What Is Japandi? Ellen DeGeneres and Kimye's Favorite Decor Style, Explained What Is Japandi? Ellen DeGeneres and Kimye's Favorite Decor Style, Explained Ready to embrace some fresh home decor that's both minimalist and attractive? "Japandi" style might be your new jam for 2021. Jennifer Geddes, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Ellen DeGeneres, soon to be ex-couple Kimye, and other stars their chic, Zen-like charm? The answer is often "Japandi," a mashup of Japanese and Scandinavian styles that's calmly infiltrating homes today. In fact, Pinterest searches for Japandi doubled year over year, according to the decor site's 2021 predictions report, so much so that it dubbed Japandi "the new modern" of the year.