Style Guide: Gracious Living Rooms

Class it up with inspirational ideas for formal sitting rooms, or sit back and relax with design tips for casual family rooms. Either way, we'll help you make your space sparkle with advice from our experts.

94 Living Room Decorating Ideas

Mix and match patterns, embrace bold colors, layer rugs, and so much more! Try these tips to create a pretty space to enjoy conversations with friends and family.

Decorating Sunrooms with Color
Photo: Laurey W. Glenn

Mix Instead of Match Fabrics

The designer started with fabric selections to set the room's happy mood and a bright color palette of pink, turquoise, and chartreuse. Fabrics have to be matchy-matchy to communicate with each other. If they share a similar vibrancy and color temperature, they'll look good together.


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