DECORATING 11 Things I Love From This Blue and White Living Room

Looking for ideas for a blue and white living room? I grew up with this one and here are my favorite things from this room.

If you are looking for inspiration for a blue and white living room? This is the post for you. I have SO MANY ideas and decor tips for you.

A bright and elegant living room featuring a blue and white color scheme, with matching patterned cushions and decor, set against a backdrop of crisp white walls and natural light.

You know my tip about how to fall in love with your house again?

It popped into my brain when we came back from the Cape this week.

Have you ever walked in and looked at your house and somehow?

Some way?

It got so much cuter while you were away.

Has that ever happened to you?

I’d seen tons of other houses like my family’s beach house and this beautiful Cape Cod home overlooking the water and they were beautiful and wonderful.

But there’s no place like home.

When I walked back in the door, I sighed and I told my house it was the most beautiful house I had ever seen.

Especially the living room.

So much life has been lived here. Graduation parties and bridal showers and dinners and caroling parties and celebrations. And all that love has made this into one of my favorite rooms on this planet.

So today—to honor this incredible, amazing space, I wanted to share 11 of my favorite things about my blue and white living room.

A decorative blue bowl filled with blue-and-white porcelain balls featuring intricate patterns, placed on a glass table in a bright, stylish living room.

A decorative bowl filled with intricately painted blue and white eggs, nestled among mossy green spheres, set on a patterned gray and white background offers creative decorative bowl filler ideas.

11 Things I Love About This Blue and White Living Room

1. This easy idea for a bowl filler

I have an entire post devoted to bowl filler.

Have you ever found a bowl and fell in love with it and then had NO IDEA what do with it?

The challenge is what to put them in.

Here are 21 bowl filler ideas for all those empty bowls on top of coffee tables everywhere.

It elevates a bowl to fancy.

Close-up of a decorative garland with pink and red faux flowers and green leaves draped on a white mantel in a blue and white living room, with a textured vase and blurred plants in the background.

// metal tulip garland //

A woman in a striped dress stands between two blue-and-white striped armchairs, holding a bouquet of flowers in a bright, stylish blue and white living room with floral decor and abstract art above the fireplace.

Three vases with intricate blue and white patterns hold vibrant red and purple flowers with greenery, arranged on a white mantel in a blue and white living room. A garland with pink leaves decorates the mantel below a colorful abstract painting.

// metal tulip garland //

2. This spring mantel

Remember back in January when I fell in love with metal flowers?

You can see that post here.

This metal tulip garland makes the CUTEST spring mantel this year.

You can see the metal tulip garland here.

The artwork piece over the mantel came to live with me years ago and I love it even more now.

I bought this canvas on Etsy and had it stretched over a frame at Micheals. It was a little bit of a splurge, but worth every penny.

Here are a couple of affordable, similar art options I thought were pretty here and here and here.

A cozy and bright living room corner with a classic striped armchair, an ornate wooden side table, and a dresser decorated with floral arrangements and blue ceramic vases, all bathed in natural light from large windows adorned with patterned drapes.

// blue and white striped chair (similar) //

3. This blue and white chair

I have four of these chairs in this room I loved them so much.

The distressed chair legs that look so vintage.

The nailheads at the bottom of the chair.

The stripes that are navy and white.

It’s an amazing chair and super affordable and comes in four different colors.

It’s sold out again now, but we ordered these chairs for the beach house that are similar. The legs are slightly different and the chair seat of the chair is bigger.

You can see the chair here.

A cozy living room with a beige sofa adorned with blue and white patterned pillows. Behind it, a built-in arched shelf displays white ceramic vases, and a green potted plant sits nearby. Blue artwork decorates the white walls.

4. This painted arched built-in

Several years ago I painted the back of the bookcase with Naval SW 6244 and added some of my milk glass collection to the bookcase.

I use this collection all the time—for centerpieces, for storage, for parties, for flowers.

And the bookcase is the perfect home for all of it.

A woven basket filled with green leafy branches and adorned with a bright pink ribbon hangs on a shiny black door with a brass knocker, offering a cheerful welcome to the blue and white living room beyond.

