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Top 11 Tips for Giving an Oriental Touch to Your Home

14 May 2023 by Eileen

Oriental-style interiors convey tranquillity and calm. It can be achieved through harmony and balance in our hectic urban lifestyle. But it requires more than simply a few decorations. Rather, you need accuracy, thought, and care to remove undesirable additions.

The Oriental design is a blend of various styles, including Japanese, Chinese, and exotic Indian themes. However, for the majority of people, their culture is often heavily influenced by traditions that were developed in the Far East centuries ago.

Top 11 Tips for Giving an Oriental Touch to Your Home

Here’s how to incorporate some of these fascinating aspects into your home décor without losing the modern look.

  • A Fusion of Styles

Oriental themes are a mix of various Asian styles. Before deciding which style best suits your home, it is crucial to understand each style and its unique characteristics.

The Japanese layout is naturally characterized by simplicity, minimalism, and a strong connection to nature and its various colours. If you are seeking to incorporate the essence of Zen into your home, this theme is ideal for you.

Traditional Chinese décor is characterized by opulence, expansiveness, and grandeur, with the addition of gold accents, plush crimson tones, and captivating jade and sophisticated artwork. A look into the summary about the Chinese art history will give you an idea of what kind of paintings you can use to decorate to make your house look more oriental.

  • The Perfect Backdrop

The hues of nature heavily influence Oriental themes and designs. This is why oriental decorations frequently imitate beautiful scenery and reinterpret natural hues to suit the interior.

Therefore, it is advisable to maintain a neutral backdrop. However, this doesn’t mean that white is the only choice available to you.

Soft cream, subtle light greys, and sophisticated shades of brown are a great combination. Keep in mind that you should aim for a calming background that provides a tranquil and easy going atmosphere.

  • Using Vividly Expressive Colours

The Asian-style décor is known for its high level of expressiveness. Using traditional artwork, vibrant motifs, and designs to decorate ceilings, walls, and floors has become a popular trend.

In a neutral and calm backdrop, incorporating vibrant and accented hues creates a striking contrast. The overall impact should be enriching. Adding colours such as purple, pink, red, and gold can enhance the luxurious feel of your Asian-inspired home.

The Oriental design stands out due to its graceful combination of beautiful colours and plain textures. The style holds significant cultural importance that cannot be overlooked.

Consider incorporating Oriental artistry into your dining and kitchen area through the use of mats, ceramics, wallpapers, rugs, upholstery, and stone installations. These styles can bring an enchanting charm to your living area.

Using gold tones in lighter hues can create a stunning background for your living room. This design is also suitable for a modern living room interior.

  • Textural and Visual Balance

The phrase “balance” will frequently emerge as you attempt to design an Asian-inspired interior. Furthermore, this specific characteristic of oriental design cannot be emphasized enough.

An integral part of many Asian-inspired designs is a sense of equilibrium. You need a balance not only of the colours but also of the textures and other aspects of your environment.

If marble is the predominant material in your home, try balancing it out with glass, wooden floors, natural stone, bamboo blinds, and other organic textures.

  • A Cool Water Feature

The sound of water flowing is soothing and brings in good chi, stated Feng Shui. A reflecting water feature is a common focal point in modern Asian-style living rooms.

Water is a vital component that gives your house life. It represents the vitality and abundance of life. Furthermore, it brightens one’s spirit.

Another beautiful method to incorporate water into your Asian-inspired house is with a traditional koi pond. The calming energy of a koi pond might be brought indoors to improve the look of the living space.

Water is a crucial element in the architecture of a contemporary Asian home, and sculptured fountains and other installations are great ways to incorporate it.

You may attract good vibes by placing these water features attractively along the stairways. They’re a great way to improve the aesthetics of your house’s décor.

  • Sculptural Lighting

Poor lighting will ruin the atmosphere no matter what style you’re striving for in a room. However, when done in an Asian fashion, it enhances the overall effect and subtly emphasizes the motif.

A few well-placed candles, stylish paper lanterns that hang from the ceiling, and artistic light installations go a long way toward making a home look like it came from the Far East. This style bridges the distance between the East and the West using a contemporary appearance.

  • Sustainable and Organic Design

Minimalist sculpture-like paper crafts and stone sculptures, are highly regarded for their graceful simplicity. Therefore, it is essential to remember these when constructing a property in the Asian style.

Sustainable and organic forms are hallmarks of Asian interior decoration. Their functional designs are much praised.

Oriental house décor can be revitalized with the addition of rustic furnishings. You’ll frequently find these components in minimalist or country-style living rooms. This particular aspect of Asian design is highly appealing and likely to attract homeowners who prioritize eco-friendliness.

You may achieve the picture-perfect look by combining smooth polished stones like river rocks, sustainable bamboo blinds that create intricately woven tatami mats, traditional drapes, and potted plants, as well as shrubs that increase nature’s goodness.

Small details can have a significant impact on the atmosphere of a room.

To create an authentic Eastern atmosphere, it is important to prioritize organic and sustainable accessories and furnishings.

  • Fragrance of Nature

To create a truly authentic Oriental interior, consider more than just the décor itself. The exotic ambiance is enhanced to a great extent by the presence of scented candles, sandalwood incense, and lovely wind chimes.

Adding a selection of potted plants and shrubs can enhance the natural ambiance of your modern home and create a calming and peaceful atmosphere. The transformation will be noticeable and immediate.

Both sound and aroma are crucial factors for determining our perception of different environments and creating a more enjoyable atmosphere in the room. In addition, they do not require any refinishing of the walls or remodelling of the house, yet still enhance the overall appearance cost-effectively.

  • Sleek Minimalism

Asian design, particularly influenced by the Japanese style, is characterized by minimalist decorations, well-defined and clean straight lines, and sleek symmetry.

With just a few modifications to furniture and colour, these elements make it easy for you to integrate the theme into a modern setting seamlessly.

According to the concepts of Feng Shui, which have been proven effective over centuries, it is important to avoid clutter. Asian design themes suggest that you should only keep items that you truly love in your surroundings.

  • Embodying Elegance

Over time, Asian-style home decoration has developed into a fusion of diverse cultures and traditions. Furthermore, urbanization has led to the blending of architectural styles from different cultures.

Opting for a sophisticated interior design style for your living room can greatly enhance the overall appearance of your home.

The Oriental home design concepts hold cultural significance due to the values that connect them to Asian traditions. Asian styles can range from expansive and vibrant to serene and minimalist.

Oriental furniture and other home decors often have bold colours like red, purple, yellow, green, gold, and pink. Such colours are also easy to use when decorating an Indian-style living room.

So, you and the interior designers must carefully choose the specific design textures and elements to reflect different customs.

  • Inimitable Oriental Décor

Are you unsure if your residence is suitable for an Asian theme? If your home is already decorated with cool neutral tones, you can experiment with a subtle change in décor before fully committing to the new theme.

To add an Asian touch to your home décor, you can consider incorporating small statues, decorative fans, a shoji room divider or two, a few jade statues, Asian scroll paintings, and throw cushions with Asian motifs.

These items can help you achieve the desired look without requiring any permanent changes to your home.

Final Words

The interpretation of modern oriental interior design may differ depending on the specific home, but most functional or artistic elements of Asian décor share common characteristics.

Asian interior design is strongly influenced by nature and beliefs. Incorporating this style into your interior design can be a very rewarding endeavour.

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