Pinoys may be known to start celebrating the Christmas season in September, with the “glitch” of Halloween and Undas in the middle before December comes. Now that those two events are over, many of us are focusing on Christmas, including commercial establishments and e-commerce sites that are using the season to persuade us to part with our hard-earned money.
To welcome the Christmas season, we made four mini-makeovers for you, each one showing a different interior style, with suggestions on how to get the living space ready for Pasko. We are so excited to show you these videos because these are tips on decorating homes for the yuletide season.
The first one is for a Japandi-inspired home interior style. Watch Jean as she takes you through the decorating process.
Japandi Interior Style
For this Japandi mini makeover, we chose light neutrals to drench the space with, which makes for a creamy and light look. Welcoming. Bright. Happy. It makes for a cozy room to entertain guests in and have merry get-togethers.
Japandi Materials
Japandi is a combination of Scandinavian and Japanese aesthetics where natural materials abound, usually wood, stone, ceramics, metal, and fabrics. The textures add warmth and interest to a room.
For the walls, we recommend using the Kaiser finish of the Konstrukt Lunar Series.
Use wooden floors if you can afford it. Stain it with Boysen Xyladecor in the color Pine. Coat your floor with the Hudson Polyurethane Floor Varnish System to protect it from daily foot traffic. To know more, click on this link The Boysen Way: Wooden Floors.
For Pinoys who love a maaliwalas house, this minimalist style would be perfect. The visual and physical flows are optimal.
Japandi Colors
This mini makeover looks clean but far from sterile because the colors are warm and scrumptious like very pale butter. It would not be surprising to think that sunshine permeates the space.
There’s a mix of wood with different shades that lean more towards light wooden tones. The large sectional sofas with wooden bases allow for flexibility. You can change the layout of the room easily to make it more comfortable for your guests when you have those gatherings, or even when you have family bonding times.
The Japandi Look for Christmas
Despite the traditional Christmas colors of red and green, we chose hues which are similar to the wall paint, floors and furniture. Red is used sparingly around the room. Even the gifts under the tree are wrapped in beige paper with the occasional red ribbon that echoes the sole red throw pillow and the red accent found in the landscape painting.
For Christmas decor in a Japandi-style home, go for monochromatic colors or hues in the same color family. Choose a bright color (maybe two at most) for the Christmas trimmings, and be restrained about where to add it in the living space.
We have three more Christmas makeovers which we intend to bring out this November, so there’s time to implement the Christmas decorating tips if you’re so inclined.
Subscribe to the blog so you’ll be notified once we’ve published something new.
