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Neutral Living Room Ideas

Neutral living rooms are pretty popular in today's interior design landscape thanks to their diversity and versatility. Whether you're designing a space that's coastal, traditional, or contemporary, neutral color schemes can work well to complement your style. If you are struggling with where to begin, check out our best neutral living room ideas and guidelines on designing a beautiful living room.

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Unique Expression

Limiting your color scheme gives you more freedom in using unconventional designs and patterns throughout your room. Here, the extra large area rug is highly unique and provides pops of color that improve the overall look of the room. Aside from using unique rugs, you can also incorporate one of a kind artwork, furniture, and decorative accents.

Beautiful Backdrops

Many homes have unique architectural features that can serve as the focal point of the room. If you want something like a view of the outdoors to be the center of attention, you may find it beneficial to stick with a neutral color scheme in the rest of the room. The simplicity of the color palette will allow your true focal point to shine.

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Modern Minimalism

Neutral color palettes work well with a variety of interior design styles. The living room shown here leans into a very modern minimalist aesthetic with the bare bones furniture, limited color scheme, and intentionally placed decor. You may similarly design a neutral modern living room to suit your minimalist aesthetic.

Contemporary Tastes

Contemporary design is defined by artistry and unique self expression. This room highlights that in spades even with a conventional color palette. The presence of the artistic rug, leaning wall art, and sleek layout help define this neutral living room as beautifully contemporary.

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Focus

When you create a neutral living room, you can decide which neutral colors to use and which to omit. This neutral living room/loft relies solely on whites and cream tones, which helps define the tone as very light and airy.

Ample Lighting

Natural light is great, but when night falls or the curtains are drawn, any room could feel dark. That's why it's important to consider lighting at all times of the day and include elements like a ceiling chandelier, bedside lamps, and/or wall sconces.

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Sure Shading

It can be tempting to match colors throughout your neutral living room to make sure the entire space feels unified and cohesive. However, the colors do not have to match exactly; having some variation will actually broaden your room's color scheme very naturally and create more visual interest. As long as those different shades work well together and create the same tone, you can use many different shades of the same color.

Not So Neutral

Neutral living rooms don't have to ONLY use neutral colors as the primary hues of the room. In fact, in rooms like this, it can be beneficial to add in random pops of color to convey your personality and style. While the red rug and furniture shown here are very modern, you can add whatever colors you choose to convey your aesthetic.

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A Statement Rug

Rugs can serve as the foundation or inspiration for the entire room's design. They can also act as unique works of art that can't be found anywhere else. Whether you choose an artistically designed rug like this one or a completely unique one of a kind area rug, know that your living room rug has a huge impact on the room's overarching style and final design.

Floral Favorites

Flowers and greenery are great go-tos when it comes to decorating neutral living rooms. These flowers can add texture and color to the room and reinforce whatever aesthetic you're creating. While the flowers and trees here lean into a traditional country aesthetic, you can also find flowers/plants that are more modern, tropical, or some other style.

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Playing With Pattern

Keeping your room's color scheme focused gives you plenty of opportunities to play with different patterns and textures. Both pattern and texture can add visual interest to the room and convey your personal aesthetic.

Appreciating The View

When designing a neutral living room (or any room), it is important to consider how the room will be used on a daily basis. This room is geared towards personal reflection, since it features just a single chair that faces some of the room's key focal points. You may similarly have a living room devoted to individual tasks like reading, writing, or meditating. Be sure to take that into account when planning the room's layout, artwork, and furniture.

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Your Unique Home

It may be tempting to just recreate living rooms you see in magazines and on the internet, but truthfully, it's better to create your own space and highlight unique features that your home has. This room's walls are clearly the stand-out features here, and you may also have a brick wall or a wall with molding that you want to highlight. Your home should be a reflection of you--your style, your tastes, and your home's natural features.

Customization and Optimization

Custom built furniture, artwork, and area rugs can help set your neutral living room apart from the rest. This contemporary living room has clearly been designed for this particular space and homeowner, which makes it stand out. With that being said, your room may not benefit from a custom floating sofa like this (and your budget may not allow for it). If you're looking to customize your room, look at options for one of a kind artwork, area rugs, or pottery.

Partnering With Architecture

Your home's architecture can serve as inspiration and guidance for what furniture and accents you include in your room. This grand contemporary living room features plenty of arches and curves, which is reflected in the area rugs, sofa, pillows, and side tables. If you're looking for inspiration, study your living room to see what unique aspects you can highlight in the grand design.


Neutral living rooms are as beautiful as they are diverse. No matter what style you like best, neutral color schemes can help you convey your aesthetic and create the proper tone. Now that you've seen some of our best neutral living room ideas and tips and tricks, you can start the exciting process of designing your own neutral living room.

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