We’re continuing to feed you with mid-century modern eye candy, and today’s assortment is all about living rooms. I like looking at mid-century modern living rooms because they are snug and inviting while yet being spacious and inspirational. How can you make your living room look more mid-century modern?

This décor style dates from the mid-twentieth century, mostly following World War II. Most sources agree that the heyday was between 1945 and 1969. Many elements of mid-century modern design may be traced back to Germany’s Bauhaus movement. Designers took this form of interior décor to the United States after World War II, where it became and continues to be immensely popular. Today, this design has had a rebirth as many house purchasers find it stylish, practical, and comfortable, particularly for indoor-outdoor living.

Follow our extensive guide to learn how to combine mid-century modern furniture – and the style’s idea of healthy living – into your own 50’s-inspired living room.

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1. Columbia County Residence

Mid-Century Modern Furniture Placed In A Contemporary Living Room — Photo from Drake/Anderson

Design company Drake/Anderson fashioned this upstate NY home with mid-century modern furniture that plays into the home’s contemporary architecture, inspired by Philip Johnson’s Glass House and Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth house. The designers were inspired by the natural surroundings, which included lush grass and deep woodland.

The interior design objective was to incorporate the textures and colour palette of the outdoor surrounds into the colours and furniture. To create an uncluttered environment in the living area, the designers used clean lines and tones of grey, ivory, and brown. A silvery Tibetano rug with a raised, Tetris-like design gives texture to the otherwise minimalist interior.

2. Mid-Century Connecticut House

Mid-Century Modern Light Fixtures And Furnishings — Photo by Larry Lederman

The living room at jazz pianist Dave Brubeck’s Connecticut house has a natural stone for the inside stairway, as well as authentic mid-century modern light fixtures and furnishings with an organic curve. This lounging space is half a level lower than the kitchen, dining room, and bedroom. The music room and more bedrooms are half a level below that. Thorn employed natural stone for both the interior and outside of the Brubecks’ home. Except for the shoji screens, which the couple added 10 years after they moved home, the furnishings and light fixtures are original.

3. Relaxed Mid-Century Modern

A New York Home With Mid-Century Modern Design — Photo by William Waldron

With a cherry red shelving unit by Guy Roisse, a cocktail table by Karl Springer, and a 1940s American daybed, consummate dealer and collector Benoist Drut of Maison Gerard weaves in mid-century modern design in the living room of his upstate New York home. It’s a lot of fun to create a Mid-Century interior. It also helps that there is a lot of art available, particularly on our site, to assist you to complete the style, make the most of the effect, and alter your environment.

4. Modernist House

Floating Fireplace In Mid-Century Modern Home — Photo by Micheal Biondo

The stunning geometric fireplace in this mid-century modern home, expertly renovated by Roger Ferris + Partners, provides a spot to cuddle up by without losing flair. The Midcentury Modern house, built in the 1950s, is on a 6-acre site in New Canaan, Connecticut. Mr Gallipoli, a commodities trader, said he bought the house in 1994, repaired it, and “liked living in it.” He currently resides in New York City and has listed the property for $14 million with William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty’s John Hersam and Inger Stringfellow.

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