The 10 Most Popular New Living Rooms So Far in 2025
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Light neutral colors can make for cozy and inviting living spaces, but dark and dramatic rooms can be equally compelling. You’ll find examples of both, plus a variety of design aesthetics, architectural details, furniture layouts and fireplace styles, in this countdown of the most-saved new living room photos uploaded to Houzz so far this year.
Light neutral colors can make for cozy and inviting living spaces, but dark and dramatic rooms can be equally compelling. You’ll find examples of both, plus a variety of design aesthetics, architectural details, furniture layouts and fireplace styles, in this countdown of the most-saved new living room photos uploaded to Houzz so far this year.
9. Drenched in Drama
In a Georgian townhouse in London, Rees Architects converted a first-floor bedroom into this luxurious living space-library drenched in inky paint. Original architectural details, such as its restored marble fireplace, tall windows and elaborate molding and plasterwork, are juxtaposed with contemporary accents, including a wafer-like pendant light and modern portrait over the mantel. Similarly, warm neutral upholstery covers traditional tufted furniture pieces, giving them au courant style.
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In a Georgian townhouse in London, Rees Architects converted a first-floor bedroom into this luxurious living space-library drenched in inky paint. Original architectural details, such as its restored marble fireplace, tall windows and elaborate molding and plasterwork, are juxtaposed with contemporary accents, including a wafer-like pendant light and modern portrait over the mantel. Similarly, warm neutral upholstery covers traditional tufted furniture pieces, giving them au courant style.
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8. Modern Elan
A large bifold glass door and a triangle of window make this modern, earth-toned living room in Corona del Mar, California — in a home remodeled by Richart Design — look airy and bright. At the same time, the door seamlessly connects the room to the outdoor living space, making it look and function like a much larger room. A round coffee table eases traffic flow between indoors and out.
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A large bifold glass door and a triangle of window make this modern, earth-toned living room in Corona del Mar, California — in a home remodeled by Richart Design — look airy and bright. At the same time, the door seamlessly connects the room to the outdoor living space, making it look and function like a much larger room. A round coffee table eases traffic flow between indoors and out.
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7. Navy Brass
Beach houses are often swathed in pale blue, silver and blond wood tones. However, AG&Co. Interior Design took a different approach in this Swampscott, Massachusetts, living room, choosing a rich — but still coastal-inspired — palette of deep navy, medium and light brown, and warm brass. The focal point of the room is a blue built-in cabinet with what appears to be a Samsung Frame TV (which looks like artwork when not in use), installed above a linear fireplace with a patinaed brass surround. A gold metal ottoman upholstered in navy-and-gold fabric mirrors the built-in’s colors.
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Beach houses are often swathed in pale blue, silver and blond wood tones. However, AG&Co. Interior Design took a different approach in this Swampscott, Massachusetts, living room, choosing a rich — but still coastal-inspired — palette of deep navy, medium and light brown, and warm brass. The focal point of the room is a blue built-in cabinet with what appears to be a Samsung Frame TV (which looks like artwork when not in use), installed above a linear fireplace with a patinaed brass surround. A gold metal ottoman upholstered in navy-and-gold fabric mirrors the built-in’s colors.
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6. Grand Design
In North Arlington, Virginia, Asha Maía Design created a moody, sophisticated backdrop for an elegant black-lacquered grand piano. Natural light pours through floor-to-ceiling black-framed windows, counteracting the darkness of the rich gray walls and textured charcoal rug. A deep green velvet sofa echoes the leafy views and contrasts with the room’s shiny and metallic surfaces, such as its glass-and-brass coffee table, table lamps and chandelier.
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In North Arlington, Virginia, Asha Maía Design created a moody, sophisticated backdrop for an elegant black-lacquered grand piano. Natural light pours through floor-to-ceiling black-framed windows, counteracting the darkness of the rich gray walls and textured charcoal rug. A deep green velvet sofa echoes the leafy views and contrasts with the room’s shiny and metallic surfaces, such as its glass-and-brass coffee table, table lamps and chandelier.
