It’s great to have a large living room to spread out in. However, it’s how you use the space that counts. If the space is stuffed with an overabundance of small furniture items, it looks cluttered and badly planned. If an open plan living room doesn’t have clearly defined zones, furniture seems to float unnervingly in the emptiness. So, how do you avoid these layout pitfalls and create a scheme with superior style? To help you on your way, we’ve put together this collection of 40 large living room ideas that make great use of space. In this gallery, we’ve included a wealth of inspiration for lounge furniture, lighting, statement walls, and more.
Visualizer:Daniel G. Lopez
Create a dark feature ceiling to increase the cosy factor in a large layout. These dark wooden beams inspire a matching built-in bookcase as a dining room backdrop.
Visualizer:Lucas Schaefer
This eye-catching feature ceiling is atmospherically lit around the edges to accentuate the beams. The combination of mood lighting and wood grain creates wonderful visual warmth.
Visualizer:Maggi Samir
Draw the eye up through double height living rooms by installing elegant panel moulding. Floor-to-ceiling wainscotting builds a beautifully tailored aesthetic. Crown with an enormous crystal chandelier to complete a spectacular neoclassical scene.
Visualizer:Dima Karma & Anton Krat
In this double-height living room, a unique chandelier swirls through the void like liquid fire.
Visualizer:Yaroslav Serdyuk
As an alternative to one large chandelier, hang a group of smaller living room pendant lights. These can be spread far and wide to perfectly fit the space.
Designer:Yehudit Schneider
Sectional sofas fill a large room with seating without the clutter of numerous pieces.
Visualizer:Shahan Saheed
Get creative with zoning. Here, we see how two structural columns become posts for a granite shelf. The stone slab serves as a way to divide the lounge from the dining area. It’s also a decorative surface for ornaments, or a raised hearth for a modern fireplace.
Visualizer:Dezest Design
Focus attention at the heart of a large living space with a high contrast black and white colour scheme. This concept demonstrates how to spotlight white elements at the centre of the room, whilst black perimeter decor falls into shadows.
Visualizer:GRAPH Visual Studio
Make any living room appear much larger by sandwiching the layout between two walls of full-height windows.
Visualizer:Recent Spaces
Even uber stylish furniture can look lost in a large area. Employ larger focal pieces like a statement fireplace wall or a lighting installation as substantial visual anchors.
Visualizer:Alessandro Zecca
Paint with light. This abstract living room chandelier is complemented by a bespoke back-lit feature wall.
Visualizer:3 VISION
Create a cohesive color story to tie multiple sofas together in large lounge areas. Love playing with color? Go check out our post on living room color ideas for some masterful color combination inspiration.
Visualizer:VIIV.studio
Incorporate display shelves and concealed storage units into a statement fireplace wall. Luxe limestone and smooth wood grain give this piece beautifully contrasting texture and tone.
Visualizer:Amany Atef Fahmy
Huge walls call for huge works of art.
Photographer:Scott Basile
Decorate a large mid century modern living room with a vibrant palette. Bold colours are highly effective in breaking up and defining different areas.
Designer:Studio Arthur Casas
Avoid the headache of choosing paint colour and wall art, and let Mother Nature decorate for you instead.
Visualizer:Bogdanova Bureau
Soften a square room with a circular furniture layout. Mirror the arrangement with an oversized circle chandelier .
Visualizer:Young Just Vision
Split a double height living room design in half to tackle the massive area in more manageable chunks. Here, a marble TV wall holds together the lower half of the scheme, whilst a modern chandelier and classical ceiling treatment showboat above.
Visualizer:Taha Estabar
A consistent colour scheme holds this double height living room together. A wooden ceiling is tonally matched by a tan sofa.
Visualizer:Thais Dias
Pivoting shutters make the most of generously sized walls. The panels break to reveal the garden, creating a wide-open outdoor feel.
Visualizer:Sara Viana
Face two large sofas into the centre of the room to create a welcoming, conversational feel.
Visualizer:吴 振宇
Construct a half-height TV wall to subtly split a long living room into a separate lounge and dining area.
Visualizer:NH STUDIO
Create interest across massive walls with a textural, limewash paint finish. A sputnik chandelier will project light in every direction to highlight the effect.
Visualizer:UDesign
Be loud with colour. A fuschia pink statement sofa, a rainbow of modern art, and a plethora of accent chairs will pepper a big room with moments of extroverted personality.
