30 Fabulous, Modern Indian Living Rooms on Houzz
Let these incredible lounges fuel your imagination for your next living room makeover
If there were an award for the most multifunctional space, it would probably go to the living room. As a zone for entertainment, lounging, working from home and more, the living room dons more than one hat. If you’re looking to spruce up yours, seek inspiration from this catalogue of spiffy lounges.
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Click on each photo to learn more about the project and the professional’s work.
2. Firm: SAV Architecture + Design
Say hello to the spirit of susegad (the carefree, laid-back vibe historically associated with Goa). Sky-high ceilings, floaty furniture and vistas of swaying palms are the mainstays of this Goan drawing room.
You don’t need a ticket to escape on a seaside holiday – just a little imagination
Say hello to the spirit of susegad (the carefree, laid-back vibe historically associated with Goa). Sky-high ceilings, floaty furniture and vistas of swaying palms are the mainstays of this Goan drawing room.
You don’t need a ticket to escape on a seaside holiday – just a little imagination
3. Firm: URBAN ZEN
This light-dappled drawing suite doubles as a pleasing sun room. The light-hued furniture and high-polish floors serve as luminous sun catchers.
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This light-dappled drawing suite doubles as a pleasing sun room. The light-hued furniture and high-polish floors serve as luminous sun catchers.
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4. Firm: ADDA ARCHITECTS & URBAN DESIGNERS
Inspiring a chateau-like appeal, this living room channels a genteel air. The vaulted wood-panelled ceiling adds old-world character to the new-world setting.
Here’s the ultimate guide to vaulted ceilings
Inspiring a chateau-like appeal, this living room channels a genteel air. The vaulted wood-panelled ceiling adds old-world character to the new-world setting.
Here’s the ultimate guide to vaulted ceilings
5. Firm: JGP Consultants
Quirky and loud, the turquoise tones and geometric motifs in this lounge are unapologetic mood-lifters.
Quirky and loud, the turquoise tones and geometric motifs in this lounge are unapologetic mood-lifters.
6. This glass sanctuary is a half-indoor, half-outdoor experience, with floor-to-ceiling windows standing in for walls.
Want glass walls but also want privacy? This guide has you covered
Want glass walls but also want privacy? This guide has you covered
7. Firm: Jannat Vasi Interior Design
Palatial vibes abound here. Marble finishes, jewel-toned accents and ivory palettes spell imperial charm in this well-appointed lounge.
Tip: Pepper your open display unit with items of varying height for a little extra oomph.
Palatial vibes abound here. Marble finishes, jewel-toned accents and ivory palettes spell imperial charm in this well-appointed lounge.
Tip: Pepper your open display unit with items of varying height for a little extra oomph.
8. Firm: SR Designs
With its submarine-style mirrors, teal walls and pewter furniture scheme, this living area is steeped in nautical charm.
With its submarine-style mirrors, teal walls and pewter furniture scheme, this living area is steeped in nautical charm.
9. Firm: Studio Slip
This bold and blue, this bijou drawing nook is art-filled and eclectic, equally suited for intimate family evenings and garrulous get-togethers.
This bold and blue, this bijou drawing nook is art-filled and eclectic, equally suited for intimate family evenings and garrulous get-togethers.
11. Firm: UNEVEN
In this sitting room, it only takes a life-size tree emblazoned on the wall to add life to the otherwise muted and accent-less shell.
These 10 living rooms show why a neutral palette is evergreen
In this sitting room, it only takes a life-size tree emblazoned on the wall to add life to the otherwise muted and accent-less shell.
These 10 living rooms show why a neutral palette is evergreen
12. Firm: Aanai Design Studio
Rose pink and Egyptian blue set the tone for this whimsical living room. The timber embellishments are a subtle offset to the pops of colour.
Rose pink and Egyptian blue set the tone for this whimsical living room. The timber embellishments are a subtle offset to the pops of colour.
13. Firm: JOSMO
In this living room, the striped rug juxtaposes nicely against the solid navy accent wall, injecting pattern into the visual scheme.
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In this living room, the striped rug juxtaposes nicely against the solid navy accent wall, injecting pattern into the visual scheme.
Tour the rest of this Goa home here
14. Firm: Studio Osmosis
A curving wall of windows – undoubtedly the room’s pièce de resistance – sweeps the periphery of this lounge, welcoming boundless views of the city.
A curving wall of windows – undoubtedly the room’s pièce de resistance – sweeps the periphery of this lounge, welcoming boundless views of the city.
15. Firm: Sudaiva Studio
Colour-happy souls, unite! Aubergine, mustard and indigo collide in this drawing room, manifesting through an assortment of accents and furniture.
Here are simple tips on how to choose and use patterns to liven up your space
Colour-happy souls, unite! Aubergine, mustard and indigo collide in this drawing room, manifesting through an assortment of accents and furniture.
