Photo of a large beach style open concept living room in Sydney with white walls, medium hardwood floors, a standard fireplace, a wall-mounted tv, beige floor, timber and panelled walls.

Holden Row

Area3 Design Studio Inc.

Inspiration for a mid-sized beach style open concept living room in Vancouver with white walls, light hardwood floors, a built-in media wall, beige floor and timber.

Ocean Block Home

JDM Andrews Construction Inc

Photo of a beach style open concept living room in New York with white walls, light hardwood floors, a standard fireplace, a wall-mounted tv, beige floor and timber.

Boho Coastal

All About You - Ann & Angelo Cane

Inspiration for a mid-sized beach style open concept living room in Orlando with blue walls, vinyl floors, a wall-mounted tv, brown floor, timber and wallpaper.

Excelsior Coastal Cottage

Grace Hill Design

Photo of a beach style living room in Minneapolis with white walls, light hardwood floors, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround and timber.

Atlantic Ave Sullivans Island

Showhomes Charleston

Inspiration for an expansive beach style living room in Charleston with light hardwood floors, a standard fireplace, timber and planked wall panelling.

Charming Coastal Cottage

HK Interiors, llc

Photo of a beach style living room in New York with white walls, dark hardwood floors, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround, a wall-mounted tv, brown floor, exposed beam, timber and vaulted.

Bay Harbor 3

Beth Singer Photographer Inc.

Photo of a beach style living room in Detroit with timber.

Sutton Signature | Modin Rigid LVP Customer Space | VA

Flooret

Sutton: Refined yet natural. A white wire-brush gives the natural wood tone a distinct depth, lending it to a variety of spaces.The Modin Rigid luxury vinyl plank flooring collection is the new standard in resilient flooring. Modin Rigid offers true embossed-in-register texture, creating a surface that is convincing to the eye and to the touch; a low sheen level to ensure a natural look that wears well over time; four-sided enhanced bevels to more accurately emulate the look of real wood floors; wider and longer waterproof planks; an industry-leading wear layer; and a pre-attached underlayment.

Vacation Home

MIH3 DESIGN

Beach side Townhouse
This is an example of a small beach style open concept living room in Miami with white walls, ceramic floors, no fireplace, grey floor, timber and planked wall panelling.

Cape Cod but Fresh

B Street Design

This power couple and their two young children adore beach life and spending time with family and friends. As repeat clients, they tasked us with an extensive remodel of their home’s top floor and a partial remodel of the lower level. From concept to installation, we incorporated their tastes and their home’s strong architectural style into a marriage of East Coast and West Coast style. On the upper level, we designed a new layout with a spacious kitchen, dining room, and butler's pantry. Custom-designed transom windows add the characteristic Cape Cod vibe while white oak, quartzite waterfall countertops, and modern furnishings bring in relaxed, California freshness. Last but not least, bespoke transitional lighting becomes the gem of this captivating home.

Coastal Chic

J Lynn Design Group

Our custom TV entertainment center sets the stage for this coast chic design. The root coffee table is just a perfect addition!
Inspiration for a large beach style open concept living room in Miami with grey walls, light hardwood floors, a built-in media wall, brown floor and timber.

Vegan Home Design : Beautiful Beach Style

Sarah Barnard Design LLC

In this first option for the living room, material elements and colors from the entryway are reflected in the the blue Vegan-friendly upholstery and Danish oiled walnut of the sofa. The fine artisanal quality of the exposed wood frame gives the sofa lightness and elegance. At the same time, their shape and placement create an enclosed and intimate environment perfect for relaxation or small social gatherings. The artwork incorporates natural imagery such as water birds and ocean scapes. These elements carry through in the coffee table made from reclaimed hardwood, which features plant life embossed into the concrete surface of the tabletop, all underneath rain drop shaped pendant lighting.

My Latest Love

Sandcastle Homes

Photo of a beach style living room in San Diego with white walls, dark hardwood floors, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround, brown floor and timber.

Delray Beach Clearly Coastal

Nikki Levy Interiors

This is an example of an expansive beach style open concept living room in Miami with porcelain floors, grey floor, timber and wallpaper.

Little Harbor, Cohasset

Janet Shea Interiors

Beach style living room in Boston with grey walls, medium hardwood floors, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, a wall-mounted tv and timber.

The Brucemont Project

Designed 2 A Tee

Photo of a small beach style living room in Wilmington with blue walls, vinyl floors, brown floor and timber.

