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Modern Living Room Decorating Ideas

Do you feel like your living room lacks luster? Well, you’re not alone! The living room is the first room anyone who enters your home sees. It’s a reflection of the sophistication, passion, and creativity of the homeowner.

If you want to start fresh to improve the aesthetic appeal of your living room dramatically, we’ve got you covered. Go over our innovative ideas to transform your dull room into a gorgeous living space!

A Splash of Color

Whether you like serene blues, bright yellows, and reds, or monochrome, the choice of color will affect your mood and how your guests feel when they're over at your house.

According to various color theories, colors have the ability to make you feel relaxed, energized, gloomy, and many other things depending on how cool or warm the tone is.

Sleek Contemporary Furniture

Adding textures and tapered armchairs, angled upholstery with natural fabrics or leather is a good idea. But be mindful of limiting the mixture of design influences and textures because there’s a fine line between eclectic and confusion.

Sleek minimal pieces ornated with class prevents clutter and give a modern feel to the space.  

Lighting

A mixture of the table, floor, and ceiling lighting should be used to create a comfortable, relaxed mood. Modern living rooms often illuminate the room with wall lights, conical shades, flared lamps, and abstract ceiling lights that light up the room to give a feel of luxury and elegance.

A proper source of natural light and fresh air can also make the space brighter and give an illusion of a bigger room.

Add Some Character to Boring Walls!

Adding your favorite piece of modern abstract art to the walls is a better idea than crowding the room with accessories.

Decorate the room with stylish cushion covers, duvet covers, and sleek accent photo frames to add an oomph factor to your space. If you have innovative ideas in mind that can enhance the aesthetics or if you’re looking for inspiration, props, and art pieces to turn your ideas into reality, check out my photography page.

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