What is Japandi or wabi Sabi Interior Designing Style ?
Wabi-sabi or Japandi interior design style is a Japanese term that means finding beauty in imperfection. Wabi-sabi interior designing style represents the acceptance of imperfect life and interiors. Wabi — sabi or japandi design style are embraced by architects in India as well, though its been partially followed by Indians as a part of culture.
Finding joy in
- asymmetry
- roughness
- simplicity
- economy
- austerity
- modesty
- intimacy
- appreciation of natural materials.
Authentic homemade décor with an artistic accent are embraced in this style wabi-sabi encourages minimalism and sustainable designs. Finding beauty in raw and straightforward things are promoted rather than obsessing over making every detail perfect.
Japandi or wabi-sabi interior design style is based on philosophy but recently emerged as an interior designing trend.
How can you achieve Japandi/ wabi sabi style in your homes?
Color palette
To embrace this style you need to use some
- neutral colors
- some earthy tones
- colors that reminds us of nature
- terracotta colors which are commonly used as accent colors
- chestnut colors in your furniture
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Furniture
- Use dark and rustic wood furniture pieces with soft and relaxed and natural shape
- keep your furniture's closer to earth
- mix and match different furniture materials like jute, rattan, some vintage pieces natural wood, bamboo, concrete and some bare knotted timber
Walls
- keep it rustic or you can use concrete or neutral colors
- enhance the clutter-free walls rather than having any panels
Flooring
- natural stone timber timber wood flooring, concrete floors, ceramic tiles and terrazzo
- Try to mix match your flooring
Fabrics
- Always choose crinkle fabrics fabrics like jute, linen
- handmade textiles are approached in wabi-sabi
Patterns commonly seen in wabi-sabi are
- rustic kitchen
- tribal natural and
- handmade patterns
Lighting fixtures
- Use basic jute, rattan, round paper, ceramic and metal pendant lights
- make sure the lights are imperfect
- pots made up of wood concrete and ceramics are used
- give some rustic texture in your lights
- modern light fixtures to mix match different designing style
Japandi or wabi sabi sabi is all about artisanal and homemade art you can paint it yourself to create some memories. The common paintings that are seen in this style are incomplete abstract.
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Kintsugi Art
kinshugi is a Japanese art popular in wabi-sabi in which broken pottery pieces are putted back together and highlighted with gold. The idea is to embrace flaws and imperfection.
Accessories in wabi-sabi
Soft décor items, candles, jute bags and baskets and handmade authentic pieces like clay pots and shells, plates that are made up of ceramics, plants with concrete planters and dry grass on the glass pots etc are incorporated.
Choose beauty in simple and draw things and accept this space as it is .
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