Minimalists Avoid These 5 Living Room Items to Create a Calmer, More Peaceful Space

You might not be aware of it, but all the colors, shapes, and sounds toys overstimulate the brain and disrupt a living room's ...
Homes and Gardens on MSN

Jennifer Connelly’s ‘old money’ living room is a lesson in warm neutral elegance – it’s quiet luxury

In the actress's Brooklyn living room, an exercise in design restraint transforms a simple palette into a study of pure ...
Apartment Therapy

My Cramped Living Room Was Narrow — A Designer Made It Surprisingly Spacious

Five years later, with zero ideas for a solution, I called in reinforcements. With the help of a designer, I was able to make my narrow living room feel warm and inviting, and it now somehow looks ...

For Only $15, These Basic Living Room Shelves Got a Striped Makeover

Inspired by a striped wooden antique piece she’d seen online, Joanna decided to DIY her own stripes using painter’s tape and ...
Country Living UK on MSN

10 cosy living room ideas for your warmest and snuggest space yet — and how to make them work

How to update your home to create warmth and comfort throughout the chillier months ...
Architectural Digest

5 Living Room Mistakes You’re Making and How to Fix Them, According to Design Experts

Compared to other rooms in the home, a living room is almost like a blank slate. In bedrooms, you’re designing around the bed; in kitchens, you’re taking counters and appliances into account. But in ...
Good Housekeeping on MSN

Designers are divided on this living room choice—but they all agree on one thing

Rug or sofa first?
Architectural Digest

9 Exuberant Living Room Ideas From AD PRO Directory Designers

While some find respite in neutral tone, minimalist interiors, others regain their energy in spaces with pizzazz. Enlivened with saturated color, patterned textiles, and eccentric art, some rooms call ...