Browse 12 ruang tamu looks for timber and half-brick kampung houses, from serambi doors to raya-ready seating, then see what each one involves.
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The ruang tamu is the heart of a kampung house: it is where guests are received, where the family sits on the floor and where the whole kampung visits at Hari Raya. Most kampung living halls share the same bones: a raised timber floor, plank walls, a tall open roof and a front opening to the serambi. Many have also been half rebuilt, with a brick section at the back and the old timber hall kept at the front. These 12 concept designs show how to make that room comfortable and good-looking without losing what keeps it cool: seating for guests on the floor and on sofas, wall and floor finishes, storage and display, and light and air. Use the filters below to narrow them by style or by idea.
Each design below is an illustrative concept render of one idea for the ruang tamu of a kampung house: a seating arrangement, a wall or floor finish, a display or storage idea, or a way to let in light and air. They are grouped by style and by idea. Tap any image to enlarge it. Every card links to the ClickBina guide that covers the work behind that look.
12 designs shown
Illustrative concept design · Traditional
Louvred timber folding doors fold right back from the hall onto a verandah with a turned balustrade and a cushioned timber bench, garden trees beyond.
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modern kampung house design →Illustrative concept design · Traditional
Two low woven-mat seating platforms run along both walls of a timber hall, lined with indigo batik bolsters, with a long low timber table between them.
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kampung house interior design →Illustrative concept design · Modern kampung
Plank walls are painted sage green below a timber dado rail and white above, with white louvred windows and a pair of rattan armchairs.
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painting a timber kampung house →Illustrative concept design · Traditional
A dark carved floral timber panel is framed into the timber wall above a long timber console, with a switched-off TV in front of it.
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TV cabinet design →Illustrative concept design · Modern kampung
A row of large woven rattan pendants hangs under an exposed pitched timber roof over a long timber table in a plank-walled hall.
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pendant light installation →Illustrative concept design · Modern kampung
Exposed red brick runs below white rendered walls under a timber roof, with timber louvred windows, a raised terracotta tiled floor and a grey sofa.
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timber-to-brick renovation →Illustrative concept design · Traditional
A built-in timber display wall has glass-door side cabinets and open middle shelves of glass jars, white plates, ceramic pots and brass trays under warm lights.
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display cabinet design →Illustrative concept design · Modern kampung
Cream sofas and timber-frame armchairs sit on a large jute mat round a round timber table in a timber hall lined with grid windows and potted plants.
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living room design →Illustrative concept design · Modern kampung
A light plank floor runs through a plank-lined hall with louvred windows on both sides, a grey-blue sofa on a cream rug.
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SPC flooring →Illustrative concept design · Modern kampung
A full-height vertical timber slat partition with a doorway screens the dining area behind, warm light passing through, a cream sofa in front.
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kampung house kitchen design →Illustrative concept design · Traditional
Tall timber windows are dressed with white lace curtains and sage tie-back drapes above a rattan cane settee, sun patterns on the floor.
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curtain track installation →Illustrative concept design · Traditional
String lights glow along the beams at dusk over red and black batik floor cushions on a woven mat, with brass lanterns and louvred doors open to the verandah.
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before-raya home checklist →These are illustrative concept designs created to show living room ideas for kampung houses. They are not completed ClickBina projects. We renovate kampung and wooden houses, and your house is assessed and quoted to its own timber, structure and condition.
More galleries: browse all design ideas by area of the house, from cabinets and kitchens to porches and grilles.
A kampung house stays cool because of its form: a raised floor with air underneath, a tall roof that holds the heat up high, and many windows and doors. A good living room design keeps all of that working. Start with how the room is used: daily family life, guests who sit on the floor, and the open house at Hari Raya when the hall and the serambi fill up.
ClickBina's kampung house interior gallery covers the other rooms of the house, and the modern kampung house gallery shows the outside: roof, serambi and paint.
| Traditional ruang tamu | Modern kampung ruang tamu | |
|---|---|---|
| Seating | Floor cushions, a low platform, a rattan settee | A sofa set on a woven mat |
| Walls | Varnished timber planks, carved panels | Two-tone paint, brick below and timber above |
| Floor | Original boards sanded and oiled | Vinyl planks over sound boards |
| Light | Louvres and lace langsir | Rattan pendants under the open roof |
| Watch for | Termites and borers in old carving | Closing the house up and losing the airflow |
| Your house | Do first | Then |
|---|---|---|
| Old timber house, still sound | Termite treatment, wiring check | Sand the floor, refresh the walls |
| Half-brick house | A tidy join between brick and timber | Match the finishes across both parts |
| Raya is coming | Repairs and touch-up paint | Langsir, display shelf and lights |
| Floor is worn | Replace soft boards | Sand and oil, or lay vinyl over it |
Most kampung living rooms need some repair before decoration. The kampung house renovation guide explains the three routes, repair and keep, half-brick, or rebuild, and the termite treatment guide covers soil treatment and baiting for existing homes.
For finishes, the floor sanding guide covers sanding and refinishing old boards, and the Malaysian timber types guide explains chengal, balau and meranti if boards need replacing. If you live in a terrace instead, the terrace house living room gallery has ideas for a masonry hall.
Repairs come first. ClickBina's kampung renovation guide puts corrective termite treatment at RM1,500 – RM4,000 and a new brick section at RM150 – RM350 per sq ft, plus drawings and approvals. Sanding and refinishing sound boards is RM4 – RM8 per sq ft (indicative Klang Valley ranges for 2026).
For finishes, the SPC flooring guide lists mid-range SPC planks at RM7 – RM13 per sq ft installed, the display cabinet gallery prices a custom cabinet with glass doors at RM500 – RM750 per ft run, and the curtain track guide lists a manual track or rod at RM30 – RM120 per window. No timber-house painting rate is published; it is quoted after a look at the boards.
We renovate kampung and wooden houses: we replace boards, build partitions, display cabinets and seating platforms, lay floors and build brick sections, with structural work designed by an engineer first. Termite treatment, rewiring and curtains are quoted as their own items. WhatsApp us your job details for a quote: where the house is, timber or half-brick, the condition of the floor and walls, and the ideas from this page you like. ClickBina is an experienced KL & Selangor contractor, and we reply within the hour with next steps. The price we agree is a flat price with no hidden charges.
About the images: every image on this page is an illustrative concept design generated to show a living room idea for a kampung house. Captions describe what each render shows. RM figures are quoted unchanged from the ClickBina guides named above, indicative Klang Valley ranges for 2026.
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