Master Bedroom

Raised floor. Space below Kotatsu is to put feet.

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Below the Kotatsu table is an open space to put the legs. Raised tatami mat area is 18" above the floor. The tea table, constructed by Hiroshi Sakaguchi, is made of cherry wood and can be stored beneath the floor and covered with a custom-sized tatami mat. The cabinetry of the built-in closet kitchen (mizuya) is framed with Port Orford cedar. The panels are made of thin Western red cedar slats woven together (ajiro).

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This is because of the popularity of comfortable tatami mats that historically covered the floors of Japanese homes and guest houses. Get the look: To recreate this look in your own home, keep decorations in your dining room to a minimum to provide a nice clear space for your tatami mats, low dining table and legless chairs or floor cushions.

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Asian dining room idea in San Francisco with green walls and light hardwood floors — Houzz floors, cabinetry and window frames same color —

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The small Japanese-style room or "nihonma" is enclosed by "yukimi" style shoji screens. "Yukimi" translates as "snow viewing" and means that the screens can open vertically as well as horizontally. The tatami floor mats were custom made by Uota Tatami Mats. The tea table, constructed by Sakaguchi-san, is made of cherry wood. There is a recess in the center of the table covered...

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Shoji screens for bedroom window

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Alcove. Shoji screen. tatami mat

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Classic Japanese style room. Engawa. View to garden. tatami mat. Alcove for scroll and flower arrangement.

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Bed on tatami mat raised off of the floor.

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Ceiling treatment, flooring, shoji screen.

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Wall treatment. wood and paint color

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Wooden slats on sliding glass door.

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sliding shoji screen door

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Style Secret: Shoji Screens Shoji screens, a traditional element of Japanese architecture, are made from translucent paper (or in the modern world, glass or plastic) anchored by a grid of natural wood. Because space in Asian homes tends to be at a premium, shoji screens often slide open and closed rather than swinging out. East meets West: You can interpret shoji screens for all sorts of different uses: windows, kitchen cabinets, room dividers and more. The key: Don't obscure them with furniture or accessories — you'll block the light that filters through and mar their austere beauty.

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Sunny, modern California Zen (except it happens to be in D.C.). This simple and uncluttered room is made cheerful with sunlight and warm wood.

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Another Zen-inspired room that could almost take a turn for the severe except for the warmth of the wood, the soft colors of the painting and the toasty beige wall.

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This is earthy, warm Zen. Simple Japanese design does not mean going completely plain and adornment free. There is room for color and pattern as long as it is minimal.

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This bedroom marries a plusher traditional style with the simplicity and symmetry of Zen style. The results are cozy but uncluttered.

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A more obvious Japanese-style room with bamboo mats, shoji screens and sconces. Even without the obvious clues, the elemental ingredients are here: symmetry, clean lines, natural materials and a total absence of clutter.

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Add some personality to a light and neutral bedroom by painting the headboard wall in your favorite fun hue. Cool colors tend to recede, so this color choice, similar to Gentle Wave, helps the room feel more expansive.

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Blue bedroom, A soft aqua mixed with warm neutrals always invokes the beach for me and makes me feel instantly relaxed.

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Blue bedroom, This bolder turquoise is a fun color for a teen's room. And it's super easy to swap this out for another color once her or his taste changes.

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Blue bedroom: When using a bright, bold paint color in a bedroom, I tend to limit it to a single accent wall. The headboard wall usually makes a nice focal point in the space, so that's a good choice for receiving the eye-catching color.

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Blue bedroom, Can't settle on just one favorite blue hue? Play with a range of blue shades for a colorful focal point in a room. Paint a piece of furniture or shelving, or go for an interesting graphic on the wall.

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Blue bedroom, Go minimalist without the starkness by painting a wall or the ceiling in your bedroom a soft icy blue. I like using white and blue hues in rooms that have wood floors and furniture. The wood tones add warmth and a nice contrast to the palette. It's clean, crisp and cool, yet inviting and comfortable.

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Bedframe is dark wood. white walls. wood floor

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interior / exterior transition, modern coastal, monochromatic palette

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Large door system. Indoor and outdoor flooring compliment one another, (seamless transition)

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Disappearing wall, seamless transition from bedroom to deck

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