Can you see yourself cozying up with a good book and a cup of tea on one of these sofas? Vote for your favorite living room in the poll below the photos and we’ll publish the results in the premiere issue of HGTV MAGAZINE—on sale in October!
Living Room #1 – Sleek + White
Modern Living Room by Don Raney
Living Room #2 – Classic + Casual
Traditional Living Room by Jennifer Duneier
Living Room #3 – Colorful + Traditional
Transitional Living Room by Shelly Riehl David
Living Room #4 – Fresh + Contemporary
Contemporary Living Room by Natalie Umbert
After you vote, leave a comment telling us why you love your favorite room and you might see your comment in the magazine, too!
This is causal and cozy! Living room are meant for causal conversations! I like that there is no TV. TV should be in the den!
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I picked #4 for lots of reasons (big windows, bright colors, functional three-table set, etc) but mostly for the built-in bookshelves! I get frustrated when design magazines assume that ppl don't read- so I was glad o see a space for books in a stylish room.
I voted for #4 because to me it looks the most inviting for just hanging out and relaxing with family and friends. Not stuffy, well laid out with lots of seating, and the bright, fun colors add to the visual appeal.
I voted for # 1 — It is airy, and light and the way the furniture floats makes it flow from one area to another. Very easy and relaxing feeling — and LOVE the use of red moving through this home
I love the pops of color in #4 – it's so beautiful but still manages to look very comfy!
I voted for #4 because it is bright, fun, & contemporary while still being comfortable, warm, and livable. I love the window and the fireplace…those architectural details bring in the traditional and the bright, vibrant fabrics give the room life.
This is the room that I truly felt I would be comfortable in. It seems both attractive and practical–perfect for family times and also for more formal entertaining. Lots of seating but still a very open look.
#2 looks like it'd be in the lobby of a homey inn and #3 looks really cluttered. It wouldn't hurt people to stand at a party. I really like the style of #1, but white wouldn't really work with my lifestyle, so that's why I chose #4.
Wow, seems most people love #4. I however am drawn to #2. It may not appear as comfy and cozy as some of the other rooms when you think about curling up with a book and a hot cup of tea but the colors and textures really speak to me. The soft, muted tones of the over-sized arm chairs and the pale yellow wall with white trim work creates a soothing environment. The texture of the area rug and the architectural detailing of the lower wall provide interest. The utilitarian look of the coffeetable combined with the color story and fabrics develops a "beachy-chic" vibe. All in all, I love the simplicity and balance established in this room.
Ditto….and I appreciate the french doors and high ceiling.
I agree, room #2 for me is the most calming and relaxing room and has less clutter…too much furniture makes me think there is not room for me.
I love no 1. I love the white but not in my house. You could only look at the lr set. Now another color, super
The style of decor for room #1 does not seem to fit the architecture of the home- the traditional stair railing and faux columns, the coffee table/ottoman and 2 chairs both look like they are made from bicast "leather." I like and voted for #4, even though the TV over the fireplace bugs me, especially for a living room.
I chose the sleek and modern living room (no. 1) because it features two of my favorite colors and really embodies so many different styles in one room! Love it!
#4. There is plenty of room to move around and you are able to reach the seating and other room elements without having to detour and squeeze around other features. It is visually appealing and as a home keeper, it looks like it would be easier to clean. Oh yes, designers need to remember that their creations must to used AND cleaned-not just looked at and admired.
#2 because those are the colors I would love to use to re-do my living room.
I vote for #4 Fresh + Contemporary, like the use of the space, the amount of light to the room, the colors blend so well and the accent pillows give it a warm feeling for anyone wanting to visit or just relax to watch a movie or read a book. A special accent of the room is the semy round window seat and the modern fireplace.
I voted for #3 because it looks cozy and has lots of character. This colorful room looks like it has evolved over time. The other rooms look like furniture store settings to me.
#2 is the most inviting and the one I would pick. I could plop down on the couch or in one of the chairs and put my feet up.
