug

This minimalist Scandinavian living room has a sprawling Beni Ourain rug to keep things cozy and comfortable.

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Bohemian Scandinavian Decor

Why not include a little boho flair into your Scandinavian home design?

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White Coffee Table

You can’t go wrong with a simple white coffee table in your Scandi family room.

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Exposed Wood Ceiling Beams

The exposed wood beams on the ceiling of this rustic Scandinavian living room make for a cozy interior.

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Pink Sofa

This is another great example of decorating with muted colors in Scandinavian homes. This pale pink sofa looks beautiful inside this Scandinavian living space.

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Floor Poof

Floor poofs have become a very nordic style design element.

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Faux Fur Chair

You have to keep warm in the winter, after all!

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White Marble Coffee Table

A rectangular coffee table made of marble is the perfect living room companion.

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Black Leather Sofa

Go bold with a black leather sofa.

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Ceramic Vases on Coffee Table

You can decorate with a beautiful ceramic vase on your coffee table. Leave them empty for a minimal look. I love the Matisse Blue Nude print on the wall of this living room, too.

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I would be so happy to spend time in any of these gorgeous Scandinavian living rooms. I hope you enjoyed this post and found the inspiration you were looking for to complete your own design project! We have many more Scandinavian design ideas on Pinterest right here.  

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If you want to create a cozy oasis at home, Scandinavian home decor is the perfect inspiration. Warm, inviting, and comforting, Scandinavian design is sleek and modern, but with a welcoming vibe that works in any home. With a strong focus on textures and light, airy hues, Scandinavian decor is perfect for lightening up any living space no matter the size.

A sister of minimalism, Scandinavian design is all about focusing on what matters and reducing the clutter that doesn't add to your home. If you are looking for that perfect Swedish home decor inspiration, here are some of our favorite Scandinavian-inspired living rooms.

As far as design trends go, Scandinavian design is one of the easiest to get behind. What's not to love about a movement that embodies the feeling of comfort and warmth and strives to create calm in every space? Scandi design is a great inspiration for bringing a bit of simplicity and happiness to your own space.

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The Arkhangelsk Museum of Local Lore is one of the oldest museums in Russia: in 2017 it turned 180 years old.

The beginning of the museum collection was laid in 1837, and today the museum's collections comprise 265,000 museum items reflecting the historical, cultural and natural identity of the Pomor region, which is almost half of the entire museum collection of the Arkhangelsk region. Among them are unique mineralogical, natural science, documentary, numismatic, photographic collections, various collections of objects of material culture.

The museum includes three branches in the districts of the Arkhangelsk region and two monuments of history and architecture of federal significance: the Novodvinsk fortress (XVIII-XIX centuries) and the Arkhangelsk Gostiny Dvors (XVII-XIX centuries), where in the restored merchants' chambers of the XVII century and the main halls XVIII century, the largest natural-scientific and historical-cultural exposition of the region is being formed, numerous exhibition projects are being carried out, educational and leisure spaces are receiving visitors.

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A museum to return to

I have been to the museum many times. And I will visit it every time I arrive in Arkhangelsk. The fact is that the exposition is so rich that every time I find something new. To say that the collections are interesting is to say nothing. Perhaps this is the best museum in the region, and possibly the region.

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Interesting museum

Very interesting museum, here is the whole history of the Russian north, a lot of interesting antiques. I was especially impressed by the exposition of models of various ships and boats, but what would the sea be like without them! On a bad northern day, I highly recommend visiting

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Great place

“Gostiny Dvory” is one of the most beautiful places in Arkhangelsk, they are conveniently located in the most picturesque place - on the embankment of the Northern Dvina in a beautiful historical building. In addition to the permanent exhibition, there are amazing concerts and various events. This is a truly worthwhile place to visit more than once!

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An interesting journey

We periodically visit exhibitions arranged in Gostiny Dvor. It must be said that the Gostiny Dvors themselves are a historical place, here under Peter the Great, and even long before him, merchants and foreign traders placed their goods and actively traded. The exhibitions themselves are very interesting, though more for children, entertaining installations always delight. I recommend a visit to broaden your horizons.

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Leisure for company

This museum is worth spending at least 3 hours, maybe more. Good to go with family or group of friends. There are permanent exhibitions, there are temporary ones that change regularly. You can buy a universal ticket and wander around the museum. A very good option for a weekend getaway.

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An interesting exposition covering the entire history of the city and the region

Many thematic halls for different periods of time. It was interesting to look at old household items, models of sailboats, old embroidery with river pearls. I especially liked the opportunity to try on a pre-revolutionary military uniform, sit in an armchair in a room of the 50s and 60s. It's nice that museum staff come up with new ways of presenting material. I was pleased with the large number of schoolchildren who look at the exhibits with interest, and do not walk around with a bored look.

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The living room is the most visited place in the house or apartment. The whole family rests here in the evenings, guests and unexpected visitors are received here. Therefore, the choice of color in the interior of the living room determines the whole character of the house or apartment. An ideal living room should be functional, comfortable and harmonious at the same time, not annoying with flashy colors and not be faceless.


Color factors

The choice of colors for the living room is influenced by many factors: the size and illumination of the room, the style of the hall and the house as a whole, the taste preferences of the owners (and the designer), the colors, shapes and textures of the furniture.

