Oak or Walnut for Japandi Furniture? A Proper Look at Both
Walk into any room that gets Japandi right, and your attention goes straight to the wood. Not the cushions, not the ceramics on the shelf, not even the view through the window. The wood. It’s doing most of the heavy lifting in these spaces, and everyone planning a Japandi interior eventually lands on the same […]
The 10 Best Japandi Kitchen Worktops for a Minimalist Home
I’ve fitted hundreds of kitchens over twenty-odd years, and there’s a particular silence that falls over clients when they walk into a properly executed Japandi space. Not awkward silence—more like the quiet you get in a really good library. Everything just works. The light falls correctly. Your shoulders drop half an inch. At the centre […]
The Best Japandi Kitchen Lighting Ideas
I spent three months obsessing over a pendant light. My partner thought I’d lost the plot entirely. But here’s the thing about kitchen lighting that nobody tells you until you’ve already made expensive mistakes: it changes absolutely everything about how a room feels, and once you notice bad lighting, you can’t un-notice it. Japandi—that marriage […]
How Much Does a Japandi Kitchen Cost? A Realistic Breakdown
A Japandi kitchen shouldn’t work. You’re mashing together Scandinavian hygge—all that cosy, democratic functionality—with Japanese wabi-sabi, which celebrates imperfection and transience. One tradition emerged from dark Nordic winters and a Protestant work ethic. The other from Zen Buddhism and a thousand years of refined restraint. And yet, somehow, the combination produces spaces that feel like […]
Top 10 Japandi Kitchen Colours for a Serene Home
The Essence of Japandi Kitchen Design I’ll be honest—when I first heard the term ‘Japandi,’ I rolled my eyes. Another portmanteau dreamed up by interior design magazines to sell paint, I thought. Then I actually spent time in a properly done Japandi kitchen, and I understood. There’s something about the combination that works on a […]
Japandi Kitchen Cabinetry: Fifteen Ideas Worth Stealing
I’ve spent the better part of two decades watching kitchen trends come and go. Remember when everyone wanted Tuscan? Then it was all-white everything. Then navy islands became mandatory. Most of these moments feel embarrassing within five years. Japandi is different. It might be the first design movement in a long while that’s actually built […]
Is a Japandi Kitchen Really Worth the Investment?
You’ve seen the kitchens. Scroll through Pinterest or Houzz for five minutes and they’re everywhere—all that warm wood, those uncluttered counters, the kind of serene emptiness that makes you want to make a pour-over coffee and think about life for a bit. Japandi. The word gets thrown around constantly now, which naturally makes you wonder: […]
Defining the Japandi Aesthetic in Kitchen Design
I’ve spent the better part of two decades watching kitchen trends come and go. The Tuscan phase. That brief obsession with shabby chic. The industrial moment when everyone wanted exposed ductwork and concrete floors. Most of these movements burned bright and faded fast, leaving homeowners with dated spaces and expensive regrets. Japandi feels different. It’s […]