#1 is cold and uninviting, the white furniture says "look but don't touch". Although I would love a couch with a chaise on the end, White is definitely NOT the color to put your feet up on!
#4 has so many pillows everywhere you have no place to sit and nowhere to put your feet up. While they make great photos, they are very impractical…do you throw them all on the floor when you want to sit down?
# 3 while the couch and ottoman in look inviting, the room is too cluttered (especially with the padded cubes; the chairs have no armrests making them look really uncomfortable for long relaxing conversations; and I just don't like the color combinations in this room.
I picked # 3. All the additional seating, the fire place, is look like you have a lot of wiggle room as far as the seating goes. It has a nice flair of sophistication, and inviting at the same time. Love it Love it Love it!
I would choose room #2 of the four options pictured because the furniture looks comfortable and there is a nice amount of architectural detailing. As pictured, it looks a bit like a stage set. If the remaining wall of the space has a built-in window seat and bookcases overlooking a lovely landscape, it would seem more cozy and complete. If I were decorating this type of space in my own home, however, the furniture would be upholstered in richer colors and/or a deeper paint color contrasted with the white trim.
I choose #4 I love the design of room the way the furniture is aranged the spacious look of the window view and the great fire place and built in shelves great arangement.
I choose #4. It shows more of a place where family and friends can just enjoy time together. #1 seems to be so much whites but furniture selection is great. #2 is very old style. #3 too stuffy, no place to move around.
#4 – I picked this one because it just looks cozy and fun to entertain in. I think people are choosing less formal settings to feel their comfort level.
#4 – I love the room arrangement. I can just imagine the light this room must get. Love the wall color, the built in shelves, fireplace and the barrel side chairs. I love, love, love the floors!
I'm not crazy about the TV over the fireplace and there are about 4 too many pillows on the bench but love the color/pattern combination. And b ecause the color comes from the pillows if you get tired you can easily go in a different direction.
I picked #4. #1 just didn't seem to go together. The furniture doesn't fit the room and white means you can look at it but don't sit down. #2 is too formal. It looks like it could be a lawyers' waiting room. #3 is way too growded. If you can sit down, don't get up if there's anyone else in the room. You'll probably step on them. Even #4 seems very busy, but tone down all the colors and it would be very nice.
#2 looks cozy and would be a lovely spot to read and sip tea. But it is too matchy matchy for me to live wth every day so I vote for #4 with the wonderful bookcase/fireplace/TV wall. However, I would like to switch the rustic coffee table from #2 to #4. It is perfect warm touch for any room.
I had metal and glass coffee table for seven years and I could never seem to keep it clean. It would look wonderful and then the sun would move and every streak showed. It was also hard to clean the underside between the metal from and glass.
Room #2 is my 1st Choice – airy & light, warm & relaxing all at the same time. Room #3 is my 2nd Choice – energizing & fun, but I think I'd get tired of all that green pretty quickly. Room #4 is my 3rd Choice – too much white, not as warm feeling. Window seat is pretty, but looks uncomfortable & what do you do with all those pillows if you actually sit down in this room? Room #1 is my Last Choice – cold & uninviting, awkward layout with that one chair & little table back in a corner.
#4. The warmest, most livable, most welcoming for any age range or function… #2 I love for a more living room off a bed room or part of an office. It's not as functional for me for i look to see what is livable for teenagers, dog, and for a space that is multi functioning . #1 is a little to cool and stark and # 3 is too chaotic- nice for a dorm room or first apartment look!
Number 4 choose me. What's not to LOVE. Its bright and yet colorful. Big bay window with the perfect seating, built in bookshelves with storage.
Beautiful wood floors and those round chairs with a three tier table just the best looking room.
#2 is the only one that looks truly comfortable and you wouldn't get tire of over time
#1 Love the elegant, freshing look. Beautiful place to curl up on the chaise with a good book. Love the white furniture. It's very cozy and comfortable.
