Living Room Design

The living room is the heart of the home and its inhabitants.

How the living room interior is decorated can tell a lot about the homeowners. Whether they are lovers of luxury or functional minimalism, whether it's a pragmatic single man, a dreamy young lady, or a large noisy family.

Photo 1 - Deja Vu Sofa model by Busnelli, design by Cesana Enrico.

Not only decoration and furniture can make your living room original and unique, but also accessories. Characteristics of any ethnicity or era always become an object of attention and interest. Japanese, Indian, Moroccan, African design styles... Each one will show and convey the character and taste of the owner. The key is not to overdo it with details, unless you consciously want to turn your home into an antique shop or a curiosity store.

Photo 2 - Living room in Eastern style

Photo 3 - Living room in African style

Photo 4 - Living room in Japanese style

Photo 5 - Living room in ethnic style

For people who love coziness and the element of fire, a fireplace interior would be ideal. Don't worry if you live in an urban apartment and don't have a chimney installed. Today, it's much easier to solve this - electric fireplaces. Electric fireplaces today almost completely recreate the atmosphere of a real fire and bring life to the living room design. The photos below illustrate how harmoniously fireplaces look even in city apartments.

Photo 6 - Fireplaces in living room interior

Photo 7 - Fireplaces in living room interior

Photo 8 - Fireplaces in living room interior

If you prefer the simplicity of forms, minimalism, functionality, and a touch of kitsch or luxury, you should decorate the interior in minimalism, high-tech, or loft style. Modern technology, disdain for pomp, and a stylishly designed living room interior. Photos of the mentioned styles are shown below. It should be noted, by the way, that lovers of strict design will also appreciate the Japanese style of decoration: minimal furniture, harmony, philosophy in every detail.

Photo 9 - Living room in minimalism style

Photo 10 - Living room in Japanese style

Photo 11 - Living room in Japanese style

Photo 12 - Living room in loft style

Photo 13 - Living room in minimalism style

Photo 14 - Living room in high-tech style

Photo 15 - LB13 model by Carpanelli Contemporary Vision factory.

If you like lightness, naturalness, elegance, and a sense of space in the interior, then styles such as cottage, Provence, Mediterranean, and Scandinavian will suit you best. Cottage and Provence styles appeal more to those who enjoy rural simplicity and naturalness. The Scandinavian style is full of light tones and a feeling of spaciousness. Mediterranean style will not overwhelm with pomp, but will delight with comfort.

Photo 16 - Living room in Provence style

Photo 17 - Living room in Scandinavian style

Photo 18 - Living room in Scandinavian style

Lovers of luxury, paintings in gilded frames, and sophistication will surely appreciate the styles of baroque, art deco, classicism, empire, and Victorian. Each of them will bring distinctive features of a particular era into your home: heavy furniture, antique details in the interior, cornices, gilding, ornate forms, mirrors in expensive frames.

Photo 19 - Ornamentation and luxury in interior

Photo 20 - Ornamentation and luxury in interior

Photo 21 - Ornamentation and luxury in interior

Decorative indoor fountains make a great addition to the interior.

Flowing water relaxes and calms nerves after a hard day and adds freshness to the room.

Photo 22 - Indoor fountains

Photo 23 - Indoor fountains

Photo 24 - Indoor fountains

Photo 25 - Indoor fountains

Those who decide to create the living room design by themselves should remember that you are creating the room primarily for yourself. Therefore, always rely on your own preferences and personal taste. Do not blindly follow any particular style without question. Do not be afraid to add something of your own. The most important thing is that the chosen design appeals to you and your family members personally.

Some simple rules that will help you:

• Light colors visually expand the space.
• Well-placed mirrors can make the room appear more spacious.
• Overloading with furniture and accessories creates a feeling of crowding.
• Equip the room with several light sources, in addition to the standard chandelier, to control lighting (from daylight to romantic dimness).
• Room zoning can be done with the same lighting, gypsum board structures, light screens and partitions, bookshelves. Also, floor coverings can help.
• The bedroom area in the living room is better placed away from doors, in the quietest corner.
• Open bookshelves collect more dust but give a feeling of more open space.

Photo 26 - Light colors and sunlight make your room cozier