
Earthy minimalism
Japandi kitchen tiles
Japandi kitchens are warm, low-contrast, and material-honest. Spec a matte porcelain floor in oat, clay, or warm grey — large format, tight grout — and either continue it up the splashback or shift to a hand-finished zellige or fluted ceramic in a tone-on-tone earth shade. Pair with timber joinery, a stone or porcelain-slab benchtop, and aged-brass or matte-black hardware. Everything reads warm, nothing reads loud.
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Japandi · Kitchen
12 tiles for this look
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porcelain
Pietra Beige Sand
$180.00/m²
600 × 600 × 10mm · matteIn stock

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porcelain
Sand Stix Hg8025 Random
$131.95/m²
302 × 302 · matteIn stock

porcelain
Dassel Kie Oak Rect Bamboo
$110.00/m²
300 × 900 × 10.08mm · matteIn stock

porcelain
Ariana Cream Chevron Sandblasted Tile 300X60X18Mm
$110.00/m²
300 × 60 · matteIn stock

porcelain
Monreal Sand
$99.95/m²
600 × 600 × 9mm · matteIn stock

porcelain
Porto French Rose Crazy Pave 20Mm 1M2 (Light Sandblasted)
$89.00/m²
— · matteIn stock

porcelain
Ariana Cream Crazy Pave 20Mm 1M2 (Light Sandblasted)
$85.00/m²
— · matteIn stock

porcelain
Terre Clay Canapa Strideup
$84.95/m²
600 × 600 × 10mm · matteIn stock

porcelain
Bristol Umber Brick 1 With 10Mm Grout Joint
$79.88/m²
60 × 250 × 10mm · texturedIn stock

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porcelain
Brume Sand Bone Decor
$74.95/m²
130 × 130 · matteIn stock

porcelain
Willow Oak Timber P2/P4
$69.95/m²
200 × 1200 × 10mm · matteIn stock

porcelain
Pale Oak Timber P2/P4
$69.95/m²
200 × 1200 × 10mm · matteIn stock
Japandi kitchen — questions
Zellige or porcelain for a Japandi splashback?
Both work. Zellige in a warm cream or clay tone adds craft and slight imperfection that's very on-brief. Porcelain in the same tone gives a calmer, more uniform surface. Pick zellige if joinery is plain; porcelain if joinery is busy.
What benchtop pairs with a Japandi tiled splashback?
Honed marble or travertine for the wabi-sabi version; porcelain slab in a warm stone-look for the maintenance-free version. Avoid quartz with sparkle or veining in cool tones — they fight the warm earth palette.
Can I do a Japandi kitchen with a dark floor?
Yes — a deep raku or warm charcoal porcelain in matte large-format reads grounded and sophisticated. Pair with a lighter timber-toned cabinetry and pale stone benchtop so the floor anchors rather than dominates.
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