East Coast Shingle Style Kitchen and Living Room

Dura Supreme Cabinetry

This fabulous, East Coast, shingle styled home is full of inspiring design details! The crisp clean details of a white painted kitchen are always in style! This captivating kitchen is replete with convenient banks of drawers keeping stored items within easy reach. The inset cabinetry is elegant and casual with its flat panel door style with a shiplap like center panel that coordinates with other shiplap features throughout the home. A large refrigerator and freezer anchor the space on both sides of the range, and blend seamlessly into the kitchen. The spacious kitchen island invites family and friends to gather and make memories as you prepare meals. Conveniently located on each side of the sink are dual dishwashers, integrated into the cabinetry to ensure efficient clean-up. Glass-fronted cabinetry, with a contrasting finished interior, showcases a collection of beautiful glassware. This new construction kitchen and scullery uses a combination of Dura Supreme’s Highland door style in both Inset and full overlay in the “Linen White” paint finish. The built-in bookcases in the family room are shown in Dura Supreme’s Highland door in the Heirloom “O” finish on Cherry. The kitchen opens to the living room area with a large stone fireplace with a white painted mantel and two beautiful built-in book cases using Dura Supreme Cabinetry. Design by Studio M Kitchen & Bath, Plymouth, Minnesota. Request a FREE Dura Supreme Brochure Packet: https://www.durasupreme.com/request-brochures/ Find a Dura Supreme Showroom near you today: https://www.durasupreme.com/request-brochures/ Want to become a Dura Supreme Dealer? Go to: https://www.durasupreme.com/become-a-cabinet-dealer-request-form/

Newport Navy

Susan Corsten Interiors

With their primary home in Cap Code, this client was looking to blend some familiar nautical elements with a Floridian feel.
This is an example of a large beach style living room in Orlando with blue walls, a standard fireplace, a wall-mounted tv, beige floor and timber.

Hollywoods

Costello Fine Homes

Small beach style open concept living room in Boston with white walls, medium hardwood floors, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround, brown floor and timber.

Beach Style Living Room Design Photos with Timber

A living room, often referred to as a lounge room in Australia and New Zealand, is the hub of the home. If you only have one living room in the house, it’s likely to serve multiple purposes: be it a place to watch TV, play games, spend quality time with family or hang out with friends. If you have the luxury of two living areas, one is usually a formal living room or lounge room, reserved for reading, relaxing and entertaining. A successful beach style living room design is inviting, has enough seating for the whole clan – a comfortable couch is a must – and encourages conversation. Browse photos on Houzz for living room layouts, furniture and decor, and strike up a conversation with the interior designers or architects of your favourite picks. For even more beach style living room ideas, check out the Stories section on Houzz.

Which beach style living room layouts will work best for you?

Every living area will have design challenges. A long, narrow lounge room, for example, risks looking like a hallway if furniture is lined up against the walls. Instead, opt for small furniture items, like a cosy two-seater couch, and create various focal points throughout the space. In square living rooms, a symmetrical layout encourages a formal setting. Place seating on either side of the room, with a focal point in the middle to pull the room together. For a truly intimate vibe, replace your couch with some occasional chairs positioned around a coffee table or ottoman. This will make the main focus conversation. An open-plan home – one where the lines are blurred between kitchen, dining and living – may require a layout that focuses on definition. You’ll want to make sure furniture doesn’t block the flow between spaces, and instead use something like an area rug to create zones.

How can you decorate your living room?

The living room can be a place in which to show off your personality, but if you want a timeless living room scheme, stick to neutral walls, couches and ottomans. Colour can be added through accessories, and is a lot more interchangeable! Rugs, cushions and throws are great for adding colour, while mirrors, lamps and ceiling lights will set the mood. Make your beach style living room unique by including family heirlooms and photos. For a polished look, try creating a coffee table vignette – you could use books as pedestals or group items together on a tray. Try adding a vase, a mixture of round and rectangular objects and some books.

What are some small living room ideas?

Small living room designs can be tricky to work with, but aren’t doomed to fail. Often, you just have to get creative with furniture. An open-back chaise can create a sense of spaciousness, while small side tables paired together can substitute a coffee table. Even better, an ottoman can be used as a footrest, coffee table or extra seating. Big furniture items like the couch are best kept in light colours, and if there’s room for a coffee table, a glass-top one is best. If you have two spaces in one – perhaps your beach style living room sits in front of a single-wall kitchen – make sure they are connected by decor, colour and style. For definition, just add area rugs, or use your couch as a dividing wall. It’s worth having a few furniture pieces, whether a bookshelf, couch or entertainment unit, in the same colour as the walls, too, so they blend into the room and visually expand the space.

Is open-plan living for you?

Today’s homes often embrace open-plan living, whereby the living room runs off the kitchen and/or dining areas. Open-plan living allows greater functionality, but can risk creating a vast, soulless space if not done right. To avoid a cavernous feel in an open-plan design, define areas with furniture, rugs and lighting, or consider using a wall divider. Also be sure to keep flooring, lighting and materials consistent throughout, for cohesiveness. Noise may be an issue – someone banging pots and pans while you’re watching TV, for example – so include lots of soft beach style furnishings, such as rugs, curtains and couches to help absorb the noise. You will also need to factor in plenty of storage, so mess is kept at bay.