How Do You Build A Tatami Room?
A tatami room, or washitsu, is a traditional, Japanese-style room that has several standard elements. Years ago, all rooms in a Japanese house were designed and built as tatami rooms. Today, most Japanese homes have only one tatami room, which owners use for entertaining. You can create the room in your home. Lower the ceiling in your designated room to about 6 feet. Japanese people traditionally sit on the floor rather than on chairs, which makes for a different perception of ceiling height. You can leave your tatami room with regular ceilings, but it won’t feel as cozy as a traditional Japanese room. Add tatami mats to the room. These are thick, soft mats filled with rice straw and covered with woven rice. Traditional Japanese rooms are measured by the number of tatami mats they house. A common size for a tatami room is between 6 and 8 standard tatami mats, which measure roughly 105 to 140 square feet. Take out the door to the room and install a fusuma. A fusuma is a sliding door cov