Living room with sectional seating, a sculptural timber wall panel and a cove-lit ceiling

Japandi Living Room

Year:
2024
Location:
Lagos
Type:
Living Rooms

Warm minimalism where Japanese calm meets Scandinavian ease.

The brief

A young family wanted a living room that felt calm and grown-up without going cold — a space to host, unwind, and slow down in.

Concept

We leaned into Japandi: low, grounded furniture, honest materials, and negative space that lets each piece breathe. Layers of texture keep the restraint from feeling austere.

The result

A quietly confident room — tactile, uncluttered, and unmistakably warm — that reads as luxurious precisely because so little is fighting for attention.

Television set into a stone-clad wall, sheer curtains and a lit timber niche alongside
Linen sofa with trailing planting, the television wall beyond
Arched niche holding a round mirror above a timber console and a potted plant
Seating turned to the television, the arched recess lit from within
Arched hallway with a tall plant against a backlit wall panel
Dining table with rattan-backed chairs under a run of pendants
Dining end of the room with the curtains drawn across the glazing
Round dining table and upholstered chairs beneath a domed ceiling light
Long sofa and low coffee table, curtains running the length of the wallTall arched mirror beside a planter in the entry
The dining room after dark, warm cove lighting along the ceiling

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