13 Trendsetting Living Room Decor Ideas for 2024

Looking to spruce up your living room? In this blog, we’ll look at thirteen standout and trendsetting living room decor ideas to consider in 2024.

From warm colours to statement metallics to Bouclé fabric, we’ll consider the best ways of enhancing a living room’s decor. Let’s dive in!

1. Clean Lines

The use of clean lines helps offer a functional, undemanding design. Clean lines are created by adding features and fittings that come with straight and smooth edges and contribute a minimalist or/and neutral colour palette to the setting. Geometric shapes and open floor plans are also associated with clean lines in interior designs.

The sorts of items that you may want to include to achieve a clean lines design include the following options:

• Slick and minimalist furniture
• Neutral wall paint or wallpaper
• Area rugs featuring geometric patterns
• Large vase
• Decorative bowl
• Built-in shelves
• Wall art with geometric patterns
• Polished/smooth flooring
• Rectangular coffee table

2. Introduce Nature

Many ways exist to add the look and feel of nature to your home. A biophilic design can revitalise your living room’s decor by providing Earthy colours (e.g. blues, browns and greens) and turning the space into a serene and calm environment.

To provide a biophilic design, you should consider steps such as:

• Having walls painted in Earthy tones
• Opting for Earthy wallpaper (e.g. Earthy tones or a biophilic design such as one showing a forested area).
• Other features that can add Earthy tones (e.g. curtains, furniture, wooden table etc.).
• Including suitable house plants for your living room *
• Utilise natural materials, including bamboo, natural stone, oak, cork and walnut.

*If taking this approach, just ensure the houseplants added are not poisonous to any pets living in your home. It’s also possible for people to have allergies to certain plants, so keep this in mind too.

3. Use of Warm Colours

Another popular trend for living room decor in 2024 is the use of warm colours. These can include tones like Magenta, Goldenrod, Scarlet, Rose, Saffron, Crimson, Pale Yellow, Amber and Apricot.

Ways of adding warm shades include using furniture, repainting walls, having curtains fitted, introducing wall art and fitting an area rug.

Whatever the case, if you decide to introduce warm colours, consider what warm colours might work best for the room and how they will look together and in contrast to other tones and shades throughout the space.

4. Modern Sofa Ideas

There exists a wide range of modern sofa options that can enhance a living room’s decor these days.

Here are some ideas you might want to consider:

• Three-seater sofa
• Recliner sofa featuring a telescopic headrest
• Opt for sofas with Earthy tones *

*Earthy colours to consider include trending options for sofas like mint green, blush pink, powder blue, Earthy taupe and lemon sorbet yellow.

5. Focal Point Windows

A popular trend in 2024 is making windows the focal point of a living room. Among the ways you can achieve this include curtains with standout prints that catch attention, a new windows arrangement, clear items and furniture out of the way in a sizeable space or position furniture nearby in a smaller room.

Whatever approach you decide to go with, it’s important to opt for one that is practical and safe while also providing an aesthetically pleasing visual that works along with how the rest of your living room space is designed.

6. Refresh With Moody Interior Design

Opting for dark and moody tones can create a rich, sophisticated interior. What’s more, these sorts of shades are versatile and can, in some cases, make a room feel more spacious.

As for the latter point, this is possible since dark colours have the potential to blur the lines between walls and ceilings, giving the illusion of a greater expanse.

Neutral shades and warm tones often work well in living room space, however dark, moody tones that can work well include Velvet Black, Dark Inky Blue, Dark Forest Green, Burgundy, Deep Blue, Charcoal Grey, Moody Teal, Slate Grey, Midnight Blue and Olive Green.

7. Pantone’s Colour of the Year ‘Peach Fuzz’

Speaking of tones and shades, Pantone’s Colour of the Year ‘Peach Fuzz’ is a trending option right now for refurbishing an interior space’s decor. Peach Fuzz is a warm orange-pink colour known for creating a cosy and heartfelt environment.

Peach Fuzz is not simply an option for painting one, two or several walls. Moreover, Peach Fuzz can be introduced through tableware, sofa cushions and wall art, among other fixtures/fittings/installations.

It can be helpful to consider a wide array of approaches to introducing specific tones and how they might look alongside other shades in the space.

8. Statement Metallics

The purpose of statement metallics is to introduce fresh and eye-catching touches of metallic visuals in a room, enhancing the look and character of the space.

Some ideas to consider include metallic lighting fixtures, metallic art instalments and metallic accent furniture (or accent furniture with metallic features).

9. Consider an Accent Wall

Speaking of accent decor, you may want to consider having an accent wall added to your living room to spruce up the space.

An accent wall should differ from the other walls in the space to provide an additional look and feel or/and to contrast the primary colour(s) being utilised for the decor. Of course, how to achieve this could vary significantly with a whole host of options to choose from.

10. The 60-30-10 Colour Rule

Related to the use of accent walls is the 60-30-10 colour rule. To achieve this, 60% of the colour in a space should be the primary colour, with the secondary making up a little under a third of the space and the tertiary colour 1/10th.

Achieving these precise outcomes can be difficult both in terms of design and execution. Therefore, whether with this approach or another, you should consider hiring an interior designer or/and professional to put your decor ideas into action, particularly for more challenging and specific interior design goals.

11. Vintage Decor

Vintage living room decor has regained popularity in recent times. Among the most notable vintage decor ideas to keep in mind are mid-century furniture with Earthy hues, combining modern decor with vintage decor and woven vintage furniture (e.g. bamboo or rattan furniture).

Introducing vintage decor can enhance the atmosphere of your living room, potentially creating a quaint and rustic environment. Hiring a professional (and this applies in general, of course) can help safely and effectively introduce vintage decor, revitalising your living room in the process.

12. Go With Unique Materials

Whether purely for aesthetic reasons or/and eco-friendly reasons, as well as other decor and life objectives, choosing unique materials can really provide a space with a striking and captivating look and feel.

Some unique materials you may want to incorporate in your new living room decor include:

• Brass
• Terrazzo
• Bamboo
• Ceramic
• Reclaimed wood

13. Revitalise With Modern Wallpaper

While wallpaper may seem outdated, there is, in fact, many trendy and modern options on the market in 2024 that can offer a timeless yet up-to-date look and feel to your living room.

Modern wallpaper designs include the likes of sophisticated and moody wallpaper, jungle wallpaper, faux texture wallpaper, striped wallpaper and two-tone walls. Sustainable, eco-friendly wallpaper (e.g. wallpaper that comes with a lower carbon footprint in its manufacture).

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Last updated by MyJobQuote on 25th June 2024.