Red really ramps up a living room decor scheme. Even a simple neutral backdrop can come alive with the introduction of red couches and a coordinated red table lamp, or a pair of red window drapes and a matching rug. Red adds a lot of visual heat, so is a particularly great option to those wanting to transform a cold looking room. This extensive gallery of 51 red living rooms is packed with inspiration on red wall colours, red living room furniture, and unique ways in which to introduce a plethora of red living room accessories that will help to balance out the scheme just right.
Visualizer:Tamizo
Create colour layers. The dark ceiling of this red and black living room evokes a cocoon-like feeling of safety, whilst everything below half height in the room radiates with the same red vibrancy. Red sofas, a red area rug, a red coffee table, and even a low slung red pendant light pull together in daring colour saturation.
Photographer:Nickolas Sargent| Source:Douglas Elilman
Flower power and fun. This lively room scheme employs red sofas to turn up the visual heat of a plain white painted room, whilst a rainbow rug ramps up the cheer. A daisy shaped ottoman fills the room with flower power, along with petal motif side tables.
Designer:Co-direction Design
Colourful and cubist. A sharp and simplified red sofa design makes an ideal champion for the cubist decor aesthetic. Cut a feature wall into sections that can be filled with complementary accent colour, like gold, and introduce a linear modern chandelier .
Designer:Cezign
Retrofit the red vibe. If you’re already decorated with neutrals but long for something more lively, fear not. Easy additions like a red feature cushion, some red wall art, and a red floral arrangement can work wonders. If budget allows, spring for an adventurous red accent chair too, it will make the colour infusions appear more permanent and intentional.
Visualizer:Iqosa
In this case, double chairs create double the impact.
Visualizer:Trung-Chung Nguyễn
Here, red cushions and art align to make one more retrofit compatible solution.
Visualizer:Matteo Margutti
Deliciously pomegranate. Red lovers looking for something on the sophisticated side will adore this rich pomegranate shade. Team with a solid stone coffee table to get the luxe look.
Designer:Balbek Bureau
Step it up. Create an island for your most colourful room elements by building a platform, then wrap it with more bright flamboyance. In this room, a raw industrial backdrop creates an interesting juxtaposition for the colour crisp elements.
Visualizer:DAR Architects
Slice and splice. Use contrasting wall panels and curtains to build sections of colour around the room.
Visualizer:Ricardo Tohme
Seeing triple. Not one, but three red couches round out this large living room, with a simple red runner completing a full circuit of colour on the fourth side.
Photographer:Gaël Lesure
Rosy and cosy. A patchwork red carpet pulls up by the modern fireplace of this home, creating a colour bridge of heat and cosiness.
Visualizer:Tyoma Atsone
Lift it with light. A ceiling stripe of red LEDs really elevates this black, white, and red living room scheme. There is also a shape theme twinned with the red elements of this room, evident in a circular feature wall treatment, round area rug, and pendant light discs.
Source:Design Connected
If you are only going to do one thing to bring red into a room, a feature wall brings the biggest impact…
Via:Habitat 57
… Consider teasing the colour thread out a little further, with just a couple of painted panels on an adjacent wall.
Visualizer:Juliya Butova
A red and brown meld makes a smooth partnership. This scheme picks up the tempo with some beats of primary yellow.
Designer:Thom Filicia
There are red chairs, and then there is THIS red lounge chair . If you’re going for a hero piece then go extra special.
Visualizer:Landusheva Nastia
Textured panelling and molding bring extra oomph to a red feature wall.
Visualizer:Nikolai Ivoglo
Another take on the panel molding aesthetic.
Source:Tai Ping Carpets
A cool grey stone effect carpet contrasts beautifully with the heat of a vibrant red painted wall and matching couch.
Visualizer:Zarysy
Work your angles. Different shades of red have been used to create this angular optical illusion on the TV wall, which gives the space added dimension.
Visualizer:Form'8 studio
Add a blast of blue. Red is a stong colour, but that doesn’t mean that you have to keep the rest of the room palette weak. Try adding other bold colours into the mix, like a solid cobalt blue or golden yellow–or both!
Visualizer:Daria Zinovatnaya
Look at Mondrian inspired interior design for colour combo insight. Note how the scheme is kept fresh with plenty of white space and sharp black linework. Max out the theme in a concept like this by choosing pendant lighting and area rugs to match.
Designer:Design: Vadim Che| Visualizer:Ilya Ganzha
Black linework and white space can translate into a much softer scheme too, like this half height border with black dado rail. A red persian rug expands the colour saturation across the lower half of the room. A contrasting sofa pulls out blue highlights in the carpet.
Designer:JJRR
Lay out a warm welcome with red carpet. Red carpeting creates a warm base for an open and airy room. Red candles draw the warmth up to eye level when seated.
