Want to find out how décor can help you sleep better at night? And help keep you calmer when awake? Then our guide to Japandi bedroom décor has the answers. We have put together a guide and collected the following tips to help change the way you sleep, so read on.
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The term “Japandi” references a combination of Japanese and Scandinavian design influences. Together they conjure up images of a minimalist, rustic, aesthetically pleasing but above all functional décor. The Japandi style focuses on natural materials, muted colours and clean lines and creates a sense of well-being.
This increasingly popular style décor is ideally suited to bedrooms. Not surprising given Japan’s fame as the Land of the Rising Sun and the typically Scandinavian association with all things natural and wholesome. It is, indeed, the territory occupied by the bedroom; daybreak, regenerative sleep, health, light, etc.
This article examines how to apply Japandi style criteria to the typical elements of bedroom décor: floor tiles, wall finishes, furniture, accessories and lighting.
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How best to recreate this style in your bedroom? The first step is to get the bed right, as Japandi style starts with a good night’s sleep. The bed deserves its own dedicated section because, at its core, Japandi is a functional style.
► Important: The above advice applies to any style of bedding, no matter what style décor.
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Well-being is a mental state as well as a physical one. Above all else, the Japandi bedroom is about harmony, calm and order expressed through surroundings. This is made possible through the careful construction of an environment that includes all the senses.
Apart from the bed, it is a good idea to keep other bedroom furniture simple. The arrangement of the furniture is almost more important than the individual pieces. Do not crowd the space and scale the furniture pieces to your liking. Feature a mix of traditional and modern bedroom pieces; a timber chest to store bedding; a chesterfield armchair as a clothes horse or reading area; a vintage light fitting for ambient light; a contemporary dressing table, and so on.
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The following is a rough guide to the staples of the Japandi style décor. As said before, even though it has influences of minimalism, the Japandi style does not require emptying our bedrooms of our possessions. It is more about establishing order, choosing certain materials and working with what we have already got.
If only one design decision can be made to achieve the Japandi style, it should be colour. White, grey, light pastel shades or neutral colours are the optimum palettes for creating the Japandi effect. Reflecting all available light into the room and evoking a sense of optimism and calm.
Getting rid of clutter is a condition of the Japandi style. However, this does not mean that you have to get rid of everything. Just be smart about storage. Choosing built-in wardrobes instead of walk-in closets or beds with drawers underneath instead of freestanding beds are just some storage solutions that might work. See here for tips on optimal bedroom storage.
It is a proven fact that certainplants remove toxins from the air. They also replace carbon dioxide with oxygen. The same effect is achieved with cut flowers but with the added fragrance and colour that only fresh blooms can provide.
Wood, organic fabrics, cane, ceramics… are ideal materials for the Japandi style bedroom. They represent a way of decorating the space without the need for anything else added.
Clean lines and silhouettes for furniture and fittings are highly recommended. Symmetry is desirable for individual pieces, but these can be organised in a free-form or asymmetrical layout. Japandi style celebrates the perfection of imperfection, so avoiding total symmetry is, in fact, more faithful to the Japandi style.
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Japandi style represents a mixture of the minimalist style of Japanese design and the mid-century modernity of Scandinavian design. These are two mutually complementary styles because they go to the root of what design is. A holistic lifestyle and design philosophy regarding the world around us, which is expressed through physical matter.
Apart from the colour scheme, which has already been discussed (see above), the next most critical element is the choice of materials. Timber for furniture and flooring, or timber effect is a great starting point. Use scatter rugs in wool to add extra warmth. Cane, rattan and reed make a remarkable contribution to the organic feel of space if incorporated into light fittings, accessories and other decorative elements. Artworks should be sparse because the whole room is considered the artwork through its configuration and decoration.
Warmth, calm, harmony and cosiness are all words to describe the Japandi style. These also happen to be the best description of the ideal ambience we want in the bedroom. Because of the intimate nature of sleep and its importance in our well-being, the combination of nature and Zen philosophy creates the ideal conditions for restful sleep.
