Your living room sets the tone for the entire house, so it’s worth getting right. Here you’ll find our best advice on modern living room design, including furniture recommendations, color scheme ideas, lighting guides, and tips on pulling everything together. Whether you’re starting from scratch or refreshing what you already have, these posts will help you create a space that looks great and actually works for your life.
Buyer's Guides
A paint chip is two inches square and lit by a store’s ceiling tubes. A living room wall is closer…
Living Room
The chair nobody sits in is the most common piece of furniture in a living room. It was bought to…
Living Room
Most living rooms are furnished in the wrong order. The sofa arrives first because it is the biggest purchase, the…
Home Decor
The entryway is the most overworked few square feet in a home and the least planned. It absorbs keys, shoes,…
Home Decor
Our editor’s first apartment had an entry you could photograph from the doorway without stepping inside. It was a strip…
Industrial
An industrial living room has a presence that’s hard to fake. The combination of raw materials, statement lighting, and substantial…
Japandi
A Japandi living room feels like a deep breath. It’s the kind of space where everything is in its place,…
Living Room
The living rooms that photograph well and the living rooms that are pleasant to sit in at nine at night…
Living Room
Lighting is one of the most overlooked elements of interior design, yet it’s one of the most impactful. Good lighting…
Living Room
The sofa is the most expensive piece of furniture most people buy for a living room, and it is the…