Japanese style in the interior
How to create an interior in the Japanese style?
Japanese style is based on three pillars: harmony, purity and tranquility. It gives serenity and fascinates with its simplicity. More recently, the Japanese style in the interior was in fashion, now there was a shift of emphasis and did not begin to be fully implemented, repeating the culture of this country, but introducing some elements and details.





Photo: entrance hall in modern Japanese style
Japanese Style Basics
This style is quite strict, it lacks the private, personal, which individualizes the interior of the house. Therefore, the apartment in the Japanese style creates the impression of simplicity, the absence of live content, at the same time captivating with its sharp beauty.
Tip: working on creating such an interior with your own hands, we must remember that handicraft items, souvenirs, wall paintings, family photos will be inappropriate here.
For a modern European person, the Japanese style in the interior is perceived rather heavily, because household items are adapted for using them sitting, they are designed to live “on the floor”, which reflects the Japanese way of life. Designers improve it, adapting to the European way of life and making it more familiar. So, the traditional mattress rises to a higher level, or a bed can be used instead. On the bed can be pillows that are not typical of Japanese life.


Photo: bed on the mattress

Basic principles
So you create a Japanese-style room design. Making the interior with your own hands, you must consider the following principles, not observing that you can get a tasteless interior, replete with interior elements and accessories "from Japan."
- Everything should be made of natural materials, do not use artificial fabrics, plastic.
- Do not use more than three basic colors. This interior is very discreet, so the walls are painted in light tone.
- Do not abuse the interior items: they should be small enough to have enough air and light in the room.
- The Japanese-style room is laconic, it is not combined with classic furniture and large-sized furniture. Therefore, select interior items, made in the key of strict minimalism.


Room decoration: ceiling, walls
When making a room with their own hands in the Japanese style must take into account the colors. Pastel, matte colors - this is the color scheme in which the ceiling and walls are made. They serve as a base for wall engravings, panels and furniture.
Natural materials, such as rice paper, grass, wood veneer and cork, well hide the irregularities of the walls. But they are not suitable for rooms with high humidity.
Tip: If you make the interior in the Japanese style in our climatic conditions, then you can replace them with materials of artificial origin, which are made as an imitation of natural.

Photo: decorating the wall with a fresco in the bedroom



Room decoration: floor
The design of the room in the Japanese style dictates the rules of registration of floors. So, in the kitchen and in the hallway make wooden floors. In other rooms the floor is covered with tatami, which are not allowed to be laid with a grid.
Making the interior in the Japanese style with their own hands, we must bear in mind that it is easiest to embody it in the bedroom. But the living room is more difficult to organize, because there are simply needed mainly European household items: various appliances, a sofa, armchairs. But nevertheless, it is possible to single out the peculiarities of the style with characteristic furniture, stylized lamps, ikebana, Japanese table for tea ceremony, various decor, rice paper chandelier.

Photo: wooden floor in the interior of the hallway


Photo: Rice Paper Lamps

Details
The business card that distinguishes the Japanese style in the interior is the traditional screen, but its presence in a modern apartment is justified when its layout is open. In this case, it has the useful function of separating zones. In other cases, the apartment in the Japanese style involves the use of a screen only as an element of decor.
All the furniture used in the design of the room, squat. It reflects the principle of minimalism: a good option is the furniture that is hidden in the walls, for example, wardrobes. Doors often replace a cotton curtain on which there is a thematic pattern or embroidery.



Photo: low table for tea ceremonies


Photo: zoning room screen
Who would love this style
Japanese style in the interior is quite peculiar and not suitable for everyone. It will definitely appeal to lovers of Eastern philosophy, people who are modest by nature, who do not like pathos, excessive diversity and flatulence, nature lovers.
This sophisticated design is easily recognizable, it can compete with luxurious European furniture. Eastern philosophy, enclosed in such a home, will give you freedom and inner harmony. An apartment in the Japanese style is a haven for a person who is tired of vanity, of the dynamism of the metropolis.
The design of the apartment in the Japanese style will give comfort, create a mood, allow you to immerse yourself in the multifaceted world of Japan and take a break from everyday worries, having received peace.