Japanese Furniture Glossary: Interior Terms from Andon to Zaisu
A glossary of 31 Japanese furniture and interior terms, from chabudai and tansu to shōji, andon, ma and wabi-sabi, with pronunciation and modern Japandi equivalents.
Japandi Bedside Tables: Height, Storage and How to Choose
How to choose a Japandi bedside table: the right height for your mattress, drawers versus open tables, materials, whether a pair should match, and how to style it simply.
Wabi-Sabi Plates and Dinnerware: How to Build a Handmade Set
What wabi-sabi plates are, how to build a dinnerware set that shares a mood rather than a pattern, which plates, bowls and small dishes to choose, and how to care for handcrafted ceramics.
Japanese Tea Cups: Yunomi, Chawan and How to Choose
What Japanese tea cups are called, why they have no handles, yunomi vs chawan, cups with lids, how to build a tea set and how to care for handmade cups.
Faux Leather Dining Chairs: Why the Orego Is Our Best Seller
Why the Orego Chair is our best-selling dining chair, whether faux leather dining chairs are worth it, how it compares with our other chairs, which colour to choose, and how to care for faux leather.
Cane and Rattan Furniture: Differences, Durability and Care
The difference between cane and rattan, how durable they are, how to clean and care for them, and how to style cane and rattan furniture in a Japandi home.