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Small Open Plan Living Room Ideas and Designs

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Little Venice, London
Little Venice, London
Rendall & WrightRendall & Wright
Rachael Smith
Boise Residence
Boise Residence
Hsu McCulloughHsu McCullough
Living Room. Photo by Clark Dugger
Vintage Bungalow: Mid-century modern living by Kimball Starr Interior Design
Vintage Bungalow: Mid-century modern living by Kimball Starr Interior Design
Kimball Starr Interior DesignKimball Starr Interior Design
Vintage furniture from the 1950's and 1960's fill this Palo Alto bungalow with character and sentimental charm. Mixing furniture from the homeowner's childhood alongside mid-century modern treasures create an interior where every piece has a history.
Homes Under 700 sq feet
Homes Under 700 sq feet
Mandeville Canyon DesignsMandeville Canyon Designs
Nat Rea
Stone Cottage
Stone Cottage
TKP ArchitectsTKP Architects
This award-winning and intimate cottage was rebuilt on the site of a deteriorating outbuilding. Doubling as a custom jewelry studio and guest retreat, the cottage’s timeless design was inspired by old National Parks rough-stone shelters that the owners had fallen in love with. A single living space boasts custom built-ins for jewelry work, a Murphy bed for overnight guests, and a stone fireplace for warmth and relaxation. A cozy loft nestles behind rustic timber trusses above. Expansive sliding glass doors open to an outdoor living terrace overlooking a serene wooded meadow. Photos by: Emily Minton Redfield
The Jewel Box (Back Bay Residence)
The Jewel Box (Back Bay Residence)
Adams + Beasley AssociatesAdams + Beasley Associates
Living Room : Photography by Eric Roth Interior Design by Lewis Interiors Every square inch of space was utilized to create a flexible, multi-purpose living space. Custom-painted grilles conceal audio/visual equipment and additional storage. The table below the tv pulls out to become an intimate cafe table/workspace. Every square inch of space was utilized to create a flexible, multi-purpose living space. Custom-painted grilles conceal audio/visual equipment and additional storage. The table below the tv pulls out to become an intimate cafe table/workspace.
Fireplace Mantle
Fireplace Mantle
Target Building Solutions, LLCTarget Building Solutions, LLC
We added gas logs, a mantle, and put the flat screen TV over the fireplace. Custom built book shelves, and storage below, hides all the components, also over head eyeball lights with dimmer, very nice effect. The chairs were recovered to match the grey paint on the walls.
GRIFFIN ENRIGHT ARCHITECTS: Hollywood Hills Residence
GRIFFIN ENRIGHT ARCHITECTS: Hollywood Hills Residence
Griffin Enright ArchitectsGriffin Enright Architects
The library is a room within a room -- an effect that is enhanced by a material inversion; the living room has ebony, fired oak floors and a white ceiling, while the stepped up library has a white epoxy resin floor with an ebony oak ceiling.
Goodman Residence
Goodman Residence
Abramson ArchitectsAbramson Architects
Massive glass pocket doors full open up for indoor-outdoor living typical of Venice Beach. Photo: Jim Bartsch
Maidstone
Maidstone
HW InteriorsHW Interiors
1980 Brantley Circle Update
1980 Brantley Circle Update
Molly's Marketplace, a home renovation's paradiseMolly's Marketplace, a home renovation's paradise
We completely updated this home from the outside to the inside. Every room was touched because the owner wanted to make it very sell-able. Our job was to lighten, brighten and do as many updates as we could on a shoe string budget. We started with the outside and we cleared the lakefront so that the lakefront view was open to the house. We also trimmed the large trees in the front and really opened the house up, before we painted the home and freshen up the landscaping. Inside we painted the house in a white duck color and updated the existing wood trim to a modern white color. We also installed shiplap on the TV wall and white washed the existing Fireplace brick. We installed lighting over the kitchen soffit as well as updated the can lighting. We then updated all 3 bathrooms. We finished it off with custom barn doors in the newly created office as well as the master bedroom. We completed the look with custom furniture!
Loft Berlin
Loft Berlin
Spaces & PlacesSpaces & Places
Samtsofa mit Ausblick
Rochelière
Rochelière
Nomad ElevenNomad Eleven
Tonal Single Family Home
Tonal Single Family Home
Cathie Hong InteriorsCathie Hong Interiors
This single family home had been recently flipped with builder-grade materials. We touched each and every room of the house to give it a custom designer touch, thoughtfully marrying our soft minimalist design aesthetic with the graphic designer homeowner’s own design sensibilities. One of the most notable transformations in the home was opening up the galley kitchen to create an open concept great room with large skylight to give the illusion of a larger communal space.
スマノイエ
スマノイエ
有限会社　近藤英夫建築研究所有限会社　近藤英夫建築研究所
リビングには太陽が低くなる秋、冬、春には太陽光が差込み、床タイルを温めてくれるので、晴れた日には暖房いらずで過ごすことができる吹き抜けながら暖かい空間です。天井のシーリングファン も活躍してくれています
Projet NATIONALE | 19m² | Paris 13e
Projet NATIONALE | 19m² | Paris 13e
NEVA Architecture Intérieure - Interior DesignNEVA Architecture Intérieure - Interior Design
Le coin salon et le coin dînatoire sont séparés visuellement par le même papier peint entrecoupé de mur peint en blanc. Les meubles participent par leur choix précis et leur envergure à l'ensemble. Les espaces sont aussi notifiés en hauteur, par une grande suspension pour le salon, et par des plantes suspendues pour le coin repas.
Rehabilitació d’un Habitatge a Vilanova i la Geltrú
Rehabilitació d’un Habitatge a Vilanova i la Geltrú
SERRAN i MORA arquitectesSERRAN i MORA arquitectes
Memorial Park
Memorial Park
MMI DesignMMI Design
Interior design per un living
Interior design per un living
domECOdomECO
Vista dei divani
Hollywood Glam In Brooklyn
Hollywood Glam In Brooklyn
Ursallie SmithUrsallie Smith
Over view of my NY apartment and my Love for New York & Glam

Small Open Plan Living Room Ideas and Designs

Looking for Small 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 Small 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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