Sunday, January 05, 2003

Two more LR designs

After thinking about tatami mats some more, I had the inspiration to revisit trying to do tatami in the living room. (Since I've now seen examples where tatami mats are just placed on top of existing flooring.)

Plan 4 - 2 tatami eating area

I like this one because it seperates the table nook from the rest of the room, and it only requires (2) tatami mats to do it. Plus, it provides room in the lower-left corner for a seating bench. The room also suddenly "works" in terms of space, and the papasan in the upper-left no longer seems to crowd. Nor does the entry door seem crowded.

Plan 5 - 5 tatami design

A bit more ambitious, but with (5) 36" x 12" shelf units along the walls, it offers tons of shelf space which would be very useful. Otherwise it's the same layout as plan #4, but with (3) more shelves and (3) more tatami mats. The doorway from the hall becomes a definite entrance point where guests would remove shoes and leave them in the hall. Downside is that the pyramid trunk along the wall now seems crowded (as will the shoji screen). This design also makes the papasan chair seem much too large for the room. However, even if I buy (5) tatami and only use (2) down here, I can use the other (3) upstairs in the bedroom.

posted by Wuphon's at 11:53 PM