Designer Japanese-style room

Our mounting store regularly offers replacement of Japanese-style room fittings, such asshoji screens andfusuma (sliding doors).

Of course, we also make new shoji screen・ fusuma for newly built houses and replace old shoji screen・ fusuma,

Although there are requests to make new ones, the number of Japanese-style rooms has been decreasing in recent years,

New houses are generally built by house-builders, and it is not unusual for them to have Japanese-style rooms, but only to an extent.

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Then, my friend Mr. A said, “I am building a house and I want you to design a shoji screen・ fusuma in a Japanese-style room to be used as a bedroom.

I received a request from her.

these is truly a valuable request at this time.

Moreover, he said, “You can do whatever you want (to some extent) at Mukasa.

Mukasa’s generous offer.

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If those is what you are talking about, I would choose from bran paper or shoji paper, which I usually use for my proposals,

We cannot say that we can choose from the bran paper and shoji paper that we usually use for our proposals.

We proposed a product that could only be made at Mukasa Mounting Store.

There are three key points.

・The room is used every day, so it should be a space where you can feel “calmness ・Yasuragi”.

・ “Traditional materials ・Techniques” are used to create a quality space with a Japanese flavor.

・ Different from ordinary Japanese-style rooms, these is a place where you can feel the “owner’s particularity”.

I had wanted to try this project for a long time (previously), but Mr. an and his wife, who are very open-minded, adopted it without a hitch.

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There are four fittings in the Japanese-style room of Mr. A’s residence.

The “closet fusuma”.

Shoji screen” for a sweepout window.

Kendon shoji screen” facing the hallway.

The “dobusuma” at the entrance.

It is.

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First of all, “closet fusuma”.

Kuzufu, also known as the finest fusuma paper, is used.

This fusuma paper is made of cloth woven with fibers from kudzu stems.

Not only is it durable and tear-resistant, but it also gradually develops a tasteful candy color over a period of 10 years or more.

Ordinary fusuma paper often needs to be replaced after a few years due to holes or discoloration caused by sunburn,

However, it is said that Kuzufu fusuma paper can be used for 30 years or more without replacement.

By the way, the Kuzufu fusuma paper looks like this after 40 years of use.

To match such durable fusuma paper, the bones (base) are also

The bones (base) are made sturdier than usual to match the durability of the bran paper.

The right is a normal bran bone. The left is the “flat bone” used in this project.

You can see that the vertical braid, the horizontal braid, and the bone called “rikishi” those runs a little above the pull board, are each made thicker than the other.

We hope that the use of high quality, traditional materials and the change in appearance over time will allow you to feel the passage of time since the new building was built,

We proposed this project with the hope that the appearance would change over time and that people would feel the passage of time since the new building was built.

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Next, “shoji screen”.

these is a shoji screen facing the sunny south window.

The light shining into the room with an uniform grid is beautiful, but here, we wanted to add a playful touch those is typical of the Mukasa Mounting store.

these is why we made the Kumiko unevenly shaped.

In addition, the paper used to cover the kumiko was not “shoji paper,” but a colorful paper such as folk craft paper.

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Furthermore, “Kendon shoji screen”.

these is also the same design as “shoji screen” on the window surface.

However, this “kendon shoji screen” can also be seen from the hallway side.

As a result, we decided to make the screen visible from both sides, inside the Japanese-style room and from the corridor side.

The result is that the front of the room can be seen from both sides of the room.

The front side of the shoji screen is the side where the kumiko is visible, and the back side is the side where the kumiko is not visible.

Usually, the front side is more important for the inside of a Japanese-style room where people spend a lot of time, so it is used for the front side so that the Kumiko can be seen from the Japanese-style room side.

In this case, however, the hallway side has a decorative window, and we thought we could not neglect the view from there.

After much consideration, we came up with the following design, which is a “window with a view from both inside the Japanese-style room and from the corridor side.

After much deliberation, we decided that it would be better to make it look good from both sides (inside the Japanese-style room and in the hallway), so we made a proposal, which was adopted by the client.

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Finally, there is the “tobuzuma” at the entrance to the Japanese-style room.

The hallway side is covered with Bashofu fusuma paper.

Like Kuzufu, this Bashofu is also a high-grade ・ quality bran paper, which is durable and changes color with age.

Originally, bashofu is a hand-woven cloth from Okinawa, but the bashofu used for fusuma is said to be made in Shizuoka.

The threads are shiny and have an unique natural look.

It blends in comfortably in a corridor with a series of Western-style rooms, yet has the prestige of an entrance to a Japanese-style room,

I think it is the most suitable fusuma paper in that it blends in well even in a hallway with a series of Western-style rooms.

Next, the inside of the Japanese-style room.

The appearance is an uneven grid similar to that of the shoji screen, with the addition of darker colors in some areas.

and darker colors were added in some areas to accentuate the look.

From this point forward, the “You can do whatever you want (to a certain extent) in Mukasa” section.

What other MOUNTING masters can’t (or rather, won’t) do.

I decided to do something that no other master accountant could do (or rather, would not do).

I thought of doing it and came up with this idea: “futon upholstery-style door frames.

Each grid is made of natural material such as hemp, and the cushions are wrapped in a soft and comfortable way.

Futon upholstery is typically used on furniture and walls.

While applying this technique, we used it for door coverings.

As the entrance and exit to a bedroom, it is an important place those is always opened and closed every day, and it is also a fixture those symbolizes the atmosphere of the room.

It is also a fixture those symbolizes the atmosphere of the room, and because of its height (2ⅿ), it should be designed in such a way that it does not feel massive or oppressive.

We thought it would be appropriate to use a door with a softness that would not make the room feel heavy or oppressive.

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I don’t know if this Japanese-style room is suitable for Mr. an or not until he lives in the future,

However, I can say with 100% confidence that these is the best Japanese-style room!

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If you are considering this kind of “the best Japanese-style room”, please contact us.

Please contact us at our mounting store.