Trending Now: The Top 10 New Living Spaces
Find inspiration for creative color schemes, fresh furniture arrangements and welcoming style in these most-saved photos
This Trending Now story features the most-saved living and family room photos uploaded to Houzz between June 15 and September 15, 2024.
A variety of factors go into designing a living or family room, including the primary function of the space, its existing architectural details and the homeowners’ color and style preferences. You’ll find a range of inspiring looks and layouts in this countdown of the most-saved new living spaces recently uploaded to Houzz.
A variety of factors go into designing a living or family room, including the primary function of the space, its existing architectural details and the homeowners’ color and style preferences. You’ll find a range of inspiring looks and layouts in this countdown of the most-saved new living spaces recently uploaded to Houzz.
9. Bronze Age
Rebecca Pogonitz of GOGO Design Group designed this Evanston, Illinois, living room with a lattice-pattern grasscloth-like wallpaper in a fiery bronze color. The rest of the room is mostly grayscale, but that doesn’t stop it from being eye-catching. Black-painted shelf backs, a black feather-framed mirror, tiger-pattern wingback chairs, a black-and-white plaid sofa and a lattice-print gray rug contribute contrast and bold pattern. Brass-colored accents add a dash of glamour.
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Rebecca Pogonitz of GOGO Design Group designed this Evanston, Illinois, living room with a lattice-pattern grasscloth-like wallpaper in a fiery bronze color. The rest of the room is mostly grayscale, but that doesn’t stop it from being eye-catching. Black-painted shelf backs, a black feather-framed mirror, tiger-pattern wingback chairs, a black-and-white plaid sofa and a lattice-print gray rug contribute contrast and bold pattern. Brass-colored accents add a dash of glamour.
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8. Unexpected Red
Touches of warm red pop in this contemporary Los Altos, California, living room designed by Christine Lin of Form + Field. Red piping supports oak shelving and cabinetry surrounding the television. A little red three-legged stool rounds out a seating group that includes a blue extra-large tufted sectional sofa and a wooden lounge chair and pouf upholstered in a corduroy-like burgundy fabric.
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Touches of warm red pop in this contemporary Los Altos, California, living room designed by Christine Lin of Form + Field. Red piping supports oak shelving and cabinetry surrounding the television. A little red three-legged stool rounds out a seating group that includes a blue extra-large tufted sectional sofa and a wooden lounge chair and pouf upholstered in a corduroy-like burgundy fabric.
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7. Barnful of Charm
Michael Robert Construction and Ellie Mroz Design transformed a dilapidated backyard barn in Westfield, New Jersey, into this fun gathering space. The open loft area has vaulted wood-beamed ceilings and custom built-ins painted a fresh combination of sage green and soft white. A corner sectional covered in a chambray-color upholstery, a clean-lined console table with dovetail details and a distressed antique-style rug define the lounge area, which has woven and leather accents.
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Michael Robert Construction and Ellie Mroz Design transformed a dilapidated backyard barn in Westfield, New Jersey, into this fun gathering space. The open loft area has vaulted wood-beamed ceilings and custom built-ins painted a fresh combination of sage green and soft white. A corner sectional covered in a chambray-color upholstery, a clean-lined console table with dovetail details and a distressed antique-style rug define the lounge area, which has woven and leather accents.
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6. Bright and Barrel-Vaulted
A high, barrel-vaulted ceiling and wall of glass that follows its curve bring drama to this San Mateo, California, living room. The fireplace is a standout feature as well. Christine Sheldon Design highlighted these architectural elements with traditional-style furnishings and art in fresh, bold shades of blue and red. Sculptural table lamps and a brass chandelier with starburst details add whimsy.
A high, barrel-vaulted ceiling and wall of glass that follows its curve bring drama to this San Mateo, California, living room. The fireplace is a standout feature as well. Christine Sheldon Design highlighted these architectural elements with traditional-style furnishings and art in fresh, bold shades of blue and red. Sculptural table lamps and a brass chandelier with starburst details add whimsy.
5. Eclectic and Collected
In St. Petersburg, Florida, designer Meliza Veloz used Houzz Pro to manage the overhaul of a bland room into this boho-meets-modern living space. Layers of organic materials, carefully styled collectibles and a gallery wall of modern art add personality and color, while a frame of dark paint downplays the visual impact of the TV.
