The minimalist penthouse
In living rooms with high ceilings and a stunning view, the key to living room decor is all about minimizing obstructions to that view and height.
As a result, one of the best designs for this type of setting is a minimalist aesthetic that focuses on framing the windows, emphasizing the height, and using clean lines in furniture throughout the room.
To enhance the perception of space and fresh air, light colors should be used on the walls and the floors. Darker colors, natural wood tones, and earthy finishes maximize the effect and bring just the right amount of dramatic contrast to the living room design.
Fresh-picked purple
One of the best ways to stamp a unique personality into a living room is to choose a favorite color and use it throughout rugs, couches, and other decors in the room.
A distinctively modern living room idea, this all-purple design emphasizes the importance of the hue throughout the carpets, wall colors, patterns, and furniture items.
With the right variety of shades and a healthy amount of natural light, homeowners can opt for this type of monochromatic design without having the room feel like it’s being decorated with just one color. The key to this design is to optimize light, various shades, and innovative hues, across every part of the decor.
Modern Miami
It’s time to redefine the Miami design aesthetic. This progressive living room interior design throws out the traditional yellows and oranges of Miami designs in favor of bright blues, greens, and whites, to represent the water, palm trees, and white sands that draw so many tourists to the city each year.
The Miami aesthetic allows the room to remain bright throughout the day, giving it an inviting, oceanfront feel that’s perfect for midday relaxation or late-night social events, much like Miami itself. To maximize the appeal of this design choice, homeowners should opt for a room with ample natural light and decor with subtle, approachable patterns.
The college apartment throwback
Living room design ideas are all about maximizing comfort and familiarity, and this design takes that goal to its logical end: Recreating the comfort, if not the mess, of a college apartment.
Best suited for living rooms squeezed into tight spaces, the collegiate approach to this design emphasizes eclectic furniture and design choices that don’t necessarily look as if they were meticulously picked to match perfectly.
The design also hinges on wall designs and patterns that break the mold, utilizing handwritten script and personal images that would commonly be found on the walls of a college dorm or off-campus apartment.
An open ‘great room’ design
A great living room idea for growing families, the open “great room” concept works best in a home that has high, vaulted ceilings, and lots of windows to let natural light into the space.
The concept emphasizes one, large space that can entertain, provide relaxation, serve as a space to play, and hold plenty of guests for weekend social events.
Modeled on something of a beachfront feel, this living room layout prefers white walls, a hardwood or tile floor with low-pile carpets, and classic furniture that makes creative use of stately patterns. This blend of modern elegance with classic refinement is the perfect look and feel for today’s families.
