"A thoughtfully decorated wall in a living room is essential," says interior designer Nikki Klugh of Nikki Klugh Design Group. "An especially large wall can serve as the focal point, so it's ...

Placing your couch up against a wall could ... packing it with large items. When it comes to shelving in your living room, there's a right way and a wrong way to go about decorating it, according ...

Thus, the style associated with this area taps into tenets of old-money coastal decor. These spaces ... Anna's blue living room features light blue walls against white flooring.

Planked properties can be large ... the feel of the small living room by installing two low, streamlined sofas with single arms and partial backs she ordered from Design Within Reach.

Large beams in the living room evoke steel trusses, while the louvered doors “are the kind you would have found in the 19th century on one of these vessels,” said Mr. Floyd, a 73-year-old ...