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March 10, 2014 By Jenna 20 Comments

20+ Living Room Ideas

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Y’all, I never thought in a million years I would ever show you my living room. Seriously. I don’t know why, but for me, decorating the living room has always been a struggle. I’m not even quite sure what it is. To inspire me in my living room endeavors and to hopefully inspire you, I’ve gathered 20+ living room ideas that will hopefully help us all out. Unless you are a living room decorating genius. In that case, I bow down in your genius presence.

20+ Living Room Decorating Ideas

Create a Gallery Wall Around Your Television

Looking for BIG bang for your buck? Here are 9 Accent Walls for $30 or Less - includes lots of wall painting ideas, techniques and designs - and they are all DIY projects! Great painting ideas including this black and white gallery wall!

In the living room at our Beloved Foreclosure, I created a black and white gallery wall around our television. It helped to distract the eye away from the not-so-pretty television and also worked in meaningful art pieces to us. It was a pretty simple project and you can see how I did it here.

Don’t paint over the knotty pine – work with it!

Living Room Ideas - Knotty Pine Paneling

We have knotty pine paneling at our farmhouse and I wouldn’t change it for a thing! Instead of working against it and trying to cover it up, I work with it – here’s how!

Mix and Match with a Collected Modern Living Room

Whoa. This living room is stunning - the perfect combination of modern style mixed with vintage pieces. Modern Living Room

You can tour my wholeย Collected Modern living roomย that includes the black gallery wall and get easy and affordable ideas for your space as well.

Waterproof Living Room Upholstery

How to waterproof fabric and protect upholstery against stains! Great to know! 9 MUST READ Cleaning Tips!To keep those pretty sofas and chairs looking newer longer, give them a protective coat that will waterproof and repel stains from the material. Find out how here. No plastic covers from the 70’s needed. ๐Ÿ™‚

Go Traditional, but Casual

Traditional Casual Living Room - living room decor ideas for a traditional, but casual and comfortable room.

In our farmhouse, we opted for a traditional living room that would stand the test of time, but also a casual one that we could relax in. Tour it here.

Give Black Walls a Chance

Love black walls but not sure how to decorate with them? Here are great decorating ideas for rooms with black walls!

In the living room at our 70’s Landing Pad, I really wanted to create a dramatic, 1970’s but updated feel. Black walls and deep jewel tones helped to achieve that look. Tour the space here.

Got that 70’s Paneling? No problem!

Living Room Ideas - working with paneling.

If you’ve got some serious 70’s wood paneling going on, don’t fear! Here are five ways to decorate around it and make it look good!

Add Pops of Color with Accent Chairs

Fuchsia Upholstered Accent Chair | Affordable Accent Chairs for $300 or Less | Accent Chairs for Living Room | Upholstered Chairs | Upholstered Accent Chair

Affordable accent chairs are a great way to add pops of color and pattern to a space! Here’s a list of 20 affordable, upholstered accent chairs.

Go for Oversized Art

Love black walls but not sure how to decorate with them? Here are great decorating ideas for rooms with black walls!

Create a stop-you-in-your-tracks focal point with big, oversized art. Some of my favorite pieces of oversized art is here, along with the easiest way to hang them.

Duck Tape Those Curtains

Duck Tape Trim Curtains v

If all you can afford are some basic curtains, spice them up by trimming them out with duck tape along the edges. Here’s how I did mine.

Layer Your Rugs

DIY Cowhide Rug (No Painting Required!)

I really wanted to have some pattern mixing in my living room and I really wanted a cowhide rug. I didn’t have the money for a real cowhide rug, so I made my own DIY Cowhide Rug.

Create a Meaningful Gallery Wall

A Southern Girl's Gallery Wall via RainonaTinRoof.com #gallerywall #mothersday #balsamhill

I am a huge fan of decorating with objects that are meaningful or attached to special memories. My Southern Girl’s Gallery Wall does just that.

Neutral is Beautiful

20+ Living Room Ideas via RainonaTinRoof.com #livingroom

If there is anyone that can show us how beautiful a neutral living room is, its Jamie. Don’t miss these neutral, yet beautiful living room ideas.

