Design byForbes + Masters
Contemporary living rooms reflect the ways we live now.
Check out these contemporary living room ideas for inspiration.
Neutral Tones
Tina Ramchandani Creative
Create a contemporary look by largely sticking to aneutral living roomcolor palette.
Design byForbes + Masters
This contemporary living room is finished with heavy floor-to-ceiling drapes and a plush rug to add comfort.
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Color-Drenching
Mary Patton Design
Commit to a single color to create a contemporarycolor-drenched look.
Tina Ramchandani Creative
Green is an easy color to create a soothing backdrop on walls, furniture, and decor accents.
Pair with curvy furniture and a dramatic stone slab fireplace wall.
Built-In Lighting
Maite Granda
Incorporate integrated LED lighting to create a contemporary feel.
Mary Patton Design
These long, linear features create a sleek look while adding warmth.
Bring color onto furniture and flooring with a rug, upholstered armchair, or colorful throw pillows.
Bare Windows
Margaret Wright
Contemporary architectureoften incorporates multiple large windows.
Laura Brophy Interiors
Curvy Furniture
Furnish an older home with contemporary pieces for an updated feel.
Tip
Contemporary furniture and decor can bring a historic ormidcenturyhome into the present.
Or it can make a cookie cutter apartment or new build home feel a bit more cutting edge.
Maite Granda
Pops of Color
Alvin Wayne
Energize a neutral contemporary living room with pops of color.
This airy space has clean lines and minimal furnishings and decor for a contemporary look.
Decorate a Japandi living room with light wood tones, neutral furniture, and organic decor objects.
Desiree Burns Interiors
Earth-Tone Walls
Earth tones have made a comeback in contemporary interiors.
Large-Scale Photography
Decorate walls with large-scale photography for a contemporary feel.
This space includes shades of coral and terracotta that add warmth to the mostly white space.
Maite Granda
This will allow it to slightly recede rather than sticking out from the wall for a streamlined feel.
They will filter light while making the space feel more welcoming.
Asymmetrical Wall Trim
Give your living room a contemporary feel with asymmetrical wall trim.
Louis Duncan-He Designs/ Photo byEymeric Widling Photography
Wood Slat Feature
Hide the TVby installing a custom slidingwood slat wallpanel.
Geometric Forms
Gray Space Interiors
Mix geometric shapes to add edge to a contemporary living room.
Contemporary Coastal
Coastal styleis a laid back interior design trend that can range frombeach house chicto contemporary.
Margaret Wright
Large-Scale Volumes
Contemporary living rooms andgreat roomsoften feature generous volumes such as double-height ceilings.
All-White Palette
Louis Duncan-He Designs/ Photo byHeather Dunbar
Commit to an all-white palette for a contemporary look.
Decorate with clean-lined furniture, from a contemporary sofa to a midcentury modern-style daybed, and oversized floor lamp.
Michelle Berwick Design
All-Black Palette
Create a contemporary feel by decorating your living room in a moody palette.
Finish with chrome and glass pieces that reflect light and create a cool-toned feel.
Decorate the walls of a neutral space with modern art for a signature look.
Desiree Burns Interiors
Concrete Fireplace
Finish a streamlined fireplace in concrete for a contemporary look.
Pair it with black and white walls and furniture and neutral decor.
Eclectic Global Decor
Create a contemporary feel by mixing eclectic finishes, art, and decor objects.
Alvin Wayne
Break up white walls with wood paneling, paint, or wallpaper accents layered with framed art.
Tile, paint, or wallpaper the wall behind the TV to add interest.
Colorful Couch
Introduce a jolt of color into a neutral contemporary living room with a colorful couch.
Sissy + Marley Interior Design/ Photo byMarco Ricca Studio
Painted Fireplace
Paint your brick fireplacematte black to create a more contemporary feel.
This is a simple DIY that will instantly tune up your space.
Mixed Materials
Add texture to a contemporary living room with a mixed material mirror.
Desiree Burns Interiors
Trade a conventional bookcase for a sculptural free-standing bookrack that doubles as decor.
Stone Accents
Mix in stone slab or tile accents for a contemporary feel.
The pattern will add movement and interest to the space.
Alvin Wayne
Hidden Storage
Design byChango & Co./ Photo byRead McKendree
Cultivate a clutter-free look with hidden storage.
This fireplace is encased with floor-to-ceiling cabinetry painted in a soothingwarm shade of beige.
Choose black fixtures to create a graphic feel.
Louis Duncan-He Designs
Red Accents
Energize a neutral contemporary living room with bold color accents.
A smattering of ruby red accents bring this neutral-toned contemporary living room to life.
Floor Mirror
Amplify natural light in a contemporary living room with a modern floor mirror.
JLA Designs
Decorative Beams
Not every contemporary living room has to exude cutting edge style.
Design byMichelle Gerson Interiors/ Photo by Marco Ricca
Margaret Wright
Desiree Burns Interiors
Tina Ramchandani Creative
Leclair Decor
Forbes + Masters
Margaret Wright
Maite Granda
Gray Space Interiors
Laura Brophy Interiors
Maite Granda
Louis Duncan-He Designs/ Photo byHeather Dunbar
Sissy + Marley Interior Design/ Photo byMarco Ricca Studio
Kendall Wilkinson Design
Design byMichelle Gerson Interiors/ Photo by Marco Ricca
Leclair Decor
Louis Duncan-He Designs
Laura Brophy Interiors
Tina Ramchandani Creative
Leclair Decor
Forbes + Masters
Gray Space Interiors
Margaret Wright
Design byChango & Co./ Photo byRead McKendree
Design byChango & Co./Raquel Langworthy Photography
Gray Space Interiors
Design byGhislaine Vinas/ Photo by Garrett Rowland
Desiree Burns Interiors
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