70 Beautiful Living Room Decorating Ideas You’ll Want to Steal

Inspired by Spanish and Mediterranean styles, this calming living space is defined by natural textures — from the wood beam ceiling and plaster fireplace to decorative accents, like a distressed area rug, rattan armchairs and faux greenery.

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Draw the eye upward by hanging large-scale art over the sofa, which works particularly well when you’ve got 10-foot (or taller) ceilings. An area rug with similar shades ties the room together.

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This cozy media room, equipped with a hidden motorized movie screen, is defined by dark blue-green walls and a spruce forest wallpaper on the ceiling. The sunburst light fixture adds a dramatic final touch.

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If your living room is lacking a statement light fixture, but you don’t want to deal with electrical wires — here’s a solution for you. This blogger hangs wicker baskets from the ceiling, and secures wireless LED lights inside.

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“Grandma core,” a style that celebrates the charm and coziness you might find in a grandma’s home, is big on TikTok. Weave in touches of this trend, whether it’s adding fringe to your sofa or an antique tapestry on the wall.

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Painted crisp white and filled with bright furniture, this small living room is made to feel larger. A lift-top coffee table provides some much-needed storage.

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While this charming living room is painted light taupe, inside the bookshelves are painted navy blue to provide a pop of color and contrast. Sheffield House Design adds pillows with navy patches to tie the color palette together.

Photo by: Sonya Sellers

Maximizing every inch of a soaring ceiling, design firm JAM builds a two-story bookshelf that doubles as an eclectic accent wall. It’s filled with a vast array of books, pottery and art, leaving some negative space to highlight stand-out pieces.

Photo by: Tory Williams

Create a warm retreat using dark shades for walls, furniture and decor. Here, Anastasia Casey of The Interior Collective goes for a monochrome moment by matching the couch to the wall, but lightens the space with a neutral area rug.

Photo by: Lindsay Brown

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If you’ve got a bold personality, put it on full display. Take note from Reena Sotropa of In House Design Group and try more than one statement piece. Think a wallpapered ceiling, moody wall color, statement lighting and trendy furniture, like a green couch.

Photo by: Phil Crozier

Opposites on the color wheel, shades of yellow — like mustard — pair beautifully with light and dark blue tones. The power of opposing color combinations is evident in this striking space from Bethany Adams Interiors.

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White interiors are timeless, but there are so many shades to consider. Here, designer Jessica Nelson leans toward warm and creamy tones for a more inviting space.

Photo by: Carina Skrobecki