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Interior style 1 of 6 · Berlayar Rise 4-room · 90 m²
Japandi interior design for a 4-room HDB flat
Japandi mixes Japanese restraint with Scandinavian warmth: pale timber, soft natural fabrics and very little on show. In a 4-room HDB flat it makes the rooms read larger, because the furniture stays low and the colours stay close together.
- Oak
- Limewash
- Sage
- Terracotta
Japandi living room01 / 08
Japandi TV wall02 / 08
Japandi dining area03 / 08
Japandi kitchen04 / 08
Japandi master bedroom05 / 08
Japandi bedroom 206 / 08
Japandi bedroom 307 / 08
Japandi master bathroom08 / 08
The japandi look
- White oak and ash joinery
- Vertical fluted timber on the TV wall
- Limewashed warm-white walls
- Bouclé and linen in oat and sand
- Honed travertine in the bathroom
- Paper lanterns and hidden cove lighting
Why it works in an HDB flat
HDB rooms are compact and often have a long, narrow living and dining space. Japandi's low furniture keeps sight lines open, and a single run of fluted oak can hide the DB box, aircon trunking or a shoe cabinet without looking like carpentry.
Tips for japandi in a BTO
- Keep to two or three woods at most, all in the same warm tone.
- Use cove or wall lighting rather than many downlights.
- Leave some walls empty: the calm comes from what isn't there.
The same flat in other styles
Modern Luxe
Hotel-suite polish. Greige, marble, champagne brass, velvet and curves.
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Scandinavian
Bright and airy. White walls, pale birch, soft greys and dusty blue.
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Industrial
Moody and urban. Cement screed, black steel, walnut and cognac leather.
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Modern Tropical
Resort living for Singapore. Teak, rattan, terrazzo and lush plants.
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Modern Peranakan
Local heritage, updated. Patterned tiles, jade and coral, dark rosewood, gold.
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Japandi on your own floor plan
Send the plan of your BTO, resale flat or condo. You get every room in this style, or a few styles side by side, and a 3D walkthrough if you want one.
Floorwalk is an independent studio and is not affiliated with HDB. The Berlayar Rise 4-room layout is our own drawing based on HDB's published sales information. Furniture, finishes and the views out of the windows are illustrative: ideas to react to, not a renovation plan or a quote.
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