15 Sophisticated Formal Living Room Designs

Whenever we hear formal, we usually imagine seeing an elegant, organized person or space. Today, we will talk more about living room spaces – formal ones. From how we usually see formal living rooms are designed for social-callers. That is why homes of prominent people have one in their house. Some say that a formal living room merely collect dust in furniture and decor that no one is allowed to touch. Remember Grandma’s china?

Formal living rooms will always be a beautiful space especially in grandiose homes, but out of practicality, this design is not really usual – that’s what makes it rather special. While one living room can definitely be high end, we have a lot of great design ideas for any home and any budget, take a peek at our list of 15 Sophisticated Formal Living Room Designs.

Elegant Edgemont

This New York living room sure lives up to its name – elegant! The space may be a bit small but the room arrangement and the choices of furniture sure is fantastic!

Elegant Escape

Here is another elegant escape from DKOR Interiors that has surely fascinated not only the home owner, but also other people in the same field. Fab furniture choices and stunning decor statements.

French Colonial Living Room

A classic example of a French Colonial home that show us how class and glamour does not mean forgetting comfort and tradition.

HHL Fireplace

Navy and black. Pairing black with a vibrant, dark blue will give your space a luxurious feeling. Here, gray accents give this space even more swankiness.

High Rise Living Room

This living room has its area carpet custom done just for the client. The pattern gives the room more texture and style.

Living Room

We are particularly fascinated with the bodice decor by the television. It shows the two major colors used in the space – black and blue. It showcases great contrast with a touch of class.

River Oaks Residence

The play of colors for this living area sure is huge and bold – pattern on the floor, great cornices designs and fab furniture! Brave and definitely a soulful living space.

Russian Glam

From afar, we can see a stellar example of a formal living room. From this angle, we can see a silver colored lamp shade, small accent chairs and a petty coffee table. Looking at it this way, we can see how pretty this living room is.

Brentwood Sophisticated

Austrian roman shades. Austrian-style roman shades are by far the most formal and traditional, delineated by several vertical and horizontal rows of ruched gathers and scalloping along the bottom. This is definitely a lovely living space.

European Style Home in Bryn Mawr

This area of the house look cramped because of the stuff around it. From this viewpoint, we can say that the furniture is quite big for the minimal space, but because of that, this room exemplify a good example of a formal living room.

Merilane

This is definitely a dream home with European flair. A Minnesota mansion is the owners’ dream home. The great room has the feel of an Italian villa, with its beautifully proportioned arches, Italian plaster wall treatment and layers of textures and antique pieces.

Sophisticated Getaway

This is one lovely living room that we know anyone would actually like to have if you like to entertain friends over and have tea or something. This is definitely a sophisticated getaway!

San Francisco City Chateau

Blue strié velvet on a pair of fauteuils sustains the formality of this living space, which is awash in pattern and detail. Solid velvet would have looked too plain, especially coupled with the ornate pattern on the chair backs.

Vine Street

According to the designer, the power of traditional design is at its best when the elements of the perfect space include a sofa, a coffee table, two upholstered chairs, a pair of open armchairs that can be moved around, a bench, two long drink tables and two end tables.

Weathered Elegance

Simple designs of the furniture complement the plain walls. Accents like the pictures on the wall and the huge stand lamp, the cute decors in the tables, they all look wonderful and made this room one stunning living room with that weathered elegance.

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Fabulous Natural Living Room Designs

The use of whites with earth color undertones, along with natural materials create an organic feel in any room. Today, we will be seeing 15 Fabulous Natural Living Room Designs wherein we can see and sort of feel that these rooms are very warm and pretty much inviting. Using these natural tones creates a welcoming aura to anyone who will be in them.

You will be seeing contrasting wood trimmings that accentuated the rooms we have below. Some photos include decorations with a wooden feel or materials related to wood like rattan and would include decors or other materials with earth tone for a more natural feel to the room. Colorful pillowcases, wooden coffee tables adds charm to our 15 Fabulous Living Room Natural Designs.

