A contemporary holiday home located on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula featuring rammed earth walls, timber lined ceilings and flagstone floors. This home incorporates strong, natural elements and the joinery throughout features custom, stained oak timber cabinetry and natural limestone benchtops. With a nod to the mid century modern era and a balance of natural, warm elements this home displays a uniquely Australian design style. This home is a cocoon like sanctuary for rejuvenation and relaxation with all the modern conveniences one could wish for thoughtfully integrated.

Custom Built Wall Unit with Bookshelf For Modern Cottage Living Room

Chervin Kitchen & Bath Inc.

Embrace the essence of cottage living with a bespoke wall unit and bookshelf tailored to your unique space. Handcrafted with care and attention to detail, this renovation project infuses a modern cottage living room with rustic charm and timeless appeal. The custom-built unit offers both practical storage solutions and a focal point for displaying cherished possessions. This thoughtfully designed addition enhances the warmth and character of the space.

Ocala, FL Home With Pecky Cypress and Midnight Heart Cypress

Goodwin Heart Pine Company

Inspiration for a large formal open concept living room in Orlando with white walls, medium hardwood floors, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, no tv, brown floor and wood.

ALDER™ COVE

ORIJIN STONE, LLC

This Minnesota Artisan Tour showcase home features three exceptional natural stone fireplaces. A custom blend of ORIJIN STONE's Alder™ Split Face Limestone is paired with custom Indiana Limestone for the oversized hearths. Minnetrista, MN residence. MASONRY: SJB Masonry + Concrete BUILDER: Denali Custom Homes, Inc. PHOTOGRAPHY: Landmark Photography

Stonegate Modern

Linda Fritschy Interior Design

Formal Living Room
This is an example of a mid-sized contemporary formal open concept living room in Dallas with white walls, medium hardwood floors, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, no tv, brown floor and wood.

Japandi villa

Lily orlova

Inspiration for an eclectic open concept living room in Amsterdam with a library, white walls, concrete floors, a wood stove, a stone fireplace surround, grey floor and wood.

Lakehouse Project - British Columbia

ZWADA home

Interior Design : ZWADA home Interiors & Design Architectural Design : Bronson Design Builder: Kellton Contracting Ltd. Photography: Paul Grdina

Farmhouse Great Room

Colette Interiors

Farmhouse furnished, styled, & staged around this stunner stone fireplace and exposed wood beam ceiling.
Large country open concept living room in New York with white walls, light hardwood floors, a stone fireplace surround, a wall-mounted tv, brown floor, wood and a standard fireplace.

Mill Creek Custom Home

Fishcamp Custom LLC.

The open design displays a custom brick fire place that fits perfectly into the log-style hand hewed logs with chinking and exposed log trusses.
Inspiration for a country open concept living room in Other with brown walls, medium hardwood floors, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, brown floor, exposed beam, vaulted, wood and wood walls.

Mid-Century Modern Vancouver Special

PlaidFox Studio

Repainting the fireplace, installing a new linear terrazzo bench and then creating a unique wood-slat feature wall in the dining area were just a few ways we updated this 1980s Vancouver Special.

Organic Modern, Cordillera Ranch

NR Interiors

I was honored to work with these homeowners again, now to fully furnish this new magnificent architectural marvel made especially for them by Lake Flato Architects. Creating custom furnishings for this entire home is a project that spanned over a year in careful planning, designing and sourcing while the home was being built and then installing soon thereafter. I embarked on this design challenge with three clear goals in mind. First, create a complete furnished environment that complimented not competed with the architecture. Second, elevate the client’s quality of life by providing beautiful, finely-made, comfortable, easy-care furnishings. Third, provide a visually stunning aesthetic that is minimalist, well-edited, natural, luxurious and certainly one of kind. Ultimately, I feel we succeeded in creating a visual symphony accompaniment to the architecture of this room, enhancing the warmth and livability of the space while keeping high design as the principal focus. The centerpiece of this modern sectional is the collection of aged bronze and wood faceted cocktail tables to create a sculptural dynamic focal point to this otherwise very linear space. From this room there is a view of the solar panels installed on a glass ceiling at the breezeway. Also there is a 1 ton sliding wood door that shades this wall of windows when needed for privacy and shade.

Copper Mountain Residence

PLAAD

Large country open concept living room in Other with brown walls, medium hardwood floors, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, brown floor, exposed beam, vaulted and wood.

Shoreland Overlook

Murdough Design

Photograph by Clayton Boyd
Expansive country open concept living room in Boston with dark hardwood floors, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, brown floor and wood.

West Seattle Mid-Century

Board & Vellum

Photos by Tina Witherspoon.
This is an example of a mid-sized midcentury open concept living room in Seattle with white walls, light hardwood floors, a stone fireplace surround, a wall-mounted tv and wood.

Breathtaking Bainbridge Island Estate

Caleb Melvin Photography

Design ideas for a beach style living room in Seattle with white walls, dark hardwood floors, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, brown floor, exposed beam, vaulted, wood and planked wall panelling.

Purissima Modern Residence

AE3 Architects + Project Managers

Photo of a modern enclosed living room with white walls, travertine floors, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, beige floor and wood.

Paris 17 260m²

blackStones

This is an example of an expansive contemporary open concept living room in Paris with white walls, light hardwood floors, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, brown floor and wood.

Hearth Room

Adriatic Construction

Design ideas for a mid-sized contemporary open concept living room in Minneapolis with white walls, light hardwood floors, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and wood.

Hillside Connection

Peregrine Design Build

Inspiration for a large country open concept living room in Burlington with a music area, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and wood.

Wakewood Dream

TL Custom Homes Inc

Montana modern great room, that features a hickory wood celing with large fir and metal beam work. Massive floor to ceilng windows that include automated blinds. Natural stone gas fireplace, that features a fir mantle. To the left is the glass bridge that goes to the master suite.

Living Room Design Photos with a Stone Fireplace Surround and Wood

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.