Visualizer:Stephen Tsymbaliuk
Use sofa modules to construct a bespoke seating arrangement. This flexible seating option can be configured to face in every direction, making it a great choice for rooms with a wraparound view.
Visualizer:Matheus Passos
Utilise a modern staircase design as a sizable focal point in the living room. Cantilevered treads construct a sculptural feature wall.
Visualizer:Studio M6
Dedicate some of that excess space to nature. Install an indoor courtyard design, filled with majestic outstretched tree branches.
Visualizer:Ewelina Makosa
Colour a massive industrial loft space with key colourful pieces, and leave the rest of the room raw.
Visualizer:Nguyễn Thủy
Anchor lounge furniture on an eye-catching large living room rug.
Visualizer:Idunic Studio
Add sofa tables behind couches to build a more substantial border. Tall table lamps elevate the look.
Visualizer:Mustafa Emnaina
Don’t shy away from a black decor scheme. There’s no danger of making a massive living room appear claustrophobic under a dark palette.
Visualizer:Dwarf Studio
In this black living room, a warm brown sofa acts as a magnetic focal point.
Visualizer:B10 Creative Studio
Light up a black living room with chic designer table lamps, and a mesmerising modern fireplace.
Visualizer:全国效果图设计
Focus on standout moments. This spacious room is brought to life with rich yellow accent panels, deeply tufted furniture designs, and a quirky statue.
Visualizer:Alaa Magdy
Frame huge windows with bold drapes to emphasise their size.
Visualizer:Yuliia Marchenko
A rustic living room should be filled with texture. Think exposed brickwork, rugged stonework, and solid wooden beams.
Visualizer:Sitnik Vladimir
In an industrial living room , red brickwork walls offer great visual heat. On this red brickwork, a colossal propellor makes an awesome talking point.
Visualizer:Kvadrat Studio
Send a bolt of energy through a wide living space with a series of electric blue accents.
Visualizer:Riko
Combine counteracting styles to relax the look. This uber comfortable sectional sofa makes soft contrast with a luxurious, sleek white marble fireplace wall.
Photographer:Nickolas Sargent| Source:Douglas Elilman
Say a warm hello to houseguests with bright furniture and a rainbow rug. This space is finished off with an adorable giant daisy-shaped coffee table.
An abundance of colourful accent pieces builds this bright and welcoming home design. Vibrant blue, sweet pink, emerald green, matt black, and gleaming gold elements meet to create a bold contrast and fun character. Different furniture styles from a range of eras form interesting eclectic layouts. Designed by bo/sko , these diverse spaces offer a myriad of decor ideas for all sorts of homes. In the living room, we’re met with a colour-dashed modern media wall and an exquisite vintage gold radiator. The small kitchen is a powerful pink design with a fabulous golden archway. In the bedroom, we find a light, tropical flavour with a tactile textural perimeter.
Photographer:Kroniki Studio
A large, black media console dominates the colourful eclectic living room of this home. The sizable piece creates a dark feature wall in the predominantly white space. A teal sofa and a dusky pink lounge chair drop in counteracting colourful accents.
A grey barrel chair is seated in a toasty spot next to the radiator. The radiator is a spectacular vintage gold design with exquisite detailing. This gleaming gold finish sparks off smaller metallic accents in the room, inspiring golden chair legs and gold ornaments.
The vintage radiator creates a wonderful contradiction with the plainer, modern aspects of the room. Its swirling intricacies are pitted against contemporary linearity.
The modern media wall features black-coated wood backing, which is overlaid with a ceiling-hung shelving unit. The black display shelves are interspersed with colourful inserts. Cheerful pink and blue storage cubbies hide away unsightly clutter.
The living room area rug pulls together the pink, blue, and light grey tones in the room, combining them within one subtle woven pattern. The soft floor covering offers a cosy spot for the feline member of the household too.
Mature indoor plants bring in a taste of the great outdoors. Their lush leaves grow an explosion of greenery in the living room, which creates a vibrant, uplifting atmosphere.
A collection of books adds more colour to the black media wall. Other display shelves host a fashionably fluted pink planter and an industrial grey concrete plant pot.
Natural wood flooring runs throughout the apartment to achieve one cohesive flow. Out in the hallway, a stripe of black paintwork creates a brief focal point behind an en vogue racetrack-shaped mirror.
