Contemporary living room at the Hamptons.
Example of a trendy living room design in New York

Mixed pine, pine cones and berries add a lot of texture to this mantel at the holidays. Painting is by artist Jean Richardson. Tre Dunham with Fine Focus Photography

The spacious great room in this home, completed in 2017, is open to the kitchen and features a linear fireplace on a floating honed limestone hearth, supported by hidden steel brackets, extending the full width between the two floor to ceiling windows. The custom oak shelving forms a display case with individual lights for each section allowing the homeowners to showcase favorite art objects. The ceiling features a step and hidden LED cove lighting to provide a visual separation for this area from the adjacent kitchen and informal dining areas. The rug and furniture were selected by the homeowners for everyday comfort as this is the main TV watching and hangout room in the home. A casual dining area provides seating for 6 or more and can also function as a game table. In the background is the 3 seasons room accessed by a floor-to-ceiling sliding door that opens 2/3 to provide easy flow for entertaining.

Picture Perfect House
Family room - large transitional open concept dark wood floor and brown floor family room idea in Chicago with beige walls, a standard fireplace, a wall-mounted tv and a stone fireplace

This Minnesota Artisan Tour showcase home features three exceptional natural stone fireplaces. A custom blend of ORIJIN STONE's Alder™ Split Face Limestone is paired with custom Indiana Limestone for the oversized hearths. Minnetrista, MN residence. MASONRY: SJB Masonry + Concrete BUILDER: Denali Custom Homes, Inc. PHOTOGRAPHY: Landmark Photography

Example of a mid-sized trendy formal light wood floor and brown floor living room design in Denver with a standard fireplace, no tv, a tile fireplace and white walls

This couple was ready for some major changes in their home on north Euclid in Upland, CA. After completing their nursery last year, they asked for help designing their family room. Everything had to go! The brick fireplace, the TV niche next to the fireplace, the wet bar…none of it portrayed my client’s taste or style in any way. They requested a space that was modern, not fussy, clean and contemporary. I achieved this look by transforming the fireplace wall with limestone and paneled walls with hidden storage behind where the TV niche used to be. Other features that helped in this transformation are updated recessed and accent lighting, fixtures, window coverings, sleek, contemporary furnishings, art and accessories. The existing carpet was replaced with dark wood flooring that seamlessly meets the new limestone fireplace hearth that runs the distance of the entire focal wall. A roadblock popped up when we found out the SMALLEST WALL in the house that was part of the existing wet bar turned out to be where the main plumbing and electrical were housed. Instead of spending the exorbitant amount of money that it would’ve cost to remove this wall, I instead turned the unused wet bar into a functional feature with oodles of storage on one side and a wall niche on the opposite to display art. Now this space is a functional and comfortable room in their house where they can relax and spend time with family.

The Tomar Court remodel was a whole home remodel focused on creating an open floor plan on the main level that is optimal for entertaining. By removing the walls separating the formal dining, formal living, kitchen and stair hallway, the main level was transformed into one spacious, open room. Throughout the main level, a custom white oak flooring was used. A three sided, double glass fireplace is the main feature in the new living room. The existing staircase was integrated into the kitchen island with a custom wall panel detail to match the kitchen cabinets. Off of the living room is the sun room with new floor to ceiling windows and all updated finishes. Tucked behind the sun room is a cozy hearth room. In the hearth room features a new gas fireplace insert, new stone, mitered edge limestone hearth, live edge black walnut mantle and a wood feature wall. Off of the kitchen, the mud room was refreshed with all new cabinetry, new tile floors, updated powder bath and a hidden pantry off of the kitchen. In the master suite, a new walk in closet was created and a feature wood wall for the bed headboard with floating shelves and bedside tables. In the master bath, a walk in tile shower , separate floating vanities and a free standing tub were added. In the lower level of the home, all flooring was added throughout and the lower level bath received all new cabinetry and a walk in tile shower. TYPE: Remodel YEAR: 2018 CONTRACTOR: Hjellming Construction 4 BEDROOM ||| 3.5 BATH ||| 3 STALL GARAGE ||| WALKOUT LOT

Spacecrafting
Inspiration for a timeless open concept dark wood floor living room remodel in Minneapolis with beige walls, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace and a media wall

Living room - transitional living room idea in Minneapolis

http://www.pickellbuilders.com. Photography by Linda Oyama Bryan. Stone Surround Fireplace with Distressed Fir Mantel, Limestone Swell Step and Hearth. Millmade stair with wrought iron stair balusters.

Source : Ancient Surfaces Product : Antique Stone Kitchen Hood & Stone Flooring. Phone#: (212) 461-0245 Email: Sales@ancientsurfaces.com Website: www.AncientSurfaces.com For the past few years the trend in kitchen decor has been to completely remodel your entire kitchen in stainless steel. Stainless steel counter-tops and appliances, back-splashes even stainless steel cookware and utensils. Some kitchens are so loaded with stainless that you feel like you're walking into one of those big walk-in coolers like you see in a restaurant or a sterile operating room. They're cold and so... uninviting. Who wants to spend time in a room that reminds you of the frozen isle of a supermarket? One of the basic concepts of interior design focuses on using natural elements in your home. Things like woods and green plants and soft fabrics make your home feel more warm and welcoming. In most homes the kitchen is where everyone congregates whether it's for family mealtimes or entertaining. Get rid of that stainless steel and add some warmth to your kitchen with one of our antique stone kitchen hoods that were at first especially deep antique fireplaces retrofitted to accommodate a fully functional metal vent inside of them.

Modern farmhouse describes this open concept, light and airy ranch home with modern and rustic touches. Precisely positioned on a large lot the owners enjoy gorgeous sunrises from the back left corner of the property with no direct sunlight entering the 14’x7’ window in the front of the home. After living in a dark home for many years, large windows were definitely on their wish list. Three generous sliding glass doors encompass the kitchen, living and great room overlooking the adjacent horse farm and backyard pond. A rustic hickory mantle from an old Ohio barn graces the fireplace with grey stone and a limestone hearth. Rustic brick with scraped mortar adds an unpolished feel to a beautiful built-in buffet.

Silestone "Nebula" 3cm countertop & backsplash • pre-finished bamboo cabinets • Sherwin Williams "Outer Space" paint at appliances & cabinets • Benjamin Moore "Ice Mist" paint at ceiling, walls • Sierra Accent stone at fireplace • 5" solid white oak flooring stained medium brown • Texas Mist limestone hearth • Fire Grande Pendant lights above island • photo by Andrea Calo 2017

Focus-Pocus
Example of a transitional living room design in Chicago

Alder wood ceiling, masonry fireplace, wood mantel, and built-in custom cabinetry highlight this living room. Stone fireplace and wall is the Chilton Woodlake blend. Large expansive windows look out onto a private lake. Engineered hickory wood flooring leading to wood newel post & railing with iron baluster stariway. ( Ryan Hainey)

Tricia Shay Photography
Example of a mid-sized trendy formal and open concept dark wood floor and brown floor living room design in Milwaukee with a metal fireplace, white walls, a ribbon fireplace and a wall-mounted tv

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Inspiration for a contemporary light wood floor living room remodel in Los Angeles with white walls, a standard fireplace and a stone fireplace

Clients' first home and there forever home with a family of four and in laws close, this home needed to be able to grow with the family. This most recent growth included a few home additions including the kids bathrooms (on suite) added on to the East end, the two original bathrooms were converted into one larger hall bath, the kitchen wall was blown out, entrying into a complete 22'x22' great room addition with a mudroom and half bath leading to the garage and the final addition a third car garage. This space is transitional and classic to last the test of time.