Mid-sized midcentury formal open concept living room in San Diego with green walls, laminate floors, a standard fireplace, a plaster fireplace surround, a corner tv, brown floor and wood walls.

Mid-Century Retreat

Cindy Aplanalp & Chairma Design Group

Photo of a midcentury open concept living room in Houston with white walls, medium hardwood floors, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround, a wall-mounted tv, brown floor, exposed beam and brick walls.

Ashford Signature | Modin Rigid LVP Customer Space | Waterville, Ohio

Flooret

Deep tones of gently weathered grey and brown. A modern look that still respects the timelessness of natural wood.
Design ideas for a mid-sized midcentury formal open concept living room in Other with beige walls, vinyl floors, a standard fireplace, a wall-mounted tv, brown floor, coffered and planked wall panelling.

Mid-Century Modern Vancouver Special

PlaidFox Studio

The terracotta-painted wood feature wall and the stone fireplace were both relatively cost-effective updates but they made a huge impact to the overall design look and feel. We replaced the original fireplace hearth with a long linear stone bench to add more entertaining functionality, such as seating and room for the homeowner's record collection. The original ceiling was an orange-pine so we replaced it with a white oak that spans the whole ceiling, elongating the room and making it feel more spacious.

Home Staging - Sunnyvale, California Eichler

Jennifer A. Emmer/Feng Shui Style

This was a Home Staging project at an Eichler in Sunnyvale. Our partner, No. 1 Staging created this little gem, and it flew off the shelf :-) Joseph Leopold Eichler was a 20th-century post-war American real estate developer known for developing distinctive residential subdivisions of Mid-century modern style tract housing in California.

Homes Portfolio

Matthew Niemann Photography

Photo by Matthew Niemann
Inspiration for a midcentury open concept living room in Austin with medium hardwood floors and a wall-mounted tv.

Oak Forest New Build

Marker Girl Home

Living Room open modern design with wood shelves and family-friendly upholstery.
Design ideas for a large midcentury open concept living room in Houston with white walls, medium hardwood floors, a wood fireplace surround, a wall-mounted tv, brown floor, coffered and planked wall panelling.

Textural California Casual Living Room

Stay Interiors

Living room with a cool palette of blues, whites, and lots of texture.
Inspiration for a small midcentury formal living room in Los Angeles with white walls, dark hardwood floors, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and a freestanding tv.

Pomona Lake Kitchen + Living

TVL Creative Ltd.

Large midcentury open concept living room in Denver with green walls, medium hardwood floors, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround, brown floor, recessed and wallpaper.

Midcentury Living Room

Inspiration for a midcentury living room in Devon with white walls and medium hardwood floors.

Portland Mid Century Modern Home

Michelle Rolens - Neil Kelly Design/Build

Open Living room off the entry. Kept the existing brick fireplace surround and added quartz floating hearth. Hemlock paneling on walls. New Aluminum sliding doors to replace the old

Detail Heizkörperverkleidung

Raumkleid | Anke Preywisch

Detail Heizkörperverkleidung
This is an example of a small midcentury open concept living room in Cologne with white walls, light hardwood floors, no fireplace, no tv and white floor.

Stunning Mid-Century Remodel

Brad Cox, Architect, Inc.

A ceiling soffit creates a sense of place for this library within the main living area. The compression shelving system can be moved as desired, making it easy to change the feel of the space.

70's flat complete renovation

TME Interiors

we completely revised this space. everything was ripped out from tiles to windows to floor to heating. we helped the client by setting up and overseeing this process, and by adding ideas to his vision to really complete the spaces for him. the results were pretty perfect.

LIBRARY-LOWER LEVEL LIVING

Princeton Design Collaborative

This is a basement renovation transforms the space into a Library for a client's personal book collection . Space includes all LED lighting , cork floorings , Reading area (pictured) and fireplace nook .

Pent House Living Room

Matches Luxury Dezines

We are happy whenever we meet clients that knows exactly what they want and prepare their budget prior to contacting interior professionals. This is exactly what happened on this project. We designed and planned, implemented and managed the whole project to completion.

Upper West Side Penthouse

Minami Livingston Interior Design

Photo of a mid-sized midcentury open concept living room in New York with a library, grey walls, dark hardwood floors, no fireplace, a wall-mounted tv and wallpaper.

Aylwin Residence

Bureau Architecture

Photo of a small midcentury enclosed living room in Montreal with green walls, light hardwood floors, no tv and wallpaper.

Fenton Midcentury Modern Inspired New Build Home

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Design ideas for an expansive midcentury open concept living room in Detroit with white walls, medium hardwood floors, a two-sided fireplace, a brick fireplace surround, brown floor, wallpaper, a wall-mounted tv and vaulted.

Sand Run

Susannah Holmberg Studios

Midcentury living room in Salt Lake City.

All Wall Treatments Midcentury Living Room Design Photos

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

Which midcentury 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 midcentury 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 midcentury 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 midcentury 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.