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Japandi Entry with an Aubergine Plaster Wall and Cedar Slats

현관 · Japandi

One step above the pebble-gray tiled shoe zone at the closed apartment door, an aubergine plaster wall becomes the focal plane of the interior hall. Vertical cedar slats are integrated into the end of the shoe cabinet, defining the boundary between pale wood storage and the color wall while leaving the door and entry route clear.

Japandi Entry with an Aubergine Plaster Wall and Cedar Slats · Overview
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Reproduction core

  1. 01Use one clear rise between the lowered shoe floor and timber interior floor so the threshold sequence is physically legible.
  2. 02Treat the light cedar storage as one continuous wall to hide shoes and outgoing items and stabilize the narrow corridor's vertical line.
  3. 03End the storage with vertical slats to soften its large corner and create a filtered rhythm between timber and plum wall.
  4. 04Keep the oxblood plaster to one opposite plane; its deep warmth counters the light wood without adding decoration.
  5. 05Allow only one open niche for a small daily object and hide everything else behind doors so the entry retains transition space.

Apply it at home

Condition to check
The rise between shoe zone and interior collides with door swing, cleaning, or walking
Adjustment
Set one clear rise and edge, and separate shoe-zone drainage and dust control from the interior floor.
Condition to check
The top of the tall cedar cabinet holds everyday items that are hard to reach
Adjustment
Move daily items to waist-height drawers or the niche and reserve upper storage for backstock.
Condition to check
Dust or outgoing items catch between the vertical slats
Adjustment
Choose spacing and a rear finish that accept cleaning tools and reduce projection into the aisle.
Condition to check
The front door and storage doors overlap in the center path
Adjustment
Clear the full door-open plane first, then tune cabinet depth and handing to preserve the shoe-removal zone.

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Mood board

Shoe zone and interior floor

Material family
porcelain tile and cedar flooring

Tall storage and slats

Material family
timber panel and slatted screen

Opposite plaster wall

Material family
colored plaster wall

Open storage niche

Material family
timber shelf and LED

Ceiling and niche interior

Material family
LED lighting

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