Mediterranean Living Room Interior Design
Ideas, layouts, colors and materials for a mediterranean living room — plus the pieces that make the look work.
Designing a mediterranean living room
A mediterranean living room blends the mediterranean look — shaded + sun-warmed, lime plaster, terracotta, chestnut, rush, limestone — with layouts and details that suit a living room. Start with the palette, anchor the room around a focal point, then layer in texture and lighting.
Mediterranean living room palette
Let lime, clay and chestnut dominate the envelope. Use olive where the room meets planting, and keep cobalt to a stripe, cup, painted edge or single artwork rather than repeating blue everywhere.
Color roles
A soft mineral white that reflects daylight without producing a cold, glaring interior.
The principal floor and pottery note, naturally varied rather than uniformly orange.
A substantial joinery tone for shutters, doors, tables and kitchen cabinetry.
A shaded green for one wall, glaze or textile connection to courtyard planting.
A narrow cooling accent, strongest when it appears only once or twice.
