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Living Room with a Reading Nook and Dark Hardwood Flooring Ideas and Designs

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Aberdeen
Aberdeen
John Lodge ArchitectsJohn Lodge Architects
John Lodge
W 98th Street
W 98th Street
Lindsay MacRae Interiors, LLCLindsay MacRae Interiors, LLC
A family den received a complete renovation. The bookcase wallpaper is an unexpected touch. The new pendant light creates the most beautiful shadows on the ceiling. Metallic tea paper was added to the ceiling and adds to the drama of the space. The rug is soft and the sofa is comfortable. It is such a cozy space for lounging and watching TV. photo credit: Robert Englebright
Historic Home Renovation
Historic Home Renovation
Banta Builders LLCBanta Builders LLC
Joel Banta : https://www.flickr.com/photos/joelbanta/ http://irvinbuffalo.flavors.me/
Upper West Side Pre-War
Upper West Side Pre-War
The Brooklyn StudioThe Brooklyn Studio
Renovation of pre-war apartment. Photos by Hulya Kolabas
Black is back - Le Marais
Black is back - Le Marais
Anne Chemineau - Decor InterieurAnne Chemineau - Decor Interieur
Rénovation complète et restructuration des espaces d'un appartement parisien de 70m2 avec la création d'une chambre en plus. Sobriété et élégance sont de mise pour ce projet au style masculin affirmé où le noir sert de fil conducteur, en contraste avec un joli vert profond. Chaque pièce est optimisée grâce à des rangements sur mesure. Résultat : un classique chic intemporel qui mixe l'ancien au contemporain.
Westport Historic
Westport Historic
ChangoChango
Westport Historic by Chango & Co. Interior Design, Custom Furniture Design & Art Curation by Chango & Co.
Craftsman Living Room
Craftsman Living Room
Custom Transitional Living Room in Waukegan
Custom Transitional Living Room in Waukegan
Fraerman Associates ArchitectureFraerman Associates Architecture
Bruce Van Inwegen
Mediterranean Villa Renovation
Mediterranean Villa Renovation
DezinerTonie, LLC DDI, Interior DesignerDezinerTonie, LLC DDI, Interior Designer
Deziner Tonie & Associates - Decorating Den Interiors California This area of the home was the small guest room area. This is where I asked the client to allow us to take this home to the error it was created. Sweet Victorian small furnishings were required allowing a private sitting area for the three guest suites that are in this area.Deziner Tonie & Associates, Luv2Dezin LLC, Decorating Den Interiors
Black Mountain Ranch Living Room
Black Mountain Ranch Living Room
Maraya Interior DesignMaraya Interior Design
In this new working ranch home we used rustic pine siding stained and glazed for old time warmth. The hand built handscraped walnut cabinet houses all the A.V equipment. Walnut burl inside the paneling. Walnut cabinet made from local trees. Handmade wrought iron lighting, handknotted wool rug, antiqued and distressed all new custom made furniture. Large distressed exposed beams with custom made metal straps. This rustic working walnut ranch in the mountains features natural wood beams, real stone fireplaces with wrought iron screen doors, antiques made into furniture pieces, and a tree trunk bed. All wrought iron lighting, hand scraped wood cabinets, exposed trusses and wood ceilings give this ranch house a warm, comfortable feel. The powder room shows a wrap around mosaic wainscot of local wildflowers in marble mosaics, the master bath has natural reed and heron tile, reflecting the outdoors right out the windows of this beautiful craftman type home. The kitchen is designed around a custom hand hammered copper hood, and the family room's large TV is hidden behind a roll up painting. Since this is a working farm, their is a fruit room, a small kitchen especially for cleaning the fruit, with an extra thick piece of eucalyptus for the counter top. Project Location: Santa Barbara, California. Project designed by Maraya Interior Design. From their beautiful resort town of Ojai, they serve clients in Montecito, Hope Ranch, Malibu, Westlake and Calabasas, across the tri-county areas of Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles, south to Hidden Hills- north through Solvang and more. Project Location: Santa Barbara, California. Project designed by Maraya Interior Design. From their beautiful resort town of Ojai, they serve clients in Montecito, Hope Ranch, Malibu, Westlake and Calabasas, across the tri-county areas of Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles, south to Hidden Hills- north through Solvang and more. Peter Malinowski Photographer
Interiorismo de Salón
Interiorismo de Salón
AFstudio Arq | Adriana Flores ArquitectaAFstudio Arq | Adriana Flores Arquitecta
Interiorismo de salón, selección de mobiliario y acabados, para combinar con el espacio y mobiliario existente.
гостиная
гостиная
Анна КалягинаАнна Калягина
Casa Val Santerno
Casa Val Santerno
Subconscio studioSubconscio studio
East Coast Meets Santa Fe
East Coast Meets Santa Fe
Violante & Rochford InteriorsViolante & Rochford Interiors
Peckham Hill
Peckham Hill
Kim Macumber InteriorsKim Macumber Interiors
Emily O'Brien
Home Library
Home Library
McLain by Design Interiors: ASID, IDS, NAHB, DBAMcLain by Design Interiors: ASID, IDS, NAHB, DBA
MONCEAU
MONCEAU
WoodelseWoodelse
Bibliothèque en placage noyer avec structure aluminium anodisé laiton.
Park Avenue Residence
Park Avenue Residence
Ronnette Riley ArchitectRonnette Riley Architect
Watsons Landing
Watsons Landing
Flooring Superstores EdmontonFlooring Superstores Edmonton
Le Prado/Marseille
Le Prado/Marseille
padovani mauricepadovani maurice
Paul Ladouce

Living Room with a Reading Nook and Dark Hardwood Flooring 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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