Bedroom Design in Japanese Style

Bedroom design in Japanese style is about a minimalist feel in a soothing atmosphere. Using light colors with a bright accent of red or gold can help. Complete the design by adding texture in materials and fabrics to add interest to an otherwise dull color palette.

Simple teak bedroom furniture with clean lines works best for a Japanese look. If you can't afford new furniture, try the local consignment store - try anything with straight smooth lines and paint it with a chocolate colored paint if necessary.

The walls should be a light neutral shade for this bedroom design. A sage, or tan or even off white. Try to match it to the floor color, but if already have a rug or wood floors that you don't want to change, a simple jute mat or any kind of natural fiber area rug will work well with the Japanese design.

Accents for your bedroom design in Japanesse style should be simple with clean lines. Nothing frilly or fancy. A few splashes of red or orange and some green plants or flowers will look great. If you have a place for it, a shoji screen can add an authentic Japanese look to your design. Try making some shoji window treatments with rice paper and a wooden frame (you can build the frame yourself) - it would look great with the sun shining through it or you can build a screen to hide a piece of furniture that doesn't match the design.

You can add texture and interest to your soothing Japanese bedroom with your bed coverings. Pick a bedding set that is monochromatic with layers of colors that are the same shade or one shade off. Add interest by using materials with a nice texture - crisp cotton, soft velvet or dupioni silk can add interest and be soothing to the touch and comfy to relax in!

Lighting can be the traditional Japanese style of paper shades - a round light from the ceiling is great but try to add some accent lights that have paper shades to your bedroom design as well. Just make sure the bases are not too fancy or at least depict nature with vines or bamboo reeds.

Accent your bedroom design in Japanesse style with some bonsai trees or simple floral arrangements. Try adding a tabletop waterfall or miniature sand zen garden. Some embroidered Japanese panels in pale colors can add interest to the walls, or try adding some artwork with splashes of red.

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