Air
and timber.

A tall, sunlit living room built around leather, plants and pale oak.

Bright living room with a tan leather sofa, white armchairs, large plants and a gallery wall

A room that feels open because every object has room to breathe.

With floor-to-ceiling windows and a generous ceiling height, this living room already had air. We added warmth: a tan leather sofa that will soften with age, pale oak tables with soft edges, and a layered rug that anchors the seating area.

Plants are treated as furniture rather than decoration — sculptural, placed where light is strongest and the eye needs a pause. A gallery wall of black-framed prints gives the room a quiet focal point without adding colour.

FORMATLiving room

SCOPELayout, furniture, styling

FOCUSWarmth, planting, scale

DESIGN DECISIONS

What shaped the design.

Anchor the seating. A layered rug defines the conversation area in a tall room.
Plants as furniture. Sculptural plants placed where light is strongest give pauses for the eye.
A quiet focal point. A gallery wall in black frames adds structure without colour.
Materials that age. Leather and oak improve with use.

For another living room built on light, see Room to breathe.