Gold standard home accessories. This round coffee table and its matching side table introduce glorious golden elements into an orange-red room. The lustre reflects the fire tones, and suggests luxury and expense.
Visualizer:Valeriya Meteleva
Beautify walls with burgundy red panel molding. Even modern spaces benefit from the traditional practice of panel molding, and rich colour only amplifies the elegant effect. Be sure to place a stylish lamp nearby to light up the finished feature.
Visualizer:Ashwag Moon
Ketchup and mustard. They work great on a hotdog and they work in decor too! Don’t be put off by the analogy, the right combination of delicious saucy red and a stripe of earthy mustard will look far more sophisticated than your local fast food joint.
Visualizer:Danielle Nagel
Assemble a mediterannean vibe. The floral wallpaper in this red and turquoise living room is reminiscent of medditerannean tile, and even lace. The contrasting turquoise elements bring in a fresh breeze, as if from the ocean. Yellow pieces let in the sun.
Designer:Axis Mundi
Gotta love an ottoman. This tufted ottoman coffee table acts as the perfect springboard for the rest of the red elements in the room. A sea of red pattern waves around it’s base, and red wall art echoes its square outline.
Designer:Eero Saarinen| Photographer:Ezra Stoller
A red room within a room. Designed by architect Eero Saarinen for the industrialist J. Irwin Miller, this home was the beginning of the original conversation pit trend that looks set to make a modern comeback.
Designer:Diligence International
A smaller take on a red conversation pit, though this time with the inclusion of a stunning ceiling mount fireplace in a double height void. Black and white pillows create a layered look on the red seating.
Visualizer:Tyoma Atsone
See the world through red rose tinted glasses. Glass wall bedrooms, kitchens and even bathrooms are all the rage in interiors right now, but how about using the glass as a vessel to carry your accent colour? Transparency is maintained to leave spaces feeling larger, but the tint promotes a cosier atmosphere when closed.
Visualizer:MV+
Gorgeously gothic. Solid black paint walls highlighted with gilded elements and blood red couches build devilishly good looks.
Visualizer:Kirill Vill
Balance out equal measures and tone. The red and teal parts of this living room each cover a similar square footage, whether that be on the floor or across the walls. Each colour is a soft muted shade, with neither one overpowering the other.
Designer:Home D
Use colour to define zones in an open plan arrangement.
Visualizer:K Band
This red and grey interior has a rotating red ellipse mirror to define the lounge from the entryway.
Visualizer:One Tone Architects
What to do when vibrant red sunsets fade away? Position red couches around your panorama in honour of natures paint palette.
Visualizer:Kostia Drevich
Hop between opposite sides of the colour wheel, like this contrasting red and green interior . Indoor plants complete and freshen the look.
Visualizer:Alesya Kasianenko
This revitalising space amps up the indoor plant and red decor combo. Natural stone, rattan and wood enrich the scene.
Visualizer:Oscar Pastor
Crackle texture elevates this dark red feature wall, making it a stunning gallery space for abstract art.
Visualizer:Zikzak
This piece of red art becomes a feature wall in itself. Raw concrete makes a cool companion.
Visualizer:A & L Interior Design
Make red the cohesion between interlinked living spaces.
Designer:Hurma Architects| Visualizer:Viktor Tarakanov
In this home, statement red dining chairs echo the red abstract wall art in an adjacent lounge.
Designer:Coy Yiontis
As if this chunky red tufted sofa isn’t glorious enough, this living room features a lush grass green rug to bind it with its wonderful garden view.
Visualizer:Prodiz
Read it, read it, red it. Take a regular bookcase and transform the stacks with bright red inserts.
Architect:Nika Vorotyntseva
All wired up. No need to conceal that wire with electrical trunking, go louder with bright red cables and creative pinning.
Designer:Roksanda Ilinčić
Life is peachy. Red and peach might not be the first colour combination that springs to mind, but the merge is something sweet.
Visualizer:Some Graphics
Getting hot with houndstooth. Monochrome houndstooth and hot red accents are simply made for one another.
Designer:Home EC
Top off your eclectic kingdom with a joyous red crown–oh, and a disco ball.
Visualizer:DMR Designs
Have hope, be strong, laugh loud, and have a great big red typography wall.
Designer:Hurma Architect| Visualizer:Viktor Tarakanov
Complement a bold red couch with a statement lamp, like this amazing Oda style lamp . Originals are available here .
