Rustic living room is not an outdated style. In fact, many people are crazy about this living room style due to its elegant look. Check out these 18 elegant rustic living room ideas that will make your guests gobsmacked.
Rustic Living Room Ideas
1. Lavish Living Room
Have you ever stayed in a cabin by the wood? Unlike the air you find in most big cities, the air in the countryside is fresh. The chirping birds sing melodious songs that soothe you well.
Bring all that unforgettable experience to your living room by adding some rustic touch to it. The exposed beamed ceiling and black fireplace have always conjured up the memories of staying in the cabin by the wood. Don’t forget to add huge glass windows that enable the natural light to pass through and the natural landscape to be seen clearly.
• Having an extra room above the living room that can be accessed by a ladder enables you to have more space to store things or enjoy yourself.
• The porch is elevated, but there are not any railings. The absence of railings can be harmful for your kids.
2. Warm Rustic Living Room
Wood and natural stones are the significant features of this rustic living room. The fireplace made by natural woods is the top-notch focal point of it. It is the spot where your family members gather to shoot the breeze or sing some songs together while playing the guitar. The flame in the fireplace will warm you up.
As the focal point, the fireplace has everything that you need to make it attractive. Look at that mounted rack with some greenery on it that perks the fireplace up. A photograph is also added over the rack. There are also some other racks next to the fireplace that you can use to display some knick-knacks or decorative plants.
• High ceiling makes this living room look much bigger.
• The carpet prevents your feet from getting cold.
• Installing tongue-and-groove ceiling is somewhat arduous. Besides, it takes a lot of time.
• Since the carpet is tacked down to the floor, you will need the assistance of a professional to install and remove it.
3. Add Chandeliers for More Charms
Back then, before electricity was invented, people use candles and lanterns for lighting. Add a chandelier to your rustic living room to subtly evoke the life in the nineteenth century.
The chandelier hanging above the coffee table and sofa holds a lot of candles, creating a romantic and historical ambience to the rustic living room. You are not going to harness the candles to light the entire living room up since they are not as bright as LED lights. You will just use them to accentuate the rustic look.
Some other rustic elements that you can try are the leather sofas and concrete coffee table. They make the living room look more elegant.
• Leather sofas are very easy to clean.
• The concrete coffee table is sturdy.
• Hanging the chandeliers above the sofa can make your guest feel uneasy.
• It will be a bit hard to light the candles that hang above the sofa.
• The concrete coffee table is not movable.
4. Use Slate or Travertine Flooring for a More Classic Look
Natural stones have always given the touch of classic ambience to the living room. Unlike hardwood and ceramic tiles that usually give the sleek look and smooth surfaces, natural stones like travertine and slate floorings provide textured surfaces which make the living room look classic and rustic.
Another rustic look that you have to have in your living room is the exposed beamed ceiling. Exposed beamed ceiling has always created a rustic look regardless of the styles. To add the charm of the nineteenth century, some chandeliers are put on the console table behind the white sofa.
• Textured flooring will give a distinctive look to your rustic living room.
• The white sofas are prone to dirt.
5. Investing on a Console Table
If your living room is too large, you can place your sofa in the middle of your living room to create a cozier ambience. However, another problem occurs. The plain back of the sofa is exposed which makes it look a bit awkward. And to tackle this problem, putting a console table behind the sofa will be your great bet.
The console table put behind the sofa will hide the plain back. Furthermore, the table will provide more space for you to put books, snacks, or even a plantery that can accentuate the sofa. But you just need to make sure that the table is not higher than the sofa so that you will not bump your head on it.
• The console table hide the flaw made by the plain back of the sofa.
• The Spider Plant put on the console table can make you feel uncomfortable when sitting.
6. Stunning Rustic Living Room
An immense living room? Well, it is good for you because you can explore your creativity to create a stunning rustic living room.
Wide-open huge entrances give good circulation and let the fresh air come into the living room which is very comfortable and pleasent. To add more comfort, some leather sofas are added. Some blankets are also thrown carelessly to the sofas so that you can grab them in no time when frozen.
• Huge living room can accommodate a lot of guests.
• Huge entrances let the fresh air permeate to the entire living room.
• Leather sofas can be costly.
7. Movable Coffee Table
The idea of rustic look is using shabby furniture. And to get this shabby furniture, you can repurpose some worn things such as crates, old suitcases, and many more, just like this movable rustic table.
