Vaulted Living Room with Brass, Beams & White Oak
AI-generated design concept for inspiration. Linked products are similar, not exact matches. Affiliate links may be used; as an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
When the ceiling is this good, let it be the star.
The oversized chandelier works because it has enough scale for the height of the room without visually filling all that beautiful open space. I’ve linked a similar option here—the Calistoga Chandelier from Serena & Lily.
The same idea carries into the dining area with a brass fixture that feels connected without being an exact match. I’ve linked the Palmer Chandelier from Pottery Barn to recreate the look.
Below all that height, the furniture stays fairly simple. Two cream sofas face each other to create a defined conversation area, which is one of my favorite tricks in a large open room. I’ve linked the Westwood Grand Slipcovered Sofa from Pottery Barn for the same relaxed, tailored look.
A substantial square coffee table gives all that upholstery something to gather around. I especially like a square table between two facing sofas because everyone can actually reach it—which is generally a nice quality in a coffee table. I’ve linked the Lily’s Living Peking Coffee Table to recreate the look.
The striped swivel chairs bring in just enough pattern. They also make so much sense in an open space because you can turn toward the fireplace, kitchen, or conversation happening behind you without dragging a chair across the floor. I’ve linked the Merced Grey Swivel Chair for a similar look.
An ivory flatwoven rug grounds the whole arrangement without competing with the architecture. I’ve linked the Chunky Wool Jute Rug from Pottery Barn here.
Open rooms feel more pulled together when you repeat materials instead of matching furniture.
The living room, kitchen, and dining area all share the same warm woods, creamy fabrics, and touches of brass, but nothing looks like it came from one giant furniture collection.
For the dining chairs, the soft slipcovers repeat the relaxed cream upholstery in the living room:
At the island, woven stools introduce another natural texture without adding another strong color. I’ve linked the Mallory Woven Counter Stool here.
Counter stools are one of those things I think are worth paying attention to because you see them from practically everywhere in an open floor plan. They’re also inevitably going to hold a backpack, sweatshirt, or pile of mail at some point, so they might as well look good while doing it.
And at the windows, full linen-look drapery softens all of the harder architectural lines and draws your eye back up toward the ceiling. I’ve linked the TWOPAGES Liz Linen Curtains. I know I come back to these panels a lot, but they give you that fuller, more tailored look without requiring a custom-drapery budget, which is hard not to appreciate.
The finishing layers can stay really simple.
With strong architecture and large-scale furniture already doing so much, I wouldn’t fill this room with a ton of smaller decor.
The pillows bring in soft cream and pale blue without making the sofas feel overly styled. I’ve linked:
One easy pillow trick: use an insert about two inches larger than the cover. A 22-inch insert in a 20-inch cover gives you a much fuller pillow and can make an inexpensive cover look noticeably better.
On the coffee table, a few oversized books add color and height without creating a collection of little objects that constantly needs rearranging:
Stack a couple beneath a bowl or decorative object and move the extras to the lower shelf. It looks collected, but still leaves enough empty space to actually use the coffee table.
That restraint is really what makes the whole room work. Cream, white oak, aged brass, and that little bit of stripe repeat throughout the space, but nothing competes with the ceiling.
And when you have beams like these, there’s really no reason to.
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