Play and living rooms

Playroom before:

 

And after:

 

 

The playroom is supposed to be the nice ceremonial tatami room in the house. It has the rice paper windows and a raised wood area. Japanese families typically display their family's heirloom swords and things of that nature in the room. Needless to say, the few Japanese workers that have been in and out of the house since we've moved in have always given us weird looks when they notice we've turned it into a playroom. Who knows, by the time we leave here we may have converted it in to a place for all of our ceremonial loot!

 

Some nice features of the room are a closet to hold excess toys and sliding doors to close when we've shoved all the toys back into the room and don't feel like putting them away.

 

 

 

 

If I'm being totally honest, here is a pic of how the playroom normally looks. Kind of reminds me a little too much of the first before picture!

 

 

 We love having the boys' playroom right next to the living room because it lets us have our adult area without being buried in toys. We're loving our new Japanese couch and chairs but are still in the market for a Japanese coffee table. The furniture here is much lower than American furniture, so our coffee table isn't really working. When we find one, we'll move this one up to the TV room to go with Nathan's beloved comfy, grey couch which I lovingly call Big Ugly.

 

 

Well, that's the end of the photo tour of areas that are unpacked. The rest of the house is still coming together, but I'll post pics when we're done!