This photo showcases Kim Parker's signature style of interior design, and is featured in the critically acclaimed design book/memoir Kim Parker Home: A Life in Design, published in 2008 by Harry N. Abrams. Kim Parker Home received rave reviews and endorsements from The Times of London, Living etc., Image Interiors, Vanity Fair, EcoSalon, Page Six and The U.K. Press Association. Photo credit: Albert Vecerka

Design ideas for an expansive contemporary living room in Los Angeles.

Expansive modern living room in Sacramento.

The Pearl is a Contemporary styled Florida Tropical home. The Pearl was designed and built by Josh Wynne Construction. The design was a reflection of the unusually shaped lot which is quite pie shaped. This green home is expected to achieve the LEED Platinum rating and is certified Energy Star, FGBC Platinum and FPL BuildSmart. Photos by Ryan Gamma

Private guest house and swimming pool with observation tower overlooking historic dairy farm. Photos by William Zbaren
This is an example of an expansive contemporary living room in Chicago with a music area.

Builder: Markay Johnson Construction visit: www.mjconstruction.com Project Details: Located on a beautiful corner lot of just over one acre, this sumptuous home presents Country French styling – with leaded glass windows, half-timber accents, and a steeply pitched roof finished in varying shades of slate. Completed in 2006, the home is magnificently appointed with traditional appeal and classic elegance surrounding a vast center terrace that accommodates indoor/outdoor living so easily. Distressed walnut floors span the main living areas, numerous rooms are accented with a bowed wall of windows, and ceilings are architecturally interesting and unique. There are 4 additional upstairs bedroom suites with the convenience of a second family room, plus a fully equipped guest house with two bedrooms and two bathrooms. Equally impressive are the resort-inspired grounds, which include a beautiful pool and spa just beyond the center terrace and all finished in Connecticut bluestone. A sport court, vast stretches of level lawn, and English gardens manicured to perfection complete the setting. Photographer: Bernard Andre Photography

Photo by: John Jenkins, Image Source Inc
Design ideas for an expansive beach style open concept living room in Philadelphia with beige walls, medium hardwood floors and brown floor.

Design by Mark Cunningham © Robert Granoff
Design ideas for an expansive contemporary living room in New York with white walls.

DESIGNER: Cynthia Wright, www.cwrightdesign.com
Photo of an expansive contemporary living room in San Francisco with beige walls and a standard fireplace.

Exquisite Mediterranean home on Lake Austin. Photography by Coles Hairston
Design ideas for an expansive country living room in Austin with a standard fireplace.

Inspiration for an expansive mediterranean foyer in Austin with yellow walls and marble floors.

Peter Aaron
Photo of an expansive tropical living room in Mexico City.

Inspiration for an expansive traditional formal living room in Other with beige walls and no tv.

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Expansive modern living room in Other with beige floor.

Inspiration for an expansive contemporary hallway in Phoenix with white walls and grey floor.

A tray ceiling with cove lighting give this room visual interest which would have been lacking if the ceiling was left as one flat expanse.
Design ideas for an expansive contemporary fully buried basement in DC Metro with a stone fireplace surround, a standard fireplace, yellow walls and carpet.

Photo Credit: Coles Hairston
This is an example of an expansive modern sunroom in Austin with a standard ceiling, concrete floors, no fireplace and grey floor.

Perfect for entertaining
This is an example of an expansive living room in Phoenix with a music area, beige walls, a two-sided fireplace, no tv and limestone floors.

Living Room-Sophisticated Salon The living room has been transformed into a Sophisticated Salon suited to reading and reflection, intimate dinners and cocktail parties. A seductive suede daybed and tailored silk and denim drapery panels usher in the new age of elegance Jane extended the visual height of the French Doors in the living room by topping them with half-round mirrors. A large rose-color ottoman radiates warmth The furnishings used for this living room include a daybed, upholstered chairs, a sleek banquette with dining table, a bench, ceramic stools and an upholstered ottoman ... but no sofa anywhere. The designer wrote in her description that the living room has been transformed into a "sophisticated salon suited to reading and reflection, intimate dinners and cocktail parties." I'm a big fan of furnishing a room to support the way you want to live in it.