Here are simple tips on how to choose and use patterns to liven up your space
16. Firm: K2India
Dark metals, sheeny finishes and walls of glass cut a modish, industrial-chic presence in this drawing room.
Explore the rest of this Vadodara home here
Dark metals, sheeny finishes and walls of glass cut a modish, industrial-chic presence in this drawing room.
Explore the rest of this Vadodara home here
17: Firm: Ashwin Architects
Double-height living rooms pack double the punch, as evidenced here. Twin windows enhance the wall, conjuring the illusion of no wall between the room and the outdoors.
Double-height living rooms pack double the punch, as evidenced here. Twin windows enhance the wall, conjuring the illusion of no wall between the room and the outdoors.
18. Firm: studio momo
Dreamy, diaphanous curtains envelop this living room in boho beach-house vibes. The antique centrepiece adds to the aged aesthetic.
Dreamy, diaphanous curtains envelop this living room in boho beach-house vibes. The antique centrepiece adds to the aged aesthetic.
19. Firm: Essajees Atelier
Minimalist magic comes alive with dusty pink, powder blue and white enlivening a pastel dreamland in this daisy-hued drawing room.
Tip: For some visual variety, pair your pastels with geometric prints and graphic lines.
Looking for more pastel inspiration?
Minimalist magic comes alive with dusty pink, powder blue and white enlivening a pastel dreamland in this daisy-hued drawing room.
Tip: For some visual variety, pair your pastels with geometric prints and graphic lines.
Looking for more pastel inspiration?
20. Firm: The Crossboundaries
Did someone call for the best of both worlds? This semi-open sitting room is an indoor–outdoor retreat perfect for sheltered evenings under the stars.
Did someone call for the best of both worlds? This semi-open sitting room is an indoor–outdoor retreat perfect for sheltered evenings under the stars.
21. Firm: SPDA
Warm and cool tones cure each other in this seating area, in a fitting yin-and-yang visual display.
Warm and cool tones cure each other in this seating area, in a fitting yin-and-yang visual display.
22. Firm: The Pure Concept Home
Classic quadrangular moulding, herringbone flooring and buttoned upholstery straddle the classic and the contemporary in this lounge.
Here is all you wanted to know about moulding but were afraid to ask
Classic quadrangular moulding, herringbone flooring and buttoned upholstery straddle the classic and the contemporary in this lounge.
Here is all you wanted to know about moulding but were afraid to ask
23. Firm: Limehouse Design Studio
There’s something to be said about successfully pared-back layouts such as this. Sleek furniture foregrounds plain vanilla walls in a clean and clutter-free display.
There’s something to be said about successfully pared-back layouts such as this. Sleek furniture foregrounds plain vanilla walls in a clean and clutter-free display.
25. Firm: reD architects
Timbers and greys, metals and mattes, render a pleasing harmony in this sitting room. The tones are muted, and the impact, amplified.
Timbers and greys, metals and mattes, render a pleasing harmony in this sitting room. The tones are muted, and the impact, amplified.
26. Dove grey and cream reign over this living room, while wooden furniture and accents inject an organic rusticity into the palette.
27. Firm: Studio Osmosis
Cool blues, sun-kissed orange and lots of white create a serene oasis in this lounge. The upholstered wall panels lend a tactile touch.
Cool blues, sun-kissed orange and lots of white create a serene oasis in this lounge. The upholstered wall panels lend a tactile touch.
28. Firm: Wright Inspires
In this vernacular-inspired jewel box, there are nods to local architecture everywhere. Rustic tiles enhance the walls and ceiling, while traditional stone clads the floor.
Love vernacular architecture? Here are 8 design elements that are sure to catch your eye
In this vernacular-inspired jewel box, there are nods to local architecture everywhere. Rustic tiles enhance the walls and ceiling, while traditional stone clads the floor.
Love vernacular architecture? Here are 8 design elements that are sure to catch your eye
29. Firm: Studio Osmosis
Mottled prints, princely shades and gilded wireframe furniture breathe regal splendour into this drawing room.
Mottled prints, princely shades and gilded wireframe furniture breathe regal splendour into this drawing room.
30. Firm: Architecture Discipline
Angular cuts, mesh panelling and cobalt blue combine to deliver a local-meets-global appeal in this living room.
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Angular cuts, mesh panelling and cobalt blue combine to deliver a local-meets-global appeal in this living room.
Peep into the rest of this Delhi house
Read more:
10 Bedazzling Living Room Chandeliers
9 Living Rooms That Will Make You Want to Revamp Yours
Tell us:
Which living room design appealed to you the most? Tell us in Comments below.
A kingly palette of silver, gold and plum – in the way of mirrors, accents and furniture – turn this living room into a royal retreat.
Tip: When it comes to mirror placement, choose a spot opposite or next to a window to amplify the amount of natural light.
Love the plum appeal? Here’s how to achieve it