Living room makes the most of the light and space and colours relate to charred black timber cladding
Design ideas for a small industrial open concept living room in Melbourne with white walls, concrete floors, a wood stove, a concrete fireplace surround, a wall-mounted tv, grey floor and wood.

DAGR Design Entertainment Center-Gray Wall with Floating Wood Shelves

DAGR Design Custom Home Theater

Exclusive DAGR Design Media Wall design open concept with clean lines, horizontal fireplace, wood and stone add texture while lighting creates ambiance.

Corner Courtyard Residence

Wiedemann Architects LLC

Large contemporary open concept living room in DC Metro with white walls, medium hardwood floors, a ribbon fireplace, a concrete fireplace surround, no tv and brown floor.

White Oak House

Boxwood Avenue

This beautiful custom home built by Bowlin Built and designed by Boxwood Avenue in the Reno Tahoe area features creamy walls painted with Benjamin Moore's Swiss Coffee and white oak custom cabinetry. With beautiful granite and marble countertops and handmade backsplash. The dark stained island creates a two-toned kitchen with lovely European oak wood flooring and a large double oven range with a custom hood above!

In The Spotlight

Morrison Interiors

This expansive living and dining room has a comfortable stylish feel suitable for entertaining and relaxing. Photos by: Rod Foster
Expansive transitional open concept living room in Orange County with a home bar, white walls, light hardwood floors, a standard fireplace, a concrete fireplace surround and no tv.

Fireplaces

Emerick Architects

This custom home built above an existing commercial building was designed to be an urban loft. The firewood neatly stacked inside the custom blue steel metal shelves becomes a design element of the fireplace. Photo by Lincoln Barber

Limestone Fireplaces Collection.

R&W Stone, Inc.

R&W Stone. Inc
Design ideas for a mid-sized transitional formal open concept living room in Houston with white walls, medium hardwood floors, a standard fireplace, a concrete fireplace surround, no tv and brown floor.

Forever Farmhouse

GLDESIGN

Photo of a large beach style open concept living room in Other with white walls, light hardwood floors, a standard fireplace, a concrete fireplace surround, a wall-mounted tv, brown floor, exposed beam and planked wall panelling.

Complete Renovation - Hollywood Hills

Regal Construction & Remodeling Inc.

Large transitional open concept living room in Los Angeles with white walls, medium hardwood floors, a standard fireplace, a concrete fireplace surround, no tv, brown floor and exposed beam.

Memorial Park

MMI Design

This is an example of a small transitional open concept living room in Houston with beige walls, light hardwood floors, a standard fireplace, a concrete fireplace surround and a wall-mounted tv.

Palomino Modern Home

Realm Architecture + Design

Photo of a large contemporary formal open concept living room with white walls, light hardwood floors, a ribbon fireplace, a concrete fireplace surround, no tv and beige floor.

Living Room

David Watkins Home Design, LLC

This Living Room ceiling is a vaulted and hipped. There are score-lines in the drywall to highlight the unusual hipped vaulted ceiling. Living Room also features a media wall with a double 'barn-door' concealing the TV.

Flatiron Residence

D. Wang Photo

This is an example of a contemporary open concept living room in New York with grey walls, medium hardwood floors, a concrete fireplace surround, a built-in media wall and brown floor.

Remodel

R LaBrie Construction

Mid-sized transitional open concept living room in Dallas with grey walls, medium hardwood floors, a standard fireplace, a concrete fireplace surround, a wall-mounted tv and brown floor.

Lincoln Park Single Family Home

Gemma Parker Design, LLC

Photography: Dustin Halleck, Home Builder: Middlefork Development, LLC, Architect: Burns + Beyerl Architects
Mid-sized traditional formal open concept living room in Chicago with grey walls, dark hardwood floors, a standard fireplace, a concrete fireplace surround, no tv and brown floor.

Modern Interior

A. Caspersen Company Inc.

We solved this by removing the angled wall (and soffit) to open the kitchen to the dining room and removing the railing between the dining room and living room. In addition, we replaced the drywall stair railings with frameless glass. Upon entering the house, the natural light flows through glass and takes you from stucco tract home to ultra-modern beach house.

San Marino Southern Belle Interior

Courtney Thomas Design

The existing makeup of this living room was enhanced with the infusion of eye-catching colors, fabrics, texture, and patterns. Project designed by Courtney Thomas Design in La Cañada. Serving Pasadena, Glendale, Monrovia, San Marino, Sierra Madre, South Pasadena, and Altadena. For more about Courtney Thomas Design, click here: https://www.courtneythomasdesign.com/ To learn more about this project, click here: https://www.courtneythomasdesign.com/portfolio/southern-belle-interior-san-marino/

Cottonwood Traditional Home

Kyle Aiken

Traditional Cottonwood Utah Living Room Photo - https://www.kaikenphotography.com/

Rivetta

April Balliette

Ryan Gamma
Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary open concept living room in Tampa with white walls, light hardwood floors, a ribbon fireplace, a concrete fireplace surround, a wall-mounted tv and brown floor.

Dixie Pkwy Great Room

I & I Homes, Home Staging and Redesign

Design ideas for a large transitional formal enclosed living room in Orlando with white walls, a standard fireplace, a concrete fireplace surround, no tv and medium hardwood floors.

Living Room Design Photos with a Concrete 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.