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Neutrals, textures and bold accents shine in these most-saved new living rooms on Houzz
This Trending Now story features the most-saved photos of living spaces uploaded to Houzz between June 15 and Sept. 15, 2025.
Neutral palettes still rule, but pops of color and bold patterns are making themselves right at home. See how homeowners are mixing things up in this countdown of the most-saved new living rooms on Houzz — a few created with Houzz Pro — and collect your own ideas for cozy, stylish spaces.
Neutral palettes still rule, but pops of color and bold patterns are making themselves right at home. See how homeowners are mixing things up in this countdown of the most-saved new living rooms on Houzz — a few created with Houzz Pro — and collect your own ideas for cozy, stylish spaces.
9. All the Trimmings
The owners of this home in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, worked with Rachel Gedymin Design to achieve a colorful, cozy and youthful family room inspired by their love of British interiors. Gedymin, who used Houzz Pro software for invoicing, billing and project management, carefully selected textiles and accents — including the “punchy” stools and decorative trim tape on the lavish draperies and box cornice — “to make sure the room popped,” she says.
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The owners of this home in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, worked with Rachel Gedymin Design to achieve a colorful, cozy and youthful family room inspired by their love of British interiors. Gedymin, who used Houzz Pro software for invoicing, billing and project management, carefully selected textiles and accents — including the “punchy” stools and decorative trim tape on the lavish draperies and box cornice — “to make sure the room popped,” she says.
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8. Parquet All Day
Designers Jenifer Wiley and Samantha Vogt of J Wiley Designs brought the English garden charm of this Dallas home’s backyard indoors, creating a warm, inviting space for entertaining. The newly combined kitchen and living area flows easily, featuring cottage-style green-blue cabinetry (Underseas by Sherwin-Williams), a brick fireplace with a stone hearth, floral swivel chairs and a tufted pink ottoman. Extending the parquet flooring into the kitchen ties the two spaces together beautifully.
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Designers Jenifer Wiley and Samantha Vogt of J Wiley Designs brought the English garden charm of this Dallas home’s backyard indoors, creating a warm, inviting space for entertaining. The newly combined kitchen and living area flows easily, featuring cottage-style green-blue cabinetry (Underseas by Sherwin-Williams), a brick fireplace with a stone hearth, floral swivel chairs and a tufted pink ottoman. Extending the parquet flooring into the kitchen ties the two spaces together beautifully.
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7. Blue Mood
Creating a moody but welcoming room that celebrates color, texture and travel was the goal of designer Laura West of Mineral City when redecorating this living space, which is in a 1990s-era home in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. She offset the inky blue walls (Indigo Batik by Sherwin-Williams) with white trim, bleached hardwood floors and rattan accents, then added a cobalt-and-cream zebra print rug to anchor the space.
Creating a moody but welcoming room that celebrates color, texture and travel was the goal of designer Laura West of Mineral City when redecorating this living space, which is in a 1990s-era home in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. She offset the inky blue walls (Indigo Batik by Sherwin-Williams) with white trim, bleached hardwood floors and rattan accents, then added a cobalt-and-cream zebra print rug to anchor the space.
6. Carefully Curated
In Royal Oak, Michigan, Houzz Pro software user Rachel Nelson of Concetti let her client’s personality and art collection guide her makeover of this living space, including designing a custom rug and antiqued mirror fireplace surround to complement and highlight key art pieces. A soft palette and rounded seating are juxtaposed with sharper elements, such as the blocky marble coffee table, to heighten the drama.
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In Royal Oak, Michigan, Houzz Pro software user Rachel Nelson of Concetti let her client’s personality and art collection guide her makeover of this living space, including designing a custom rug and antiqued mirror fireplace surround to complement and highlight key art pieces. A soft palette and rounded seating are juxtaposed with sharper elements, such as the blocky marble coffee table, to heighten the drama.