If you did a DIY project a couple of days ago, and you still have some leftover like , perhaps, wood planks, you can harness your creativity to make a movable coffee table. A movable coffee table with small wheels will enable you to arrange it without breaking a sweat. besides, the rustic look suit the brick wall a lot.
• It will be easier to arrange the coffee table since it has wheels.
• Making a movable table might be arduous.
8. Simple Rustic Living Room
A rustic living room does not have to be so lavish that it burns a hole in your pocket. A simple living room with some distressed wooden furniture will look great. Just take a look at the pallet wall. Some wood planks with brown hues are adhered horizontally to the wall to add the rustic look instantly.
The DIY rustic table sitting on the monochromatic rug accentuates the rustic living room very well. And the chandeliers are the icing on the cake.
• The pallet wall does not only make the living room look rustic, but also enables you to salt away some money since you do not have to buy a new wallpaper.
• Installing pallet wall will take a lot of time.
9. Beige Rustic Living Room
Beige has always given a luxurious touch to your living room. It will make your rustic living room look elegant. The tongue-and-groove wall provides an elegant rustic look. The shabby wall clock adds an impressive look the wall.
To give you an ultimate comfort, beige linen sofas are added so that you can lounge on them or enjoy bantering with your family. The beige rug keeps your feet warm. And the most impressive thing is the fancy crystal classic light hanging over the coffee table.
• The classic light makes your living room look elegant.
• The light is too low. You can bump your head on it.
10. Wood Logs Rustic Living Room
Rustic living room usually features exposed beamed ceiling. And to take it to the next level, you can use huge wood logs to support the ceiling of your living room.
This living room is full of impressive wood logs. The logs are not only found on the ceiling, but also on the stairs as natural railings.
Instead of using wooden stairs, this living room uses natural stones for the stairs and fireplace so that it looks shabby. To add coziness, some armchairs are added so that you can enjoy slurping your tea while catching up with friends.
• The logs makes the living room look extremely stunning.
• You are going to need many logs meaning you are going to cut down some trees.
11. Open Rustic Living Room Idea
If you have limited space, an open living room can be your great bet. An open living room enables you to merge the kitchen and living room, making them look more spacious and enabling them to accommodate more people.
Although this white living room applies contemporary style, it still has some rustic look due to the rustic beamed ceiling. Some worn woods are added to some parts of the living room to provide a rustic touch.
• Adding distressed woods in some parts of the living room is a convenient way to give a rustic look to it.
• Having an open living room means you have to be ready to expose the secret of your kitchen. Therefore, keeping the kitchen clean is a must.
12. Repurposing Old Chest
This rustic living room idea may be the one that you are looking for since it is pretty unique. Instead of investing on a new coffee table, you can repurpose a worn chest that you can get from the nearest second-hand shop. In addition to being a nice coffee table, it also provides more storage space for you to store miscellaneous items.
A leather sofa can also make a pretty good rustic look because leather furniture always gives classical touch to your home. To make this rustic living room become a safe haven for your family especially kids, black welded wire mesh is used to cover the fireplace.
• Repurposing chest enables you to salt away some money.
• The leather sofa might be pricey.
13. Leather Sofas for The Luxurious Look
Leather sofas are convenient ways to create rustic look to your living room. Besides, they can make your living room look luxurious and classy. They also provide an ultimate comfort that you are looking for.
This living room is surrounded by wood planks which takes the rustic look to the next level. To make it look more rustic, a twig of dried tree is hung on the wall above the TV.
• The leather sofas make this living room look a bit luxurious.
• Leather sofas can cost an arm and a leg.
14. White Rustic Living Room
This white living room is so adorable. I like the white fluffy rug that looks like a fluffy cloud, making the coffee table and sofa seem floating. The sofa is wrapped in white which cretaes a harmony with the rug.
Although the coffee table is not painted white, it still suits the white rug and sofa very well. The rustic design of the table with some accents makes it look elegant. Furthermore, it also features drawers that you can use to store things.
• White furniture always makes the living room look clean and tidy.
• The coffee table does not only accentuate the living room, but also enables you to store odds and ends and keep the living room tidy.
• It will be very hard to clean up the fluffy rug.
• White sofa and rug are prone to dirt.
15. Natural Rustic Living Room
Bring nature to your rustic living room by adding some plants for good air circulation. Two trees are put at the corner of this white living room. A smaller plant is also put on the rustic coffee table which makes it look great. Instead of standing on planters filled with soil, these trees stand in jars filled with water.
• Adding plants in a living room has always been a great idea since it denotes natural look.
• Putting the trees in a jar filled with water might lead to a mess.