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Living Room with Dark Hardwood Flooring and Wainscoting Ideas and Designs

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Lionheart
Lionheart
Pizzale Design Inc.Pizzale Design Inc.
Living Rooms
Living Rooms
Sidney Sharkey Design, LLCSidney Sharkey Design, LLC
This elegant traditional living room incorporates modern design elements to create a formal yet contemporary space that is perfect for entertaining. A textured white sofa serves as the centerpiece of the room, adding a modern touch to the classic decor. Two blue damask chairs provide a subtle pop of color and bring a traditional feel to the room, while a round glass top coffee table with a gold base adds a touch of luxury. A gray floral bench provides additional seating for guests, while silk striped drapery with gold and crystal finials adds a sense of glamour and sophistication. The soft gray walls and white wainscoting create a neutral backdrop for the other design elements in the room. A strie gray rug adds texture and warmth to the space, tying the room together. This traditional room with modern touches is one of understated elegance and refined style. Whether hosting formal gatherings or enjoying quiet evenings with family, this living room provides a comfortable and sophisticated environment.
Milano - Goldoni 77
Milano - Goldoni 77
chromastudiochromastudio
Rivoluzionando la planimetria esistente, abbiamo creato un flusso armonioso tra le diverse aree. L’ampia cucina diventa il cuore pulsante dell’abitazione, un vero e proprio laboratorio culinario in cui si può sperimentare e creare ricette gourmet. La zona living, con i suoi arredi di design e la luce naturale che penetra dalle ampie finestre, diventa lo spazio ideale per rilassarsi.
Renovation d'un Appartement à Paris 7ème
Renovation d'un Appartement à Paris 7ème
SARL ESPACE AMENAGEMENT DECORATIONSARL ESPACE AMENAGEMENT DECORATION
Maine Island Residence - Photo by Emily Minton Redfield
Maine Island Residence - Photo by Emily Minton Redfield
Griffin Design SourceGriffin Design Source
Modernization of Midcentury Childhood Home
Modernization of Midcentury Childhood Home
12/12 Architects & Planners12/12 Architects & Planners
Lola Summit: Craftsman/Farmhouse Home
Lola Summit: Craftsman/Farmhouse Home
Timberlake Custom HomesTimberlake Custom Homes
What a view! This custom-built, Craftsman style home overlooks the surrounding mountains and features board and batten and Farmhouse elements throughout.
Camp Hill Hamptons
Camp Hill Hamptons
UserUser
Luxury Villa Refurbishment
Luxury Villa Refurbishment
RadyInterior - Interior Design UAERadyInterior - Interior Design UAE
RadyInterior undertook a remarkable renovation and refurbishment of this villa, elevating its quality of living to new heights. With meticulous attention to detail, we transformed the space into a haven of comfort. From exquisite finishes and elegant furnishings to innovative layouts and functional amenities, every aspect was carefully designed to enhance the villa’s functionality and aesthetic appeal. The result is a harmonious blend of style and functionality, providing the residents with an enhanced and elevated living experience in their revitalized villa.
Interior Design
Interior Design
Catherine Wilman InteriorsCatherine Wilman Interiors
This is the first in a series of images and IGTV posts showing the transformation of our apartment renovation in Kensington, London. It is not often as an interior designer that you get to totally transform a home from top to bottom. This four-bed apartment situated in one of London’s most prestigious garden squares was a joy to work on. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I designed and project-managed the entire renovation. The 2,500sqft apartment was tired and needed a total transformation. My brief was to create a classic contemporary space. The flat was stripped back to the bare bones; we removed the old flooring and installed full soundproofing throughout the apartment. I then laid a dark Wenge parquet flooring and kept the walls in a light off-white paint to keep the apartment light and airy. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I decided to retain the original mouldings on the walls and paint the areas (walls, moulding and covings) in the same colour. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This first image shows the Bolection-style fireplace with the dark slate contrast hearth and slips. I balanced the room by placing two dark wood sideboards and a dark round mirror above the fireplace as a punchy contract to the pale walls.
Windermere Interior Renovation and Addition
Windermere Interior Renovation and Addition
The HomeStyles GroupThe HomeStyles Group
Milano Bisceglie
Milano Bisceglie
Ferrari Design 3.6.0Ferrari Design 3.6.0
Open Space TV. credit @carlocasellafotografo
Marina del Rey
Marina del Rey
Rande Leaman Interior DesignRande Leaman Interior Design
This expansive living room is very European in feel, with tall ceilings and a mixture of antique pieces and contemporary furniture and art. The curved blue velvet sofas surround a large marble coffee table with highly collectable Art Deco Halabala chairs completing the mix.
Arcadian
Arcadian
The Glade DesignThe Glade Design
Complete Remodel in La Cañada Flintridge
Complete Remodel in La Cañada Flintridge
Spazio LASpazio LA
Open floor dining and living area featuring Monarch dark French oak hardwood floors, custom cabinets and fireplace, custom wood work details such as ceiling wood bean and staircase handrail, and coffered ceiling in the music room.
Apartment on the street G
Apartment on the street G
Simutin DesignSimutin Design
Modern Stucco Tudor
Modern Stucco Tudor
TRIO Design and BuildTRIO Design and Build
Kerry Living-Dining-Entry
Kerry Living-Dining-Entry
Bolen DesignsBolen Designs
We created this beautiful high fashion living, formal dining and entry for a client who wanted just that... Soaring cellings called for a board and batten feature wall, crystal chandelier and 20-foot custom curtain panels with gold and acrylic rods.
Fireplace
Fireplace
GreenHalo BuildsGreenHalo Builds
The Custom Tudor at Manor Park
The Custom Tudor at Manor Park
Mitchell & Best HomesMitchell & Best Homes

Living Room with Dark Hardwood Flooring and Wainscoting 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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