Take a tour around these two refreshingly individual pink and grey interiors –each one of them inspirationally unique in terms of both colour and style. There is something so undeniably soothing about the soft pink hue. It effortlessly rounds out any hard edged, ultra sleek interior scheme without taking anything away from its modernity. This duo of home designs is no exception; even with the coupling of dark charcoal grey expanses and electrifying shocks of cobalt blue, pink clearly sweetens the scene. Not only is the colour scheme a sight to behold, but these homes have extraordinary custom furniture inspiration that is out of this galaxy…
Designed by Ira Lysiuk & Stanislav Pashkalyan , our first interior was created for young homeowners who are big fans of the Star Wars movie saga. This led to the imagining of a home filled with futuristic inspired silhouettes and bright colour contrast to surprise and amuse house guests. Blasting off in the living room, we see a pink and blue clash that’s reminiscent of many a Star Wars poster featuring the glow of lightsabers from the light and dark sides. The ultra modern sofa design looks like it belongs in some far flung galaxy.
A matching lounge chair sits by a bespoke feature wall, which combines the pink, grey and wood tone materials of the room into an art piece. A stylish speaker perches on the end of a wooden media unit beneath the TV.
The back of the sofa design features angular and curvaceous intersections, an outline that is continued onto the kitchen island and extractor hood.
The cobalt blue extractor unit throws shocking colour contrast into the pink kitchen .
A great wing stretches out from the core fan unit. Intense white light strips beam along its length, like the wing of a spacecraft.
Sliding pink kitchen cabinet doors make up the backsplash.
The space inside the cupboard is shallow but well utilised.
Unusual wooden balustrades shutter the modern staircase design. A great eye peers from the top.
Cobalt blue and pink colour contrast electrifies the bedroom scheme. A pink pouf matches with the upholstery of an unusual headboard design. A Seletti monkey lamp hunches on a long linear vanity installation that stretches the full width of the window wall.
Streamlined storage drawers skim beneath the vanity countertop in the same mellow wood effect. Bespoke wooden window shutters slide into position above it. An interior door is camouflaged in the room’s two-tone border.
Behind the two-tone door there hides a walk-in wardrobe. A custom cut mirror clads the interior of the closet door.
The kid’s room design embraces the same colour palette as the rest of the home, but this time with the added quirk of a black and red cartoon wall mural. If you love this animal themed kid’s chair , check out this elephant home decor.
Lightsaber-esque neon wall lights provide a subtle take on Star Wars themed home decor .
More wooden shutters characterise the home entryway, alongside a very modern shoe bench and some unconventional photographic art.
The floating wooden desk in the home office twins with the bedroom vanity. A black swivel chair weights down the look.
Another piece of offbeat art adds striking effect to pale grey walls.
A pink bathroom is sure to pull house guest attention.
Of course, where there is pink in this home there is also a balance of blue. This time the counteraction to the all pink bathroom comes in the form of an all blue shower room. A hanging monkey lamp swings between blue neon vanity lights, above a blue pedestal sink and blue tiles.
A Star wars themed toothbrush holder is the cherry on the cake.
Designer:O.M. Shumelda
This dark grey and pink decor scheme is not so space-age, but still inspirationally unique. A glass wall lounge reveals an unusual modern grey sofa, accented with pale pink scatter cushions. Exposed white electrical cables become a design feature upon a charcoal wall and raw ceiling. A small grey pouf takes the grey tone to the window side of the room, where sheer white drapes billow.
The glass coffee table adds a complementary delicate touch of pink to the centre of the charcoal room with its frame.
The industrial style lighting on the ceiling is twinned by a floor lamp, each lit with a large squirrel cage globe.
spike on the opposite side of the glass screen.
An airy kitchen diner is decorated in solid grey and coral wall paints, along with plentiful white kitchen cabinets in a large L-shaped arrangement.
A superb dining table design wraps a load bearing wall on three sides. Its bespoke pink framework can be seen through a crystal clear glass tabletop. Five modern dining chairs surround the creation.
Bright LEDs cut around the pink ceiling of the white L-shaped kitchen .
A minimalist white extractor hood blends with clean white tile walls, whilst a black swing arm wall lamp lamp stands out.
A humorous bird decal hangs out on the kitchen backsplash.
Although the glass wall to the lounge is only a narrow panel, it is the perfect width to define a clear border between two different areas of the main living space.
A white oven integrates with the white kitchen cabinets.
The beautiful coral ceiling expands into the home entryway.
A glass wall bedroom amplifies the sense of space and strengthens cohesivity.
White drapes provide privacy when needed.
A neon wall light burns brightly against a dark headboard wall. A black and white houndstooth cushion adds weight to the pastel bed set.
Monochrome makes its way to the floor along a modern runner.
Light wood laminate floors vibe softly with the sweet pink accents.
Bespoke concrete bedsides take the industrial chic essence into the bedroom.
A pink border puts a colourful cap on a white bathroom design.
Industrial style concrete makes an appearance in a unique pedestal sink. A wooden ladder shelf with indoor plants adds earthy nature tones.
Coral pink floods the hallway and all of the interior doors.
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
