Modern Living Room Design Spotlight: Magic Between Curves and Edges

Use this modern living room as inspiration for your next masterpiece

Don’t you just love checking out the artfully designed homes that grace the pages of the top home décor magazines? We do too, but we love it even more when we get to work on a home of that caliber. Of course, all the homes we create ceilings and arches for are special in their own way, but some stand out a bit more than others. This modern living room design is a shining example of the magic that lies between a curve and a straight line.

You probably already know that we love curves. Barrel vaults, groin vaults, coved ceilings and archways. Well, those are kind of our things. But, as you’ll see in this living room, our curves can play very nicely with straight lines too.

Let’s start with the ceiling. You can’t see the entire thing from these images, but there’s enough to see that it doesn’t have any straight edges. This is a perfect example of how something as simple as a coved ceiling can open up the room. Of course, it helps that it’s an extraordinarily high ceiling, but the cove almost makes it disappear.

Next, you’ll notice how the person who designed this modern living room alternates between arches and straight lines in the entryways. It starts with archways outside, moves on to very stark lines around the patio doors and continues with elliptical arches that serve as dividers for this massive space.

Look up and you’ll find more of the same. The stark lines of the accent windows are offset by more elliptical curves on the second floor. Take a closer look and you’ll realize that it’s no coincidence that the television is sitting against a backdrop of rectangular blocks. This was a well thought out design and we’re proud to say that we’ve had a hand in implementing it.

This modern living room design relies almost completely on the contrast between curves and lines, but if your thing is a bit more bold, we’ve got you covered there too. Here is just one example of the interesting accents that our curves can create in your room.

This radius ceiling accent was painted red and set against a rectangular black backdrop for optimal impact. Radius curves are a popular choice for drawing attention to light fixtures and breaking up an otherwise boring ceiling. That’s why their perfect for modern living room designs. And again, even though this design has a little more pop, it plays on the same concept of lines and curves. 

When you’re designing your modern living room, try alternating curves and edges to create your desired look. If you need more inspiration, check out our design gallery.