The 10 Most Popular New Living Rooms of 2024
Get ideas for conversational seating, warm neutral palettes and other elements from these most-saved photos of the year
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If you’re looking for inspiration in revamping a living space, you’ll find plenty of ideas in the most-saved living rooms uploaded to Houzz this year. Check out the countdown, and take note of the conversation-friendly seating arrangements, warm and inviting color schemes, character-filled architectural features and other stylish elements.
If you’re looking for inspiration in revamping a living space, you’ll find plenty of ideas in the most-saved living rooms uploaded to Houzz this year. Check out the countdown, and take note of the conversation-friendly seating arrangements, warm and inviting color schemes, character-filled architectural features and other stylish elements.
9. Nuanced Neutrals
Dual built-ins feature rift white oak shelves and taupe-green paint (Dunn Edwards’ Whale Watching) in this welcoming, light-filled San Jose, California, living space by Katelyn Gilmour of KBG Design. The room’s green, wheat, deep purplish brown and velvety mink finishes function as neutrals, but their subtle undertones make them look contemporary and fresh — especially combined with jewel-toned accents. Meanwhile, the room’s rounded furniture, square tile fireplace surround and tactile textures are on trend.
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Dual built-ins feature rift white oak shelves and taupe-green paint (Dunn Edwards’ Whale Watching) in this welcoming, light-filled San Jose, California, living space by Katelyn Gilmour of KBG Design. The room’s green, wheat, deep purplish brown and velvety mink finishes function as neutrals, but their subtle undertones make them look contemporary and fresh — especially combined with jewel-toned accents. Meanwhile, the room’s rounded furniture, square tile fireplace surround and tactile textures are on trend.
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8. Dressed-Up Details
Tama and Lauren Bell of Tama Bell Design placed two square coffee tables at the center of twin sofas and two swivel chairs in this Sebastopol, California, living room. The tables create a visual bridge between the seating group’s symmetrical halves, and their antiqued mirror finish adds a glint of glamour to the earthy color scheme. The square windows above the slider doors presented a bit of a challenge. The designers addressed it by leaving the windows undressed and covering the sliders with tasseled draperies hanging from a chunky wood rod.
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Tama and Lauren Bell of Tama Bell Design placed two square coffee tables at the center of twin sofas and two swivel chairs in this Sebastopol, California, living room. The tables create a visual bridge between the seating group’s symmetrical halves, and their antiqued mirror finish adds a glint of glamour to the earthy color scheme. The square windows above the slider doors presented a bit of a challenge. The designers addressed it by leaving the windows undressed and covering the sliders with tasseled draperies hanging from a chunky wood rod.
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7. Inside, Outside
Architectural firm Space Lab Design Services minimized the distinction between indoor and outdoor seating areas in this Seattle-area home with a wall of glass and repetition of materials and colors in the two spaces. The lofted living room, which is open to the kitchen, has a floor-to-ceiling stone wall with a built-in fireplace, TV and cabinet units. The same stone clads an open fireplace supporting the covered outdoor patio. Look closely and you’ll see dark, dramatically veined stone slabs behind the chunky open shelves.
Architectural firm Space Lab Design Services minimized the distinction between indoor and outdoor seating areas in this Seattle-area home with a wall of glass and repetition of materials and colors in the two spaces. The lofted living room, which is open to the kitchen, has a floor-to-ceiling stone wall with a built-in fireplace, TV and cabinet units. The same stone clads an open fireplace supporting the covered outdoor patio. Look closely and you’ll see dark, dramatically veined stone slabs behind the chunky open shelves.
6. Sunny Snug
This highly textured, neutral-colored suburban Chicago room has a nubby beige chaise sectional tucked snugly into a seamlessly connected, solarium-like bump-out. Designed by KED Interiors, the cozy spot offers the best of both worlds: immersive views of the lawn, trees and sky as well as a place to kick up one’s feet, rest a drink and read (or snooze) next to a crackling fire.
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This highly textured, neutral-colored suburban Chicago room has a nubby beige chaise sectional tucked snugly into a seamlessly connected, solarium-like bump-out. Designed by KED Interiors, the cozy spot offers the best of both worlds: immersive views of the lawn, trees and sky as well as a place to kick up one’s feet, rest a drink and read (or snooze) next to a crackling fire.
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5. London Fog
The grayscale main reception room of a stately London townhouse designed by Simpson & Voyle has a limited color palette but unrestrained style. Detailed crown molding, herringbone wood floors, an arched room opening, tall ceilings and windows, and a black marble fireplace with an elegant mantel create a fabulous design foundation. But bold, contemporary furnishings, including two midcentury-style armchairs with geometric upholstery and a multitier glass chandelier, provide the wow factor. One almost doesn’t notice the television hiding in the built-ins.
