Chopsticks are probably the first to spring to mind. They are simple, stylish & above all inexpensive! There are many different designs and finishes to choose from including plain, painted and elaborate lacquered designs. Wedding favor stores even offer personalized chop sticks in a neat presentation box as an option. Combine your chopstick favors with a noodle recipe so your guests can have an excuse to use them!

Fortune cookies are possibly the most popular choice for an Asian inspired wedding and even non-Asian style weddings! These delightful treats area great way to wish your guests good fortune and let them have some fun at the reception looking at what fortune lays in store in each other! Try customized cookies that come indifferent flavors & different colors, which make them easy to coordinate with any wedding theme. You can also order personalized fortune cookies with your own fortunes inside or simply your names and wedding date – but then that would be boring!

Bamboo is an integral part of Japanese culture and is believed to bring good luck and fortune. Favor stores sell small potted bamboo shoots and you can personalize them with your thank you tags and some printed ribbon.

Treat your guests to some Tape – this is a fermented sticky rice or cassava and is a popular Indonesian dessert. Cassava cakes as wedding favors presented in small card boxes decorated with batik designs will surely delight your guests.

Cranes are a traditional symbol at Japanese weddings and are said to symbolize peace and a long life. In Japanese tradition the bride would make hundreds of paper cranes before the wedding so she could give one to each guest. You can easily make your own with pretty origami papers. Make plenty and you can use them as reception decorations too. There are also ceramic cranes in favor stores which can be also be used place card holders on your tables.

Fans are another great wedding favor idea and are inexpensive also. Look out for bamboo fans with intricate designs or ’silk’ painted paddle fans with their beautiful pictures. Paddle fans also give you the opportunity to have your wedding program printed on them giving them a dual purpose!

One of the recent trends in home decorating is the influence of the Far East. With its simplicity and attention to space, this lends itself well to our hectic Western lifestyle. A lot of the elements of Asian home decorating can be trace back to two schools of thought, one originating from China and the other from Japan.

Using Japanese influence in your Asian decorating theme is a popular choice. There are many different ways to use this style. Japanese Shoji screens are one of the most popular choices. These are wooden frames with a lattice design. The cutouts are filled with rice paper. Some shoji screens are plain and some have beautiful designs. These screens can be used as a room divider or simply as decoration. Another thing to add to your Japanese inspired room is the Kotatsu table. This is a rectangular table in a dark finish with clean lines. Many have heaters in the middle, and are considered in Japan to be the emotional center of a home.

Woven straw mats with colored borders are popular floor coverings in Asian interiors. These mats are called goza mats. In Japan, these mats are used for walking, sitting, and sleeping. They have two separate layers. One is the straw center and the other is the soft reed outer edge covered in cloth. These floor and bench coverings will add an authentic touch to your Asian style room.

Another classic element of Asian interior design is the gong. There are several different types of gongs, and the one you choose may have much to do with the size of your space. Some gongs are very large, so your room needs to be large to accommodate them. A more manageable size would be a hanging gong. These are usually 12 inches or so and come with a mallet to ring the gong. You can find ones with a beautiful scroll design to accent your Asian decor. You can also purchase a classic gong that hangs on your wall as an art piece. These are lovely and help to tie an Asian inspired space together.

Using Japanese and Chinese calligraphy is a classic and elegant way to decorate your walls for an Asian decorating theme. You can purchase these works of art already framed or just the print. If you buy just the print, it is usually most striking to frame them in black. Look for simple frames with clean lines. This will help enhance the Asian style.

As you can see, there are many ways to use Asian interior design in your own home. There are a plethora of websites and retailers that specialize in Asian interior design. You can find the materials and products that you need to create your perfect Asian inspired space with relative ease.