A pink archway leads out of the living room, and a fabulous gold-lined archway creates an extraordinary kitchen entryway.
The metallic gold portal feels like a gateway into another realm–but it’s just the doorway to a punchy pink kitchen design.
A small dining area is tucked against one kitchen wall. A modern dining room pendant light visually anchors it in place. Its black powder-coated finish complements the dark tabletop and a matt black kitchen faucet behind.
A decorative door introduces a black abstract design into the pink kitchen installation. The pink kitchen base units are a simple slab-fronted design, whilst the upper cabinets display a fluted texture for added interest.
The final pink base unit features cut-outs of abstract forms, which are backed with a pink perforated metal sheet. A curved theme carries from the abstract design into a set of hanging planters above the countertop.
A wall of decorative round mirrors creates further zoning around the small kitchen dining area. Their black metal frames tie in with the other dark anchors in the room.
We enter the bedroom via a curved, slatted statement wall. The feature seems to magnetically draw the eye toward a bed that’s dressed with a playful tropical print bed set.
An upholstered headboard design complements the slatted feature wall with its own sectioned aesthetic. Vintage wooden bedside units stand at each end, beneath modern black bedroom pendant lights . An amber glass vase warmly displays a delicate spray of gypsophila by the pillows.
At the foot of the bed, there is a home workspace. A wooden desk with a black metal frame is complemented by a stylish black desk chair. A black modern wall sconce lights up the task area.
In the bathroom, an eye-catching floor treatment expands the sense of space. A pair of gold bathroom vanity lights shine luxuriously above the bathroom sink . The shower area is situated across the bathroom window, creating a bright spot in which to fully wake up in the mornings.
A vintage vanity unit adds a warm wood tone to the white, black, and grey bathroom decor palette.
The bathroom walls are clad in luxe white marble with a subtle grey vein. The toilet cistern concealment wall is cut away at the corner to form an attractive display shelf. Inside the black display nook, a fluted glass vase houses a flash of natural greenery.
Fish scale wall tiles create shapely detail inside the shower area. Gold shower fixtures lustre against the glassy black wall covering.
Next door to the living room, there is a small home office with a mini lounge area. Above the small sofa, an awkward, narrow nook is attentively painted in blue as part of a pleasing lighting feature.
On the opposite side of the small home office, the blue accent finds its way onto a modern desk.
The front door is grandly defined from the rest of the white hallway under an emerald green colourway. A sculptural entryway stool stands by a casual wood-clad wall, where random coat hooks are scattered.
Dark isn’t the first theme that comes to mind when designing a kitchen. Stereotypical assumptions are of white and bright kitchens matched by light wood—something like the color of breakfast pancakes. Have you ever thought otherwise? Perhaps something like a modern dark kitchen?
We’ve got a collection of stunning spaces sure to switch up your vision. This black kitchen design inspiration is the sexiest interior design can muster. All divulging in shades of black, navy, or dark brown, they add what white kitchens cannot—a seductive allure that says sleekness and sophistication at the same time. Take a peek at some brilliant interiors on the darker side to see if a modern luxury black kitchen could be for you.
Modern Dark Kitchen Design Ideas to Inspire Your Next Renovation
1. Make it an All Black Kitchen
Visualizer:Design At Sketch
Almost completely covered in black, a few minor elements shine in chrome and wood in this kitchen interior. We love how the textures do the talking, especially through the matte table under black wood-panelled walls. But having an open approach like this means that every one of your accessories on display—including knives, wine glasses, mugs, cutting boards, teapots, cookie jars, etc.—need to be on point.
2. Add Wooden Elements
Visualizer:Bogdan Tovstyy
This black beauty edges towards wooden elements. We see a speckled floor, a white wall, and a central bench. Rounded black lamps hover over the island, providing functionality and style. If you’re wondering how visual intrigue is added to this modern black kitchen… a huge credit goes to the abstract art!
3. Complement the Black Kitchen with Orange
Source:Vancouver House
A bit of curve rounds out the hard edges—adding some much-needed warmth. This wave-design bench leads up to an orange-hued enclave in this black-and-silver interior. The burnt orange sure makes a design statement (apart from the unique central island).