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5. Built-In Flair
This London living room designed by Rider Stirland Architects with a glass door and windows by Black Steel Doors blends furniture and architectural elements from different eras, including a dark wood shelving unit with Art Nouveau flair. Abundant leafy plants accessorize the greenhouse-like space, thriving in the sunlight that pours in through the glass doors and skylights.
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This London living room designed by Rider Stirland Architects with a glass door and windows by Black Steel Doors blends furniture and architectural elements from different eras, including a dark wood shelving unit with Art Nouveau flair. Abundant leafy plants accessorize the greenhouse-like space, thriving in the sunlight that pours in through the glass doors and skylights.
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4. Easy Does It
Charlotte, North Carolina-based Delphinium Design furnished this comfy transitional-style family room with a large greige sectional sofa, accented by custom pillows that tie in with the navy ottoman and green traversing drapery. Soft brown swivel chairs provide additional seating and can turn to face the new custom TV wall, which features a marble fireplace and built-in storage.
Charlotte, North Carolina-based Delphinium Design furnished this comfy transitional-style family room with a large greige sectional sofa, accented by custom pillows that tie in with the navy ottoman and green traversing drapery. Soft brown swivel chairs provide additional seating and can turn to face the new custom TV wall, which features a marble fireplace and built-in storage.
3. Northeastern Nod
In a classic shingled home in Concord, Massachusetts, Betsy Bassett Interiors updated a living room with a transitional New England aesthetic and ample seating for adult children, their partners and even the family dogs. Managing the project and communicating with clients using Houzz Pro software, Bassett anchored the room with a soft, multicolored rug and chose coordinating textiles, including blue and off-white performance fabrics and custom floral window treatments. A large woven raffia coffee table provides additional texture, style and function.
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In a classic shingled home in Concord, Massachusetts, Betsy Bassett Interiors updated a living room with a transitional New England aesthetic and ample seating for adult children, their partners and even the family dogs. Managing the project and communicating with clients using Houzz Pro software, Bassett anchored the room with a soft, multicolored rug and chose coordinating textiles, including blue and off-white performance fabrics and custom floral window treatments. A large woven raffia coffee table provides additional texture, style and function.
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2. TV Chic
By designing custom white built-in cabinetry that incorporates a TV mounted on a white oak backdrop, Leah Weinberg Design created architectural interest, storage space and a focal point for family gatherings in a new-build Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, living room. Soft boucle upholstery, oak wood tones and linen drapery in a neutral palette of creamy whites, soft taupes and muted greens add texture and reflect the home’s sunny and lush setting, while a contemporary chandelier provides a stylish, sculptural accent.
By designing custom white built-in cabinetry that incorporates a TV mounted on a white oak backdrop, Leah Weinberg Design created architectural interest, storage space and a focal point for family gatherings in a new-build Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, living room. Soft boucle upholstery, oak wood tones and linen drapery in a neutral palette of creamy whites, soft taupes and muted greens add texture and reflect the home’s sunny and lush setting, while a contemporary chandelier provides a stylish, sculptural accent.
1. Natural Appeal
Traci DiGiorgio-Kelley of Kelley Design Group outfitted the living room of this new-construction spec home in Austin, Texas, with features designed to appeal to a growing family or young professionals, including natural colors and textures, clean lines, a gas fireplace and high arched windows that flood the space with sunlight while preserving privacy. A warm white oak accent wall visually heightens the room, while matching shelves set into an arched niche provide functional display space.
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Traci DiGiorgio-Kelley of Kelley Design Group outfitted the living room of this new-construction spec home in Austin, Texas, with features designed to appeal to a growing family or young professionals, including natural colors and textures, clean lines, a gas fireplace and high arched windows that flood the space with sunlight while preserving privacy. A warm white oak accent wall visually heightens the room, while matching shelves set into an arched niche provide functional display space.
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Laura Design gave this Wayne, Illinois, living room a graceful update with traditional details that balance polish and comfort. Green velvet sofas and floral roll-arm chairs invite conversation around a dark wood coffee table. Book-filled built-ins and decorative wall trim lend architectural gravitas to the room, and brass accents add a subtle gleam.
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