Blue Living Room Ideas

To incorporate full blue boho decor, blue living room walls will play perfectly off light-to-medium wood tones and decor, like pillows and rugs, in alternating shades of blue. For a less-is-more approach, seating in lighter shades mixed with globally-inspired pillows and wall art will add a well-traveled yet relaxed feel.

Use blue paint in a striking shade, like cyan or royal blue, or blue wallpaper to create either an accent wall or an entire dramatic backdrop for your living room. Then add in seating in a polar opposite color, like cream or white. For a truly bold look, mix in brighter accessories, like pillows, vases and artwork with hints of pink or yellow. Living room furniture and hardware in brass will add a bit of richness to the room.

If you want a blue living room that's warm and modern, try a darker, steely blue on the walls. Add in accent tables with clean, mid-cenutry lines and decor in silver and chrome, like mirrors and floor lamps. This look is simple and uncluttered, so rugs should be large but blend into the room's aesthetic.

If the lighter look appeals to you, a sofa in soft gray flanked with pillows in varying shades of blue will anchor the room while a patterned rug with hints of white will add airiness to the room. Furniture in lighter wood tones will tie the look together. If a moodier room appeals to you, a navy sofa or a sofa in a darker gray will work best. If your walls are a stately shade of blue, keep living room furniture, like accent tables and consoles, lighter in tone.

When it comes to blue living room ideas, blue and white is as timeless as it gets. There is really no wrong way to pull off this look, so whether you paint the walls a smoky shade of blue or a bright baby blue, balancing it with white decor will work every time. For a coastal approach,
that is anchored in tranquility, choose a lighter blue shade as a base for either walls or your sofa and build around it. In a light blue living room, wall decor can be minimal with a few nods to the shoreline without getting to tropical or beach house-inspired. The whispers of blue will give the room an airy, open feel.

Differents patterns in similar tones add a layer of dimension and richness to a living room. One of the more style-forward blue living room ideas, this look may seem intimidating at first but is fairly easy to accomplish. The trick here is to use no more than three patterns in the room, and to keep them all in the same color family. Throw pillows in florals and stripes will add character to a sofa that sits atop a patterned rug. Also, be sure not to place too many patterns on top of one another. So if your curtains are patterned, steer away from patterned wallpaper so the eye has a plain place to rest.

Incorporating blue in even the lightest way can add calmness to a space. Try creating a gallery wall with wall decor that uses various shades of blue. Leaving the walls white in the living room, choose artwork that mixes well but isn't exactly the same pattern or the same shade of blue. This approach will add interest to walls without a need to apply paint.

If blue appeals to you but you prefer to keep your living room style classic, start with small doses of blue decor. Think: A cyan-colored ottoman or throws and vases in seaside shades. In a living room with white walls and more neutral furniture, adding simple blue accents, like a rug underfoot, or a few pieces of art, will add coastal style.