Making the most of a small living room doesn’t mean sacrificing style. With the right layout, smart storage, and a few design tricks, even the coziest spaces can feel open and inviting. In this collection, I’m sharing 15 apartment living room ideas that maximize every inch, all created using AI tools like Ideogram and Midjourney.
Each image comes with the exact prompt used, so you can see how these designs were generated and use them as inspiration for your own space. Whether it’s clever furniture choices, strategic lighting, or bold accents that add personality, these ideas prove that small spaces can have big style.
In order to come up with the very specific design ideas, we create most designs with the assistance of state-of-the-art AI interior design software.
1. Sofa Beds for Dual-Purpose Living
Midjourney Prompt: A small apartment living room centered around a modern sofa bed. The sofa bed is styled with decorative throw pillows and a blanket, positioned in a cozy yet elegantly decorated space. Show the entire room, including a few side tables, some artwork, and a rug, displaying how the sofa bed fits seamlessly into everyday living.
Ideogram Prompt: A small apartment living room centered around a modern sofa bed. The sofa bed is styled with decorative throw pillows and a blanket, positioned in a cozy yet elegantly decorated space. Show the entire room, including a few side tables, some artwork, and a rug, displaying how the sofa bed fits seamlessly into everyday living.
2. Open Floor Plans for Airiness
Midjourney Prompt: A small, modern apartment with an open floor plan showing a living room, dining area, and kitchen all in one view. The space includes a sectional couch, a small dining table with chairs, and a kitchenette, all bathed in natural light. Ensure the open plan is visible, allowing each area to be distinct yet integrally part of the larger room.
Ideogram Prompt: A small, modern apartment with an open floor plan showing a living room, dining area, and kitchen all in one view. The space includes a sectional couch, a small dining table with chairs, and a kitchenette, all bathed in natural light. Ensure the open plan is visible, allowing each area to be distinct yet integrally part of the larger room.
3. Light Colors for Spacious Feel
Midjourney Prompt: A small apartment living room featuring soft white walls and pastel-colored furniture. The setting includes a comfortable couch with pale blue cushions, a pastel pink armchair, and light wood or glass surfaces. The entire room is visible, capturing a spacious, serene atmosphere with plenty of natural light accentuated by light colors and minimalistic decor.
Ideogram Prompt: A small apartment living room featuring soft white walls and pastel-colored furniture. The setting includes a comfortable couch with pale blue cushions, a pastel pink armchair, and light wood or glass surfaces. The entire room is visible, capturing a spacious, serene atmosphere with plenty of natural light accentuated by light colors and minimalistic decor.
4. Statement Rugs to Define Space
Midjourney Prompt: A small apartment living room showcasing a vibrant area rug that serves as a focal point. The room includes a cozy couch, a minimalist coffee table, and a few decorative elements. Capture the entire living space, illustrating how the rug defines and unifies the area without overwhelming it.
Ideogram Prompt: A small apartment living room showcasing a vibrant area rug that serves as a focal point. The room includes a cozy couch, a minimalist coffee table, and a few decorative elements. Capture the entire living space, illustrating how the rug defines and unifies the area without overwhelming it.
5. Transparent Furniture Illusion
Midjourney Prompt: A small apartment living room featuring a clear glass coffee table and acrylic chairs. The setting is cozy yet uncluttered, with a mix of modern decor and minimalistic style. Capture the entire room, including decorative elements, a couch, and other furniture pieces, showing how transparent items create an open and airy ambiance.
Ideogram Prompt: A small apartment living room featuring a clear glass coffee table and acrylic chairs. The setting is cozy yet uncluttered, with a mix of modern decor and minimalistic style. Capture the entire room, including decorative elements, a couch, and other furniture pieces, showing how transparent items create an open and airy ambiance.
6. Personalized Gallery Walls
Midjourney Prompt: A small apartment living room featuring a personalized gallery wall above a couch. The room includes a variety of framed photos and artworks, showcasing an eclectic yet cohesive arrangement. Ensure the entire room is visible, illustrating how the gallery wall adds character and personal touch without consuming floor space.
Ideogram Prompt: A small apartment living room featuring a personalized gallery wall above a couch. The room includes a variety of framed photos and artworks, showcasing an eclectic yet cohesive arrangement. Ensure the entire room is visible, illustrating how the gallery wall adds character and personal touch without consuming floor space.
7. Utilize Nooks and Corners
Midjourney Prompt: A small apartment living room with a cozy reading nook in one corner. The setting includes a comfortable armchair, a small side table with a lamp, and a few decorative items, such as books and a plant. Show the entire room, illustrating how the nook integrates seamlessly into the living space, bringing both function and character to the area.
Ideogram Prompt: A small apartment living room with a cozy reading nook in one corner. The setting includes a comfortable armchair, a small side table with a lamp, and a few decorative items, such as books and a plant. Show the entire room, illustrating how the nook integrates seamlessly into the living space, bringing both function and character to the area.
