Japanese and oriental bedroom styles: design, interior, photo

An oriental-style bedroom attracts the eye with its mystery and unusualness
In Russia, the Arabic style is extremely popular among women and girls, which was greatly facilitated by travel to Arab countries and the screening of Turkish TV series. Arabic style in modern design is associated with luxury, silks, expensive carpets and original design of accessories. After a number of Turkish TV series were shown in Russia, many girls became eager to decorate their bedroom in the Roksolana style, or even turn the entire apartment into a mini Turkey. However, dreaming of an oriental-style bedroom, many do not quite understand what interior elements are characteristic of this style. Let's figure it out.

Unique oriental style bedroom and its main features

As already mentioned, an oriental-style bedroom is associated with luxurious decoration. Many people believe that most people in eastern countries live like sultans, but this is not true. However, there are certain characteristics that help to recognize the oriental style in the interior of a room.

Bedrooms in oriental style are characterized by the following features:

Plastered walls without wallpaper;
Stone floor, tiled;
The presence of pointed arches;
Availability of carpets and drapery fabrics;
The furniture is carved and heavy;
Interior and household items that are typical of oriental houses.

Arabic or oriental style is always rich in design and natural fabrics, such as silk, brocade or velvet. It is recommended to use large gilded jugs and dishes as additional pieces of furniture. A room with an oriental style must have a table decorated with mother-of-pearl or jewelry stones.

Although the Arabic style suggests the presence of weapons from the Middle Ages, it is not advisable to hang them in the bedroom. To recreate the atmosphere of the East as much as possible, take an interest in advance about the accessories that decorate Oriental houses.

Please note that it will be difficult to recreate the atmosphere of the East in Khrushchev-era buildings. This is due to the fact that Khrushchev’s apartments had low ceilings, while the oriental style requires high ceilings and spacious rooms. A small bedroom with a low ceiling, decorated in an oriental style, will look ridiculous.

Main accents of oriental and Japanese styles

The most familiar to Europeans are Japanese and Arabic, or, more precisely, Moorish style. It is worth immediately noting that neither one nor the other is impossible to implement in a European home. Any design project of this kind is a stylization of a familiar concept taken as a basis - minimalism, modernism, eco-style, and so on.

General principles

Japanese style bedroom

What these two contrasting methods of design have in common is the principle of building a home, but the methods of decoration are different.

The principle of emptiness - a home in any form is a frame for the space in it. In Japan, the concept is implemented in the form of very light buildings in which mobile screens are used instead of internal walls. In Arabia, a dwelling even now can be a tent with multi-colored curtains instead of walls. In a European house, even if we are talking about a studio apartment, it is unrealistic to bring such an idea to life.

The interior of the eastern room is designed for a seated person, while in the European room the decor is adjusted to accommodate movement. Therefore, in both Arabic and Japanese styles, high furniture is completely absent: not only multi-door wardrobes or sideboards, but also chairs, tables and armchairs of the usual height.
The Arabic version uses low sofas and chests. In authentic Japanese furnishings there is only a low table and open shelves in a wall niche.
The lighting is soft and diffused. The interior of an oriental home completely lacks candles and their imitation. Central lighting in no way implies a chandelier.
What is also common is the attitude towards every object in the home as significant, having not only a functional, but also a spiritual purpose. But residents of the east express this attitude in completely different ways.

Differences

Photo of a bedroom in oriental style

For an inhabitant of the land of the rising sun, the natural shape and color of an object are already an asset and are perceived as something worthy of contemplation and admiration. Furnishings in a Japanese home are extremely simple and uniform.

The Arabs act completely differently. Every item in the house is not decorated, but rather decorated with such complex, beautiful ornaments that the human language is simply beyond the power to describe them.

Patterns and ornaments are not used at all in the Japanese concept. In Arabic - on all furnishings, from embossing to carpet patterns.
Color palette - Japanese style limits it to three shades, always natural, muted colors: cream, beige, gray-green. Eastern Arabic is primarily red plus 5-6 colors that go with it. Preference is given to warm colors, the shades chosen are bright and clean. The more purple, violet and blue tones are used in the interior, the more the Arabic style transforms into Indian.
The shapes of objects of the Japanese concept are extremely simple and concise. The Moorish style favors curvilinear, symmetrical forms in both furniture and architecture.
The favorite materials of the Japanese are wood and rice paper. The interpretation in a European home involves the use of plaster for the walls and wood for the floors. Arabic chooses stone and tiles of the brightest colors, most complex patterns and shine.
If the minimalist style of Japan is characterized by matte surfaces, then glossy ones are preferable here.
The Japanese style does not pay attention to fabrics - this is only part of the overall interior. In the Moorish tradition, matter is also only a background, not an accent, but a luxurious background. Light, but richly decorated fabrics are selected, with an intricate complex pattern imitating ligature, with shiny thread and the like.