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In St. Petersburg, Florida, designer Meliza Veloz used Houzz Pro to manage the overhaul of a bland room into this boho-meets-modern living space. Layers of organic materials, carefully styled collectibles and a gallery wall of modern art add personality and color, while a frame of dark paint downplays the visual impact of the TV.
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4. Gather Round the Hearth
Warm neutrals are a hot trend right now. This Birmingham, Michigan, living room designed by Kelly Walker of Leighanne LaMarre Interiors and built by Nightingale nails the look with layers of beige, taupe and brown. A pair of leather-topped ottomans that function as coffee tables pull out the darker tones in the stone fireplace surround and hearth, and the fireplace’s hefty custom mantel and columns match the light wood of the TV console.
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Warm neutrals are a hot trend right now. This Birmingham, Michigan, living room designed by Kelly Walker of Leighanne LaMarre Interiors and built by Nightingale nails the look with layers of beige, taupe and brown. A pair of leather-topped ottomans that function as coffee tables pull out the darker tones in the stone fireplace surround and hearth, and the fireplace’s hefty custom mantel and columns match the light wood of the TV console.
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3. Twice as Nice
Alicia Held-Morris and Jillian Lare of Morris Lare designed this streamlined living room in the newly built home of a West Des Moines, Iowa, couple. The floors and fireplace mantel are white oak, and the fireplace wall has a white-painted brick surround and a custom-tinted concrete hearth. Two cocktail tables that can be pulled apart as needed anchor the seating arrangement. The palette is mostly light and neutral, but two tall pieces of art inject bold color into the space. They’re illuminated by modern picture lights that coordinate with a thin LED hoop light suspended from the ceiling.
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Alicia Held-Morris and Jillian Lare of Morris Lare designed this streamlined living room in the newly built home of a West Des Moines, Iowa, couple. The floors and fireplace mantel are white oak, and the fireplace wall has a white-painted brick surround and a custom-tinted concrete hearth. Two cocktail tables that can be pulled apart as needed anchor the seating arrangement. The palette is mostly light and neutral, but two tall pieces of art inject bold color into the space. They’re illuminated by modern picture lights that coordinate with a thin LED hoop light suspended from the ceiling.
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2. Pretty in Pastels
Heather Parker and Wren Caples of Heather Wren Interiors looked to New Orleans when designing this Atlanta living room — an homage to the homeowner’s roots. The designers, who use Houzz Pro software to manage their business, pulled the palette of soft blues, greens and lavenders from the colorful abstract art. The two sofas, swivel chairs and ottomans are upholstered in kid- and dog-friendly performance fabrics, but thanks to a smattering of French antiques, the artwork and mostly traditional-style furniture, the room’s overall style has a Southern formality.
Heather Parker and Wren Caples of Heather Wren Interiors looked to New Orleans when designing this Atlanta living room — an homage to the homeowner’s roots. The designers, who use Houzz Pro software to manage their business, pulled the palette of soft blues, greens and lavenders from the colorful abstract art. The two sofas, swivel chairs and ottomans are upholstered in kid- and dog-friendly performance fabrics, but thanks to a smattering of French antiques, the artwork and mostly traditional-style furniture, the room’s overall style has a Southern formality.
1. Earthy and Warm
This Nashville, Tennessee, living room is the first room one sees upon entering the home, so the homeowners wanted it to both make a statement and serve as a space for gathering with friends. Starting with an empty gray canvas, designer Lauren DeBello painted the walls a warm white and brought in moody color through two moss green velvet sofas and an earthy rug. Two shaggy ottomans and a distressed wood bench add organic texture, while a modern brass chandelier provides a subtle, warm gleam.
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This Nashville, Tennessee, living room is the first room one sees upon entering the home, so the homeowners wanted it to both make a statement and serve as a space for gathering with friends. Starting with an empty gray canvas, designer Lauren DeBello painted the walls a warm white and brought in moody color through two moss green velvet sofas and an earthy rug. Two shaggy ottomans and a distressed wood bench add organic texture, while a modern brass chandelier provides a subtle, warm gleam.
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The remodel of a 1952 home in Vancouver, British Columbia, included this living area, which has a stunning terrazzo fireplace as its focal point. Designed by Simply Home Decorating, the sunny room is full of midcentury modern flair, with a plush gray sectional paired with molded plywood chairs, a tulip side table, an organically shaped coffee table, chevron-pattern pillows and retro harvest gold and burnt orange accents.
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