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Affordable Open Plan Living Room Ideas and Designs

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58th Street
58th Street
K&L InteriorsK&L Interiors
Living room with original craftsman elements and updated furniture
Global Boho Glass House
Global Boho Glass House
House MerakiHouse Meraki
Hickory Hill | Rustic Modern Cottage
Hickory Hill | Rustic Modern Cottage
Vision InteriorsVision Interiors
This cozy lake cottage skillfully incorporates a number of features that would normally be restricted to a larger home design. A glance of the exterior reveals a simple story and a half gable running the length of the home, enveloping the majority of the interior spaces. To the rear, a pair of gables with copper roofing flanks a covered dining area and screened porch. Inside, a linear foyer reveals a generous staircase with cascading landing. Further back, a centrally placed kitchen is connected to all of the other main level entertaining spaces through expansive cased openings. A private study serves as the perfect buffer between the homes master suite and living room. Despite its small footprint, the master suite manages to incorporate several closets, built-ins, and adjacent master bath complete with a soaker tub flanked by separate enclosures for a shower and water closet. Upstairs, a generous double vanity bathroom is shared by a bunkroom, exercise space, and private bedroom. The bunkroom is configured to provide sleeping accommodations for up to 4 people. The rear-facing exercise has great views of the lake through a set of windows that overlook the copper roof of the screened porch below.
Lark Work
Lark Work
Lark InteriorLark Interior
Neutral and kid-friendly rug in this open floorplan living room.
Pinnacle Lane Great Room & Kitchen
Pinnacle Lane Great Room & Kitchen
Studio SteidleyStudio Steidley
Braeburn Mid Century Modern, Houston, TX
Braeburn Mid Century Modern, Houston, TX
Victoria SheffieldVictoria Sheffield
Midcentury modern living room with navy blue sofa, grey swivel chair, and platner style coffee table. The room includes saltillo tile and double carved doors that have been painted with Farrow and Ball paint. The wall-mounted t.v. is flanked by double-wall sconces. The builtin entertainment center is used for storage.
Дизайн кухни-гостиной в стиле лофт
Дизайн кухни-гостиной в стиле лофт
Турченко НаталияТурченко Наталия
Архитектор, дизайнер, декоратор - Турченко Наталия Фотограф - Мелекесцева Ольга
Gale-Rew Custom/Marx
Gale-Rew Custom/Marx
Gale Rew Construction, Inc.Gale Rew Construction, Inc.
Photos by Becky Pospical
Логово Степного Волка
Логово Степного Волка
Дом архитектуры и дизайна Кирилла ЕгороваДом архитектуры и дизайна Кирилла Егорова
Архитектор: Егоров Кирилл Текстиль: Егорова Екатерина Фотограф: Спиридонов Роман Стилист: Шимкевич Евгения
Acucraft Residential Gas Fireplaces: The Signature Series
Acucraft Residential Gas Fireplaces: The Signature Series
Acucraft FireplacesAcucraft Fireplaces
Acucraft 7' single sided open natural gas signature series linear fireplace with driftwood and stone
Camino Real Residence
Camino Real Residence
April BallietteApril Balliette
Photographer: Ryan Gamma
Salon de famille dans Maison de Maître
Salon de famille dans Maison de Maître
SLIK Interior DesignSLIK Interior Design
Maison de maître. Les clients souhaitaient un salon moderne, chaleureux et confortable, tout en profitant de la jolie vue sur le jardin. Nous avons fait rentrer la nature environnante en conseillant un papier-peint végétal, foncé, sur lequel vient s'adosser un long canapé ultra-confort. Le rose du tapis adoucit et illumine le mur foncé et le parquet ancien. Deux petites tables élégantes contre-balancent le volume imposant du canapé. Une enceinte hifi design complète l'ambiance joyeuse de ce salon de famille. Crédit photo: Dakota studio / SLIK Interior Design
Project Jack and Jill
Project Jack and Jill
SGA DesignsSGA Designs
For Project Jack and Jill, we focused on layering textures with warm neutral tones. We designed bespoke furniture, like the custom farmhouse style table, with carefully thought out details, creating heirloom pieces. We paired these bespoke pieces with curated found objects, like the antique pine dressers from Hungry, the Vine Sculpture from Thailand, and the hand woven African Baskets. Playing with scale was an important aspect of this project, which is enhanced through the use of the large Linear Darlana Lantern from Visual Comfort over the dining table. Unique accessories and pops of navy set of this sophisticated and relaxed space. Stephanie Abernathy
67 Livingston
67 Livingston
Dickey DesignDickey Design
Kris Tamborello
Lighthouse Lakes Home
Lighthouse Lakes Home
UserUser
Carolyn Watson Photography
The Minnehaha
The Minnehaha
Oakland HomesOakland Homes
The Minnehaha
The Minnehaha
Construction Development Investment LLCConstruction Development Investment LLC
Cipher Imaging
terauchihouse #ドッグランのある家
terauchihouse #ドッグランのある家
アウラ建築設計事務所アウラ建築設計事務所
#ガレージハウス　札幌 #二世帯住宅　札幌 #ドッグラン 札幌　 #ペット共生　札幌 #カーポート 札幌　 #キャンピングカー 札幌 #ハイサイド #コーナー窓 #おしゃれ #かっこいい #コンクリート打ち放し 札幌
SOCO Remodel addition
SOCO Remodel addition
Soledad Builders, LLCSoledad Builders, LLC
The family room addition enabled our clients to have a separate dining room and small sitting desk area off of the kitchen.
Thrasher Court - Living Room
Thrasher Court - Living Room
ONYX DESIGN COLLABORATIVEONYX DESIGN COLLABORATIVE
Architecture and Interiors: Anderson Studio of Architecture & Design; Emily Cox, Director of Interiors and Michelle Suddeth, Design Assistant

Affordable Open Plan Living Room Ideas and Designs

Looking for living room ideas? Whether your living room is lacklustre, your lounge is limited in space, your sitting room is suffering from outdated decor or your front room is full of clutter, there are living room ideas and designs that will inspire you to breathe life into your living space. Discover small living room ideas to help maximise tiny spaces or layout ideas that will work with awkward shaped living rooms. Perhaps you’re struggling to decide on living room colours? Read on for help with colours, layout and design ideas, or find inspiration from the millions of living room photos on Houzz.

