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There is something about the forest that brings peace and relaxation, with a stroll through nature helping lift your spirits and reflect on life’s journeys. While you may not be looking to move completely off the grid to find this tranquility, or go for a long hike, there is no better haven than a retreat in the forest. Your typical rustic cabins and cottages in the woods have come a long way.
Architects have now added their modernized spin on these woodland dwellings, creating structures of wood, steel, and glass to maximize their stunning surroundings. You will find everything from a treehouse-like living room in Montana to a steel and glass home in Malaysia. We have living rooms capturing forest views that will inspire you to want to move to the suburbs and be surrounded by the great outdoors!
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1. Modern Two-Story Living Room with Forest Views
This stunning living room is the centerpiece of this home. Spanning two stories and wall-to-wall glass and completely surrounded by trees—it’s simply breathtaking. (via Hernewtribe)
2. Treehouse-Inspired Living Room Surrounded by Forest
Designed to feel like living in a treehouse, this Whitefish, Montana, living room invites the great outdoors to come on in! Natural light permeates the space thanks to expansive floor-to-ceiling steel-framed windows. See this amazing full home tour here: Enchanting mountain home offers treehouse feel in Montana. (via Hunter + Co.)
3. Contemporary Lake Tahoe Living Room with Woodland Views
This forested sanctuary just outside of Lake Tahoe, California, offers a modern yet comfortable living environment. See the full home here: A modern sanctuary on a forested property in Martis Camp. (via Hawkins Architecture)
4. Minimalist Living Room Overlooking Lush Forest
This hilltop location offers views of the surrounding forest filled with madrone trees and firs, and beyond to the Canadian Gulf Islands. The living room, with its minimalist furnishings, offers so much with so little—a Zen feel. See the complete tour of this amazing home here: Beautiful Eagle Ridge Residence on Orcas Island. (via Gary Gladwish Architecture)
5. Open-Concept Living Room with Expansive Forest Views
Not only is the open-plan living/dining/kitchen area in West Virginia surrounded by walls of glass, but it also integrates existing trees into the interior, enclosed in glass. (via Travis Price Architects)
6. Sleek Seattle Living Room with Floor-to-Ceiling Windows
This super modern house in the forests of Seattle, Washington, features crisp, clean lines and an open-concept layout. We have featured a tour of the home here: Contemporary house in Seattle surrounded by forest. (via McClellan Architects)
7. Light-Filled Living Room with Forest Backdrop
This elegantly styled living room in Toronto, Canada, features soaring ceilings and windows that invite nature inside. The wall color is Dulux—Dry Goods. (via Parkyn Design)
8. Double-Height Living Room with Dramatic Woodland Views
The highlights of this forested living room in Montreal, Canada, include its 30-foot-high windows that illuminate the space with natural light. 17 Lutron electric drapes were installed to filter the sunlight but still maintain some of the views. (via Proscenium)
9. Black and White Living Room with Forest Views
The color palette of this living room in Bethesda, Maryland, features black and white. With a double volume ceiling and sky-high windows, the forest takes centerstage. (via David Jameson Architect)
10. Mid-Century Modern Living Room in the Woods
Full of transparency and light, this striking mid-century living room is surrounded by a wooded site in Seattle, Washington. We featured this popular home tour here: Mid-Century modern home with a nature backdrop. (via Bohlin Cywinski Jackson)
11. Rustic Log Cabin Living Room Surrounded by Forest
A rustic log home in North Carolina features this charming living room with natural timbers used throughout. The home was built using a 6″x 12″ square log system with dove-tail corners and a heavy timber square rafter and beam system. (via Home Design Elements)
12. Timber Frame Living Room with Glass Walls
A luxurious timber frame home with a treehouse-like living room of glass walls and whole tree trunk posts. (via Roger Wade Studio)
13. Colorado Mountain Living Room with Forest Views
A Colorado mountain surrounded by forest showcases this great room with windows framed by Western Red Cedar logs. The exquisite flooring features varying plank sizes in white oak with a slightly distressed finish and black walnut pegs inlaid. (via DesignWorks Development)
14. Steel and Glass Living Room in a Tropical Forest
This steel-and-glass house is located 578 meters above sea level in the Janda Baik forest in Pahang, Malaysia. The modern living room feels like it is suspended in the trees. View the complete home tour here: Sumptuous tropical haven surrounded by lush forest. (via Choo Gim Wah Architect)
15. Montana Ski Chalet Living Room with Woodland Views
A beautiful rustic ski chalet-style home in Montana features this radiant living room with large windows that maximize the views and bring the outdoors in. The paint color is Sherwin-Williams Reserved White. (via Hunter + Co.)
16. Modern Living Room with Granite Fireplace and Forest Views
This Portland, Oregon, living room showcases two stunning focal points: a glass wall capturing forested views and a striking fireplace wall. The fireplace wall consists of two different types of granite blocks. The colorful panels are called “van Gogh”, while the black is an “Absolute Black” with a wire-brushed finish. (via J.A. Hand Construction)
17. Minimalist Woodland Living Room with Clean Lines
A minimalist North Carolina home features this stylish living room with a comfortable sectional and an Eames lounge chair and ottoman. Floor-to-ceiling windows capture the spectacular forest views. In case you missed it, we featured this home here: Minimally designed home with a warm aesthetic in North Carolina. (via In Situ Studio)
18. Forest Living Room Framed by Giant Redwoods
Called the “Radius House”, it is a reflection of how to live well in a small space. With concrete floors, wood beams, and expansive windows, the space is drenched in natural light. The views feature giant redwoods that surround the property, connecting with the outdoors and making the space feel larger. See the rest of the home and project description here: A mid-century tree house in Mill Valley: Radius House. (via Dwyer Design)
19. Scandinavian Living Room with Pine Forest Views
This light-filled, double-volume living area features incredible views of the surrounding pine trees, located in Saltsjö-Boo, a coastal area just outside Stockholm. (via Arrhov Frick Arkitektkontor)
20. Hudson Valley Living Room with Panoramic Woodland Views
Set above the Hudson River in New York, this living room’s expansive glass walls emphasize views of the natural surroundings. (via BWArchitects via Architectural Digest)
21. Shingle-Style Cabin Living Room in the Forest
This creekside shingle-style weekend cabin in Calistoga, California, is set amongst the firs and redwoods. Reclaimed beams visually mimic the surrounding woods. The full home tour can be seen here: Rustic creekside cabin retreat. (via Amy Alper Architect)
Readers, please let us know in the comments which living room is your favorite and why?
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