Stunning Industrial Living Room Designs With A Sundry Mix Of Style

by Sonali Desai | February 14, 2024 | 4 mins read

Industrial living room design ideas for your home

Unleash your eclectic side with these striking industrial living room ideas

Create a dark and dreamy industrial living room that beautifully depicts your imagination of an interior fantasy land. This is where you can experiment, give your home an artsy look or allow it to carry a warehouse vibe. This is where you can demonstrate the playful side of interior design.

Interestingly, industrial theme living rooms are also composed of other types of interior designs. It is true! Some industrial design living rooms can be mixed with rustic, mid-century, modern and contemporary features and still, you will immediately recognise its own style in the designs that follow. Here are some fantastic industrial living rooms that will draw you in.

Mesmerising Mid-Century Industrial Living Room

A mid-century industrial living room is sleek, rustic and functional. There is seldom any mention of how mid-century interior style pushed the limits of engineering. It was coined by author Cara Greenberg in her 1984 collection whose designs were inspired from the ’40s, ’50s and ’60s. Basically, a mid-century industrial living room follows the philosophy of good living. Whether it’s the high, wooden windows, an accented chair or a long three-seater sofa with metallic legs, industrial living rooms create a lounge that looks ever so put-together.

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Mid-century industrial theme living room features brick wall and three-seater sofa with metallic legs
A mid-century industrial living room with a two-seater sofa with wooden legs gives a rustic nomad charm
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Industrial Living Rooms Are An Engineering Masterpiece

Industrial decor is one of the lesser-known styles for living room designs. It is synonymous with the warehouse look and the materials that are commonly used in industrial living rooms are Edison bulbs, exposed ductwork, pipes and unfinished woods, concrete and metals. It celebrates vintage and rugged past, but when you add elements from different styles you can make a living room more comfortable than just pure concrete.

Industrial look living room with edison bulbs, exposed ductwork, pipes and unfinished woods adds a rustic vibe
An industrial theme living room with edgy furniture gives extra eclectic to the industrial living room
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Industrial Living Room Shelves Are Raw Yet Homely

There are so many options for industrial shelving and most of them elucidate the beauty of engineering such as industrial steel pipe shelf, pipe fitting tiered shelving, reclaimed scaffold board and steampunk shelves. These shelves are not only unique in their appearance but are also well-designed and purposeful.

Industrial living room shelves made from steel pipe lends a pure industrial look living room
An industrial living room with wood floating shelf adds charm to space
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The Stylish Industrial Chic Living Room Shows How Versatile It Can Be!

A fusion of engineering and fashion is what an industrial chic living room is all about. It focuses on anachronistic vintage furniture with a wear-and-tear feel and floral prints. The combination of the chic and industrial styles of interior design strikes a delightful balance between rustic and vintage-inspired elements. If pure industrial decor is too raw for you, then designers will tell you that industrial chic living rooms have now become mainstream. Don’t believe us? Explore these stunning industrial chic living rooms here.

The industrial chic living room features anachronistic vintage furniture with a wear-and-tear feel
Industrial design living room in hues of brown strikes a delightful balance between rustic and vintage-inspired elements
An industrial chic living room with wooden furniture adds a stunning country look to the industrial living room
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Modern Industrial Living Room Has Its Very Own Unique Individuality

You can get the best of both worlds with modern industrial living room decor. It brings in a relaxing palette with sleek lines and a no-frills approach that embellishes both the modern and mechanical charm of industrial décor. Additionally, the modern industrial living room is comfortable, welcoming and warm. Blending industrial décor with other styles is very common, especially in the age of fusion-everything. This is true in the world of interiors too. Espousing modern elements into your industrial living room will add balminess to your space.

Modern industrial living room features wooden furniture that blends with the rest of the interior
A modern industrial living room with a three-seater sofa and accent chairs enhances the elegance of the living room
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Contemporary Industrial Living Room

If you’re simply drawn to the style of industrial design because of its raw elements, but would also like to incorporate some newest elements of decor, then this is your chance to experiment! For key elements, opt for a sleigh-style chaise or convert your backdrop into a book shelving unit, or just leave it alone with exposed bricks and pipes.

Industrial contemporary living room with dark green chaise blending well with a rustic backdrop
The contemporary industrial living room has geometrical shelvings and a three-seater sofa
The contemporary industrial living room comes with exposed pipe and brick decor
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Sonali Desai

Sonali Desai is a journalist-turned-content writer and marketer. She is also the founder of a sustainable fashion brand called Weaving Roots. When she is not writing, she is cooking South Indian food, painting, watering plants or sea gazing. She lives in Mumbai with her husband and daughter.

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