9 Japanese Wallpaper & Decor Styling Ideas

Take a look around your home, and find a room corner that’s currently going to waste. It’s easy to turn this small space into a relaxing reading nook or an everyday escape with a few simple decor pieces. We’ve created one here, with a Japanese-style sideboard, comfortable floor cushion, and one of our zen garden-inspired murals, ‘Satori Sage‘.

Giving a nod to vintage Japanese style with your bedroom decor is a breeze. Choose a simple wooden bed frame and neutral bedding to keep things looking minimal and clean (Marie Kondo would be proud). The eye-catching feature of this room is the ‘Azaleas‘ wall mural as the backdrop. It’s a piece of old Japanese photography that was colored in soft blue and cream tones using a traditional technique.

Low furniture is commonplace in Japanese culture. Tables with short legs and cushions to sit down on can give you a new perspective of your space and make your home feel more expansive by adding a new small area to sit and relax. We’ve put together this low-down reading and tea break space and turned it into an even more Japanese-inspired look with a beautiful cranes wall mural, originally painted by Kamisaka Sekka.

Who doesn’t love the satisfying feeling of watching calligraphy ink being painted onto paper with soft, sweeping brush strokes? We created a small collection of hand-painted wall murals inspired by Japanese calligraphy (known as ‘shodo’), and the black ‘Shuji‘ one makes a bold, artistic impact behind a bed headboard.

This sitting area inspiration goes all-out with its ‘Japandi’ aesthetic. Modern Japanese decor has become a timeless trend – with stylish pieces like this woven rattan chair. The cherry blossom wallpaper in the background sets the scene. It’s made to resemble traditional Japanese panels – particularly the red cherry blossoms, which are traditional in ancient oriental art.

Bring the outdoors into your interiors – the Japanese wallpaper way. A pink cherry blossom mural like this one will frame a small space, so you can sit and sip some tea underneath the famous blossom trees of Japan. Here, we’ve created a simple sitting and meditation area in a room by simply pairing the mural with a bench, cushion, and a decorative plant. It’s so easy to do in any room where you have some extra space.

Mt. Fuji is one of the most iconic views in Japan. If you’re styling a room with Japanese culture and aesthetics in mind, a nod to the famous mountain is pretty much a must. We’ve turned this colourful Kamisaka art piece into a mural, so you can place it anywhere in your home. Here, it looks great as a headboard backdrop.

‘Japandi’ is a mix of Japanese and Scandinavian decor styles that’s grown and grown in popularity. It’s simple to see why everyone adores this mashup – it’s a combination of two relaxing, minimal, and welcoming styles that are easy to decorate with. Here, we’ve created a perfect pairing of neutral Scandi bedroom decor with a dusty pink wall mural named ‘Zen’, which is inspired by Japanese zen gardens. Give Japandi a try in one of your rooms, too. You’ll be pleasantly surprised!

‘Great Wave off Kanagawa’ by Hokusai is an iconic piece of art – you’ve probably seen it many times in your life. As well as designing our own unique wallpapers, we also like to bring beloved artworks like this to life as large-scale murals. This mural is a simple one-step way to bring some traditional Japanese style into your space and create a breath-taking feature wall while you’re at it.