4. Keep Your Dark Modern Kitchen Simple
Visualizer:Panda Fox Studios
A simplistic look makes this black kitchen a winner. We see the basics: a light floor, a black minimalist island, and sleek cabinetry. But the contrast between light and dark keeps the ambiance interesting, while the large window welcomes plenty of natural light.
5. Make it Dark… Or Not?
Visualizer:Who Cares Design
If you’re eyeing a dark kitchen aesthetic but are hesitant to make the change, this is it. Introducing more light, this black kitchen is hardly dark at all. Black benches, cabinetry, fixtures and stools are intersected by large-panel windows, a white shelving stand and light flooring.
6. Make Use of Asymmetry in the Black Modern Kitchen
Visualizer:Visual Method
This modern black kitchen takes another angle on this kaleidoscopic space, breaking all spatial boundaries. Black and glass alternate in this chic kitchen as the interesting ceiling design keeps the space unconventional. We’ve also got to appreciate the cherry blossoms, doubling as decor even within the interior.
7. Factor in Some Warmth
Source:Modulnova
This warmer-looking kitchen makes a move to brown. It strategically achieves the purpose with the use of wood. This not only introduces natural textures but also makes the ambiance inviting. Talk about a modern style that’s equal parts welcoming!
8. Place a White Island in a Black Modern Kitchen
Visualizer:Jean Regauer
An instant way to brighten up a dark kitchen (we mean, get the best of both worlds)? This kitchen space shows us how by using a white island on a black floor. The backsplash further enhances this dark-and-light effect, while the cowhide rug adds just the right amount of coziness.
9. Make Marble Your Best Friend
Architect:Chamberlain Javens Architects
If you’re looking to create a modern luxury black kitchen, you know what you’ve got to do: Go big on marble! This natural stone adds the luxe factor to any space, especially as a large, central island, as seen in the kitchen above. You can also add it through the backsplash.
10. Make it Mysterious
Visualizer:Tomek Michalski
You can double the visual intrigue in your all black kitchen by adding some mystery. In this kitchen, mood-lighting sets the scene in black and grey, while a marbled bench acts as the hero. The back inlet and flooring create contrast and depth. Taken together, these elements make the space an interesting one.
11. Layer Gray and Gold
Visualizer:Mitaka Dimov
Black kitchens are cool, but what if we layer in gray and add accents of gold? This stunning kitchen space uses gray flooring to add diversity to the otherwise black palette. The thick gold panel is one way that makes the space look incredibly high-end.
12. Add French Style to Black Kitchen Design
Visualizer:Aeroslon
Make your kitchen both modern and French with traditional black cabinetry. In this space, standing armoires act as sinks, and all other displayed items remain black. The stark white clock can surely act as the focal point of the space!
13. Consider Soft Elements
Visualizer:Julia Sultanova
Rough, light wood and low-hanging white lights set this kitchen interior a world apart. You can also notice a layer of light gray cabinetry, adding variation to the otherwise dark color palette. These elements factor in softness to the black kitchen design.
14. Let the Accessories Do the Talking
Photographer:Mikko Ryhänen
In this black-and-wood creation, the accessories take center stage in adorning the interior. We love the houseplant, but the crockery deserves a special mention for doubling as decor. The light oakwood backdrop further warms the space up.
15. Consider a Matte All Black Kitchen
Visualizer:HDR Designer
Neat square panels perfectly line up to emphasize the stark black minimalism that is at play here. We love how the cabinetry is matte black with no hardware, adding a sense of simplicity. The herb planters are a healthy green addition to bring the otherwise simple space.
16. Add Some Stencilling to Black Kitchens
Visualizer:Julia Sultanova
Fine lines and stencilling set this monochromatic space apart. Lined by black magnetic lights, black stencils and glossy white facades, it makes its mark on a light wooden floor.
17. Build a Shape Out of Black
Visualizer:Huso
18. Create a Modern Dark Kitchen with Gradients
Visualizer:Mario Nogueira
If you’re wondering how the intrigue in this space is working… It’s the gradients from black, to charcoal, to light grey. White surrounds in the walls and a monochromatic hanging light. This clever design technique makes sure the space is anything but boring, even if it’s using mere neutrals (minus the stunning orange dining chairs, of course).
19. Leverage Black Textures
Visualizer:Nefeli Kallianou
One instant way to add interest to a black kitchen is with textures, as seen in this metallic matte kitchen. This accounts for decorative presence in the light and bright space, providing character to an otherwise simple room.