Living room wallpaper ideas

A good place to start when it comes to redesigning your living room is with the walls. While paint may seem the simplest choice, and easy to change, don’t discredit the design opportunities of wallpaper in living rooms. There are tons of great living room wallpaper ideas, from modern geometric patterns to traditional florals, and loads of ways to use them – you don’t have to cover the whole room or go for the ubiquitous feature wall. You could wallpaper only above the dado rail (if you have one), either side of a chimney breast, or behind a shelving unit to give your displayed items a stylish backdrop. Discover more living room wallpaper ideas or if paint is more your style, there’s plenty of living room designs to discover when it comes to paint ideas; just browse through the huge selection of living photos and search for the specific paint you’re after if you really want to narrow it down.

Small living room ideas

When it comes to our living room design, we want it to feel as welcoming and personality-filled as possible, but that can be a struggle when we’re working with a small space. But not to fear, there are small living room ideas to help you make most out of what you’re working with. A couple of small living room ideas can include: working with the height you have – installing floor-to-ceiling bookshelves or drawing the eye to the top of the walls with wallpaper; choosing space-saving or storage-incorporating (or both!) furniture, such as corner sofas with storage space under the chaise longue section; and keeping things symmetrical – a central fireplace with seating opposite, or seats facing each other, can give the illusion of a larger, more grand room. When it comes to the best decor for small living rooms, you can either choose to keep things light and airy to open up the space, or embrace the cosiness of the smaller area you have by going for warm colours and filling the room with your favourite accessories.

Living room layouts and choosing the right living room furniture

When it comes to the layout of your living room, it will depend on what pieces of furniture you have – but how do you choose what living room furniture to add, whether you’re refreshing your living room design or starting from scratch? The best place to start is with the seating – one corner sofa will usually seat three to four people, and if that’s all you think you’ll need, then you can leave it at that. Placing your sofa along the longest wall helps to make the most of the space, but think about where you want the focus of the room to be, too. If you need more seating, look at armchairs that offer comfort but don’t take up too much space – cramming a room with too many large armchairs is something to avoid. But armchairs and sofas don’t have to be your only options – go for bean bags and floor cushions for an eclectic feel, pouffes and ottomans if you’re more traditional, and smart design chairs for contemporary living room ideas. Coffee tables are always handy, but you can always add a couple of side tables if you don’t want to clutter the central space in front of seating with anything. If you centre your living room design around a fireplace or TV, then you might want storage and shelving to feature around the focus of your room. There are plenty of style options when it comes to TV units, and you can even go for bespoke living room storage units to make the most of the space if you want a sleek, built-in look. Keep reading below for more living room storage ideas. Discover a huge range of living room furniture, as well as living room accessories, to help you finish your room design.

Living room design ideas

Struggling with what living room colours to choose, or what style to go with? While a grey living room design is popular at the moment, you might not want to go with the ubiquitous colour. Although, if neutral and contemporary are the living room ideas you’re after, a grey sofa or grey walls will give you a good base to work on. If you want to stay neutral, beige is not your only other option, either. Light yellows, taupes and soft greys will work. Why not try adding simple but plush cushions to your sofa and a rug in these colours to achieve a modern-traditional look? For contemporary living room ideas, dark blues and greens are on trend, but if you don’t want to dive straight into the dark wall trend, you could opt for a couple of pieces of furniture, or go for dark-hued living room accessories instead. Whites, woods and pastels could work well for Scandinavian living room designs. If an eclectic living room is what you’re after, you could go for large print wallpaper, a statement lighting piece, vibrant rug and lots of colourful book or ornament displays. For a country feel, rustic carpet, stone hearths, comfy armchairs and traditional patterns in creams, greens and browns will give you that cosy cottage feel.

Living room storage ideas

It’s natural that our living rooms tend to attract lots of items and belongings seeing as they act as multipurpose living spaces. Whether you love to read a book; watch a film; let your children play with their toys; practise a craft like knitting or drawing; play a musical instrument or play video games in your sitting room, there will always be a need for a few extra living room ideas that can help you with storage. Apart from the standard bookcases, side tables and TV units, there are a few other handy living room storage ideas you can invest in. As mentioned before, if you have the room and budget for it, a built-in storage unit could be the way forward. With a well-built unit you could hide your TV, DVDs, players, books, video consoles and all sorts away in one place. If you don’t quite have a large enough area for one, you could look at shelving – either side of the chimney breast is a great place to install shelving if you have one in your living room. And don’t forget living room furniture such as sofas, benches and ottomans that lift up to reveal hidden storage; providing seating and storing space at the same time. With the right storage solutions your living room design could open up and feel so much more spacious and stylish. Discover more living room storage ideas by browsing these photos. Once you have your living room storage, colours, design, layout and furniture sorted, all that’s left is to browse the millions of living room ideas on Houzz and save your favourites to an ideabook. If you’re still searching for specific living room ideas, check out the popular pages below:
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