11 Elegant Living Room Ideas

Select typical furniture in rich wood tones, add some geometric fabrics, punches of color and a layering of textures. Don’t forget to add some modern light fixtures to complete your space. Have a look below for some fantastic inspiration!

1. The skylight is double insulated with safety glass, measuring approx. 2’8” x 7’ down each slope. It is a one piece skylight, custom built. The uplights are the Surf light by Artemide. DuChateau Flooring: Vernal’ European Oak, Engineered, Hard Wax Oil Finish. Coffee tables: vintage lucite and brass from Coup d’Etat in San Francisco.

2. A mid-century living room in Studio City, California is warm and cozy thanks to wood flooring and wood beam ceilings. Illuminating the space is the Lindsey Adelman Globe Branching Bubble Chandelier. The brown leather Moroccan Pouf is from West Elm. Similar wool rugs can be found on Anthropologie and West Elm.

3. The stand out piece of furniture in this mid-century living room is the Newark Fiber Glass Lounge Arm Chair in Red - AEON Furniture. Illuminating the space is the Moooi Raimond Suspension Light - Y Lighting.

4. The walls are painted in Designer White from Home Hardware. The owl pillow is from Bacci on Granville Street, Vancouver. The flooring is from Stonetile in Vancouver, Grey - Pepper from the Woodtalk line. The Annika Modern Wing Chair, Sky Blue is from Fullhouse in Vancouver. The sofas are from Brougham Interiors. The stone fireplace was quarried on the gulf islands.

5. A mid-century living room in Seattle is grounded by an area rug from Missoni Home. The pillows on the sofa were custom fabricated by the designer. The red oak flooring is original to the space.

6. The living room features NanaWall’s on both sides, custom wood shelving and Peace Industries felt rug. The sofa is the Soft Dream from Flexform. The painting is by Karen Smidth.

7. The sofa is the Split Rail Couch w/Arms from Modernica. The console behind the green chair is from Design Within Reach, while the cabinet behind the couch is vintage. The green chair is the Pierre Paulin Orange Slice chair. The globe is a vintage Replogle light.

8. The fireplace wall was framed out with a plaster/stucco finish (over an existing brick). The floor is engineered bamboo by Greentech. Behind the sofa are two Nelson Platform Benches benches put together, DWR.

9. A mid-century flat features a Marmoleum Click floor from Forbo. The chair was found in a vintage store in Seattle, a similar one can be found on IKEA.

10. The sofa is from Thayer-Coggin. The artwork above the fireplace is from the Seattle Art Museum Rental Gallery. The art to the right is from artist Betty Merken. Rug: Inform Interiors in Seattle, WA. The fireplace wall is a porcelain tile made by Pental called the Streamline Series. Pillow fabrics custom fabricated from S.Harris fabric. The orange chair is the Womb Chair and Ottoman—DWR. The walls are painted in Gray Mist 962 | Benjamin Moore. Flooring is bamboo.