This is an example of a mid-sized contemporary enclosed living room in London with a home bar, white walls, dark hardwood floors and brown floor.

Castellina 1272

Arthur Rutenberg-Oakmont Custom Homes

Inspiration for a large contemporary open concept living room in San Diego with a home bar, white walls, dark hardwood floors, no fireplace, no tv and brown floor.

2014 FIRST PLACE WINNER * ASID AWARD - Great Room

Ernesto Garcia Interior Design, LLC

Interior Designer Scottsdale, AZ - Southwest Contemporary
Large contemporary open concept living room in Phoenix with grey walls, a wall-mounted tv, a home bar and dark hardwood floors.

Small Space on Sutton

BHSDesign

Bruce Buck for the New York Times
Inspiration for a small transitional enclosed living room in New York with beige walls, dark hardwood floors, a home bar, no fireplace and a wall-mounted tv.

St. Charles estate residence

SeBern Custom Homes

Design ideas for a large transitional open concept living room in Chicago with a home bar, grey walls, dark hardwood floors, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, a wall-mounted tv and brown floor.

LIVING ROOMS/DINING ROOMS

Charles R Schwartzapfel RA PC

Design ideas for a large modern open concept living room in New York with a home bar, white walls, dark hardwood floors and a built-in media wall.

Double Arrow Residence

Locati Architects

Double Arrow Residence by Locati Architects, Interior Design by Locati Interiors, Photography by Roger Wade
Design ideas for a country open concept living room in Other with a home bar, dark hardwood floors and a standard fireplace.

Gathering

SpaceCraft Architecture

Eric Roth Photography
Large traditional open concept living room in Boston with yellow walls, dark hardwood floors, a home bar and a standard fireplace.

Living Room Entertainment Center - White Plains, NY

transFORM Home

This custom living room unit and media center was designed to provide all that a Manhattan family needs for entertaining lots of guests or to just kick back, relax and watch some TV. The wall unit also shows off some of our favorite new material finishes with a combination of wood veneer, matte glass, and high gloss. Color played a big role in the design of this entertainment center. It contrasts a radiant high gloss orange with a warm Smoked Walnut wood grain for a balanced and modern look. The orange high gloss adds an artistic accent to the unit, while keeping the design free from chaotic lines and color schemes. Our no-handle design is made possible by a brushed aluminum J-channel that provides a clean look and makes the drawers easy to access. Flat style doors and drawer fronts also contribute to the smooth and modern European look of the media center. Our space saving entertainment system also delivers an abundant amount of floor to ceiling storage, both open and in drawers. There is ample room to store and display books, sculptures and home decor. Bottom cabinets are a suitable place to conceal and store media equipment. 1.5 inch thick floating shelves above the television and the box shelves alongside, featured in Midnight Ash, provide definition to the design and balance the high intensity orange elements. Top shelves provide space to arrange fragile keepsakes while bottom shelves can be used to display your favorite reads. Opposite the open shelving is a matte black glass fronted cabinet to house your favorite drinks and glassware for quick entertaining. The black satin glass is defined by an aluminum door frame. Clear glass shelves are found within the glass door cabinet and provide a useful place for storing dry bar essentials like rocks glasses and your preferred liquor selection. The cabinet includes vertical profile LED strip lights on both side panels that illuminate when the door is opened. The lighting shines through the shelves and sparkles off the glassware, silver ice bucket and colorful drinks you might keep there. The unit contains a sliding door that alternately hides a flat screen television and reveals a shelf. This feature paired with our wire management system helps keep your wall unit and your living area looking neat and tidy. The hidden hardware adds a unique function to this design without drawing the eye. Short arm flap stays and drop-down flap hinges allow for the soft, almost automatic opening of the long panel faces that conceal the drawers behind. The drawers are easy to access and provide the storage of multiple drawers without cluttering the look of the media center. This design is completed with integrated LED lighting. Behind the floating backing panel, adjustable LED lighting enhances the spacious look of the unit and provide mood lights for the living room. The shelves are equipped with recessed LED lights that make the orange high gloss color pop and showcase your displayed possessions. The floating shelves are equipped with horizontal profile LED strip lights to give the whole unit a warm glow. Our lighting systems offer features such as touch switches and dimmers, which add light, comfort and convenience to your living space. Tell us what you want in your living room media center.

