Decorating & Design
Vote For The Best House & Home Living Room Of 2017!
Updated on January 15, 2018
From formal entertaining hubs to cozy, lived-in lounges, the pages of House & Home saw many standout living rooms in 2017. Which one would you want to call your own? Click through and cast your vote using the button below your favorite image.
Voting is now closed. Thank you to all who participated!
Oversized parquet flooring and wraparound shelving were two trends we spotted in architect Darcie Watson’s living room earlier this year, and we still can’t get enough of them.
Photographer: Naomi Findlay
Source: House & Home January 2017
Designer: Darcie Watson
The floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace is the heart of designer J Gibson’s rustic living room in northern Ontario. Low ceilings and soft textures add to the room’s cozy feel.
Photographer: Virginia Macdonald
Source: House & Home February 2017
Designer: J Gibson
Homeowners Ana Lopes and Don Tapscott made a bold lifestyle change this year, swapping their home in Rosedale for a condo in the heart of Toronto. A fiery carpet is the soul of their new living room, adding color and pattern underfoot.
Photographer: Angus Fergusson
Source: House & Home March 2017
Designer: Neil Johnson, U31
Sophistication reigns in David Sword and Lise Anne Gougeon ‘s light-filled living room thanks to formal architecture and a mix of modern and traditional furnishings in pretty jewel tones.
Photographer: Valerie Wilcox
Source: House & Home April 2017
Designer: Stephanie Pellatt, Pivot Design; Leanne Tammaro and Adolphina Karachok, Designtheory
A marble Empire mantel and dark inset shelves provide contrast in this Calgary living room by designer Nam Dang-Mitchell . “They really are room-makers, adding so much gravitas,” explains Nam.
Photographer: Colin Way
Source: House & Home May 2017
Designer: Nam Dang-Mitchell
Posh accents, including a quartz coffee table and velvet armchairs, give this grand Montreal living room by designer Mélanie Cherrier a luxe, French-inspired look.
Photographer: Maxime Desbiens
Source: House & Home June 2017
Designer: Mélanie Cherrier
A large, polished-nickel light fixture grounds this spacious living room by designer Cory DeFrancisco. The room’s neutral palette and natural woods were inspired by the home’s lakeside locale.
Photographer: Virginia Macdonald
Source: House & Home July 2017
Designer: Cory DeFrancisco
Homeowner Sloane Klevin filled her Upstate New York living room with a collection of mid-century modern pieces, including a Poul Hundevad Guldhoj stool, Greta Grossman floor lamp and vintage Isamu Noguchi table.
Photographer: John Gruen
Source: House & Home August 2017
Designer: Sloane Klevin
Montreal designers Alexandre Blazys and Benoit Gérard brought a quiet sophistication to this living room, with a calming cream palette and wall of built-in shelving.
Photographer: Maxime Desbiens
Source: House & Home September 2017
Designer: Alexandre Blazys and Benoit Gérard, BlazysGérard
Homeowners Genevieve Makinson and James Aikten have different decorating styles — her look is more eclectic, while his is more traditional — and their living room is a delightful mishmash of them both. A vintage sofa sits opposite a modern, low-slung piece, while color-blocked books create visual interest.
Photographer: Michael Graydon
Source: House & Home October 2017
Designer: Lesley Macmillan, Trianon Design
Inspired by homeowner Kristin Anderson’s love of comfortable, west coast style, designer Colleen McGill painted her living room a crisp white, then layered in beachy textures, including breezy linen drapery and a sisal rug.
Photographer: Stacey Brandford
Source: House & Home November 2017
Designer: Colleen McGill
A dark, granite-clad fireplace is the striking focal point in event planner Catriona Smart’s impressive Toronto living room. Brass accents warm up the whitewashed space, while furniture arranged in a symmetrical design is visually pleasing to the eye.
Photographer: Alex Lukey
Source: House & Home December 2017
Designer: Kirsten Marshall, Palmerston Design Consultants