Japandi Style

In the lively neighbourhood of Sion (Mumbai) Mindspace Interiors designed an apartment focused on simplicity, natural elements, and comfort.

Japandi – is the union of the Scandi (Scandinavian) style with the Japanese one, and that is what was chosen by Mindspace Interiors for the design of this house. The fusion of the two styles creates the perfect combination of function and form, focusing on clean lines, bright spaces and light colors. Before entering the apartment, there is a small "entrance" room which serves as a storage room where you can hang your jackets, leave your shoes etc. Once past the front door, we find ourselves in an environment characterized by beautiful craftsmanship with particular attention to quality and handmade and personalized pieces. While Japandi envisions the use of calming, quiet and peaceful palettes, the designers wanted to have an attractive entrance, so they used the humble terracotta shade of paint to show off a wooden-cane console table. Reducing clutter is also key to achieving the Japandi style. This design aesthetic focuses on clean lines and open spaces. So, the designers did not hesitate to break open the kitchen and make it one with the living room. Using natural containers such as boxes and baskets, built-ins or folding screens to hide excess stuff and keeping the space feeling clutter free one doesn’t sense the smallness of the kitchen. The dado tiles are a subtle green and add life to this japandi kitchen.

From the kitchen you can see the living room. A corner sofa, bench and coffee table in light wood were enough to create a comfortable and peaceful environment. The palette of neutral colors varies from white to pastel pink to dull blue; everything has been chosen and positioned to create the right balance. Since you can see the dark wooden beams, in order not to create an excessive contrast, the designers created a small protrusion inside which a piece of wood cut out with different shapes, also dark, was inserted. In front of the sofa, we find a wall with some white shelves and furniture. The whole environment is beautifully lit by a huge window. The dining area has also been positioned next to the latter.

Maintaining the use of natural wood and light colours the kids room stands out with the light sky blue on the wall to make an arch and continued the design forming arches on the wardrobe too. The single bed has a pull-out bed below it to allow one more person to comfortably sleep. While in the master suite, the bed with rose coloured headboard and leafy wallpaper bring a sense of glamour with calmness. Two separate wardrobes for his and hers, each on two sides of the bed, have been finished with tinted mirror shutters, certainly it is totally customized bespoke furniture. Bringing in bits of nature like the houseplant, or fresh flowers was a way to inject some life into the neutral japandi colour palette. In front of the children's room, there is the bathroom where the white terrazzo tiles with specs of natural brown, grey and black match with wood finish ones and bold fluted black washbasin. A simple wooden frame for the mirror and a few shelves in the corner to use for utilities makes it complete.