Decorating a tatami bedroom, we usually hear this conversation:

"Put a tatami mat in your bedroom to save space!"

"Tatami is expensive and difficult to care for, so it's best to just buy a bed that can be stored!"

To install or not to install? What are advantages and disadvantages of tatami? Precautions when installing tatami? Is tatami suitable for my home? If you don't make tatami, how can you decorate it more appropriately?

Today the editor will give you an in-depth analysis - tatami!

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First. Benefits of tatami

▶1. Economical, practical and multifunctional

➧The tatami has many functions such as a bed, carpet, stool or sofa.

➧Tatami allows efficient use of space and saves space occupied by beds, sofas, stools and chairs.

➧Finally, sitting on tatami for a long time is good for health. A soft sofa will relax muscles of legs, buttocks and waist, while sitting on tatami, you can not worry about muscle relaxation, and aroma of grass with tatami will refresh you.

▶2. Healthy and comfortable

➧Tatami is a household item. They walk on it barefoot. It is smooth but not slippery. Not cold in winter and not hot in summer. It is clean and comfortable.

➧Its soft and hard texture can promote growth and development of bones in children, and is also good for restoring relatively fragile bodies of elderly.

➧At same time, it also has advantage of being flexible, it can be used as a mattress or even directly as a bed.

➧If conditions allow, build a platform and spread tatami on it, which can be used not only as a bedroom, but also as a tea room or other premises for recreation and entertainment.

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2. Disadvantages of tatami

①First of all, tatami mats cannot be moved. If you want to parse it later, it's not that easy to parse. You need to find a professional company to dismantle it, so you should think carefully when you want to install tatami.

② Most tatami mats are airtight spaces, and if there is no fresh air in sealed space for a long time, inside of tatami mat will be easily damp and moldy. If it happens during rainy season in summer, it will most likely be damp and moldy, and it will give off a peculiar smell when time is too long. If you want to install a tatami, you must drain it regularly.

③Because tatami mat cannot be moved and is in a sealed state, it will be difficult to clean. The surface is easy to clean, but if you do not clean inside often, a lot of dust will be generated.

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3. Tatami bedroom size

➧If floor height of house is higher, reaching 3 meters or more, design of a 40 cm or higher tatami mat can better reflect its practicality.

➧If height of floor is low, then height of structure should be reduced accordingly, otherwise people will feel oppressed when moving along it.

(1) There are standard regular rectangles and non-standard rectangles for tatami

➧Regular rectangle length ratio: length:width=2:1

➧Tatami size 1800×900㎜

➧Standard thicknesses are 35µm, 45µm and 55µm, but 55µm is commonly used and other sizes are rarely used.

(2) Estimated platform height:

➧If lift table is not designed, platform height is usually 150-200m2.

➧Japanese style tatami is usually 30 cm from ground

➧Chinese style about 15 cm.

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Fourth. Precautions when installing tatami

1. The tatami floor must be waterproof and insulated, otherwise you will suffer from lower back pain when you fall asleep.

2. The wall next to window should not be wooden (that is, a cabinet), and lighting and visual design should be taken into account.

3. Color contrast should not be strong, tatami style is warm, small and fresh furniture, combination of beauty and beast will be a bit harsh.

4. The floor material in study and material outside study, if you do not use same material, then you need to pay more attention to style.

5. The learning space should not be too full, and a moderate amount of "blank space" is required.

6. For problem of moving lines (i.e. walking routes of people), moving lines must be wider and minimum guarantee is higher than 80 cm.

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5. If you don't like tatami mats in small bedrooms, you can take a look at following plans, maybe you will find one that you like.

1. Pull-out sofa bed

A pull-out sofa bed is a good choice whether it's a small bedroom or a living room. It can be used as a sofa or bed, and in a matter of minutes it can turn into a bedroom.

2. Invisible bed

The invisible bed usually looks like a closet. This is standard Simmons when you need to take a break. In real cases, it is relatively rare. This type of bed requires high precision in installation and use of fittings and joinery. If you need to use it, you must do your homework.

3. The bay window becomes a bed

Using a "frame" that can be moved and pulled, it usually folds into a small bay window and becomes a bed frame when pulled out during sleep. Worried young man.

4. Multifunctional bed

The creative design is saved by a bedside table + partition, which is a very good choice for a small one-room apartment.