Choose Two Colors and Go With It

20+ Living Room Ideas via RainonaTinRoof.com #livingroom

Charming Zebra’s living room space is just calling my name. I LOVE those chairs. The dark color she has on the wall is balanced perfectly with all the white accents.

Create a Photo Gallery Above Your Sofa

20+ Living Room Ideas via RainonaTinRoof.com #livingroom

I love photos. I love displaying photos. The problem is that I don’t always know how to display them beautifully. I love how Suburbs Mama created a photo gallery above her couch.

Mix Rustic with Glam

Rustic Glam Living Room

I love this mix of rustic and glam that Jones Design company has going on. The linen couch has a rustic-y feeling while that mirrored side table is 100% glam. Genius combination.

Install Board & Batten to Create a Cozy Cottage Feel

Board and Batten in the living room

The Wood Grain Cottage installed board and batten in her living room. It creates such a cozy feeling.

Go Bold with Red

20+ Living Room Ideas via RainonaTinRoof.com #livingroom

I mentioned that I was adding more red to our living room when I showed you the buffet makeover. I love all of Carmel’s red touches in her living room. And that gold trunk as a coffee table – I die.

Add Built-Ins to Anchor Your Space

Living Room Built-Ins

I have always been a huge fan of built-in bookcases on either side of a fireplace like Making Lemonade has in her home. They are a classic.

Mix Patterns and Textures with Both Fabric and Furniture

Patterns and Textures in the Living Room

I will fully admit that I stalk Dimples and Tangles. She can mix patterns and textures like nobody’s business and we both share a love for green. I would have never thought a rattan chair could be so fabulous, but she made it happen in her space.

Mix and Match Pillow Patterns

Living Room Pillows - mixing and matching

House by Hoff shares some great tips for mixing patterns with pillows – something I always struggle with.

Make Your Coffee Table More Functional

20+ Living Room Ideas via RainonaTinRoof.com #livingroom

Check out AKA Design’s coffee table. Its large, so it can accommodate lots of goodies, but its also a chest. Hello storage!

Go Overboard with Pillows

20+ Living Room Ideas via RainonaTinRoof.com #livingroom

I have drooled over this photo from Blue Skies and Sunshine numerous times. Seriously – all those pillows are just begging me to jump on them. And the colors and patterns are perfectly mixed.

Formal, but Beautiful Living Room

20+ Living Room Ideas via RainonaTinRoof.com #livingroom

Some of you may not know, but Sarah Richardson is my absolute favorite designer. I love everything she does. Everything. This living room is very formal, but its just so beautiful. The soft touches of pink are gorgeous.

Light & Bright Colorful Living Room

20+ Living Room Ideas via RainonaTinRoof.com #livingroom

Hi Sugarplum is another gal who can mix colors and patterns like nobody’s business. I love all the bright colors on her couch.

Go Bold With Your Sofa

20+ Living Room Ideas via RainonaTinRoof.com #livingroom

Ok, so I know this one isn’t exactly real life for most of us I mean, my circus would have that glass coffee table shattered in 2.1 seconds. However, I just couldn’t resist not showing you this gorgeous blue velvet couch. I’m also a huge fan of how the art is hung on the bookcase. I’ve seen that in many places before, and I want to fit that in somewhere in my home.

My head is swimming with living room decor ideas.

What about you?

Do you have any great real-life living room decorating ideas to share?

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  1. Jodi Renfro says

    March 10, 2014 at 9:08 am

    Love your blog but like yourself, most of us have children and wouldn’t dream of having white, off white furniture. How about some living rooms with furniture for children? Thanks

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    • Heather says

      March 17, 2014 at 7:16 pm

      I have white furniture and kids but the key is slipcovers. Yes, they get dirty but then I can wash them! I cannot imagine all that yuck hidden by darker colors. About the time I’m ready to wash the slipcovers they are making me sneezy anyway.

