Minimalist living room design: tips and interior photos.

Design Tips

Some useful recommendations:

• A minimalist style hall is decorated in subdued tones.
• The room should not have a lot of accessories and decorative elements.
• Partitions and structures that allow maximum light transmission are used for zoning.
• A minimalist style living room is furnished with compact equipment and multifunctional furniture of simple geometric shapes.
• A multi-level lighting system is selected, and bulky chandeliers, sconces and floor lamps are installed.

Color scheme

A common color for the minimalist style is white, which can have either a bluish-snow or cream shade. For a living room with insufficient lighting, it is appropriate to use warming warm tones. In a sunny room, sterile white colors will look great, giving the atmosphere freshness and coolness.

Beige and sand colors also predominate in minimalist design. They are often complemented with gray, black or chocolate shades, which allows you to achieve an interesting contrasting design. The hall decorated in brown palette is very cozy, soft and natural.

The photo shows a gray living room, made in the style of minimalism.

The interior of the living room is done in light colors and can sometimes be diluted with various accents, such as green or brown, which is especially harmoniously combined with snow-white shades.

The most advantageous room in the minimalist style looks, done in black and white. Such a design is complemented by appropriate furniture and bright accessories, such as sofa cushions or unusual vases.

The photo shows the interior of a white living room in a minimalist style, complemented by accent details.

Hall decoration

In the living room, linoleum, stone or large-format tiles can be used for flooring. Subtle geometric patterns are allowed on the flooring.

The best solution for the minimalist style is laminate or natural wood finishing, which looks elegant, warm, cozy and, thanks to its wood texture, becomes a perfect addition to the interior. Parquet is considered an environmentally friendly, luxurious and expensive material. The floor in a minimalist living room can be decorated with a board in dark, light or bleached tones.

Carpet in the form of a mat is characterized by high wear resistance, ease of maintenance and hypoallergenicity. Jute, reed or flax are used in the production of this lint-free covering.

The photo shows a living room in a minimalist style with a white suspended ceiling decorated with lighting.

Walls in a minimalist style are decorated with decorative plaster or simply covered with brickwork and concrete paint. This way, it is possible to give the interior a deliberate casualness and add unique charm.

Simple light wallpaper or canvases with barely noticeable patterns are also appropriate as wall cladding.

The accent wall in the living room can be laid out with brick and painted in white, gray, red or chocolate tones. This type of finishing will add dynamism to the interior and create an interesting contrast.

Wooden panels are a truly aesthetically beautiful material, and are usually used to decorate only part of the wall, for example the lower one.

The photo shows the floor in a minimalist living room, laid out with wooden parquet boards.

In a minimalist style, perfectly smooth stretch matte or glossy canvases in white, cream or silver-gray colors are most often chosen for the ceiling. Such a finishing solution has a discreet look, functionality and does not need repair or replacement for a long time.

The simplest and most economical option is regular painting or whitewashing.

The photo shows a small living room in a Khrushchev-era building in light colors with an accent wall covered with multi-colored wallpaper.

Living room furniture

A minimalist-style hall is furnished with laconic furniture with flat facades made of polished or varnished wood, items with glossy surfaces, metal fittings, glass doors and shelves.

Particular attention is paid to upholstered furniture. It should have a shape and texture that perfectly harmonize with the surrounding design. A win-win option is a sofa in the form of a clear rectangular design, equipped with built-in drawers or other functional details.

The photo shows a wooden wall under the TV, with white glossy facades in the living room in the minimalist style.

Transformer models that take up a minimum of free space will be a wonderful addition to minimalism.

You can emphasize the style with modular furniture, frameless cubic chairs and low sofas without armrests.

The photo shows a living room in minimalist style with a blue corner sofa and a white hanging TV stand.

A living room decorated with mirrors and sparkling glass or glossy surfaces in combination with chrome details, which can be present on the fronts of cabinets and other furniture elements, looks very advantageous.

The room is also complemented by original shelves, a coffee table, and laconic glass shelves are hung on the walls.

The photo shows a minimalist living room, decorated with a modular sofa with dark fabric upholstery.

Decor and lighting

A minimalist living room is equipped with lighting in the form of spotlights or hidden lighting is used. The interior welcomes side, cornice, niche lighting, as well as the use of halogen and LED lamps.

An interesting solution would be to install furniture with lighting that creates the illusion of hovering or to mount a neon LED strip.

Perimeter lighting will be an excellent option for a small hall in a minimalist style. It will add visual space and volume to the room.

The photo shows a living room in a minimalist style with a large floor painting in black and white.

You can liven up the space with small accents, for example, in the form of a rock garden or ikebana with oriental motifs.

A neat metal or glossy plastic clock will perfectly decorate the wall in the room. It would be appropriate to place ascetic candlesticks, original vases or bowls on the shelves.

The photo shows built-in ceiling lighting in the interior of a small hall in the minimalist style.

The design of the guest room should not have unnecessary accessories so that the environment looks orderly and uncluttered.

Here it is acceptable to symmetrically hang black-and-white photographs, elegant futuristic paintings, canvases with landscapes or decorate the hall with small sculptures.

The photo shows the decorative design of the hall in a minimalist style.

Textiles

Natural light should prevail in the room, so it is better to choose a light, plain tulle for window decoration. The best option is curtains that match the color of the flooring and wall decoration.

You can limit yourself to simple vertical, horizontal blinds or roller models. Bamboo curtains are suitable for eco-minimalism.

The photo shows a living room in a minimalist style with a panoramic window decorated with white roller blinds.

The furniture upholstery is maintained in the general color palette. It is mainly made in the form of ordinary smooth textures or leather.

The sofa is sometimes decorated with accent pillows, a simple plain bedspread or a blanket with discreet futuristic and geometric prints.

The floor in the living room is covered with a carpet, which can have either a neutral or contrasting color.

Photo in the interior of the hall

In a spacious living room in a minimalist style in a private house, a fireplace is often installed, which is not only used for heating, but also allows you to emphasize the features of the style and add aesthetics to the environment.

The photo shows the interior of a large living room in minimalist style with a staircase made of wood.

The decorative stove can be finished with stone or metal. A spectacular solution would be to use suspended or panoramic fireplaces, providing a view of the flames from all sides.

The photo shows a minimalist living room with a fireplace decorated to match the color of the walls.

The monochrome of a minimalist interior can be diluted with bright accents that give the environment a more pleasant and lively look. For example, it can be a wall decorated in a contrasting color, rich furniture or decor such as bedspreads, curtains or rugs in colorful tones. In a light room, green inclusions in the form of living plants will look interesting.

The photo shows a minimalist style hall with a bright fuchsia sofa serving as an accent.