#4 is a great room. I have a family room with TV over the mantle. It works well when you have alot of people in the room and you can also view it from the kitchen. #4 is comfy, relaxed, and beautiful yet homey. It's a room where you can entertain and relax with friends and/or family and not worry about any of your things being ruined. I love it!
I love the way the fresh and contemporary room flows, very roomy with great lighting. The large window and additional seating with the window seat was a great choice. I like that this contemporary room is not over done with ultra contemporary furnishings. The fireplace and built in book shelves add coziness and ambiance to the room.
#2 definitely! It has class and cozyness at the same time although I would have to be very careful with white.
#3: It has the four C's I look for in a room: comfort, color, coziness, and class. I love the international feel of this room: It hints of exotic travels. The only thing I'd change is the chairs; I'd replace them with similar styles that had higher arm rests.
I chose #4. It is the most inviting and is family friendly. The neutral tones are complemented by the pops of color from the accessories. I love it.
I picked #4: Fresh and Contemporary: I love the colors and the look overall!
I like #4 – not crazy about the *white* but the style is nice and comfortable-looking
I loved #4. To me it looked like a living area that most people would love to have in their home, the bright colors, the wood floors, and the good size space but yet the cozy feel of the room was what won me over. I loved the contermpory but very modern furniture, it looked like a space you could live in comfortablly but yet intertain with your friends with plenty of space to spare.
Wow…does anyone like #3? I love it. Crazy fun, happy, colorful, casual, a toss you shoes off and sit down kind of vibe. Love it!
I liked both #1 and #4. I picked #1 because I had to choose – but – both have clean, tidy and not live-in feel. The dark wood in the room for #1 is what I liked most and how it soften the too-much white-in-the -room look.
Pillows, pillows and more pillows! I've always said you can never have too many pillows. You can use all those pillows snuggled up by the fireplace. If your in the mood take a good book off the shelf, grab a pillow and lay by that beautiful window and lose yourself. Pillows, pillows, pillows! I love it.
I l ove #2,the room do not look like not to much furnture.
I chose #4…If getting cozy with a good book, this is the only entry that has a cozy, uncluttered feeling. Reading lights are in severe shortage in all the entries…the color white is not conducive to feet UP! Other entries are too "globby", (busy) or in the case of #1…too severe altho attractive.
to tell the truth, I choose #4, because I thought it was the best of 4 not so great rooms! Each of these rooms bothered me, and I couldn't comment unless I choose one. ____Room # 1… although the furniture & rug were nice, I hated the color combo… too harsh… lovely white couches with brown, black and dark red. Not for me… jarring! ____Room #2… could be a nice "quiet" room
Oooops, I got interruped, and accidently, the remainder of my comment got deleted… So, to continue…
Room # 2, the quiet room, but that couch… style & print is from Great Grandma. REALLY???
# 3: Yikes, help!!! I'm trapped in a too crowded GREEN (very Green) room. And, the pink – all the wrong shades and the green & pink – not well balanced. Get me out of here… I can't breathe!!!
#4: Has potential… loose the dated window header! Loose the orange, which just seems to be stuck there… doesn't really add anything to the room. And the throw pillows -… needs totally different coordinated colors and texture. And, those boring shelves… There's no pizzazz in this room!
Sorry, I call it as I see it… not everyone would agree with me; but, that's the fun in design!
I really like number 2! Number 3 was too busy and number 1 and 4 were too plain.
Maybe it's because we're both Dottie's, but I voted for #3 for the very same reasons. I love the room. I could live there.
I love the colors in #3, although it is too crowded. Hate #4 Don't like contemporary at all.
I like#2 because I like my living room to be formal for special occasion I usually sit in the family room most of the time love it.
Since I'm short, the chairs in #2 work best for me to curl up in!
#2. It blends into a very pleasing, relaxing environment with very comfortable furniture. I imagine there are windows to the right of the photo, which would provide lots of light. It would be a pleasure to read and relax in this room. My second choice would be #4. It is also pleasing, open and relaxing, but the furniture is not as comfortable as #2. #1 has lots of contrast and thus would not be as relaxing. #3 is garish and overwhelming.