“Be happy with the minimum and essential” could be one of the maxims of the Japandi style. And the latest trend in interior design combines functionality and Scandinavian minimalism, without giving up creating warm, cozy and humanized rooms. This stylistic fusion embraces the search for aesthetic beauty, betting on light, orderly and luminous spaces, without additives or obstacles. If you are thinking about redecorating your home for autumn, below we give you 3 tips to incorporate the Japandi philosophy.
You heard right! Japandi advocates neatness and order in the rooms, to turn your house into a kind of temple. Eliminating furniture and objects that may hinder passage, as well as paintings, photographs or other hanging elements from the walls, will help you build fluid and bright spaces that promote calm.
Also try to hide everything that you are not using - paneling the kitchen furniture will be very useful to protect some appliances - and leave only what you consider beautiful visible. In the image, we see how the kitchen is harmoniously integrated with the dining room and the office thanks to the arrangement of the elements in straight lines.
Do you want to give your bedroom a coat of paint? The Japandi style prefers soft color tones such as beige, cream or ocher. For example, in the attic in the image, the wall on which the headboard of the bed rests has been painted stone gray, while the rest has been kept white to create contrasts between textures. The wooden beams, the plant fiber carpet or the textiles help to reinforce the idea of a harmonious and functional room advocated by this stylistic trend.
If there are two characteristic elements of Japandi, they are the use of plants and handmade ceramics as the main decorative pieces. From species with thin trunks and leafy crowns to simple flower arrangements, they enter the living rooms as an integrating element of the exterior. This color note that breaks with minimalism is a convection inherited from Japanese Wabi Sabi.
Handcrafted ceramics, in conjunction with low and rectilinear furniture, are other resources with which to foster Japandi's attachment to the land. This floor-level decoration will allow you to create spaces for reflection and relaxation. You will achieve the humanizing touch with the arrangement of the seats so that they invite conversation.