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      • Rosie Smith says

        May 4, 2019 at 10:34 pm

        Where do you get your slip covers ? I would love to get some to lighten up our house- our sofas are dark colored?

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  2. Jamie says

    March 10, 2014 at 4:30 pm

    Thanks girl! These living rooms are FABULOUS! I’m honoured to be among them ๐Ÿ˜‰ Sharing on my FB page today ๐Ÿ˜‰
    Hugs,
    Jamie

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  3. Carrie MkgLemonade says

    March 10, 2014 at 11:09 pm

    Oh my gosh, thanks for mentioning my living room! That photo is almost 4 years old and can you believe I’ve never updated the blog with a new one? It looks so different now, but still the same built-ins (just styled a bit better). ๐Ÿ™‚ My living room doesn’t feel as show-worthy as the rest of my home but it does look a lot better than four year ago… I need to update my blog haha!

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    • Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof says

      March 13, 2014 at 8:49 am

      I knew it was on an older post, Carrie, but I just love built-ins! I am terrible about posting updates in spaces sometimes! We are so crazy busy as bloggers – we forget!!

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  4. Katie @ Upcycled Treasures says

    March 11, 2014 at 9:08 am

    What an awesome roundup! My main struggle in the living room is figuring out how to decorate around the tv without it being distracting or looking cluttered. Love all of these ideas, thanks for sharing! Pinned ๐Ÿ™‚

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  5. [email protected] Stroll Thru Life says

    March 11, 2014 at 10:45 am

    Fabulous inspiration. I love them all. Thanks tons for linking to Inspire Me. Hugs, Marty

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  6. Adrienne Boswell says

    March 12, 2014 at 1:21 pm

    I love this collection! Pinning ๐Ÿ™‚ I’d love for you to link this up to Be. You. Tiful link party live on Thursday 6pm PST

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  7. Heather {Woods of Bell Trees} says

    March 12, 2014 at 8:18 pm

    Oh I love all of these inspiration rooms! I am ready to tackle some rooms!!!

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  8. Barb says

    March 13, 2014 at 10:04 am

    LOVE your home and blog.thanks for posting.can you tell me where I can get light over your kitchen sink? Thanks so much.barb

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    • Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof says

      March 16, 2014 at 8:54 pm

      Hi Barb! Thank you for such a sweet, sweet comment. I just love those! The light over my kitchen sink came from Lowe’s. I believe it was from the Allen + Roth line.

      Reply
  9. Lindsay says

    March 13, 2014 at 10:08 pm

    Nice collection! Very tasty. Someday I’d love to steal some of these ideas. Now if I only had enough money to get rid of the ancient, nasty green wallpaper that covers my living room wall, I might not be so embarrassed when people walk into my house.

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  10. Megan @ Our Pinteresting Family says

    March 14, 2014 at 7:22 am

    What beautiful spaces! I adore Emily’s gallery wall around her tv.

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  11. Corinna Ashley [ForMyLoveOf] says

    March 15, 2014 at 7:18 am

    I, too, bow down to living room decorating genius’. I mean, really, how do they do it? Bedroom- easy. kitchen- easy, bathroom- easy. I’m enjoying the spaces you’ve collected. It’s even inspired a few ideas I hope to implement sometime soon!

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  12. [email protected] says

    March 16, 2014 at 5:25 pm

    I love the second to last one. Amazing! Visiting via Bacons hop today. I look forward to your visit soon!

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  13. MotherMel says

    July 30, 2015 at 12:32 pm

    Love the picture frame painted behind the TV. NOW THE COURAGE TO TRY IT.

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    • Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof says

      July 30, 2015 at 3:14 pm

      Just jump in and give it a whirl!

      Reply
  14. Karren Haller says

    February 14, 2019 at 10:05 am

    I love the backdrop you created, clever way to add pops of color and very pretty to look at.
    Thank you for sharing your home om Wonderful Wednesdays #omhgww

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  15. Mother of 3 says

    February 14, 2019 at 6:28 pm

    Thanks so much for sharing these wonderful ideas with us at Encouraging Hearts and Home. Pinned.

    Reply

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