Bedroom design in oriental style: decorating the walls and ceiling

In an oriental interior, special attention should be paid to the walls. There are various stereotypes about wall color. There is an opinion that the Arabic style welcomes exclusively red walls in combination with gold textiles. This stereotype arose from the assertion that red and gold together give the effect of luxury. This is true, of course, such a combination is the easiest way to a “luxurious” interior.

Wall decoration in a modern Arabic interior is done using the following colors:

Sand;
White;
Pink;
Orange;
Light yellow;
Ivory;
Light green.

The decoration of walls in oriental style is carried out mainly with plaster. If you do not want plastered walls, you can use paintable wallpaper or liquid wallpaper. Both will be able to recreate the desired design if you choose the right shade. If you are doing renovations yourself, make sure that the walls are perfectly smooth.

The ceiling is equally important. As was said, the ideal oriental design involves high ceilings, made in 2-3 tiers. An oriental-style ceiling can be decorated with original patterns, carvings or ornaments. In a room where the ceilings are low, you can use ceiling paintings and cornices.

You can complement the oriental interior with the help of niches in the wall, made in the form of pointed arches. In a standard apartment this can be achieved using drywall.

You can put vases, a table lamp, decorative figurines in niches, or use it under outerwear.

Decor

In the oriental style, the chest of drawers, as a piece of furniture, is replaced by a busabak cabinet. This is a small cabinet with a huge number of drawers, which are decorated with abstract patterns and rich carvings.

In the oriental style, panels made of mosaics are very popular. This attribute can perfectly complement any bedroom, giving it sophistication and special chic. Compositions made from particles of oriental ceramics are perfect for this. Such a panel will look great on an empty plain wall, and you can also place it directly under the ceiling.

The mosaic can be laid out in niches or other architectural elements. This combination will be in perfect harmony with the rough texture of plaster used for decoration, as well as with textiles.

Attributes of oriental style

In oriental-style bedrooms, important attention is paid to details, which create the special mood of distant eastern countries. These include ornamented clay vases or ceramic plates, small national trees, and floral compositions made of bamboo.

You can also use more catchy, but single decorative elements. For example, a bright fan on a large wall, a national carpet with a colorful palette, where a lotus can be embroidered. Numerous gold items placed everywhere, fringe on the pillows, as well as embroidered rhinestones or beads look great.

Oriental style in the bedroom interior: choice of furniture

Oriental style bedroom furniture may be unusual for most people. As a rule, the furniture chosen is heavy, decorated with carvings, made of real wood, of course. In the oriental style there are no wardrobes. Where to store things? There are a number of pieces of furniture that are used in the East for storing clothes.

This:

Chests;
Richly decorated chests of drawers;
Buffets.

Outerwear is stored in specially made niches and hidden from prying eyes using fabric curtains or stacked doors.

Since we are talking about the bedroom, special attention should be paid to the bed. It should be low and wide. If the bed does not meet these requirements, the shortcomings can be hidden behind a canopy or drapery.

The shape of the bed is not as important as the textiles on it. It must be chic. Satin shiny fabrics, velvet, silk are welcome. It’s great if the bedspread is trimmed with gold fringe. Want a romantic design? No problem. To do this, use fabric made from the finest gauze, cotton or silk. Beaded decorations are allowed. If the size of the room allows, you can use a low soft sofa, which will be complemented by many soft pillows, drapery and ottomans. Next to such a sofa you can place a coffee table with a tea set and a hookah.

Bed in Indian bedroom

An oriental-style bed with an Indian “slant” has much in common with Arabic furnishings, including a spacious bed, cozy textile decoration, and countless pillows. However, the Indian bed is more massive and is often equipped with decorative canopy posts.

The most striking feature of the furnishings lies in the details that give the appearance of the bedroom a recognizable and unusually colorful character. This is, first of all, an ornament that is used in the design of textiles, bed frames and other wooden furniture. It differs significantly from stylized Arabic patterns. In Indian drawings, images of plants and animals are easy to guess and look more realistic.