The grayscale main reception room of a stately London townhouse designed by Simpson & Voyle has a limited color palette but unrestrained style. Detailed crown molding, herringbone wood floors, an arched room opening, tall ceilings and windows, and a black marble fireplace with an elegant mantel create a fabulous design foundation. But bold, contemporary furnishings, including two midcentury-style armchairs with geometric upholstery and a multitier glass chandelier, provide the wow factor. One almost doesn’t notice the television hiding in the built-ins.
4. Warm and Woodsy
In a modern-cottage style home outside Toronto, Chervin Kitchen & Bath added custom white oak cabinets to either side of a massive fireplace that draws the eye up to a wood-clad shed ceiling. Above the inset cabinet doors, lighted open shelving has mixed-back niches that echo the varied shapes in the cut-stone fireplace surround and have a contemporary look. The stone’s mix of warm gray and beige tones are echoed in the room’s various wood tones and soft furnishings.
In a modern-cottage style home outside Toronto, Chervin Kitchen & Bath added custom white oak cabinets to either side of a massive fireplace that draws the eye up to a wood-clad shed ceiling. Above the inset cabinet doors, lighted open shelving has mixed-back niches that echo the varied shapes in the cut-stone fireplace surround and have a contemporary look. The stone’s mix of warm gray and beige tones are echoed in the room’s various wood tones and soft furnishings.
3. Group Chat
Lauren DeBello Interiors outfitted this Nashville, Tennessee, living room with matching mossy velvet sofas, a pair of cozy caramel swivel chairs and two ball-footed stools evocative of woolly sheep. Centered around a large rectangular coffee table, anchored by a coordinating earth-toned area rug, supplemented by a tiny martini table and illuminated by a modern natural brass chandelier, the arrangement is inviting, visually balanced and perfect for seating a flock of guests.
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Lauren DeBello Interiors outfitted this Nashville, Tennessee, living room with matching mossy velvet sofas, a pair of cozy caramel swivel chairs and two ball-footed stools evocative of woolly sheep. Centered around a large rectangular coffee table, anchored by a coordinating earth-toned area rug, supplemented by a tiny martini table and illuminated by a modern natural brass chandelier, the arrangement is inviting, visually balanced and perfect for seating a flock of guests.
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2. Modern Classics
Designed by Tatum Hill of Compendium Group (interiors) and Melissa Iannucci of Trade Design Studio (architecture), this Indianapolis living area has an interesting mix of classical and contemporary architectural elements, including arched niches with built-in oak cabinetry and ceiling beams that continue vertically down the walls to define zones in the open-plan space. The furnishing styles are also a blend, but the look is cohesive thanks to the strict palette of neutral colors and natural materials.
Designed by Tatum Hill of Compendium Group (interiors) and Melissa Iannucci of Trade Design Studio (architecture), this Indianapolis living area has an interesting mix of classical and contemporary architectural elements, including arched niches with built-in oak cabinetry and ceiling beams that continue vertically down the walls to define zones in the open-plan space. The furnishing styles are also a blend, but the look is cohesive thanks to the strict palette of neutral colors and natural materials.
1. Game Day Goals
This Waxhaw, North Carolina, family room is part of a great room awash in warm neutrals with blue accents. Its beige stone fireplace is flanked by dark, traditional-style built ins, which match the rustic wood beams in the tray ceiling and the wood mantel. The ceiling helps define the zone, as does a console topped with two tall table lamps that designer (and Houzz Pro business software user) Jena Bula of Delphinium Design placed behind the sofa. The homeowners gather here with family and friends to watch football games, so Bula used durable materials and set the sofa back far enough for comfortable TV viewing.
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This Waxhaw, North Carolina, family room is part of a great room awash in warm neutrals with blue accents. Its beige stone fireplace is flanked by dark, traditional-style built ins, which match the rustic wood beams in the tray ceiling and the wood mantel. The ceiling helps define the zone, as does a console topped with two tall table lamps that designer (and Houzz Pro business software user) Jena Bula of Delphinium Design placed behind the sofa. The homeowners gather here with family and friends to watch football games, so Bula used durable materials and set the sofa back far enough for comfortable TV viewing.
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In this Atlanta living room, Heather Parker and Wren Caples of Heather Wren Interiors used French antique accents and a pastel palette of lavender, blue and green to pay homage to the homeowner’s New Orleans roots. Parker and Caples, who use Houzz Pro software for proposals and invoicing, arranged the sofas, swivel chairs and ottomans so they’d be conversation-friendly while drawing the eye to the fireplace and art. Performance fabric makes the seating kid- and dog-friendly.
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