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Double-Height Living Room with Curved Staircase
About Living Room Interiors
Common questions from homeowners.
It is a double-height space, so the ceiling soars up two floors and opens onto a curved gallery above. That height, plus the sculptural cut-out ceiling and the sweeping staircase, is what gives it that big, hotel-lobby feel.
There are long curved black leather sofas set low around a central coffee table, with orange cushions for a pop of colour. The curved shape follows the round layout of the room instead of sitting in a straight line.
Yes, the TV sits on a marble-look feature wall with a slim cove of light running under it, so the screen almost floats against the stone. It keeps the wall looking rich without a lot of clutter around the TV.
Most of the glow comes from hidden cove lighting tucked into the curved ceiling, backed up by small recessed spotlights and a central chandelier. The cut-out floral panel in the ceiling is lit from behind so it reads like art.
The double-height and curved staircase need the right structure, but the look can be scaled down. Keep the curved sofa, marble TV wall and cove lighting in a regular-height room and you get a lot of the same drama. Share your space and the designer can adapt it.