Barton Hills Home

Skylights flood the living room with natural light. Colorful pillows, artwork and warm colors create a cozy sitting area for the family.

Brettkelly Residence

Chalky pastels work well with natural weaves in this classic living room. Pale walls, a white dining set and painted floorboards with a backdrop of the outdoors.

Global

The use of light colored wood and natural tones gives this living room a colonial feel. The shuttered screen, used as a flexible way of demarcating a space, the beautiful woven sofa and the dark sofa all help achieve this effect.

Hubbert’s Peak

All this earth-toned colored walls, furniture and decor are evidently stunning for an outdoor feel. The console on the background is ideal for keeping striking ornaments on display.

Living Room Inspired by Nature

Cool and sophisticated, mid grey is a great foil for warm, grainy wood finishes. Despite being simple, this box fireplace surround, filled with chopped logs, is an eye-catching focal point.

Lynn’s Beach House

Choose a calm color scheme of browns and tans for your living room, and open up the space with great window treatment that opens to the outdoors.

Lucas

A comfortable place for cozying up to watch TV, or for entertaining family & friends. We are definitely loving the colors and the vibe in this space.

NY Contemporary Family Room

Cool and sophisticated, creams and grainy wood finishes. Despite being simple, this pretty New York living room is an eye-catching space.

Modern Wooden Living Room

Grey furnishings create a cool contrast to the plywood walls and lye-treated floor of this living room, combining natural materials with modern design.

Nature Inspired Living Room

This living room has a warm, natural feel to it, thanks to the rich tones of brown, red and caramel, and the use of different wood types.

Sail Bay

These recent retirees needed a casual living room for everyday use and to handle the wear and tear of grandchildren. They also wanted a sophisticated environment to reflect this point in their lives and to have a welcoming atmosphere for guests.

Silicon Valley Sanctuary

Silicon Valley family home with tall and open steel windows where every room opens into the large beautiful gardens. Contemporary detailing with flush millwork, simple elegant furnishings, bronze tables, odegard rugs, pressed concrete fireplace.

Private Residence

Create two distinct areas with a clever layout, but link the two by choosing furniture in matching woods and using the same chocolate and brown color scheme throughout the space.

Luscious Living Room

Stone creates a warm backdrop to this pared-down classic yet eclectic scheme that is rich in texture. Choose natural flooring for a laid-back feel.

Natural Living Room

For a natural, earthy look, combine neutral walls with dark woods. The sisal rug and lovely ottoman complement each other and are perfectly matched by a stunning stand lamp.

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Crow’s Nest Residence: A Ski Cabin in California

The house that we will feature today isn’t an ordinary residence for it is at the same time a ski cabin. The design of the Crow’s Nest Residence is intriguing especially with its butterfly roof design. But aside from the stunning exterior, the interior is also a true charmer! We are kind of intrigued why it is called as the Crow’s Nest Residence but we have to move on with this feature anyway.

This three story ski cabin stands at the top of Sugar Bowl Ski Resort, California. The house provides breathtaking views from every corner from of the 5,600 square foot ski-in/ski-out cabin including the beautiful views of Castle Peak to the Northwest and Mt. Judah to the Northeast which can be viewed thru its corner bedroom windows. The cabin is anchored by board-formed concrete podium into the hillside showing steel, glass and wood structure that can be seen from the snow line. The house features a double-height living room located at the center of the home. Other adorable spaces in the house are its year-round south-facing deck with a hot tub, fire pit and outdoor dining table for slope-side family lunches. Let us take a virtual tour of this ski cabin below:

Lovely. The house looks really stunning with its window designs as well as its roof. The tall window that reveals the staircase is very gorgeous!

You can see here the concrete podium that serves as the foundation of the house.

