Shabby Chic Living Room Interior Design
Ideas, layouts, colors and materials for a shabby chic living room — plus the pieces that make the look work.
Designing a shabby chic living room
A shabby chic living room blends the shabby chic look — faded + relaxed, washed linen, painted timber, pine, creamware — 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.
Shabby Chic living room palette
Let warm chalk and flax occupy most large surfaces. Weathered pine supplies structure, faded sage can define one cabinet and dusty rose should appear in only a few washable textile accents.
Color roles
A creamy wall color that stays soft without reading as brilliant or bridal white.
The grounding neutral for linen, rush, rugs and unbleached cotton.
A restrained accent for one cushion, faded print or bedside textile.
A useful painted-furniture color that cools cream and warm timber.
The natural wood note that prevents the pale scheme from losing depth.
