Get the Japandi look in your home
Japanadi is a popular, emerging trend because of its clean lines, minimalist style, muted earthy tones, and functionality. Fusing the traditional and natural elements of Japanese style with the simplicity and modern flair of Scandinavian design, Japandi is aesthetically pleasing and brings timeless elegance to any space inside the home. Colours featured: Dulux Dulux Tapawera and Dulux Lyttelton Quarter
Bridging the gap between colour
Japandi style is created using calming, tranquil, and peaceful colour palettes, but allows the use of contrasting darker hues in a subtle and meaningful way.
Adding a mix of tones can create different moods throughout the room. Use browns and neutrals for the foundation, then add greys and blacks for drama. Complement natural wood or highlight particular areas of the room with muted pinks, blues and greens.
Door
Mornington Half
The gentle pink of Mornington Half with a slight grey undertone enhances many warm and cool colours. It teams beautifully with whites like Hakatarmea and soft neutral whites like Manorburn Quarter.
The core of Japandi design
The use of natural, layered, and textured materials is at the core of Japandi design. A popular material used in Japandi is light oak because it provides strength and warmth. Other materials that can accentuate different sections of the room are concrete, limestone, metals, ceramics, and even patterned marble.
Make an impact with furniture
Embrace statement furniture. Placement of furniture with both light and dark tones creates contrast, a design element that perfectly embodies the Japandi style.
Pair typically Scandinavian light timber tones with charcoals or blacks that are inspired by the styling of traditional Japanese interiors. Remember that any furniture should be minimalist and useful. Sometimes less is more.
Combining the elements to create Japandi
Bring this stunning and popular design trend into your home by tying together natural, muted, and earthy colours such as Dulux Tapawera or Dulux Hopelands with a combination of refined textures and statement furniture with darker tones. Japandi style is about creating a simplistic and aesthetically pleasing space that is also functional.
Wall
Lyttelton Quarter
Lyttelton Quarter is a soft grey white with a very subtle green undertone. It is ideal as a main wall colour both inside and out. Pair it with soft whites such as Te Āpiti and Mt Aspiring Half as well as deeper greys, greens and neutrals such as Lyttelton Double, Ōhai Half and Pūkaki.
Tips from our colour expert
Learn more about our three popular cool, warm and neutral whites from Dulux colour specialist Andrea Lucena-Orr.
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