The house is placed on the highest lot adjacent to the ski hill. It maintains a sense of tranquility from its forested aspects to the West and South.

Large south-facing windows, a grand stone fireplace, and log columns that reinforce the cabins are featured in the living room.

The double height living room as exposed roof beams which looks well paired with the pillars and the tall windows.

The doors are lovely! We really like the wood work of the doors for this area. Adding a shaggy area rug gives it a soft feel.

Mosaic backsplash in the kitchen adds more charm to it as well as the red pendant lights above the island.

We are sure you will agree with us that this sink is beautiful. Dishwashing will never be boring as one can take a glimpse outside while doing the chore.

The dining area has an open feel as it is surrounded by glass. Its wooden dining set and pendant lights give it a natural look.

The entry way is graced by a framed image as well as a red area rug.

This staircase towers to the upper floor with beauty made of wooden treads and steel railings.

The top most floor has this landing area with white lounge chairs.

The bedroom has a bed with storage areas under it. It also used wood like the other spaces of the house. A door leads to the terrace.

Shown here are the powder room with colorful wall tiles and bathroom.

The house has its own sauna to keep the owners warm during winter season.

You can see here an outdoor dining area in the porch and the terrace from the bedroom.

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Contemporary Backyard Patio Designs

We all want to have a patio in our house for aside from being an extended social area, it allows us to spend time outside with the comforts of our home. A patio can be placed in front of the house, on one side, around the house or in the backyard. This depends on the available space of your yard or of the area and shape of it. It also depends on your needs as well as your budget.

But if you are looking into having a contemporary backyard patio and you are not yet happy of the designs that you get, then you can check this list we have today. This will surely give you ideas on what you can do with the design of your patio. Take a look at varying features each of the patios feature for this might be a good highlight for your patio too. Come take a look!

Ferntree Gully Project

The beauty of this patio is brought by its lighting, sleek lines, plants and its different levels giving it some depth and drama.

P+P Home

You’d surely be drawn to this contemporary patio because of the pops of colors that you can see here. But aside from the colors, the furniture especially the swing chairs are really head turners.

Gathering Table

This is just one part of the patio. If you will see the rest of it, you will surely envy the homeowners! What a gorgeous patio indeed!

Victorian Workers Cottage Addition

A lovely home in Sydney is graced with this backyard with a beautiful patio combining stones, wood and of course, plants.

Point Dume Residence

We know that the first thing you noticed here are the gold stainless railings. Yes, it is indeed beautiful but draw your eyes to its contemporary backyard patio that has varying levels, a fire pit and some pretty purple plants.

Creative Outdoor Solutions

The timber screen in the rear of this patio is all Merbau timber in a 70 x 19mm format. The designers used Intergrain or Cutek stains to bring the timber to life.

Sonoma / Sea Ranch Redux

The concrete for the flooring of this patio is the natural color but it contains 25% fly ash replacement for cement which tends to lighten the color.

Spanish Oaks Custom Contemporary

A neat and lovely patio which is graced by tables and chairs made by Kingsley Bate named as The Tivoli Collection.

Greenwich Village Townhouse

The Belgian cobblestone pavers look really pretty in this patio especially with the charm of the Paolo Lenti chairs!

Pergola Project

If you have a vacant area in your backyard, you can instantly give it some burst of fun by putting up a patio covered with a pergola like this one.

Eco+Historical Sanchez 1

The rear of this home opens completely to the patio with an embedded Olive tree. Board formed concrete retaining walls retain the impression of the wood forms.

70s Inspired Edmonton Back Yard

Despite its being 70′s inspired, the patio still retained a contemporary look. The pergola attached to the stone fireplace is a sure win!

Contemporary Patio

Custom formed concrete poured in place was surrounded by white stones giving shape and form to this patio.

Sage Hill Fire and Water

Beautiful patio floors plus the wooden partitions that stand on both sides of the stone fireplace equals a stunning outdoor space!

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