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.

Weather House

Mihaly Slocombe

Weather House is a bespoke home for a young, nature-loving family on a quintessentially compact Northcote block. Our clients Claire and Brent cherished the character of their century-old worker's cottage but required more considered space and flexibility in their home. Claire and Brent are camping enthusiasts, and in response their house is a love letter to the outdoors: a rich, durable environment infused with the grounded ambience of being in nature. From the street, the dark cladding of the sensitive rear extension echoes the existing cottage!s roofline, becoming a subtle shadow of the original house in both form and tone. As you move through the home, the double-height extension invites the climate and native landscaping inside at every turn. The light-bathed lounge, dining room and kitchen are anchored around, and seamlessly connected to, a versatile outdoor living area. A double-sided fireplace embedded into the house’s rear wall brings warmth and ambience to the lounge, and inspires a campfire atmosphere in the back yard. Championing tactility and durability, the material palette features polished concrete floors, blackbutt timber joinery and concrete brick walls. Peach and sage tones are employed as accents throughout the lower level, and amplified upstairs where sage forms the tonal base for the moody main bedroom. An adjacent private deck creates an additional tether to the outdoors, and houses planters and trellises that will decorate the home’s exterior with greenery. From the tactile and textured finishes of the interior to the surrounding Australian native garden that you just want to touch, the house encapsulates the feeling of being part of the outdoors; like Claire and Brent are camping at home. It is a tribute to Mother Nature, Weather House’s muse.

Asian Living Room

Photo of a small asian formal open concept living room in San Diego with white walls, a metal fireplace surround, a standard fireplace and a concealed tv.

Ausbau einer Dachgeschosswohnung zur Maisonette

fluidlab architektur design

Fotos: Stephan Baumann ( http://www.bild-raum.com/) Entwurf: baurmann.dürr Architekten

Port Moody Residence

Frits de Vries Architect Ltd.

Silent Sama Architectural Photography
This is an example of a mid-sized contemporary formal open concept living room in Vancouver with white walls, limestone floors, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, a concealed tv and grey floor.

House on the Lake- Shorewood

Mark D. Williams Custom Homes, Inc.

Cozy bright greatroom with coffered ceiling detail. Beautiful south facing light comes through Pella Reserve Windows (screens roll out of bottom of window sash). This room is bright and cheery and very inviting. We even hid a remote shade in the beam closest to the windows for privacy at night and shade if too bright.

Bow, NH

New England Design Elements

Mid-sized scandinavian open concept living room in Manchester with white walls, light hardwood floors, a standard fireplace, a tile fireplace surround, a concealed tv, white floor, wood and decorative wall panelling.

Transformation Douce et Ciblée d'un RdC

I F Rénovation

Le canapé Roche Bobois sous ses velux. L4ancienne bibliothèque a été remplacé par des meubles plus bas, permettant la mise en valeur des tableaux / déco.

University Park

Urbanology Designs

Relaxed modern home in the SMU area of Dallas. Living room features a conversational layout with art and décor in lieu of television. It displays a beautiful monochromatic style that elegantly flows among white walls and oak wood floors.

salon

SYNESTHESIES

créer un dialogue entre intériorité et habitat. Ici le choix des couleurs est en lien avec l'histoire du lieu: une colline couverte de vignes qui aurait servi de cadre aux Rêveries d’un promeneur solitaire de Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Je mets toujours un point d’honneur à m’inscrire dans l’histoire du lieu en travaillant avec des matériaux authentiques, quelles que soient la nature et la taille du projet, privilégiant ainsi la convivialité et l’esthétisme.

Woodbluff Lane Residence, Camano Island WAmodern

Dan Nelson, Designs Northwest Architects

Living room. Photography by Stephen Brousseau.
Design ideas for a mid-sized modern open concept living room in Seattle with white walls, dark hardwood floors, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, a concealed tv and brown floor.

Villa Bunkherr - Kunstvoller Charakter

Philipp Architekten - Anna Philipp

Design ideas for a large modern formal open concept living room in Frankfurt with white walls, medium hardwood floors, a corner fireplace, a plaster fireplace surround, a concealed tv and brown floor.

Gothic Cottage - Award Finalist

Daniel Contelmo Architects

The great room walls are filled with glass doors and transom windows, providing maximum natural light and views of the pond and the meadow. Photographer: Daniel Contelmo Jr.

Music Wall

Studio North Inc.

Inspiration for a small contemporary open concept living room in Calgary with a library, light hardwood floors, a concealed tv, white walls and no fireplace.

Sea Ranch Sculpture Point Fireplace

David Moulton AIA

Around the fireplace the existing slate tiles were matched and brought full height to simplify and strengthen the overall fireplace design, and a seven-foot live-edged log of Sycamore was milled, polished and mounted on the slate to create a stunning fireplace mantle and help frame the new art niche created above. searanchimages.com

Coastal chic

Kate Jackson Design

Nat Rea
Design ideas for a mid-sized beach style open concept living room in Providence with white walls, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and a concealed tv.

Living Room - West View

Krueger Architects

Ulimited Style Photography
Mid-sized modern open concept living room in Los Angeles with white walls, medium hardwood floors, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround, a concealed tv and brown floor.

Midcentury Update

Diane Burcz Interior Design

Shelly Harrison Photography
Photo of a mid-sized contemporary open concept living room in Boston with white walls, concrete floors, a stone fireplace surround, a concealed tv and grey floor.

Logan Circle Modern

JD Ireland Interior Architecture + Design

Living Room with four custom moveable sofas able to be moved to accommodate large cocktail parties and events. A custom-designed firebox with the television concealed behind eucalyptus pocket doors with a wenge trim. Pendant light mirrors the same fixture which is in the adjoining dining room. Photographer: Angie Seckinger

Great and dining rooms

Searl Lamaster Howe Architects

Photo of a beach style open concept living room in Milwaukee with medium hardwood floors, white walls, a plaster fireplace surround, a concealed tv and brown floor.

Open Concept Living Room Design Photos with a Concealed TV

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.