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5. Softness and Stone
Home builders Kyle Hunt & Partners blended classic architecture with modern comforts in a beach-style home on the shores of Minnesota’s Lake Minnetonka, including in this cozy living room overlooking the water. Rustic wood beams on the high ceiling match the mantel on the pale stone fireplace, while a darker wood coffee table adds contrast and more refined details. White-painted built-ins flanking the fireplace include open and closed storage and a niche for a large-screen TV.
Home builders Kyle Hunt & Partners blended classic architecture with modern comforts in a beach-style home on the shores of Minnesota’s Lake Minnetonka, including in this cozy living room overlooking the water. Rustic wood beams on the high ceiling match the mantel on the pale stone fireplace, while a darker wood coffee table adds contrast and more refined details. White-painted built-ins flanking the fireplace include open and closed storage and a niche for a large-screen TV.
4. Go With the Flow
This modern beach-style living room is in a coastal home in Charlestown, Rhode Island, constructed by Sweenor Builders. A conversational seating arrangement centered on a modern linear fireplace surrounds a round coffee table. It’s anchored by a rug with an abstract pattern reminiscent of tide pools and a color scheme that complements the boat artwork above the fireplace. The room flows out to a screened-in porch through the bifold doors seen at left.
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This modern beach-style living room is in a coastal home in Charlestown, Rhode Island, constructed by Sweenor Builders. A conversational seating arrangement centered on a modern linear fireplace surrounds a round coffee table. It’s anchored by a rug with an abstract pattern reminiscent of tide pools and a color scheme that complements the boat artwork above the fireplace. The room flows out to a screened-in porch through the bifold doors seen at left.
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3. Scenic Spot
In a custom contemporary residence in Grant, Minnesota, built by Zawadski Homes, this window-filled great room has a soft gray, beige and light wood color scheme that keeps the focus on the rolling field and forest outside. A tray ceiling with wood beams and a natural-textured area rug help to define the living area, which has two rounded chairs that balance the sharp angles of the coffee table and corner sectional sofa.
In a custom contemporary residence in Grant, Minnesota, built by Zawadski Homes, this window-filled great room has a soft gray, beige and light wood color scheme that keeps the focus on the rolling field and forest outside. A tray ceiling with wood beams and a natural-textured area rug help to define the living area, which has two rounded chairs that balance the sharp angles of the coffee table and corner sectional sofa.
2. By the Waterside
Wooden bookshelves with classical details flank a contemporary linear fireplace surrounded by textured plaster in this living room by New Jersey-based Jessy Krol Designs. The room has an inviting, lived-in look, with a furniture arrangement equally conducive to conversation, television watching, reading by the fireplace or gazing out at the water views through the glass French doors.
Wooden bookshelves with classical details flank a contemporary linear fireplace surrounded by textured plaster in this living room by New Jersey-based Jessy Krol Designs. The room has an inviting, lived-in look, with a furniture arrangement equally conducive to conversation, television watching, reading by the fireplace or gazing out at the water views through the glass French doors.
1. Hearth and Soul
Alicia Torosian Design created this formal living room in a warm, welcoming family home in Newport Beach, California. Torosian, whose business uses Houzz Pro software, added visual and tactile interest with layers of neutral colors and nubbly textiles, and she balanced the darkness of the television and the fire surround and hearth with judiciously placed black furnishings. A sprinkling of gold accents gleams in the firelight.
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Alicia Torosian Design created this formal living room in a warm, welcoming family home in Newport Beach, California. Torosian, whose business uses Houzz Pro software, added visual and tactile interest with layers of neutral colors and nubbly textiles, and she balanced the darkness of the television and the fire surround and hearth with judiciously placed black furnishings. A sprinkling of gold accents gleams in the firelight.
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No single decor or architectural element jumps out in this airy Kansas City living room, which is in a custom residence built by Starr Homes and designed by McCroskey Interiors. Instead, it’s a study in how careful contrasts — light and dark, textured and smooth, shiny and matte, curved and angular — can create a harmonious, balanced design. The herringbone-pattern wood floor, wall alcoves and abundant molding and trim contribute to its air of quiet elegance.
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