55 Best Living Room Paint Colors From Designers

In British tastemaker Lucinda Chambers’ London home, she makes the boldest moves work—nonchalantly recalling when she painted her sitting room primary red and yellow based on her youngest son’s suggestion that it match his Lego bricks. For a bold, energetic red, try Clare Sriracha.

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A soft white paint with a slight gray cast can easily make your living room a spot you want to spend all day in. Take it from Sharon Rembaum, who dressed this living room with textured pieces in a neutral color palette to boost its overall coziness.

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Reminiscent of the outdoors and luxurious spas, sage green can instantly make your living room feel welcoming. In this speakeasy-inspired room by Brooklinteriors, Art Deco, eastern, and bohemian elements blend together against walls painted in Clare Dirty Martini for an opulent but casual atmosphere.

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Set a moody yet cozy scene by painting your living room walls and ceiling a soft shade of ebony. For Sean Anderson’s client, comfort and function in the living room were crucial for entertaining. So he painted the room in Sherwin-Williams Iron Ore and layered items that told the homeowner’s story for a welcoming atmosphere.

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“It’s a vibrant happy blue while not being too overwhelming,” says Rudy Saunders of the color on the walls of his studio apartment on the Upper East Side of New York City. It’s Fine Paints of Europe Jefferson Blue from the Dorothy Draper paint collection.

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Krsnaa Mehta aimed for a salon-like feel in the heart of his India home. The sangria-and-blue palette of the living room achieves the inviting look that’s best suited for entertaining.

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This sunny living room by Thomas Callaway exudes warmth despite the grand size and ceiling height. Callaway broke the room into zones to enhance intimacy, used soft buttery glaze on the walls to give the room a golden glow, and layered rich yet mellow fabrics.

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Cecilia Casagrande chose rich jewel tones for her own Boston Colonial’s living room. The paint color—Farrow & Ball Hague Blue—straddles modern and traditional styles and is perfect for a historic home. She also mixed contemporary elements with more traditional ones to play with that juxtaposition of old and new.

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Anna Spiro made the windows in this nook extra sunny by painting the frames in buttercream yellow. (Try Farrow & Ball Dayroom Yellow for a similar look.) Instead of painting the walls blue, she covered the hardwood floors in the cheerful color.