10 Living Rooms With Wall Colors to Love

Jet black, Meyer lemon yellow, mossy green — these spaces make a statement with bold color

Choosing that just-right hue for your living room can make all the difference — creating a mood, defining the space and more. Case in point: these 10 colorful living rooms, from homes featured in our My Houzz series. Whether your taste runs to the bright and bold or something subtler, see if one of these color ideas appeals to you.

Peacock in Los Angeles. Homeowner Maggie Bohlman asked a former neighbor, an art teacher, to help her decide on wall colors for her 1927 Spanish-style fixer-upper. “We brought her a color swatch book and went room by room,” Bohlman says. “The space and light really helped make the choices clear.”

Paint: Peacock Blue, Glidden

Tropical Retreat

This multilevel deck looks like a golden spot to spend an afternoon. The upper level is designed for dining, the middle level includes an outdoor kitchen and canvas gazebo for entertaining and relaxing, and the lower level includes a chair and small inflatable pool. It’s great fun in a small space on a budget,

15 Contemporary Backyard Patio Designs

We all want to have a patio in our house for aside from being an extended social area, it allows us to spend time outside with the comforts of our home. A patio can be placed in front of the house, on one side, around the house or in the backyard. This depends on the available space of your yard or of the area and shape of it. It also depends on your needs as well as your budget.

15 Lovely Tropical Bedroom Colors

Tropical colors in bright sunny yellows, fresh water blues, and lush greens are some of the colors you’ll love to paint your room to give it a warmer feel. There are other bright and tropical colors like tropical breeze, Valencia orange, beach sand, mango peach, and sunset red which are featured in this list of 15 Tropical Bedroom Colors that could match your personality and style. Have one favorite color? Use a tone that you like and choose a bold color. Then use lighter shades of the same color throughout your bedroom.

Bathroom flooring ideas – 5 of the best

 

Book-matched marble flooring

The marble behind, and under, this incredible bath (yes it is a bath!) has been book-matched – a process that splits the marble down the centre to produce two identical grains in mirror image. This stone looks great in modern bathroom and kitchen schemes.

Easy on the eye stone flooring

Natural shells – paired with stone flooring and gravel – create a luxe bathroom look that wouldn’t look out of place at a beach retreat.

Modern bathroom with encaustic floor tiles

Lay a feature floor of encaustic tiles to echo sculpted modern bathroom fixtures. The radiator has a retro feel in contrast to the rest of the fittings.

Dark wood bathroom flooring

Dark flooring can provide a neat contrast to white walls. A deep, polished glow adds a touch of glamour to thismodern bathroom and works well with contemporary furnishings.

Pebble tile bathroom flooring

Pebble flooring gives this bathroom an outdoor feel. Lighting behind the frosted glass allows for a flattering glow at night, much like a seaside scene.

 

Ivory and natural wood living room

 

Ivory and natural wood living room

Warm grainy wood furniture, contemporary nature motifs and neutral wallpaper give this country-style living room a cosy look.

Decorative neutral and black living room

 

Decorative neutral and black living room

In this neutral living room scheme black accent colour adds definition and character. Balance is key, stick to black occasional furniture and accessories that are simple and elegant.