Estate Home

Marlene Oliphant Designs LLC

This redesigned family room was relieved of cumbersome tv cabinetry in favor of a flatscreen over the fireplace. The fireplace was tiled in pastel strip tiles Firecrystals replaced the old logs. This is a favorite gathering place for both family and friends. Photos by Harry Chamberlain.

Beach Vacation Home

Creative Touch Interiors

Photographed by: Julie Soefer Photography
Large traditional open concept living room in Houston with blue walls, dark hardwood floors, a wall-mounted tv, a home bar, a tile fireplace surround and a corner fireplace.

Custom Blackened Metal & Walnut Fireplace

dSPACE Studio Ltd, AIA

Tony Soluri
Photo of a mid-sized contemporary enclosed living room in Chicago with a home bar, white walls, dark hardwood floors, a standard fireplace and a concealed tv.

Custom Design - Great Room - New American Home 2015

Blue Heron

This is an example of an expansive contemporary open concept living room in Las Vegas with a home bar, brown walls, dark hardwood floors and brown floor.

Alte Wollgarnfabrik

BERLINRODEO interior concepts

Adrian Schulz www.architekturphotos.de
Inspiration for a large contemporary loft-style living room in Berlin with a home bar, brown walls, dark hardwood floors, no fireplace and a freestanding tv.

Hollywood Glamour Meets Modern

Lori Gentile Interior Design

Lori Gentile Interior Design .
This is an example of a modern living room in San Diego with dark hardwood floors, a standard fireplace, a built-in media wall and a home bar.

Neo-Prairie Style Parade Home

Hobbs' Ink, LLC

This Neo-prairie style home with its wide overhangs and well shaded bands of glass combines the openness of an island getaway with a “C – shaped” floor plan that gives the owners much needed privacy on a 78’ wide hillside lot. Photos by James Bruce and Merrick Ales.

A Mid-Century Modern Apartment Makeover

Décor Aid

“Immediately upon seeing the space, I knew that we needed to create a narrative that allowed the design to control how you moved through the space,” reports Kimberly, senior interior designer. After surveying each room and learning a bit more about their personal style, we started with the living room remodel. It was clear that the couple wanted to infuse mid-century modern into the design plan. Sourcing the Room & Board Jasper Sofa with its narrow arms and tapered legs, it offered the mid-century look, with the modern comfort the clients are used to. Velvet accent pillows from West Elm and Crate & Barrel add pops of colors but also a subtle touch of luxury, while framed pictures from the couple’s honeymoon personalize the space. Moving to the dining room next, Kimberly decided to add a blue accent wall to emphasize the Horchow two piece Percussion framed art that was to be the focal point of the dining area. The Seno sideboard from Article perfectly accentuated the mid-century style the clients loved while providing much-needed storage space. The palette used throughout both rooms were very New York style, grays, blues, beiges, and whites, to add depth, Kimberly sourced decorative pieces in a mixture of different metals. “The artwork above their bureau in the bedroom is photographs that her father took,” Moving into the bedroom renovation, our designer made sure to continue to stick to the client’s style preference while once again creating a personalized, warm and comforting space by including the photographs taken by the client’s father. The Avery bed added texture and complimented the other colors in the room, while a hidden drawer at the foot pulls out for attached storage, which thrilled the clients. A deco-inspired Faceted mirror from West Elm was a perfect addition to the bedroom due to the illusion of space it provides. The result was a bedroom that was full of mid-century design, personality, and area so they can freely move around. The project resulted in the form of a layered mid-century modern design with touches of luxury but a space that can not only be lived in but serves as an extension of the people who live there. Our designer was able to take a very narrowly shaped Manhattan apartment and revamp it into a spacious home that is great for sophisticated entertaining or comfortably lazy nights in.

Residential Interiors

Beth Singer Photographer Inc.

Photo by Beth Singer client: AMW Interiors Sterling Development
Inspiration for a contemporary open concept living room in Detroit with a home bar, multi-coloured walls, dark hardwood floors and a standard fireplace.

Charles and Tika | HGTV Finalist Big City Digs

AHG Interiors

Pièce de résistance, a custom marble fireplace framing an 80" television. Photo Credit: Nick Glimenakis
This is an example of a mid-sized contemporary open concept living room in New York with a home bar, beige walls, dark hardwood floors, a hanging fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, a wall-mounted tv and brown floor.

Owl Ditch Ranch "Barn"

CLB Architects

David Swift
This is an example of a country living room in Salt Lake City with a home bar, dark hardwood floors and a wall-mounted tv.

Living Room Design Photos with a Home Bar and Dark Hardwood Floors

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.