Japandi style living room ideas
A Japandi style living room sits low and quiet: pale oak furniture close to the floor, linen and wool, paper lamps and a few pieces of stoneware. Domusia furnished the six real living rooms below in this style, keeping their floors, beams and windows exactly as photographed.
Redesign your living room in Japandi
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What makes a living room Japandi
- A low sofa in linen or wool, in oatmeal, stone or warm grey, with straight lines and thin cushions.
- A coffee table in pale oak or ash, rectangular or round, low enough to sit beside on the floor.
- Paper lamps: a large globe pendant, a tall paper lantern on the floor or small paper table lamps.
- One bonsai or a few branches in a vase, never a crowd of plants.
- Stoneware bowls and vases in matt glazes on the table or a low oak cabinet.
- A textured wool or jute rug in a warm neutral, and armchairs in oak with linen or charcoal seats.
Colour palette
- Rice paper
- Pale ash
- Stone linen
- Charcoal
- Moss
Get the look
- Lower the room: a sofa and coffee table close to the floor change it more than any new colour.
- Replace one light with a paper lamp, a globe pendant or a tall floor lantern.
- Clear the surfaces, then put back only stoneware, a bonsai and two or three books.
Questions
What is the difference between Japandi and Scandinavian style?
Japandi sits lower, uses darker accents such as charcoal and moss, and leans on paper, stoneware and bonsai. Scandinavian style is lighter, cosier and brings more textiles and prints.
Does a Japandi style living room need a light floor?
No. Three of these rooms have dark or herringbone wood floors. A pale rug and pale oak furniture provide the lightness instead.
How many objects belong in a Japandi living room?
Very few. In these rooms the coffee table holds a bowl and a book or two, and each shelf has space between its objects.