Dimensions and shape of the living room

The dimensions and height of the common room directly affect the choice of colors for the walls, ceiling and floor. Traditional advice is appropriate here: for small rooms, you should use light colors that visually increase the volume. Black, chocolate, dark blue, purple, burgundy tones make the room visually smaller.

In compact and low living rooms, a glossy ceiling will be very appropriate - it adds height to the room.

Spacious rooms give more space to the imagination of homeowners - the choice of colors and shades for decorating the living room is much wider.

To choose the decoration of the living room, the location of the room in the house or apartment is no less important. An enclosed space with a door allows for a more creative finish. Open placement, when the hall is one with the dining room, hall, hallway, implies a common style and color scheme for all rooms. In open living rooms, it is usually not used to paint a large surface in one color, especially dark. A combination of several colors and / or textures would be more appropriate.

The monochrome solution of the walls visually enlarges the room. In current design solutions, a combination of several wall colors or textures in one room is very often used.


Lighting

The natural illumination of the room depends on which side of the world the windows of the living room face. North windows give a little light, so it is better to choose warm shades: beige, chocolate, peach, orange, coral, lemon, yellow, pink.

The southern windows give bright light, and you can choose cool colors in the room: blue, blue, gray, turquoise, white, mint. For a living room with western windows, a cold color scheme is also more suitable.

Colors are perceived differently in natural and artificial lighting.


Color specification

White is becoming more and more popular. Initially, neutral white blends well and effectively emphasizes any color accents, decor elements, furniture, textiles. White has many shades. A room in white tones will always look flooded with light, clean and gentle. Depending on partner colors, décor, textiles and lighting, a white living room can look warm or cool. But light or white furniture, white carpet, curtains will give the room a somewhat cold and distant look.


Black color looks very stylish and extravagant, but visually reduces and darkens the room. Sometimes it acts somewhat depressingly, requires bright lighting. It is better to use it for individual design elements or to highlight part of the wall, rather than paint over the entire room with black paint. The black gloss on the ceiling looks interesting - the reflection of the room adds volume to it, no matter how paradoxical it sounds. Black is combined with all colors, but it is better not to choose caramel, pink, beige, lilac, peach as partners.


Everything that has been said about black belongs to the noble shades of dark chocolate. But it is better to combine chocolate shades with white, beige, cocoa with milk, cherry. Brown colors - chocolate, cocoa with milk, light brown, coffee - require competent lighting, in the twilight all the charm of these colors is lost.

Green, pistachio and salad colors have a calming effect on the psyche and relax - there is an association with green vegetation and nature. For dark shades, it is necessary to provide bright lighting. The optimal partner for green and salad shades is yellow and lemon. Olive and marsh colors should be used with caution, preferably in partnership with white.


The warmest colors are yellow, peach, light orange. The living room in these colors seems warm, cozy and sunny. This is the best choice for a room with windows to the north. Yellow and peach do not go well with red, cherry, black furniture. Optimal partners are natural wood browns, beige, green, ivory, dark orange and terracotta.

Red color is the brightest, exciting, active. And aggressive - it is uncomfortable to live in it. It is better not to use it for the entire room, but to highlight individual sections of the wall with decor. It is better to muffle the brightness of red with a combination of gray, beige, white walls, furniture, textiles.


A more refined and muted shade of red is coral. But it is better to use it in doses. The same applies to dark orange, terracotta.

Cherry blossom has long been the color of luxury. Especially when combined with gold. It will warm the room and serve as a wonderful backdrop for light-colored furniture, curtains, carpets. It is possible to use furniture in "palace" styles - natural lacquered wood, carving, gilding, inlays. Requires bright lighting. It does not go well with black, orange furniture or high-tech items.

The same can be said about emerald and blue colors combined with gold.

But all shades of blue and blue (boring faded blue does not count) are gaining more and more popularity. The white and blue gamma simply does not go out of trend. To soften the contrast, bright accents are used: red, coral, yellow, orange. Blue and blue shades are great for high-tech style.


Increasingly, purple and lilac colors are used. That's right - combine purple walls with white or light-colored furniture, light purple textiles. Companion colors - white, beige, light coffee, gray, lilac, light purple. Looks great, but the purple space is not very suitable for families with small children. Purple living room requires bright lighting.


Another trend among modern designers is light gray. A discreet neutral color is not as cold and easily soiled as white, and at the same time it is combined with any color and favorably emphasizes all design delights, furniture, decor, textiles.


Family and living room color

In many ways, the color scheme of the living room is determined by the composition of the family and the characteristics of family pastime. For a couple without children or with teenage children, a creative design of the hall would be more appropriate: bright or dark colors, non-traditional catchy design, high-tech style, loft, etc.

For a family with young children, neutral warm tones and a small amount of aggressive colors are preferable. Children will be uncomfortable in a black or coffee room, and parents of children in an exciting red one. For a family of three generations, a calmer color scheme of the common room and a traditional design are more suitable. The main thing is that all family members do not feel discomfort and can fully relax.


Interior styles

The style of the living room determines the color. Some styles simply dictate the use of certain colors. So, hi-tech requires cold, soft shades (possible with bright accents): gray, white, blue. Loft - almost always white or brick (terracotta) walls, or a combination of both. Rustic style, eco-style require the use of wood, white and beige.

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