Inspiration for a large formal open concept living room in Kansas City with white walls, terra-cotta floors, a two-sided fireplace, a built-in media wall, multi-coloured floor, exposed beam and decorative wall panelling.

Shiplap Fireplace
Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional open concept living room in Atlanta with white walls, light hardwood floors, a standard fireplace, multi-coloured floor and vaulted.

We juxtaposed bold colors and contemporary furnishings with the early twentieth-century interior architecture for this four-level Pacific Heights Edwardian. The home's showpiece is the living room, where the walls received a rich coat of blackened teal blue paint with a high gloss finish, while the high ceiling is painted off-white with violet undertones. Against this dramatic backdrop, we placed a streamlined sofa upholstered in an opulent navy velour and companioned it with a pair of modern lounge chairs covered in raspberry mohair. An artisanal wool and silk rug in indigo, wine, and smoke ties the space together.

The cosy and grown-up formal lounge is connected to the open-plan family space by a large pocket door.
Inspiration for a large contemporary enclosed living room in London with blue walls, medium hardwood floors, a standard fireplace, a wood fireplace surround and multi-coloured floor.

The living room area features a beautiful shiplap and tile surround around the gas fireplace.
This is an example of a mid-sized country open concept living room in Other with white walls, vinyl floors, a standard fireplace, a tile fireplace surround, multi-coloured floor and planked wall panelling.

Living room transformation - we added built-in bookshelves to the fireplace wall, a large vintage purple area rug from 1910 and accented with chartreuse, white, black and teal to liven the space.

Photos @ Eric Carvajal
Design ideas for a large midcentury formal open concept living room in Austin with slate floors, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround and multi-coloured floor.

Daco Real Stone Veneer used to update this fireplace into a breathtaking focal point
Design ideas for a mid-sized country loft-style living room in Atlanta with a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, a wall-mounted tv, brown walls, medium hardwood floors and multi-coloured floor.

The new family room was created by demolishing several small utility rooms and a small "maid's room" to open the kitchen up to the rear garden and pool area. The door to the new powder room is visible in the rear. The powder room features a small planter and "entry foyer" to obscure views of the more private areas from the family room and kitchen. Design Team: Tracy Stone, Donatella Cusma', Sherry Cefali Engineer: Dave Cefali Photo: Lawrence Anderson

