Tatami mats are good and practical

Many friends in the house decoration, will be in the second bedroom or guest bedroom to consider the combination of tatami design, it will become a set of sleeping, storage, office learning or leisure as one of the multifunctional room, this is not only powerful, flexible, but also can realize the room multi-purpose, no matter whether it is a large or small home are applicable, so recognized by everyone. But, tatami is really so good? Is it suitable for my home? How should I design it? What do I need to pay attention to? So let's take these questions and move on to the next chat.

The tatami mats are really so good?

Maybe some friends have a misunderstanding about tatami mats, thinking that tatami mats are prone to bugs, easily deformed by moisture, and that they are hard and painful to sleep on, but this is not the case.

The tatami mats used in most of our homes are not the traditional straw mat type tatami mats, but simply a box bed with a storage function, and after laying a mattress, there is no difference with an ordinary bed.

Traditional tatami mats

Modern tatami mats

The biggest advantage of tatami mats is that they can make full use of the space, provide a multifunctional experience, and have a strong storage capacity, not only does the tatami mats themselves have a storage function, but they can also be connected to the closet, bookcases, storage cabinets, and other storage furniture, which greatly meets the needs of life; the disadvantage of this is that they are fixed and can't be moved around at will. That said, if it is not because of the limited conditions of the home, who will do tatami mats specifically to save space?

Is it suitable for my home or not?

Decorating is a very personal thing, and the living habits of each person and family are different, so the first thing to do is to consider whether or not you need to do tatami mats from a practical point of view. If the house area is large, many rooms, do not necessarily have to do tatami to reflect the multifunctionality, but the house area is small, at the same time need to meet the needs of a variety of words, tatami is a very good choice. Especially children's room is very suitable for tatami mats, closet, bed, desk, bookshelves, these are children's room growth process standard, a tatami room is fully functional, and the room also looks spacious.

How should it be designed?

Tatami mats can be used not only in the room, but also in a variety of other home spaces, able to manage a variety of home decorating styles.

1. Bedroom

Bedroom tatami is the most common. Mainly to meet the sleeping function, without having to deal with beds, nightstands, closets and other furniture, the overall design of the furniture to the bedroom to bring a refreshingly simple feeling.

2. Study room

Not all families have enough space to place the study, so the tatami mats play an important role in which, as long as a little bit of space, you can give you a comfortable working environment, as well as large-capacity book space, practical full points.

3. Living room

Don't believe it, the living room can also install tatami mats. This is usually the case in the living room is a rectangular structure of the space, after placing the sofa, coffee table and other standard furniture in the living room, next to the installation of a tatami mats, tatami mats also comes with the function of the elevator, a second into a leisure tea room, chess room.

4. Balcony

The balcony can be made into a window tatami, or a short tatami mats, paved with soft cushions, put a coffee table, futon, usually drink tea, nap, or owners used to practice yoga, and so on, are cozy and convenient.

What do I need to pay attention to?

1. If you do tatami mats in the bedroom, try to use drawers for storage, upturned storage is too tiring, every time you have to move all the mattresses and so on. 2. In the design stage should consider whether you need tatami, how to design, in order to work with other processes, and tatami mats once installed, can not move, unless it is dismantled. 3. If you want to install the tatami mats near the window or balcony, you should make sure that the window or balcony floor drainage system is smooth before installation, and at the same time, you should do a good job of waterproofing the ground, which can effectively prevent rainwater from seeping into the room. 4. The most important point is to ensure that the balcony load-bearing, never arbitrarily remove the surrounding walls, or the consequences are unimaginable! 5. The material of the mat: the traditional tatami mat is composed of mat surface and rice core, usually need to be customized online. The mats are made of grass and paper, the grass is more breathable and the paper is stronger, more durable and waterproof.

There are three kinds of core: straw core, non-woven core and wood fiber core. Straw core, the most common in the traditional tatami mats, but this mat is most susceptible to moisture and long insects, so you need to often dry, and very bad care, can not be wiped with a wet cloth, can only be wiped with white vinegar, if there are pets on it accidentally urinated. Think about it is difficult. Non-woven fabric is an environmentally friendly biodegradable materials, not easy to deform and flat. The wood fiber core is flat and moisture-proof, but it can't be used for geothermal floor heating because the heat will make it crispy, which is more suitable for southern friends.

The non-traditional tatami mats are basically the same as ordinary beds, directly on the mattress can be used, palm mattresses, latex mattresses, etc., if you do the rest area can be used with a soft cotton cloth pad.

6. Plate selection must find a formal business, to ensure that the quality of the plate and environmental grade can meet national standards, do not buy low-quality products for cheap!

7. Tatami mats should also pay attention to ventilation, in the installation can be reserved a few ventilation holes, to maintain internal air circulation, to avoid too closed environment.

8. If you want to install underfloor heating in your home, pay attention to avoid the location of the tatami mats, otherwise the heated tatami mats will be deformed in minutes to show you.

The benefits of tatami mats are numerous, and now has become a trend in decoration, like the children's shoes do not prevent hurry to start, so that the home has become more neat and beautiful ~ there are any questions you can consult the Yumi sauce, add cdume01 can be!

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