Japanese-style cuisine: design features and design examples

Japanese style features

There are several basic design principles:

• This style is concise, involves restraint and a minimal amount of decor.
• The interior uses natural and natural materials in the form of wood, jute, bamboo or rice paper.
• Items are the most functional and harmoniously combined with each other.
• Japanese-style kitchens are distinguished by the presence of free space, which is formed through the dismantling of walls or the use of multi-level color transitions.
• The decoration uses beige, black, brown, green or red tint gamma.

Pictured is a minimalist Japanese-style kitchen design with natural wood trim.

Color scheme

In the Japanese style, a natural palette in brown, beige, green, gray, black and cherry tones is assumed. The design is often diluted with amber, honey splashes or blue and blue tones representing the water element.

White range is considered not quite acceptable for the eastern interior, so instead of it choose milk or cream colors.

For the design of the kitchen, mainly only three colors are used, preferably from the light spectrum.

The photo shows the interior of a spacious Japanese-style kitchen decorated in natural brown tones.

Black shades in Japan characterize nobility and wisdom. Dark tones can add expressiveness and elegance to any color. Since, in this style, contrasting black is not used in decoration, it can be found in the execution of the facades of the kitchen or in drawing hieroglyphs.

Sometimes for the design of Japanese cuisine choose not bright, exceptionally dark or muted red and green colors.

In the photo, red and orange accents in the interior of white-brown Japanese-style kitchen.

Which finish is right for you?

A peculiar and aesthetic Japanese style combines notes of minimalism, natural motifs and original elements.

• Ceiling. The easiest solution is to paint or whiten the ceiling surface. In order to make the situation as close as possible to the original Japanese style, the ceiling is divided into squares using wooden beams. The inner part is painted or decorated with a stretch fabric with a matte or fabric texture.
• Walls. The plane of the walls is finished with stucco or pasted with monophonic wallpaper in neutral colors. To create an accent surface, it is appropriate to use photo wallpaper with thematic images, wooden or plastic, which can imitate bamboo.
• Floor. Traditional veneers are wooden planks. Such floor material is more relevant for the interior of a kitchen in a private house; in an apartment it is perfectly replaced by linoleum, laminate or parquet. Perfectly complement the surrounding design in the form of porcelain tiles with imitation stone or wood structure.
• Apron. Particular attention in the kitchen deserves the apron zone, which can be the main decorative element of the room.An apron is often laid out using mosaics, tiles with ethnic ornaments and artificial stone, or they are used to decorate skins with photo printing of hieroglyphs or sakura branches.

In the photo there is a Japanese-style kitchen with a farther zone decorated with a sakura skin.

In a small kitchen in Khrushchev, you can visually expand the space through the use of mirrors, as well as with the help of excellent daytime and diffused evening lighting.

For the kitchen-living room as a zoning element, it will be appropriate to use Japanese screens. Due to their mobility, such designs provide the ability to change the configuration of the room at any time. An excellent option would be the rice paper partitions, which do not interfere with the penetration of light.

In the photo there is a natural wooden parquet on the floor in the interior of the Japanese-style island kitchen.

The choice of furniture and appliances

Japanese style does not accept massive furniture. The kitchen set is made of natural wood or other natural material and has strict outlines and at the same time a very elegant look. Due to this, the room is filled with air and light.

A refrigerator and other household appliances are built into the headset and hide behind the facades. The dining group is mainly equipped with a table with a stone or wooden tabletop and simple, non-bulky stools or chairs are installed.

The photo shows a Japanese-style kitchen with a simple set made of wood.

Lightweight and narrow structures with small handles are selected as lockers. The facades are decorated with frosted glass inserts and bars.

The working area in the kitchen is located as close to the walls as possible. It takes up little space in the room and at the same time does not differ in constraint and discomfort.

The photo shows a furniture set in dark brown and red tones in the design of Japanese cuisine.

Lighting and decor

For Japanese interiors, appliances that gently scatter light are appropriate. For example, an excellent solution would be the interior ceiling lights. In addition, the kitchen can be equipped with a central chandelier and spots located around the perimeter.

The lamps with woven bamboo, straw shades or rice paper lampshades have a truly beautiful view.

Since, in the Japanese style, the presence of the correct geometric shapes is welcomed, the light sources differ in square, rectangular or spherical shapes.

In the photo, suspended ceiling lamps and spotlights in the interior of the kitchen-living room in the Japanese style.

The decor allows the kitchen to gain a more expressive thematic design. To do this, use accessories in the form of wall scrolls, vases, ceramic or porcelain figurines, which can be placed in niches. An authentic decoration will be authentic dishes. The table can be supplemented with a tea set, sushi set or a dish with fruits and sweets. Also, the tatami rug favorably emphasizes the work or dining area.

Plants traditional for Japanese culture, such as ikebana or bonsai tree, will harmoniously fit into the interior.

The photo shows a dining area in the Japanese-style kitchen, decorated with a large geometric chandelier.

Which curtains to use?

To complete the image of the Japanese-style kitchen, competent window decoration is required. Curtains are an almost indispensable part of the oriental interior. In the manufacture of curtains, lightweight textiles and natural materials such as bamboo, rattan or rice paper are used.

The photo shows a Japanese-style kitchen with a window and a balcony door, decorated with bamboo roller blinds.

Basically, Japanese panels, blinds or roller blinds up to the windowsill are chosen for decoration.

To further emphasize the style of the kitchen, curtains made of silk fit harmoniously with the furniture upholstery in the room.

Pictured are translucent two-tone Roman curtains on a window in a Japanese-style kitchen interior.

Japanese Kitchen Design Ideas

The traditional design move is the installation of a low table, covered with pillows, replacing chairs. This design not only has an unusual appearance, but also significantly saves space in the kitchen.

Instead of swinging doors, you can install sliding shoji designs. They are decorated with translucent paper or frosted glass, which in combination with wooden beams forms a sophisticated checkered pattern.

The photo shows the design of Japanese cuisine with a low wooden table covered with pillows.

In the modern design of the kitchen there is an unusual decor in the form of skillfully made samurai blades that shine with a perfectly polished surface. Stylized Japanese kitchen knives perform an applied function and enrich the surrounding interior.

The photo shows a spacious Japanese-style kitchen with glass shoji sliding partitions.

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The Japanese-style kitchen with the interior thought out to the smallest detail allows you to give the atmosphere an oriental spirit, give the room a unique grace and create a harmonious atmosphere in which it will be pleasant for all family members to be.