Druhomes.com – The entrance is an essential room in most Japanese houses. This is the front part of the house. You will see the entrance when you enter the house. Then, you should take off your shoes and put them on the shoe rack. In Japan, the entrance of a house is called Genkan. Most Japanese houses have an entrance to keep the house clean. If you want to know more about this design, let’s see the ideas below. We will discuss 19 Japanese Entrance Design Ideas for A Beautiful Entryway. You can choose the Japanese entrance you want for your home.
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Japanese Entrance with Wooden Shoe Rack
The Japanese house has a minimalist design. It uses a clean accent like soft brown wood. Thus, you will see an attractive shoe rack in this entranceway. It adds a natural accent to this room. This shoe rack consists of some wooden shelves and a minimalist table.
Besides, this entrance area has one chair and two pillows. Thus, you can put your shoes under the rack or inside the rack. If you open the rack, it has some hooks. You can hang your jacket or coat on the hook. Moreover, it is useful to keep the entrance area still neat.
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Using a Long Bench at the Entrance
The furniture is important in every room. Even, it is useful to decorate the entrance. Let’s see this picture. This entrance uses a long bench. There are some ornaments in the entrance area. The bench is useful to be a chair and a table.
Thus, you can decorate it like a small workspace. There are wicker chairs and a cubical seat with no backrest. So, you can save them under the table after using them. Besides, this entrance has a large carpet on the floor. The carpet is useful to muffle the sounds of footsteps.
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Japanese Entrance with Modern Accents
The Japanese interior design is stunning to combine with any design. Even, you can put some modern accents to decorate the Japanese entrance. Look at this example. This entrance has two cabinets and a rubber carpet in the middle way.
You can arrange the shoes on the rubber carpet. Moreover, this entrance has three spotlights. It will brighten the entrance area. Also, there is a standing planter on the corner side. It makes the entrance area fresher and more beautiful.
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Minimalist Accent in the Japanese Entrance
Minimalist interior design is a popular design for any room. It looks perfect to decorate an entrance area. The best paint color for a minimalist room is white. Thus, you can use white paint to decorate the wall.
Meanwhile, fill this entrance area with wooden furniture. There are minimalist benches and a wall shelf. You can hang your things on the hooks, under the wall shelf. Then, the upper side is useful to hold the hat. Moreover, you can add an ornamental plant to create a natural spot in this area.
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Create a Clean Impression in a White Entrance
Most of the white rooms are stunning. The white room can bring a clean impression. So, you can use white paint as the main color in your entrance area. It helps you to reflect the lighting in the entrance area. Moreover, just let the wall empty. It will make your entrance area cleaner.
Furthermore, the hook area is on another wall. This entrance area has a wooden side. Then, there are some hooks. You can hang the bag, hat, or coat on the hook. Moreover, there is a large vertical mirror. So, you can see yourself before going out. Otherwise, this mirror helps the guest check their appearance after entering your home.
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Add a Long Mirror in the Entrance
The entrance area is not a trivial room. You can hang a long mirror in this area. So, you will your appearance before going out to meet someone. Then, hang a vertical mirror on the door or the wall. This vertical mirror is useful to show yourself from tiptoe to head.
Moreover, this entrance has a green ornamental plant. The mirror will reflect the plant aesthetically. This entrance area is interesting with a hook area and a small wall shelf. The hook is useful to hang the coat or hat. Meanwhile, the wall shelf can be a nice place to hang some keys.
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Japanese Entrance with Modern Hook
The entrance area has some parts. There are some hooks on the natural wall. Then, it has a simple wall cabinet below the ceiling. You can save some things in the cabinet. Moreover, there are the doorless shelf and the shelf with a minimalist door.
Furthermore, there is a small lighting to brighten the hook area. This entrance area has a comfy bench under the wall cabinet. This bench is unique. It has two shelves. So, you can use it as a shoe rack. This entrance design is simple and elegant. Even, you can install a wooden partition to separate the entrance area from another room.
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Bring a Natural Impression to the Entrance
Some people like to use a natural design to decorate their rooms. This natural design is stunning to refresh your home entrance. Look at this example, there are some natural elements. The painted wall is green and it is easier to enliven and decorate the natural entrance.
In front of the wall, you can put an ornamental plant. It is a must-have accent at the natural entrance. Choose a tall ornamental plant, like an indoor tree. Besides the plant, you can put a wooden shoe rack with a hook area. The cabinet is useful to save your shoes. Moreover, the upper part of this entrance is useful as a table.
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Japanese Entrance with Partition
Most Japanese houses have an entrance area. Here, we have an example of a Japanese entrance. This entrance area has a partition. In this area, you will see the vertical mirror, two cabinets, and a small bench. This entrance area looks like a room.
Moreover, it has a plaited partition. You can dress before going outside in this area. Even, you can save some things on the table and in the cabinets. Meanwhile, the shoes are simple to put under the bench. So, you can wear it when you are in rush to go out.
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Use a Minimalist Shoe Rack for a Neat Design
The entrance area is the first place to pass. You will walk through this area when entering someone’s house. Thus, decoration is important to create a certain impression. In this idea, you will see the minimalist cabinet on the wall.
This storage is useful to save the coat without cluttering the entrance area. Also, you can arrange the shoes under the cabinet or in the entrance area. Then, let the entranceway empty. It makes this area neater. In addition, you can use brown color to paint your cabinet.
