If you've been putting off updating a space in your home because your dream decor is out of your budget ... Efremova (@galinaefremova) did in her living room. Rather than spending thousands ...

The first step was to carry out extensive insulation work and bring the apartment up to contemporary standards before creating a new floor plan that would include a living room and bedroom.

In a family home in San Francisco, for example, Mr. Redd lined living room walls in seawater satin and upholstered footstools in jaguar-spotted silk velour that pops against the sedate antique ...

At first in Paris, and then across Europe ... to an understated and muted aesthetic when it comes to mainstream living room design (Credit: Getty Images) Meanwhile, the trend for open plan ...