About the features of the Japanese interior Russia learned only in the late 19th century, and since then interest in the culture of the eastern neighbor has been consistently high. At the dawn of the new millennium, a new epidemic of "japonnerie" swept us with renewed vigor, and there is no longer any desire to resist the disease. So great is the attraction and interest in the feelings, emotions, way of life of the eastern neighbor. So attracts and attracts the artless simplicity, the refined asceticism of Japanese culture.
Fashion on Japanese style in interior is very popular in modern apartments. In general, this is not surprising. Simplicity, functionality, amazing taste - who does not like it? Traditional interior in Japanese style is, first of all, a certain organization of space. At first glance it seems that it is somewhat empty, simple, too rationalized. However, behind such a facade - a deep philosophy, implying the unity of man and nature. Maybe that's why the moving partitions-shoji and screens are so popular in such an interior. Easily changing their location in space, they completely change the interior. So the pictures of nature remain harmonious. The screens and partitions are usually transparent and, passing the light, create a feeling of lightness and freedom.
Another important feature of the Japanese style is deep peace. This is manifested in a soft palette of natural colors and shades, most often light, and also using natural materials: rice paper, flax and silk, wood and straw.
The Japanese interior does not accept congestion. Therefore, if you are thinking about bringing elements of Japanese style to your house, do a general cleaning first. Against the background of ideal purity it will be easier to create a picture of Japanese life. A few pieces of furniture should not clutter up space. Here, only the most necessary - a low bed of simple design, a low table of dark wood, low benches. Cabinets in the Japanese interior are practically invisible - they are replaced by niches. Traditionally, a niche is decorated with ikebana or, for example, a scroll with hieroglyphs - kakemonomo. On the floor, Japanese mats are placed - tatami. And in furniture, and in accessories, virtually any decor, any adornment, is excluded. Even the materials are used modest, inexpressive. Of the accessories in the room - modest paper lamps, elegant statuettes, simple in form vases, fans, dwarf bonsai, reminiscent of the meaning of life and immortality.
The Japanese style emphasizes the lighting of the room. The light of the Japanese is not only a functional load, but also an important part of the interior. It is common to illuminate individual zones with simple paper lamps with rectangular, elliptical or spherical lampshades. Such lampshades, often decorated with hieroglyphs, give a soft diffused light.
At first glance it seems that it is very difficult to reproduce the Japanese style in your apartment. But in fact, this is not necessary. After all, in the Japanese house the main thing is not the transmission of some exact information, but the formation of a certain emotional mood. And this can be done by anyone who is in the soul himself imbued with the scent of oriental charm.
