This Trending Now story features the most-saved living room photos uploaded to Houzz since Jan. 1, 2021.
If you’re wanting a fresh look for your living room, just think light and airy. That’s a recurring trend among this countdown of the most-saved living room photos on Houzz so far this year. You’ll also find ideas for welcoming seating arrangements and winning color combinations, such as dark blue-grays paired with warm browns.
AMY D MORRIS INTERIORS
10. Multiple Seating Areas
Amy D Morris Interiors mixed scale, texture and color to create multiple seating areas in this expansive Atlanta living room.
A long, narrow coffee table offers anyone sitting on the nearby sofa a place to rest a drink without blocking foot traffic. A tufted leather ottoman with a tray on top doubles as a coffee table and extra seating.
A palette of rich browns and beiges, with striped pillows and tufted details, creates cohesion between the two seating areas. Bordered curtains help draw the eye up and accentuate the height of the room.
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Frahm Interiors - Burlington ON
9. Walnut and Slate
A stunning slate fireplace surround anchors this Toronto-area contemporary living room by Frahm Interiors. Walnut built-ins flanking the fireplace counterbalance the stone with visual warmth while coordinating with the naturally occurring brown flecks in the material.
A multicolored area rug in an abstract pattern grounds the space and ties together the rich tones of the fireplace wall and the creams in the seating pieces.
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8. Sliding Doors
In this London Edwardian renovated by , the living room is the center of the home — but it doesn’t always have to be. Pocket doors behind the sofa can slide open or closed to form one large space or a more intimate living area as needed. Double glass doors can open the living room to a back patio, providing plenty of light and an indoor-outdoor connection.
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Island Dwell
7. Stylish Small-Space Solution
Versatility is key if you’re short on space or like to occasionally mix up your living room arrangement. In this stylish Maui space staged by Island Dwell, a low-profile modular sofa nestles into a corner and provides opportunities for rearranging. Two small wood tables can also be moved around as needed.
An interior window and monochromatic color scheme give the space a light, breezy feel.
6. Light-Filled Lakefront Cabin
The furniture and decor recede in this Minnesota home by design-build firm , allowing its showstopping lakefront views and abundant natural light to wash over the double-height living room.
A beamed door frame, massive stone fireplace and black-framed windows add dramatic contrast to the neutral tones, tying in with hardware and other material accents in the adjacent kitchen.
Cornelius Homes, Inc.
5. Creamy and Serene
Custom home builder and remodeler Cornelius Homes took a balanced, sophisticated approach to this Kansas City living room designed for a horse enthusiast. Ceiling beams draw the eye up. Matching built-in cabinets flank a limestone fireplace, and round mirrors above the cabinets bounce light around and add to the feeling of spaciousness in the room.
Pops of black and brass contrast with the creams and beiges in the decor.
Teass \ Warren Architects
4. Focal Point Fireplace
Architecture and interiors firm Teass \ Warren Architects completely remodeled this investment property near Washington, D.C. In the front living room, it kept the existing wood-burning fireplace but upgraded it to also include a gas line so homeowners would have the option to choose between the two methods.
Architect Charles Warren covered the surround and chase in new large-format tiles with a ribbed texture.
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TVL Creative Ltd.
3. Cozy Corner With a View
This cozy TV room in the West Highlands neighborhood of Denver is the result of some creative space planning by interior design firm TVL Creative. The design team carved out a corner of the original living room, which was larger but also underused, to create a home office on the other side of a new TV wall.
The sectional sofa nestles perfectly into the corner, taking advantage of all the limited space and creating a relaxing, intimate vibe. The wall-mounted TV and speaker sit in a recessed niche in the shiplap wall to save valuable inches.
Amy Bannecker Design
2. Efficient Formal Setup
In Washington, D.C., Amy Bannecker Design created a formal living room setup in a relatively compact room. Clean-lined furniture with exposed legs, a translucent coffee table and woven side chairs help the space feel light and airy. White molding, walls and wall sconces blur the room’s boundaries and allow the dark throw pillows and framed textile above the fireplace to pop.
Tamara Rene Designs
1. Soothing, Sophisticated Coastal
In Orange County, California, Tamara Rene Designs created this sophisticated coastal space, the most popular living room uploaded to Houzz so far in 2021. The design marries a feeling of relaxation and escape with a soothing mix of blues in the painted wall space behind the built-in shelving units, the painting above the fireplace and the deep blue rug.
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