Beige ribbed tray set with a teardrop vase of dried pampas, three LED tealight holders and a white home sign, next to a ribbed catch-all bowl with keys on a light oak sideboard in a Japandi living room

Japandi Style Decor: Small Pieces That Make It, Room by Room

5 min read Updated October 4, 2026 By Kahaus · printed in Poland

In short

Japandi style = Japanese calm plus Scandinavian practicality: fewer objects, natural colours, texture, a job for every piece.
Each room needs only a few pieces: a tray with a vase, a catch-all bowl, a roll holder.
Our pieces are printed from PLA: vases for dry stems, holders for LED tealights, bowls not for food.

Japandi style is what you get when Japanese minimalism meets Scandinavian simplicity: a calm room, natural colours, honest textures and nothing on display without a reason to be there. Good Japandi decor means a handful of small objects that each do a job and stay quiet.

Below: the rules of the style, then the rooms one by one, from the Japandi living room to the kitchen. We print the pieces ourselves in Poland, from PLA.

What makes Japandi style: five rules

Calm. Empty space is part of the design. Three things on a shelf read as Japandi; twelve read as storage.
Natural colours. Sand, beige, warm white, oak and other wood tones, with black, charcoal or olive as a quiet accent.
Texture instead of pattern. Linen, wood grain, paper, ribbed and matte surfaces.
Fewer objects. One vase instead of five, and one tray that gathers small pieces into a single group.
Function. Every object earns its place: it holds keys, a roll of paper towels, a plant or a little light.

An honest note: PLA is a plant-based plastic, not ceramic or wood. Our pieces bring shape, colour and ribbed texture; linen, wood and paper should come from the furniture and textiles around them. Visible layer lines come from the printing and read as a fine texture.

Colours: which of ours suit Japandi

Most of our single pieces come in ten colours: beige, white, black, oak, chocolate, grey, olive, silk silver, silk gold and pink. For Japandi we start with beige, white or oak, add black, chocolate or olive for contrast and leave the silk metallics and pink for other styles. Oak is a colour of the print, not real wood.

Keep a room to two or three tones: a beige bowl on an oak sideboard blends in, a black vase on a white wall makes one clear point.

Japandi living room: a tray, a vase and a little light

In a Japandi living room the sideboard carries most of the decor. A tray keeps it calm: small pieces become one group you lift off to dust. Our tray set of 6 brings a ribbed tray 23.6 cm across, a Shizu bottle vase 15.1 cm tall, three holders for LED tealights and a home sign, 16.9 cm high in total. For a quieter look, leave the sign out.

Next to one group, one sculptural piece is enough. The shell vase is 13.8 cm high, 18 cm wide and only 6.8 cm deep, so it suits a narrow shelf, face to the room. For a plant, the pot cover with legs (11.9 cm high) takes nursery pots up to 9 cm; it has no drainage hole, so the plant stays in its plastic pot.

How to build a whole sideboard is in our guide to sideboard styling; which stems suit which vase is in dried flower vases in Japandi style.

Beige round ribbed tray with a bottle vase, three lit LED tealight holders and a white home sign on an oak-coloured sideboard — Tray set of 6: one group for a Japandi living room, 16.9 cm high. See the product →

Beige scalloped shell vase with a few dry twigs on a light wooden console next to a book — Shell vase, 13.8 cm high and 6.8 cm deep, for dry stems. See the product →

Hallway and bedroom: a place for small things

The hallway is where Japandi most often falls apart: keys, coins and earbuds land anywhere. One bowl fixes that. The Japandi catch-all bowl is 17.6 cm across and 3.5 cm high, with a softly rounded rim, and holds keys, a wallet, a watch or jewellery.

If the console has room for more, the HOME set with oval tray brings a ribbed tray, a 12.4 cm vase, an LED tealight holder and a HOME sign, together 19.7 × 14.6 × 12.6 cm. On a bedside table, the Japandi mushroom (7.5 cm high) is an ornament with a removable cap and room inside for a ring or earrings.

Kitchen and dining table: function first

A Japandi kitchen keeps the worktop almost bare. The Japandi paper towel holder is 18 cm high on a base 12.3 cm across and keeps a standard roll upright by the coffee machine. Keep it away from the hob and oven: PLA softens in heat.

The wavy fruit bowl (25.3 × 22.8 × 6.7 cm) looks like one folded surface and decorates the table even empty. It is for fruit in its peel, such as bananas or mandarins, not for cut food. More everyday pieces are in our practical home collection.

Low beige catch-all bowl on an empty oak-coloured sideboard by a window — Catch-all bowl, 17.6 cm across and 3.5 cm high. See the product →

Beige ribbed paper towel holder standing on a wooden kitchen worktop by a window — Paper towel holder, 18 cm high, for a standard roll. See the product →

Which piece for which room

Room	Piece	Size	Its job
Living room	Tray set of 6	tray Ø 23.6 cm, 16.9 cm high	one group with light
Living room	Shell vase	13.8 × 18 × 6.8 cm	sculptural accent
Living room, windowsill	Pot cover with legs	11.9 cm high, pots up to 9 cm	lifts a small plant
Hallway	Catch-all bowl	Ø 17.6 cm, 3.5 cm high	keys, wallet, jewellery
Hallway	HOME set with oval tray	19.7 × 14.6 × 12.6 cm	console set
Bedroom	Mushroom with cap	7.5 cm high, Ø 6.9 cm	hides a ring or earrings
Kitchen	Paper towel holder	18 cm high, base Ø 12.3 cm	roll on the worktop
Kitchen, dining	Wavy fruit bowl	25.3 × 22.8 × 6.7 cm	fruit in its peel

Ready combinations: our Sets collection.

Important: vases for dry stems or artificial flowers only, never water. Holders for LED tealights only, never a real flame; tealights not included. Bowls and trays are not for food (the fruit bowl: fruit in its peel only) and not for the dishwasher; keep everything away from radiators.

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Questions we often hear

What is the difference between Japandi and Scandinavian style?

Scandinavian rooms are light and often white. Japandi keeps their practicality and adds Japanese restraint: warmer neutrals, dark accents, more empty space.

Can I put fresh flowers in your vases?

No. Our vases are printed from PLA and are meant for dry stems or artificial flowers. Do not fill them with water.

Can I put food in the bowls?

Not directly. PLA is not certified for food contact: the catch-all bowl and trays are for small items, the fruit bowl for fruit in its peel. Wipe with a damp cloth.