Large living rooms does not have to look cold and empty. With a few touches, a large living room turns into a homely, warm and inviting place. These 11 large living room ideas will help you to do the same.
1In the Middle
It is important to gather the seating set towards the middle of the room rather than to push them against the walls in a large living room to use the space efficiently and make it warm.
2High Ceilings
If your large living room also has high ceilings, low furniture can get lost in the huge space. Try to choose stately and tall furniture and big chandeliers to balance everything and fill the room.
3Luxurious
If you love this room design, you surely check our 20 luxury living rooms for more examples.
Large living rooms are great canvases to decorate luxuriously. A fireplace, a classic, leather seating set, a big chandelier decorated with crystals and a large coffee table can all contribute to turning your large living room into a luxurious one.
4Minimalist
It is one of most popular styles. We have shared great examples in our 15 minimalist living room ideas content.
A large living room is hard to decorate with a few pieces of furniture. To decorate a minimalist one, you need to opt for big décor objects and furniture without needing more objects than needed. Ceiling beams or columns can also enrich the space.
5Sectioning
To utilize the space in a large living room, try to designate different sections for different uses such as a main sitting area and a reading corner. It is important for these sections’ color schemes and styles to complement each other.
6Sofas as Statements
Instead of having lots of décor objects around, by choosing your sitting pieces large and stately, turn them into the statement objects of the room without even needing a coffee table in the middle.
7Architectural Elements
Molding on the walls or lots of beams here and there can change the shape of the room while filling up the space, giving it a unique look.
8Contrast
A large living room with high ceilings can look warm and inviting by painting the ceilings a dark color or using wooden panels in contrast with a neutral or white base.
9Traditional
Is this room really beautiful? You can see similar rooms in our 15 traditional living room ideas gallery.
Traditional style goes well with large living rooms due to their symmetrical nature in décor and statement objects like fireplaces fill the space eye-pleasingly.
10Textures and Patterns
Instead of filling the space with physical objects, try to use big objects with lots of different patterns, textures and colors around the room to warm up the room. Patterned curtains, complementary brick walls, contrasting colors can all make a large room an inviting one without cluttering it.
11Contemporary
Don’t miss these 15 contemporary living room ideas, if you are interested in this style.
Warm shades of natural wood along with curves used around the room are features of contemporary style that can be used in contrast to high ceilings of a large living room to design a cozy atmosphere.