Modern - Contemporary Interior Designs By J Design Group in Miami, Florida. Aventura Magazine selected one of our contemporary interior design projects and they said: Shortly after Jennifer Corredor’s interior design clients bought a four-bedroom, three bath home last year, the couple suffered through a period of buyer’s remorse. While they loved the Bay Harbor Islands location and the 4,000-square-foot, one-story home’s potential for beauty and ample entertaining space, they felt the living and dining areas were too restricted and looked very small. They feared they had bought the wrong house. “My clients thought the brown wall separating these spaces from the kitchen created a somber mood and darkness, and they were unhappy after they had bought the house,” says Corredor of the J. Design Group in Coral Gables. “So we decided to renovate and tear down the wall to make a galley kitchen.” Mathy Garcia Chesnick, a sales director with Cervera Real Estate, and husband Andrew Chesnick, an executive for the new Porsche Design Tower residential project in Sunny Isles, liked the idea of incorporating the kitchen area into the living and dining spaces. Since they have two young children, the couple felt those areas were too narrow for easy, open living. At first, Corredor was afraid a structural beam could get in the way and impede the restoration process. But after doing research, she learned that problem did not exist, and there was nothing to hinder the project from moving forward. So she collapsed the wall to create one large kitchen, living and dining space. Then she changed the flooring, using 36x36-inch light slabs of gold Bianco marble, replacing the wood that had been there before. This process also enlarged the look of the space, giving it lightness, brightness and zoom. “By eliminating the wall and adding the marble we amplified the new and expanded public area,” says Corredor, who is known for optimizing space in creative ways. “And I used sheer white window treatments which further opened things up creating an airy, balmy space. The transformation is astonishing! It looks like a different place.” Part of that transformation included stripping the “awful” brown kitchen cabinets and replacing them with clean-lined, white ones from Italy. She also added a functional island and mint chocolate granite countertops. At one end of the kitchen space, Corredor designed dark wood shelving where Mathy displays her collection of cookbooks. “Mathy cooks a great deal, and they entertain on a regular basis,” says Corredor. “The island we created is where she likes to serve the kids breakfast and have family members gather. And when they have a dinner party, everyone can mill in and out of the kitchen-galley, dining and living areas while able to see everything going on around them. It looks and functions so much better.” Corredor extended the Bianco marble flooring to other open areas of the house, nearly everywhere except for the bedrooms. She also changed the powder room, which is annexed to the kitchen. She applied white linear glass on the walls and added a new white square sink by Hastings. Clean and fresh, the room is reminiscent of a little jewel box. I n the living room, Corredor designed a showpiece wall unit of exotic cherry wood with an aqua center to bring back some warmth that modernizing naturally strips away. The designer also changed the room’s lighting, introducing a new system that eschews a switch. Instead, it works by remote and also dims to create various moods for different social engagements. “The lighting is wonderful and enhances everything else we have done in these open spaces,” says Corredor. T he dining room overlooks the pool and yard, with large, floorto- ceiling window brings the outdoors inside. A chandelier above the dining table is another expression of openness, like the lens of a person’s eyeglasses. “We wanted this unusual piece because its sort of translucence takes you outside without ever moving from the room,” explains Corredor. “The family members love seeing the yard and pool from the living and dining space. It’s also great for entertaining friends and business associates. They can get a real feel for the subtropical elegance of Miami.” N earby, the front door was originally brown so she repainted it a sleek lacquered white. This bright consistency helps maintain a constant eye flow from one section of the open areas to another. Everything is visible in the new extended space and creates a bright and inviting atmosphere. “It was important to modernize and update the house without totally changing the character,” says Corredor. “We organized everything well and it turned out beautifully, just as we envisioned it.” While nothing on the home’s exterior was changed, Corredor worked her magic in the master bedroom by adding panels with a wavelike motif to again bring elements of the outside in. The room is austere and clean lined, elegant, peaceful and not cluttered with unnecessary furnishings. In the master bath, Corredor removed the existing cabinets and made another large cherry wood cabinet, this time with double sinks for husband and wife. She also added frosted green glass to give a spa-like aura to the spacious room. T hroughout the house are splashy canvases from Mathy’s personal art collection. She likes to add color to the decor through the art while the backdrops remain a soothing white. The end result is a divine, refined interior, light, bright and open. “The owners are thrilled, and we were able to complete the renovation in a few months,” says Corredor. “Everything turned out how it should be.” J Design Group Call us. 305-444-4611 Miami modern, Contemporary Interior Designers, Modern Interior Designers, Coco Plum Interior Designers, Sunny Isles Interior Designers, Pinecrest Interior Designers, J Design Group interiors, South Florida designers, Best Miami Designers, Miami interiors, Miami décor, Miami Beach Designers, Best Miami Interior Designers, Miami Beach Interiors, Luxurious Design in Miami, Top designers, Deco Miami, Luxury interiors, Miami Beach Luxury Interiors, Miami Interior Design, Miami Interior Design Firms, Beach front, Top Interior Designers, top décor, Top Miami Decorators, Miami luxury condos, modern interiors, Modern, Pent house design, white interiors, Top Miami Interior Decorators, Top Miami Interior Designers, Modern Designers in Miami, J Design Group Call us. 305-444-4611 www.JDesignGroup.com

The cosy and grown-up formal lounge is connected to the open-plan family space by a large pocket door.
Design ideas for a large contemporary enclosed living room in London with blue walls, medium hardwood floors, a standard fireplace, a wood fireplace surround and multi-coloured floor.

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This is an example of a mid-sized transitional formal open concept living room in Miami with beige walls, marble floors, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, no tv and multi-coloured floor.

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Design ideas for a large transitional formal open concept living room in Chicago with white walls, a standard fireplace, a metal fireplace surround, no tv and multi-coloured floor.

This is an example of a large mediterranean formal open concept living room in Miami with beige walls, carpet, no fireplace, no tv and multi-coloured floor.

Modern sitting room using textures and clean design.
This is an example of a mid-sized modern enclosed living room in Phoenix with beige walls, ceramic floors, a freestanding tv, multi-coloured floor and panelled walls.

Interior Design by Amy Coslet Interior Designer ASID, NCIDQ. Construction Harwick Homes. Photography Amber Frederiksen
Large transitional formal open concept living room in Miami with grey walls, porcelain floors, a two-sided fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, no tv and multi-coloured floor.

This is an example of a mid-sized transitional formal enclosed living room in Los Angeles with white walls, a standard fireplace, carpet, a plaster fireplace surround, a built-in media wall and multi-coloured floor.

The home's main beams feature hidden, recessed hardware that mask the joins, leaving them seamless. Photo Credit: Matt Meier
This is an example of a country enclosed living room in San Diego with beige walls, carpet, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and multi-coloured floor.

Design ideas for a mid-sized arts and crafts formal enclosed living room in Sacramento with beige walls, slate floors, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and multi-coloured floor.