About Living Room Decor

Creating a décor for your living room should revolve around your lifestyle and personal tastes. If you enjoy your living room with your children, a comfortable, eclectic or traditional décor may suit you. If your living room is dedicated to entertaining your friends, a contemporary setting with a bar and lots of seating will work, especially if it is separate from the family room.

Traditional

Traditional living room décor includes warm floral fabrics with straight lined furniture featuring wood accents, or rich deep solids upholstering the high backed wing chairs or over-sized ottomans. The accessories in a traditional room include vases with flowers, books, and statuettes. Colorful rugs covering hardwood floors and matching tables with matching lamps are part of the classic style offering comfort and predictability to a traditional living room.

Country

Large, overstuffed furniture in checks or vintage prints in muted shades of rust, peach or Williamsburg blue are traits of a country living room décor. Warm woods like oak, pine or cherry make up hardwood floors and coffee or end tables. A large round table between two wing chairs in front of the window is covered with chintz or delicate floral fabric that coordinates with the sofa. A thick mantle made from pine is covered with pictures of special family times.

Contemporary

Contemporary living room décor includes sleek white furniture with glass tables enhanced by pendant or track lighting. Simple elegance with a minimalist approach to accessories--your contemporary living room will have pops of vibrant color in pillows or over-sized vases.

Mid Century Modern

Furniture made in the 1950s and 1960s is considered to be mid-century modern and includes low sofas in solid shades of green, brown, rust and orange. Vinyl upholstery covers the sofa, but the extra seating in the room is made of shaped plastic or thinly curved wood. Large drum lampshades and thickly piled rugs accent the simple, yet elegant living room decor.

Eclectic

Stained glass lampshades and leather furniture that reclines, combined with vintage-style tables and a flat-screen, wall-mounted television, is considered eclectic living room décor. Take features from any style of decorating that you enjoy and tie them together with similar colors, shapes and textures. The beauty of an eclectic living room décor is in the mixture of design styles as they're tailored toward comfort, function and ease.

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