Browse 14 japandi living room ideas, from shoji-look screens to low seating and lit niches, then see what each one involves.
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A japandi living room mixes Japanese restraint with Scandinavian softness: low seating, light oak joinery with one darker accent, paper and linen textures, and almost nothing on show. What makes it japandi rather than plain minimalist is a Japanese device or two: a shoji-look screen over the TV, a raised timber step, a tatami corner or a lit niche. In a Malaysian living room the work is also about hiding the TV, the aircon trunking and the router. These 14 concept designs show screens and panels, low living, TV and storage, and light and texture ideas. Use the filters below to narrow them by type or by home.
Each design below is an illustrative concept render of a japandi living room, grouped by the kind of idea and the home it usually suits. Tap any image to enlarge it. Every card links to the ClickBina guide that covers the carpentry, lighting or finish behind that look.
14 designs shown
Illustrative concept design · Low living · Condo · Terrace
A linen sofa sitting on a single low oak platform that raises one end of the room above the pale glossy floor tiles.
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platform construction →Illustrative concept design · Screens & panels · Condo
Two tall oak-framed panels of translucent fluted acrylic either side of a black TV, above a long low oak drawer unit.
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Japanese shoji sliding doors →Illustrative concept design · Low living · Terrace · Semi-D
A raised platform of woven tatami-style mats with a low timber tea table, floor cushions, a potted plant and a vase.
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tatami platforms →Illustrative concept design · Light & texture · Condo · Terrace
A cluster of four paper globe pendants glowing warm at different heights above a low oak table, beside a linen sofa.
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pendant light installation →Illustrative concept design · Low living · Condo
A long built-in oak bench with three drawers and linen cushions running under a sheer-curtained window.
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bay window seats →Illustrative concept design · TV & storage · Condo · Terrace
A floating two-drawer oak console with a pale stone-look top under a black wall-mounted TV, the white wall above completely plain.
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boxing up aircon trunking →Illustrative concept design · Light & texture · Terrace · Semi-D
A recessed wall niche lit by a warm strip along its top, with an oak shelf holding one stoneware vase above the sofa.
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feature wall ideas →Illustrative concept design · Light & texture · Condo
A linen-texture roller blind half lowered under a timber-lined soffit, white window frames below and sofa cushions in front.
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curtain track installation →Illustrative concept design · TV & storage · Condo
An open oak grid shelf holding bowls and a basket stands beside the sofa, with the dining table and a pendant light beyond it.
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floating shelves and bookcases →Illustrative concept design · Screens & panels · Terrace · Semi-D
A tall backlit timber lattice panel beside a black wall-mounted TV, over a long oak console holding two vases.
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TV feature wall costs →Illustrative concept design · Light & texture · Condo · Terrace
A large natural jute rug on a wood-look plank floor, with a grey sofa and armchair on oak frames, an oak side table and sheer curtains by the balcony door.
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living room floor tiles →Illustrative concept design · Light & texture · Condo
A small olive tree in a banded ceramic pot next to a round timber stool, against a sunlit pale wall.
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limewash walls →Illustrative concept design · Low living · Condo · Terrace
A linen two-seat sofa and a low oak coffee table, with two large floor cushions as extra seats and a slim floor lamp.
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living room design ideas →Illustrative concept design · Light & texture · Terrace · Semi-D
A deep charcoal wall with two plain pale frames above a linen sofa, an oak ledge running behind it and a tall plant by the window.
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living room paint colours →These are illustrative concept designs created to show japandi living room options. They are not completed ClickBina projects. We design and build japandi living rooms as part of our renovation work, from TV walls and screens to platforms and lighting, and your room is assessed and quoted to its own walls, ceiling and layout.
More galleries: browse all design ideas by area of the house, from cabinets and kitchens to porches and grilles.
Japandi is not just light wood and beige. The style works when three things hold together: a low horizon (low sofa, low console, low tables), a two-tone wood palette (pale oak with one darker accent such as charcoal or walnut) and one or two Japanese devices that give the room its character. ClickBina's japandi interior guide covers the whole-home style; this gallery is only about the living room.
| Device | Living-room version | Malaysian watch-out |
|---|---|---|
| Shoji screen | Frosted fluted acrylic in oak frames over the TV | TV ventilation and remote signal |
| Agari step | One low timber platform under the sofa | Trip risk; light the edge |
| Tatami | A mat corner with a low tea table | Natural rush mats dislike humidity |
| Tokonoma | A lit niche holding one object | Easier in plasterboard than in brick |
| Washi light | Rice-paper pendants on a dimmer | Ceiling points planned before the ceiling closes |
| Home | Usually works | Watch for |
|---|---|---|
| Condo living-dining | Shoji-look TV panels, half-height shelf divider, window bench | Strata rules on hacking; aircon trunking |
| Terrace hall | Tatami corner, kumiko TV wall, lit niche | Staircase and long narrow plan |
| Semi-D or bungalow | Raised step zone, darker accent wall, layered pendants | Large walls need more joinery to feel calm |
| Small hall | Round coffee table with floor cushions, one plant | Keep the walkway clear |
Muji style is the simpler, lighter cousin: uniform pale wood, white and modular furniture. Japandi adds the darker accent, more texture and more built-in joinery, which is why it usually costs more. If your living room leans plain and practical, the Muji-style guide may be the closer fit; if you want the crafted screens and niches on this page, it is japandi.
ClickBina's japandi interior guide lists slatted (fluted) timber feature walls at RM2,000 – RM6,000 each and a TV wall with closed storage and slat panelling at RM3,000 – RM14,000, depending on span and detail. It puts a committed whole-home japandi scheme at around RM20,000 – RM60,000, depending on how much joinery you specify.
For the living room alone, the living room design guide puts a feature wall with ceiling and lighting at RM8,000 – RM20,000. Screens, platforms and niches are quoted per job. These are indicative Klang Valley figures for 2026.
We design and build japandi living rooms as part of our renovation work: TV walls, sliding screens, platforms, benches, ceilings and lighting. WhatsApp us your job details for a quote: your home type, what the living room has now, and the looks from this page you like. ClickBina is an experienced KL & Selangor contractor, and we reply within the hour with next steps. The price we agree is a flat price with no hidden charges.
About the images: every image on this page is an illustrative concept design generated to show a japandi living room option. Captions describe what each render shows. RM figures are quoted unchanged from the ClickBina guides named above, indicative Klang Valley ranges for 2026.
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