Natural Living Room Ideas 2022: Our Top Picks

If you’re looking for a warm and welcoming aesthetic for your living room, natural living room ideas to build a natural theme into the room will be exactly what you need.

Whether you’re a family of five, living alone with a bunch of animals or you’re sharing your space with roommates, a natural living room will suit a wide variety of needs. The neutral tones and range of textures will add a relaxing and homely feel to your living room.

Having a calming sense to the main room in your home is perfect for bringing a calming and zen feel to your living room, a cosy den feel for movie nights, or just a neutral backdrop for when guests visit.

What is a natural theme?

A natural theme is used to describe an interior design aesthetic that focuses on a neutral palette tied together with naturally found textures such as rope and natural wood, and softer accents to neutralise any harsh elements.

The colours usually used include beige, taupe, ivory, grey, cream and any colour that has a softer undertone to it.

The idea of a natural theme isn’t necessarily to bring the outside in but to take in the calming sense of nature and the more subtle accents so that you can enjoy everything it has to offer without compromising the cosy and snug vibe of your home.

Want to get started but need some natural living room ideas? We’ve got the best products for the best price, and plenty of tips and advice to create a natural living room in your home.

Lampshades for natural living room ideas

Light sources often go amiss in people’s redecorating efforts, as it’s easier to just shove a basic lampshade over any bulb at the last minute.

However, when designing a natural living room, lighting is incredibly important.

The textures and colours are key to the aesthetic, and having the right type of lighting can make or break your efforts.

Softer shades for lamps and light sources closer to the ground will maintain the cosy feel, whilst shades made of rougher, natural materials will add texture without compromising the relaxing vibes elsewhere.

This straw lampshade is perfect for ceiling lights, fitting in with any colour scheme and adding some rougher character to the overall look.

If you’re adding some lamps into the room for those cosy winter nights, try this table lamp. The lightly-coloured stone effect stays within the theme, but the softer shade element will ensure you're not encroaching on any homey vibes you’ve created.

If you haven’t got a ceiling light that needs shade but you’d still like to add some of those natural textures and materials into your lighting, a cane lamp will work perfectly.

This lamp isn’t overly domineering in its presence and will offer a pop of colour alongside your neutral tones.

The cane brings some more dimension into the room, too, so you can boost your natural living room theme, even with a simple lamp shade.

Wall decoration for natural living room ideas

Wall decorations are always a great addition when redecorating any room in your home, but natural living room ideas should always include them.

They’re easy to add in, creating a snug and cosy feel whilst keeping a natural theme for your room. A mirror with a bamboo frame will easily be a focal point for your walls, functional for you, but also works brilliantly with any other natural materials you’ve included so far.

If you just want to add a pop of texture to your walls without taking up too much space, try adding some dried bamboo hoops. They’re easy to incorporate, look very stylish and will complement the colours of any natural living room.

For a real injection of nature, consider adding some plants to your walls. The green of any plant will tie in beautifully with the natural materials and colour palette of a natural living room.

Save yourself the effort of watering the plants though, and choose this trailing plant wall hanger.

Soft furnishing for natural living room ideas

Soft furnishings have more uses than providing a cushy sit-down after a long hard day at work.

They can top a room off and provide some dimension and depth to any natural living room, so grab a few cushions and a throw or two to bring everything together.

A neutral sofa will blend into any natural living room and makes the perfect neutral backdrop and a blank canvas for you to chuck some cushions and blankets onto.

The texture of any decorations is key in any natural living room and can be just as important as the colour palette, but these cushions are the perfect blend of the two.

This tassel cushion has a neutral colour but plenty of grooves, patterns and tassels to keep it interesting and keep the natural room feel.

This green velvet basket weave cushion will be a soft touch with plenty of elements to keep your eyes entertained, whilst this leaf patterned cushion will be a pop of colour and design that your natural living room will benefit from.

Bring it all together with a neutral blanket, such as this stitched throw with tassels.

Don’t forget about the curtains, though! We recommend using light materials in both weight and colour, as you don’t want them to overshadow the other elements of your natural living room.

Try adding in some lace toile curtains to allow the natural light to seep in, whilst staying on-theme.

Small decorations for natural living room ideas

Smaller decorations are just as important as main pieces of furniture when putting together a natural living room.

They can inspire your overall look, with one or two smaller pieces catching your attention and helping you think of more natural living room ideas.

They’re also very important for putting the final touches together and creating a sense of completion and a room that is committed to one aesthetic and vibe.

We’ve found some smaller decorations for natural living rooms that are sure to tie in wonderfully with whatever you’ve popped into your newly decorated living room.

This cane tray can sit on a coffee table, side table or even the arm of a sofa, and hold TV remotes, a snack or two and even a brew.

You can’t have too many mirrors, especially if your living room is on the smaller side.

This cane mirror is slightly smaller than a wall decoration mirror, so we recommend leaning this one against a smaller cabinet, or including it in a gallery wall to break up the images.

Candles come in plenty of different scents, but they have different designs, too. Choosing a candle that not only smells beautiful and natural but also looks like it will help you to keep your natural living room on-theme is crucial.
Focus on those finer details and grab this wooden wick candle with a lid that is made of natural materials.

Finally, if you’d like to have some extra candles around but aren’t sure what to use, try a glass tealight holder.

Glass is a material that ties in with a natural living room due to its versatility and the different colours you can buy it in.

This green glass tealight holder will provide a splash of colour, a great home for a candle and will work with any natural vibe.

Have you been pondering about changing up your living room to a more natural vibe for a while, or are you ready to dive headfirst into a whole new aesthetic? We'd love to see your top choices for a natural vibe in any room so we can get even more inspiration for natural living room ideas. Share your buys with the B&M Community on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram.