Design ideas for a mid-sized industrial living room in New York with white walls, light hardwood floors, a standard fireplace and a brick fireplace surround.

The Farrand

Shoreline Construction and Development

Photo of a mid-sized traditional open concept living room in Charleston with a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround, blue walls, medium hardwood floors, no tv and brown floor.

Fall Inspired Holiday Mantel 2014

Jennifer Grey Color Specialist & Interior Design

Styling and design by Jennifer Grey
Photo of a mid-sized traditional formal open concept living room in Los Angeles with beige walls, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround and no tv.

Eleanor Street #1

Open Door Architecture

Photo credit: Denise Retallack Photography
Large transitional living room in Other with a brick fireplace surround, beige walls, medium hardwood floors and a standard fireplace.

Dover Shores 2 Story Mid Century Remodel

Christiano Homes, Inc.

The open living room features a wall of glass windows and doors that open onto the backyard deck and pool. The living room blends into the bar featuring a large walnut wood wall to add interest, texture and warmth. The home also features polished concrete floors throughout the bottom level as well as dark white oak floors on the upper level. For more information please call Christiano Homes at (949)294-5387 or email at heather@christianohomes.com Photo by Michael Asgian

Society Hill Townhouse

k YODER design, LLC

The original brick fireplace in the living room was updated with a new burnished metal hearth plate set flush into ebony bamboo floors. © Jeffrey Totaro, photographer

Spanish Bungalow

Angela Dechard Design

This is an example of a modern enclosed living room in Portland with a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround and no tv.

Beach Cottage Living Room

Judy Cook Interiors, LLC

Photo Credits: Alex Donovan, asquaredstudio.com
Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional enclosed living room in Boston with brown walls, medium hardwood floors, a standard fireplace and a brick fireplace surround.

Laurelhurst House

Daniel Sheehan Photography

Architecture by Coop 15 Architecture www.coop15.com Interior Design by Robin Chell www.robinchelldesign.com
Inspiration for a midcentury living room in Seattle with a brick fireplace surround and white walls.

Bright White Fireplace

California Home + Design

This living room is broken into three seating areas, including this one by the fireplace. Keeping the surround a bright white keeps the focus on the bright furnishings from Pal + Smith. Designed By: Pal + Smith; Photo By: Eric Staudenmaier for California Home + Design

Westchester Living Room

Caroline Kopp Interior Design

Rikki Snyder
Inspiration for a large contemporary open concept living room in New York with grey walls, medium hardwood floors, a standard fireplace, a freestanding tv and a brick fireplace surround.

Arcadia Lite

Harrington Investment

Design ideas for a mid-sized midcentury open concept living room in Phoenix with white walls, light hardwood floors, a corner fireplace, a brick fireplace surround and white floor.

Asheford Green - Living Room

Delphinium Design

Photography: Tiffany Ringwald Inspiration for an open concept living room with green and blue accents, white and brick fireplace with mounted TV, medium hardwood floors and white coffee table

Hill Country Modern Farmhouse

Bohannon Design Team

The living room features a crisp, painted brick fireplace and transom windows for maximum light and view. The vaulted ceiling elevates the space, with symmetrical halls opening off to bedroom areas. Rear doors open out to the patio.

Project - Taupo House, NZ

Brickworks Building Products

Country open concept living room in Sydney with white walls, medium hardwood floors, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround, a wall-mounted tv, brown floor, exposed beam and vaulted.

Cowan Ave.

ae design

Living room shot of our Cowan Ave. project in Los Angeles.
This is an example of a mid-sized modern formal enclosed living room in Los Angeles with white walls, medium hardwood floors, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround, a wall-mounted tv and brown floor.

Franklin-Leipers Fork

Usable Space Interiors, LLC

Music Room!!!
Mid-sized country open concept living room in Nashville with white walls, medium hardwood floors, brown floor, a music area, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround, a wall-mounted tv and vaulted.

Robinhood Residence

Clark Richardson Architects

The living room is architectural spacious and luminous. The fireplace, clad in white brick, reflects the exterior facade treatment adding a rough texture indoors. Large doors add architectural variation and provide rustic charm. A muted color scheme prevails here, allowing for pops of color to shine.

An apartment that highlights blue

Mon Concept Habitation - London

A neat and aesthetic project for this 83 m2 apartment. Blue is honored in all its nuances and in each room. First in the main room: the kitchen. The mix of cobalt blue, golden handles and fittings give it a particularly chic and elegant look. These characteristics are underlined by the countertop and the terrazzo table, light and discreet. In the living room, it becomes more moderate. It is found in furnitures with a petroleum tint. Our customers having objects in pop and varied colors, we worked on a neutral and white wall base to match everything. In the bedroom, blue energizes the space, which has remained fairly minimal. The denim headboard is enough to decorate the room. The wooden night tables bring a touch of warmth to the whole. Finally the bathroom, here the blue is minor and manifests itself in its indigo color at the level of the towel rail. It gives way to this XXL shower cubicle and its almost invisible wall, worthy of luxury hotels.

Living Room & Fireplace - Pleasant Heights - Cape Cod, MA - Custom Home

Polhemus Savery DaSilva

Pleasant Heights is a newly constructed home that sits atop a large bluff in Chatham overlooking Pleasant Bay, the largest salt water estuary on Cape Cod. - Two classic shingle style gambrel roofs run perpendicular to the main body of the house and flank an entry porch with two stout, robust columns. A hip-roofed dormer—with an arch-top center window and two tiny side windows—highlights the center above the porch and caps off the orderly but not too formal entry area. A third gambrel defines the garage that is set off to one side. A continuous flared roof overhang brings down the scale and helps shade the first-floor windows. Sinuous lines created by arches and brackets balance the linear geometry of the main mass of the house and are playful and fun. A broad back porch provides a covered transition from house to landscape and frames sweeping views. - Inside, a grand entry hall with a curved stair and balcony above sets up entry to a sequence of spaces that stretch out parallel to the shoreline. Living, dining, kitchen, breakfast nook, study, screened-in porch, all bedrooms and some bathrooms take in the spectacular bay view. A rustic brick and stone fireplace warms the living room and recalls the finely detailed chimney that anchors the west end of the house outside. - PSD Scope Of Work: Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Construction | Living Space: 6,883ft² | Photography: Brian Vanden Brink |

Living Room Design Photos with a Brick Fireplace Surround

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 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 living room ideas, check out the Stories section on Houzz.

Which 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 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 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 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.