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Grey living room ideas for a serene and stylish space

Grey is a wonderful colour for the living room. It’s such a versatile neutral tone that it can work with almost every colour and any style – whether your space has a traditional vibe or a more modern aesthetic. Get inspired by these easy interior design ideas that make grey pop, add warmth to a space and amplify colours.

A living room with a beige VIMLE 3-seat sofa, cushions, two throws, and a walnut veneer STOCKHOLM coffee table.
A living room with a beige VIMLE 3-seat sofa, cushions, two throws, and a walnut veneer STOCKHOLM coffee table.

A versatile grey sofa as a neutral base for your living room

Because grey is a neutral colour, it works perfectly in almost any style of sofa. For a traditional-style space, you can choose a sofa with button tufting and curved arms, while a sofa with minimal lines and simpler silhouettes works great in a more modern room.

A traditional-style living room has a dark blue-grey ESSEBODA 3-seat sofa on a low-pile rug, elegantly framed by a doorway.
A KIVIK two-seat sofa stands in a corner of a living room with its front legs on a TANNISBY flatwoven rug.

Make a grey living room cosy

Create a cosy atmosphere in your grey living room by adding warmth with accessories in earthy brown colours, organic materials – like a rattan basket or a jute rug – and warm-toned metals like brass and copper.

A light living room with book stacks in a decorative fireplace, a grey HAUGA high cabinet and a white BACKSÄLEN armchair.
A grey KIVIK armchair sofa-bed is in a room with dark wood walls. On the armchair is a guitar, cushion and blanket.

Style a grey cabinet in different ways

Looking for ideas to style a grey cabinet? Try decorating with objects in neutral colours for a serene and elegant look. Warm wood works quite well with grey too. You can also use a mix of different materials – like ceramics, glass and wood all together – for a vibrant display.

A grey HAUGA glass-door cabinet is filled with bird-themed decorative items, boxes and glass domes, in a grey living room.
A lone, blooming, sculptural branch in a STORSINT clear glass carafe, in turn is standing on top of a grey HAUGA sideboard.
A room where dark-grey EKET cabinets with two drawers stand beneath a sunlit window, books stacked on top.
A grey HAUGA high two-door cabinet is in between two windows, with books, wooden baskets and orange decorative items in it.
Two grey LIXHULT metal cabinets stand side by side against a wall, with minimal decorative items on top.