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Asian Zen Entryway & Hallway Interior Design

Ideas, layouts, colors and materials for a asian zen entryway & hallway — plus the pieces that make the look work.

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Style
Asian Zen
Room
Entryway & Hallway
Materials
Ash, clay plaster, translucent screen, straw, stone
Palette
Rice paper, pale ash, grey stone, charcoal, moss

Designing a asian zen entryway & hallway

A asian zen entryway & hallway blends the asian zen look — quiet + adaptable, ash, clay plaster, translucent screen, straw, stone — with layouts and details that suit a entryway & hallway. Start with the palette, anchor the room around a focal point, then layer in texture and lighting.

Asian Zen entryway & hallway palette

Let rice paper and ash hold most of the visual field, with stone marking harder working zones. Use charcoal to clarify a few objects and allow moss green to arrive through the framed garden rather than decorative plant clutter.

Color roles

Rice paper

A warm translucent white for walls, linen and filtered light rather than a stark painted shell.

Pale ash

The principal timber note for floors, cabinetry, screens and lightweight furniture.

Honed stone

A cool durable counterpoint at entrances, worktops and sheltered exterior thresholds.

Soft charcoal

A grounding accent for wool, ceramics and a few precise metal fittings.

Garden moss

A muted living green that belongs mainly outside the room or in one restrained textile.

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