Blue Living Room Ideas For A Stylish Design
This gallery features blue living room ideas from a variety of design styles. In these pictures you’ll find interior designs using the color blue in creative ways to create an inviting and attractive living space. Blue is used in paint color, decor, accents and furniture to create a serene and calming atmosphere in the home.
How To Design A Stylish Blue Living Room
Choosing the right blue begins with identifying the mood you want to set. For a serene, breezy feel, reach for soft, grayish tones such as Benjamin Moore’s “Smoke” or Sherwin-Williams’ “Misty” as these both feel airy during the daylight and cocoon-like at nighttime. If you crave more drama, go for navy classics like “Hale Navy”, or deep teal-green options such as “Gentleman’s Gray”. These work well to create an instant backdrop for artwork and metallic accents. The finish you select matters, too, so use an eggshell sheen on the walls to bounce light, and only use matte finishes on the ceiling to prevent a distracting glare.
Every successful blue scheme needs a deliberate accent palette. Choose a crisp white trim as the default partner, since it sharpens architectural lines, and prevents blue walls from feeling heavy. However, don’t overlook warm neutrals such as camel, sand, or tan leather, as these lend approachability. A single burst of burnt orange, ochre, or chartreuse in a throw pillow or velvet chair adds a punch of color and designer-level complementary contrast while letting the blue play center stage.
Texture is your best friend when working monochromatically. Layer plush mohair cushions against a slubby linen sofa and add a hand-knotted wool rug with indigo abrash (color striation) to keep the eye moving. A ribbed ceramic lamp, woven rattan tray, or boucle pouf introduces tactile variety so the palette never feels flat, even when most pieces fall in the same color family.
Furniture silhouettes can echo the vibe you’re after. For a coastal-modern look, pair slipcovered sofas in off-white with spindle-legged side tables painted dusky denim. If you favor an urban, high-contrast aesthetic, choose a low-profile charcoal sectional and top it with sapphire velvet pillows, then bring in a gleaming brass coffee table—the metal instantly elevates deep blues. Traditionalists might lean into tufted wing chairs upholstered in navy leather beside an antique walnut console to strike a timeless note.
Art and décor give the room a narrative. Try bringing in oversized abstract canvases that incorporate hints of cobalt and alabaster to tie the palette together without feeling overly matchy. Wehn it comes to built-in decor, cluster pottery glazed in varying shades of celadon, periwinkle, and midnight for a curated tonal story. Glass vases in translucent aqua catch daylight and add sparkle, while matte-black picture frames cut through the coolness and ground the arrangement.
Finally, lighting is essential to show blue at its best. Layer sources: recessed ambient fixtures to wash the walls, a statement chandelier with a warm 2700K bulb to keep deep hues from skewing cold, and adjustable picture lights over artwork to pull even richer pigment out them and the navy walls. If your room is completely or somewhat north-facing and naturally cool, consider using dimming lamps with linen shades that cast a warm glow and help maintain color balance throughout the day.
Blue Room Ideas
Built-in bookshelves and cabinetry are typically used with a two-fold purpose: functionally usable storage space and aesthetic space decor. In the photo example above, the built-in storage spaces are painted a bright and bold white and given a simple, geometric shape. This goes well with the similarly white painted wood-board panel ceiling. The dark hue of the blue walls and a nice contrast to the white elements as well as giving the room a navy-themed ambiance. This motif is also seen in the blue and white rug and navy-themed throw cushions. The wood blinds, stained mahogany wood board flooring, comfortable light tan sectional sofa, and the woven wood-top coffee table all add a good helping of warmth to the space.
This nautical themed living room looks great with its blue and white color palette. White wainscoting wraps around the room framing the french doors and looks harmonious with the white vaulted ceiling above. Rich hardwood flooring and wood framed furniture are elegant and helps promote the feeling of a coastal ambiance.
This modern living room design uses its blue accent wall to frame the picturesque views of the landscape outside, an effect that could be achieved by using such big glass windows. To contrast the brightness of the walls, it employs dark-stained hardwood floors with gloss that reflects the light coming in from the numerous windows. A white leather Lawson-style sectional sofa with playfully colored green and blue throw pillows, minimalist polished stone coffee and side tables, and a light tan shag carpet top off the modern, contemporary look.
Creative artistic paintings are smart design elements to any contemporary design. This living room piece employs amazing blue-themed abstract artworks to make the space feel sophisticated and alive. The contemporary furniture pieces only serve to heighten the artistic sense in the room – the strikingly bold modern chandelier, the ornately designed glass and metal side table, the contemporary dark wood framed arm chairs, and the geometric patterns on the rug all go well with the design. The navy blue accent wall, the dark blue satin throw pillows, and the off-white color of the back walls and wainscot, help tie it all together.
Tropical themes appreciate the generous use of blue in their designs. In this example, the striking use of azure in the bamboo-frame arm chair, the saxony carpet, and the subtle back wall behind the built-in bookshelves serve as a good complement to the overall feel of the space. The white built-in shelving uses the books and knick-knacks it stores as intelligent accent pieces that keep the room feeling personalized and interesting. The chaise lounge sofas used go well the distressed wood finish on the coffee table and the aforementioned exotic feel of the bamboo-framed lounge chair. Finally, the wide french windows used do well in giving us a view of the lush greenery found outside.
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