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Japanese Entrance and Rustic Accents
The traditional Japanese house is identical to wooden elements. Let’s see this idea. It combines wooden elements and Japanese design. The rustic wooden bench is stunning to put near the wooden wall. Meanwhile, the wooden chandelier is interesting to use as a natural lampshade.
Let’s see the theme color in this idea. The white wall is perfect to match the soft brown accents. Even, you can add other colors, such as an ornamental plant, wicker basket, and ornaments. In this idea, there are two hooks to hang the coat and hat. Then, it has cubical storage under the bench.
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An Elegant Entrance with a Modern Japanese Design
The Japanese entranceway is interesting to combine with another design. Maybe you should see this idea for inspiration. It is a combination of a modern style and a Japanese entrance area. The vertical wooden accents are stunning to emerge a Japanese style.
Meanwhile, the wall color is elegant for this room. There are some ornaments on the wall, such as a painting or photographs. Besides the wall, there are a wooden cabinet and a small bench. The bench has a comfy seater and minimum storage in the bottom.
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Traditional Japanese Entrance
The traditional Japanese house has a natural design. It uses wooden elements in every room. The brown wooden color can bring a warm impression. Also, the Japanese entrance area uses wooden elements, such as a wooden cabinet, bench, small basket, and a wall shelf.
Those elements are stunning to decorate this entrance area. Even, you can add a comfy rug on the floor. Then, arrange the shoes in front of the sliding door. The neat design is an important element in a Japanese house. So, you should put the shoes or sandals in one line.
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Wood Slat Door to Separate the Japanese Entrance
There are some designs of Japanese doors. You may ever see the single door, double-leaf doors, and sliding doors. In this idea, you will see a single door with a wooden slat. This entrance area is clean and has minimal ornaments.
Moreover, the shoe rack uses a wooden door. So, it keeps the entrance area looking neat. Look at the floor, there is a raw rug to keep the house clean. Meanwhile, you can have some necessary things like a mirror or hooks. Arrange those items to complete this entrance area without cluttering the design.
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Japanese Entrance with a Clean and Neat Shoe Rack
Do you ever see a Japanese entrance? There are some elements that Japanese people have in their entryway. The most have item in the entrance area is the shoe rack. This item is useful to save shoes, hats, umbrellas, boots, and coats. Look at this idea. This entrance area has a minimalist cabinet as a shoe rack.
Furthermore, it looks perfect to decorate this Genkan. This cabinet is essential to keep this entrance area still clean and neat. Also, you can take the shoes easier from the cabinet. In addition, this shoe cabinet is simple. It even uses a wall cabinet, so you don’t need to put any cabinet at the entrance.
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An Aesthetic Entrance with Wall Shelves
The modern design has an attractive impression. In this idea, you will see the combination of Japanese design and natural elements. This entrance area is simple. There are some wall shelves on the wall. You can use the shelf to arrange the shoes. Also, the bottom shelf is useful to put the wicker basket.
Besides, this entrance area has a vertical mirror. This element is useful to reflect the lighting. So, you can check on your dress before going out. Moreover, it looks interesting to put an ornamental plant in this area. You can grow the green perennial plant like English Ivy.
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Using a Minimalist Design for a Small Entrance
Some Japanese houses use a single door. This design is easier for the dweller to enter the room. It also simplifies interior design. Let’s see this idea. This small area is neat and simple. Even, it only has minimum items in the entrance area.
There is a minimalist cabinet, a small desk lamp, an indoor plant, and a painting. Those items are stunning to fill the top cabinet. Moreover, this entrance area has some lighting. You can see the long lighting on the wall and the spotlight on the ceiling. This dim light is important to emerge a calming impression.
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Industrial Shoe rack for a Japanese Entrance
There is a nice idea to combine the Japanese entrance with an Industrial element. This Industrial shoe rack is the key to bringing elegance. Take a look at this idea. The entrance area has a long entryway. Along the way, there is a big Industrial shoe rack. This shoe rack is useful for displaying shoe collections.
Moreover, this entrance area has a minimalist wooden plank with few hooks on the wall. It is essential to hang the coat, hat, and bag. If you walk to enter the room, you will see the vertical wall mirror. This mirror is useful to help you to check the dress. In addition, this entrance area has a dim light on the ceiling. You will see a perfect nuance in this entryway.
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Applying a Minimalist Design to Decorate a Japanese Entrance
Most Japanese houses use the minimalist concept. Thus, you will see a calming impression in this design. This Japanese entrance uses elements from natural wood. The light brown colors are stunning to decorate this Japanese house. Also, it uses wood elements in the shoe rack.
This small shoe rack has a sliding door. Then, the door has an attractive design from the wooden planks. Moreover, there are some decorations on the top rack. In addition, this entrance area has a cubical lamp. It has white dim lighting to brighten the area.
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Thus our discussion of 19 Japanese Entrance Design Ideas for A Beautiful Entryway. The Japanese entrance is attractive. This design uses natural elements. Most Japanese houses look simple with a minimalist concept. Moreover, the entrance area or Genkan has a minimalist design. This area has a shoe rack, cabinet, hook, coat, and mirror. If you love the Japanese entrance, you can put more natural elements and design it like a pro. Hopefully, this article is useful to help you decorate an attractive entrance area. Happy decorating!