The color scheme of the bedroom is very diverse. An Indian interior can include a set of very different and incompatible shades, but the background, as a rule, consists of warm, natural tones, somewhat reminiscent of a rich range of aromatic spices. These can be yellow-orange shades of curry, noble red pepper or sweetish woody notes of cinnamon.

A bed made in oriental style, photos of which can be found today on the pages of fashion magazines, is, first of all, a place to relax and sleep. Even the most unusual variation of a sleeping place should be equipped with a comfortable mattress, and the design should be selected taking into account the quality of the product and the designer’s ideas. To create an environment that matches an elegant piece of furniture, use the collection of ideas from the WESTWING shopping club. Here you will find examples of bedroom designs in oriental style, photos and detailed descriptions of which will dispel all doubts. Contact WESTWING for help and create bright images for your home.

To our compatriots, a bedroom in an oriental style may seem something mysterious and unusual, fabulous and mysterious. When you see the oriental interior, your thoughts immediately come to mind of the distant desert, slowly moving camel caravans, the beauty of thin silk scarves fluttering in the wind, and beautiful oriental fairy tales.

All this embodies the oriental style and a fairy tale can become a reality. Eastern style is based primarily on simplicity and naturalness. These are clear lines of the interior, twilight, and as few accompanying accessories as possible. An oriental style bedroom is ideal for creating an atmosphere of peace and quiet. It is in such an environment that relaxation takes on a full-fledged character.

Sophisticated oriental bedroom and its accessories

An oriental-style bedroom is very demanding in terms of accessories and textiles. To complete the oriental style of your bedroom, hang heavy curtains in your bedroom. They should be dense and made of natural cotton fabric or velvet. If the room is done in white or blue, a turquoise curtain will look great. A sandy or orange interior will happily welcome brown wenge-colored curtains. Interior decor accessories should also be chosen wisely.

The most suitable accessories for oriental style can be made from:

Bronze;
Copper;
Ceramics;
Forged.

Large fruit dishes with interesting oriental painting, jugs with a narrow neck, and large floor vases will fit perfectly into the interior. To finally transform your bedroom into an oriental palace, use incense with a characteristic oriental aroma.

The basis of the eastern direction

The main feature of the oriental style is the combination of practicality and brevity. This direction does not accept cluttered space, excess details and a variety of attributes.

About furniture in oriental style

The center of any oriental-style bedroom is the bed. Here, the bed should have a non-traditional shape, more reminiscent not of a bed, but of a mattress. An oriental type bed should be lowered and there should be no headboard.

The bed is covered with a beautiful light bedspread, which should not be conspicuous by decorations and other excesses. The oriental interior is characterized by equipping the beds with translucent airy canopies. Thanks to all this, the bed will turn into an extraordinary bed from a distant fairy tale.

It is important to note that the oriental atmosphere in the interior requires a minimum amount of furniture. Familiar wardrobes are replaced by fairly spacious chests of drawers or floor chests.

Room decor

In any case, when decorating a bedroom in an oriental style, there will definitely be no problems with placing your wardrobe. It will also be possible to mark the shelves in height from floor to ceiling. Such a dressing room will visually merge with the walls, and at the same time will not attract special attention.

Oriental style perfectly combines furniture made of wicker material. Visually, it creates a feeling of airiness and lightness of the room. Decorative pillows with various hieroglyphs are used here as accessories. A mat laid on the floor will create an appropriate oriental mood.

Windows in an oriental style bedroom can be decorated with transparent organza or light brocade. And harmoniously selected vertical blinds will help protect you from the sun. However, it is worth noting that windows should let in as much light as possible, and at the same time, should not attract much attention to themselves.

Let's pay attention to details

As for the color scheme used in this style, both bright and contrasting colors can be used here. It can be:

sand shades;
pink color palette;
golden tones;
discreet pastel colors;
green mother of pearl and others.

Plain fabrics can include bright patterns of deep red or black shades.

In order for the interior to be as close as possible to the oriental style in the bedroom, it is very important to take accessories seriously. The overall look of the room, decorated in an eastern direction, will be perfectly complemented by pottery, floor jugs and tabletop figurines. You can hang a panel on the wall with an oriental ornament on it.

Hookah and national textiles will add an oriental feel to the bedroom. Decorative screens and rail doors will also perfectly complement the decor.

Bedroom in oriental style – mystery and charm!