20. Work on the Functionality of the Modern Dark Kitchen
Visualizer:İbrahim Ethem KISACIK
This dark modern kitchen makes sure it’s as functional as is stylish. The central island is paired with a black dining table, while all necessary appliances are fixed into the cabinetry. We also see pendant lights and lighting under the hood providing just the right illumination.
21. Create a Modern Classic All Black Kitchen
Visualizer:A&L Interior Design
Folks seeking an inviting all black kitchen can look towards this modern classic space. It merges contemporary elements (through sleek black cabinetry) with traditional ones (as seen in the wooden backsplash) to bring together the best of both worlds.
22. Put Essentials on Display in Your Modern Black Kitchen Interior
Visualizer:Polygon
Yet another kitchen that uses black and wooden elements to create a dark-themed interior. What sets this one apart is the hanging pans. They do offer easy access as the residents cook, but they also double as decor! (Note how the pans also use black and wooden elements to stay coherent with the theme).
23. Add the Industrial Style to the All Black Kitchen
Via:Emotion School
Industrial style lovers, rejoice! This is THE inspiration to set up your favorite interior design style, the dark way. This kitchen uses rustic wood and exposed elements for the ceiling to create an industrial black kitchen interior.
24. Make a Statement with Black Chunky Lamps
Via:HomePicture.in
All eyes on the two chunky lamps hanging in this monochromatic setting. They do add focus but also allow the contrasting white inset to shine. Not to forget the central island, providing plenty of storage space.
25. Make Room for Keepsakes
Visualizer:Maxim Goryachev
There’s nothing like personalizing your space to who YOU are. This kitchen serves the purpose by adding keepsakes and heirlooms. Also, black leaves room for details, so it’s one of the best colors to use if you’re hoping to display knick-knacks.
26. Use Black to Add Intimacy
Visualizer:Helen Bank
Who says dark colors make small spaces feel smaller? We only see black adding luxury to this compact space (with some credit to the white flooring adding brightness). This kitchen—with black marble backsplash—speaks opulence, and for all the right reasons!
27. Enhance Black Kitchen Design with Patterns
Visualizer:Ksenia Lenski
This black kitchen interior makes a design statement with the patterned marble island. Its sleek metallic legs lift it off the floor, creating an illusion of space. Simultaneously, the textured inset makes sure visual interest is added.
28. Don’t Forget a Black and White Rug
Visualizer:Nada Aboelrous
If you’re not in for a complete kitchen renovation, simply painting your cabinets black and adding a black-and-white patterned rug will achieve the purpose! We love how this kitchen keeps sets the base with white and tops it with black.
29. Let the Lighting Make a Statement in the All Black Kitchen
Architect:Artpartner Architects
When everything else is understated, letting the lighting create a statement is a good idea. This matte black kitchen interior uses rod lighting to do the talking. It sticks to the all black kitchen color scheme, though!
30. Tone it Down
Visualizer:Valeria Mosolova
This open floor plan uses dark gray throughout, showing us that black can work in more spaces than the kitchen 😉 It sure makes a design statement for those cooking and dining—or lounging!
31. Consider a Black and Wooden Bar
Visualizer:Amir Emami
This is the ultimate modern luxury black kitchen! After all, what’s better than displaying your favorite collection of beer right behind the black kitchen island? The low-hanging pendant lights also add to the black kitchen design.
32. Add the Gothic Vibe
Visualizer:Sebastian Lorio
This dark-gray kitchen is super simple with its sleek, hardware-less cabinetry. Well, except the far left end. Here, we see a statement piece of art and intriguing layered lighting created a focal point.
33. Stick to the Minimalist Style for Black Kitchens
Visualizer:Miguel A. Ramos
This compact kitchen space follows the simple rule: white walls paired with black cabinetry and an island. Even in this nook, the space is able to make a style statement while providing optimal functionality. The window here gives a contrasting element of light to the otherwise dark modern kitchen.
34. Layer Lighting in the All Black Kitchen
Visualizer:Tatiana Durnescu
We see shades of gray and black coming together to bring this modern dark kitchen to life. What we especially love is the multiple types of lighting, all layered together to bring visual interest to the space.
35. Set the Backdrop For Your Living Space
Visualizer:Sasha Zolotukhin