8. Bold Accent Walls
Midjourney Prompt: A small apartment living room with one wall painted in a vibrant color or patterned wallpaper. Include a comfortable sofa, a coffee table, and a few pieces of decor, ensuring the room feels complete and showcases how the accent wall enhances the space without cluttering it.
Ideogram Prompt: A small apartment living room with one wall painted in a vibrant color or patterned wallpaper. Include a comfortable sofa, a coffee table, and a few pieces of decor, ensuring the room feels complete and showcases how the accent wall enhances the space without cluttering it.
9. Corner Entertainment Centers
Midjourney Prompt: A small apartment living room featuring a corner-mounted TV with a media console neatly tucked in below. The image should show the entire room, including a sectional couch, a coffee table, and decor elements, illustrating how the corner setup enhances space efficiency and stylishly incorporates the entertainment center into the living area.
Ideogram Prompt: A small apartment living room featuring a corner-mounted TV with a media console neatly tucked in below. The image should show the entire room, including a sectional couch, a coffee table, and decor elements, illustrating how the corner setup enhances space efficiency and stylishly incorporates the entertainment center into the living area.
10. Minimalist Design Principles
Midjourney Prompt: A small apartment living room showcasing minimalist design principles, with simple, essential furniture pieces like a sleek sofa and a minimalist coffee table. The room should be uncluttered, with neutral colors and plenty of natural light. Capture the entire room to illustrate the open, serene atmosphere created through minimalism.
Ideogram Prompt: A small apartment living room showcasing minimalist design principles, with simple, essential furniture pieces like a sleek sofa and a minimalist coffee table. The room should be uncluttered, with neutral colors and plenty of natural light. Capture the entire room to illustrate the open, serene atmosphere created through minimalism.
11. Cohesive Color Schemes
Midjourney Prompt: A small apartment living room showcasing a cohesive color palette with neutral tones in the main furniture and pops of color in the accent decor. The room should include a sofa, a coffee table, and some decorative items like cushions and artwork. Capture the entire room, illustrating how a unified color scheme creates visual harmony and enhances the sense of spaciousness.
Ideogram Prompt: A small apartment living room showcasing a cohesive color palette with neutral tones in the main furniture and pops of color in the accent decor. The room should include a sofa, a coffee table, and some decorative items like cushions and artwork. Capture the entire room, illustrating how a unified color scheme creates visual harmony and enhances the sense of spaciousness.
12. Mirrors as Artistic Statements
Midjourney Prompt: A small apartment living room showcasing a decorative mirror gallery wall above a couch. The room includes a mix of ornate and unique-shaped mirrors in various sizes, positioned to maximize light reflection. Capture the entire room, including a stylish sofa, coffee table, and decor, highlighting how the artistic mirror arrangement enhances both elegance and spatial perception.
Ideogram Prompt: A small apartment living room showcasing a decorative mirror gallery wall above a couch. The room includes a mix of ornate and unique-shaped mirrors in various sizes, positioned to maximize light reflection. Capture the entire room, including a stylish sofa, coffee table, and decor, highlighting how the artistic mirror arrangement enhances both elegance and spatial perception.
13. Hidden Storage Furniture
Midjourney Prompt: A small apartment living room featuring furniture with hidden storage, such as a sofa with pull-out drawers and an ottoman with a lift-top compartment. The scene should include a coffee table and a few decorative items, ensuring the entire room is visible to illustrate how these clever storage solutions keep the space tidy and stylish.
Ideogram Prompt: A small apartment living room featuring furniture with hidden storage, such as a sofa with pull-out drawers and an ottoman with a lift-top compartment. The scene should include a coffee table and a few decorative items, ensuring the entire room is visible to illustrate how these clever storage solutions keep the space tidy and stylish.
14. Eye-Catching Ceilings
Midjourney Prompt: A small apartment living room with a creatively designed ceiling, perhaps with a geometric pattern or subtle metallic finish. The image should show the entire room, including seating, a coffee table, and decor items, capturing how the eye-catching ceiling enhances the room’s height and aesthetic without disrupting the harmony of the overall design.
Ideogram Prompt: A small apartment living room with a creatively designed ceiling, perhaps with a geometric pattern or subtle metallic finish. The image should show the entire room, including seating, a coffee table, and decor items, capturing how the eye-catching ceiling enhances the room’s height and aesthetic without disrupting the harmony of the overall design.
15. Rich Textural Layers
Midjourney Prompt: A small apartment living room with a variety of layered textures. The scene includes a sofa adorned with a mix of velvet and wool cushions, a chunky knit throw, and a textured rug. Capture the entire room to show how these textural elements work together to create a cozy, stylish space without overwhelming the area.
Ideogram Prompt: A small apartment living room with a variety of layered textures. The scene includes a sofa adorned with a mix of velvet and wool cushions, a chunky knit throw, and a textured rug. Capture the entire room to show how these textural elements work together to create a cozy, stylish space without overwhelming the area.