5. This basket on the door

Here’s the cutest idea for a door instead of a wreath—a basket.

This is SUCH an easy way to decorate your door. Just tie a basket onto your doorknocker (here’s the story of this door knocker that came from my grandfather) then add a bow and some greenery.

I bought this basket years ago from Magnolia, but I can’t find it anymore.

Here’s a similar basket here and here.

And here’s the greenery I used.

Close-up of a round glass coffee table with gold metal legs, set on a white and blue patterned rug. The intricate navy blue designs add elegance to this stylish blue and white living room.

// blue and white rug //

6. This blue and white rug

It wouldn’t be a post about the things I love about this room without mentioning this rug.

Y’all.

I would wear this rug to my son’s wedding as a dress if I could.

I’ve recommended it so many times and heard such glowing reviews back from all of you that it just wouldn’t be a living room without this rug.

You can see it here.

A bright and elegant room with large windows, featuring striped blue and white armchairs, a vintage white dresser with floral arrangements, books, and decorative items. the room has a fresh and airy feel.

A bright, sunlit room with a vintage white desk displaying floral arrangements in blue and white vases, books, and decorative items, near a window with white frames.

7. This blue and white planter set

I found this set of three blue and white planters last year and they are AMAZING.

They’ve kept me company all year with plants and evergreens and Christmas trees and topiaries and pinecones.

You can see them here.

An elegant living room with a crisp blue and white color scheme, featuring striped armchairs, a sofa adorned with decorative pillows, a glass-topped coffee table, and harmonious decor accents.

A gold-framed glass box displays blue and white porcelain spheres with intricate floral and butterfly designs, adding a touch of elegance to any blue and white living room. The box features a decorative gold latch and chain on the side.

// blue and white porcelain balls //

8. These navy bookcases

These bookcases used to be white. And then one day I got a wild hair that they needed to be navy and in a day the bookcases looked like this.

You can see the before and after here.

I think they look so pretty with brass accents like this brass box that I’ve filled with blue and white porcelain balls.

 

A close-up view of a gold-colored metal fireplace screen with a decorative geometric pattern, placed in front of a dark, unused fireplace in a blue and white living room. The screen features mesh backing and ornate feet.

// fireplace screen //

9. This fireplace screen

I never knew a fireplace screen could be so popular.

Seriously.

I get asked about this fireplace screen weekly.

Good thing it’s so affordable.

You can see it here.

A decorative string of white beads with tan tassels is draped over a blue and white patterned dish, which sits atop stacked blue and white plates on a glass shelf—perfect for adding charm to a blue and white living room.

// wood bead strand //

10. This wood bead strand

I have added this wood bead strand everywhere.

I’ve added it to bowls and draped it over books and layered it in centerpieces.

It comes in tons of different colors and has the cutest jute tassels at the end.

You can see it here.

A close-up of several pink tulips in a blue vase, with slightly blurred white background to emphasize the vibrant flowers.

A decorative blue bowl filled with blue-and-white porcelain balls featuring intricate patterns, placed on a glass table in a bright, stylish living room.

A bright and inviting living room corner with natural light flooding in through large windows, featuring two striped armchairs with matching blue and white patterned cushions, a small vintage dresser adorned with floral arrangements, and a woven wicker basket by the side, all complemented by elegant blue patterned curtains.

A cozy corner featuring a vintage white table adorned with a classic blue and white porcelain vase filled with pink roses, a stack of books, a small potted plant, and an elegant table lamp with a golden base and a white lampshade casting a warm glow by the window.

11. The sunlight

I saved this one for the last because it’s truly my favorite thing about this room.

No matter the day.

No matter the gray skies outside.

No matter the rain or snow or storms or sunny day.

The light in this room is truly glorious.

It lifts up my spirits and makes me happy.

Especially when I open that front door for the “first” time.

PS You can find all the sources for the room over on my “Shop My House” page, but let me know if you have any questions or need sourcing for any of the items.

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Posted On: April 24, 2025

Written By: KariAnne Wood

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