The most often-used room in your home is probably your living room. It’s the place where you lounge around and binge-watch your favorite TV shows, your family gathers for movie night, the dinner parties spill into once everyone’s eaten their dessert, and so much more. For a space so important, you deserve to have a living room that fits your lifestyle and can comfortably seat everyone. If you’re in need of a refresh for the New Year, then you’ll want to check out these designer living room ideas as your inspiration.
As the communal heart of your home, the living room should be sophisticated and put together, without feeling too stuffy. Performance fabrics on furniture, a soft rug underfoot, and plenty of seating can help transform a formerly blank or cold room into a welcoming spot for you and your loved ones. If you prefer your living room to serve as a place to greet guests and have a post-work cocktail, opt for sculptural furniture and bold, jewel-tone colors. However, for those looking for a cozier setting, focus on plush seating, blackout drapery for theater-like movie nights, and plenty of soft textures throughout your accessories.
Whether you spend the most time here having game nights with friends and family or unwinding after a long workday, this room does it all. These 78 living room ideas will make a good gathering space even better.
Create Two Seating Areas
Sometimes, you just have to work with what you have. If you have an extra-long living room and you don’t know what to do with all that square footage, do what designer Minnette Jackson did and create two separate seating areas. “Our living room is long and narrow and was a little tricky to layout,” she says. The cozier end is better for curling up at night with a cocktail.
Choose a Showstopping Sectional
If your home only has one central entertaining space, make the area—in this case, the living room—really stand out with a stunning sectional. This colorful Upper East Side apartment was designed with Central Park’s spring cherry blossoms in mind, so designer Samantha Stathis Lynch knew the hue of the couch needed to pack a punch but stay within theme.
