Inspiring Ways to Bring Nature into Your Living Room
Give your room personality plucked straight from nature with texture, found treasures and clever touches inspired by life in the wild
Never underestimate the power of natural materials. When worked into your scheme, they can add warmth, personality and authenticity in an instant. In the living room, where we often spend a great deal of our down time, they gently remind us of the great outdoors, even when it’s dark outside and we’re slumped in front of the TV. So sprinkle a few natural finds, from rustic logs to sisal and sheepskin, into the mix and see how much better life feels.
Shoot for a stone floor
Wood is often the go-to choice for a living room floor, but why not consider stone? It’s durable, easy to clean and feels warmer than, say, ceramic tiles. It works well with underfloor heating and it’s a natural product, so no two stone tiles ever look the same.
Wood is often the go-to choice for a living room floor, but why not consider stone? It’s durable, easy to clean and feels warmer than, say, ceramic tiles. It works well with underfloor heating and it’s a natural product, so no two stone tiles ever look the same.
Choose a chunky table
There’s one perfect material for the coffee table in a nature-inspired living room, and that’s wood. But rather than midcentury teak or painted pine, choose a piece made from wood that’s knotty, gnarly and chunky, to pack in heaps of rustic personality.
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There’s one perfect material for the coffee table in a nature-inspired living room, and that’s wood. But rather than midcentury teak or painted pine, choose a piece made from wood that’s knotty, gnarly and chunky, to pack in heaps of rustic personality.
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Go for rustic underfoot
Natural fibres, such as jute, seagrass and coir, can be woven into beautiful rugs that look great and are durable, too. The texture and neutral tones make this type of rug perfect in almost any scheme.
Discover how to bring nature into your bedroom
Natural fibres, such as jute, seagrass and coir, can be woven into beautiful rugs that look great and are durable, too. The texture and neutral tones make this type of rug perfect in almost any scheme.
Discover how to bring nature into your bedroom
Look for leather armchairs
As well as being a natural material, aged, vintage leather has a unique beauty. Source old leather armchairs online or in vintage or junk shops and enjoy their rich patina and soft feel.
As well as being a natural material, aged, vintage leather has a unique beauty. Source old leather armchairs online or in vintage or junk shops and enjoy their rich patina and soft feel.
Seek something unique
Keep your eyes peeled for pieces that channel the natural world in an unusual way and seem to have been minimally touched by human hand. Mirrors framed with branches or stools and side tables cut from tree trunks – or even sculptural hunks of wood – bring the outdoors inside in its most unadorned, raw state.
Keep your eyes peeled for pieces that channel the natural world in an unusual way and seem to have been minimally touched by human hand. Mirrors framed with branches or stools and side tables cut from tree trunks – or even sculptural hunks of wood – bring the outdoors inside in its most unadorned, raw state.
Pile up logs
Fire is one of our oldest friends, and a wood burner or open fire will bring elemental warmth and life to your living space. Make much of its fuel, too, if you are burning logs. Store them stacked vertically or horizontally, or tumbled into baskets, so you can enjoy their natural texture and colour before they join the flames.
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Fire is one of our oldest friends, and a wood burner or open fire will bring elemental warmth and life to your living space. Make much of its fuel, too, if you are burning logs. Store them stacked vertically or horizontally, or tumbled into baskets, so you can enjoy their natural texture and colour before they join the flames.
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Add a pup
The ultimate natural addition to a living space, a dog, will also help bring the outside in – literally! Think muddy paws, a rain-drenched coat and the odd stick, too. Go on, you know you want one…
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The ultimate natural addition to a living space, a dog, will also help bring the outside in – literally! Think muddy paws, a rain-drenched coat and the odd stick, too. Go on, you know you want one…
TELL US…
Do you feel inspired by these natural ideas for a living room? Share your thoughts in the Comments below.
Why have a modest tiled hearth when you can have a whole hunk of stone? This living room shows just how dramatic rough-hewn stone can look. It makes lighting a fire feel like camping on a mountainside! Loving the large animal hide on the floor, too. Fabulously caveman-like!