The 75 Best Living Room Ideas for Beautiful Home Design

The open-air living room at Summer Thornton's Casa Rosada serves as the perfect setting for late-night conversations. Carved parota wood coffee tables act as the centerpiece of the expansive sunken area, designed to withstand the salt and humidity with ease.

Blue and white hues inspired by Oscar de la Renta’s porcelain made its way in the redesign of this storied Casa de Campo property by Philip Vergeylen. Batik throws brought from flea markets in the South of France enliven the white cotton-covered rattan seating in the great room.

In this New York living room designed by Carrier and Company, a palette of rich neutrals—featuring mink- and mushroom-hued upholstery along with a pair of fringed suede ottomans in pale gray—provides a subtle contrast to the striking artwork displayed. Commanding attention in the space are a French lacquered curved screen from the 1930s and a gold-leaf filled coffee table by Yves Klein.

The creative team at Marc-Michaels Interior Design, Inc. transformed this living room into an entertainer's paradise. An exquisite Arte wallcovering fashioned into a screen serves as the backdrop for an array of art and sculptural seating.

Designer Mary Graham has infused her traditional English countryside cottage with a blend of patterns, textures, and colors, creating a warm, family-friendly retreat. In the drawing room, a gold ottoman adorned with Soane Britain fabric is elegantly finished with Salvesen Graham’s Thornborough Rose bobble braid trim.

Instead of adhering to a traditional room layout, Oka Co-founder Sue Jones opted for a spacious great room designed for entertaining in her Cotswolds cottage. She masterfully blends family heirlooms and antiques with contemporary pieces, achieving the ultimate lived-in and curated look.

Original ceiling plasterwork and wood paneling pair with an ocean blue cowhide rug (Moattar) and drip-glaze lamps by Paul Schneider Ceramics in this stunning Atlanta home's study by designer Heather Dewberry. The space is finished with Art Deco-inspired furnishings and an "indestructible dyed cowhide rug that's perfect for high-traffic events," says Dewberry.

This family room’s custom Ebanista chaise is dressed in lemon linen, which makes for a supremely cozy perch with a picture-perfect view of this Palm Springs villa's rose garden. Centered around a minimalist fluted cocktail table (Ebanista), the citrus-hued seating was the catalyst for the home's redesign.

In this Los Angeles home by designer Michael S. Smith, the great room is designed with neutral textiles from Lee Jofa (upholstery) and Dedar (curtains) that allow the art and lushly verdant garden views to take center stage.

Mia Reay's English country house is a grand laboratory for exuberant color, wild pattern, and decorating with heirlooms, as illustrated here in the Green Hall, the room the family uses every day. Once a somber dark green, freshly painted paneling (Pea Green by Farrow & Ball) alongside Pierre Frey curtains proves a compelling combination, adding a lightness of spirit.

In Liz Lange’s restoration of Grey Gardens in East Hampton, teal pops from two vintage chairs by Mastercraft and an eye-catching light fixture overhead complement the sofa’s Arbre de Matisse Reverse upholstery (Quadrille) in a nod to Billy Baldwin.

Designer Summer Thornton pulled inspiration from both places near and far when it came to decorating the living room of her 19th-century Chicago townhouse. The apricot shade on the living room walls comes from a sunlit building she’d seen in Venice while the hand-marbled paper (Marbled Art) covering the ceiling also mimics styles found in that region.

A botanical-inspired brass pendant (Urban Electric) crowns the comfort-forward TV room in the Dallas home of artist Donald Robertson, designed by Cathy Kincaid. The window shade and ottoman fabric is Namay Samay. Raffia covered walls, Phillip Jeffries

Designer Jane Schwab's Charlotte penthouse showcases a carefully edited selection of beloved objects, as seen here in the pale, loftlike salon. Schwab’s favorite color palette—shades of ice blue, cream, and beige—take on a soft luminosity, thanks to floor-to-ceiling casement windows that overlook the tree canopy. A light background highlights the Schwabs’ growing collection of contemporary art. Works by by Imi Knoebel adorn luminous plaster walls in the salon.

In this stunning Atlanta home by designer Heather Dewberry, the primary study's wooden cypress ceiling features a center star motif. An earthen palette grounds the primary sitting room with a verdant velvet sofa (fabric, Manuel Canovas) and botanical patterned curtains (fabric, Peter Fasano). Ottoman, Doorman Designs. Wallcovering, Lee Jofa

It had always been a dream for Garrow Kedigian to live at the legendary Carlyle Hotel, and so when that dream became a reality, the decorator looked for ways to pay homage to the iconic landmark. The citron color covering the living room walls nods to Dorothy Draper, whose signature yellow velvet banquettes are still found in the Carlyle lobby. Meanwhile, the black moldings were inspired by the building's iron doors and the faux window mullions.

Country Club by English painter Hurvin Anderson brings the garden views inside the living room in this Michael S. Smith-designed home in Los Angeles. Chaise, Atelier Viollet. Coffee tables, Alexander Lamont. Antique rug, Mansour.

The great room of this Palm Springs villa features twin hand-carved wooden sofas with an antiqued and distressed 12-karat white gold finish (also by Ebanista). Their leafy green silk upholstery seems to pull the radiance of the surrounding palm leaves through the tall glass doors. Italian artist Daniele Bacci’s geometric paintings spark conversation. The sterling silver urn on a marble-​topped Regency chest (Ebanista) originally belonged to Doris Duke’s estate.

This home on Maryland's Eastern Shore designed by Jess Weeth features a dreamy mural paper by Susan Harter that wraps this living room. Coffee table, Arteriors. Chair, custom by Bungalow Classic featuring Samuel & Sons trim.

This Ellen Kavanaugh-designed home in Sea Island, Georgia is a masterclass in easy, breezy living. The living room is peppered with a mix of vintage and custom pieces. Kavanaugh found the vintage accent chairs with Parsons arms at Circa Who and the rest of the seating—as well as the upholstery—is from Nicholas Wolfe.