I digress! We have a catalog to pick from and have to fill out an order form, staying within budget. There isn't a whole lot of selection, and we're not super picky so we won't be going for the "Songbird" or "Ashley" series.
Here is the selection of curtains below. We'll be getting beige. The house comes with lace curtains, but we want black out curtains for the sleeping areas. The wardrobe and chest of drawers pictured is what we will be getting (mom and dad dark brown, kids natural). We also opted for certain items to be used (like the dressers) because they are cheaper.
Other items we plan to purchase separately on our own dime are couch(es) because the cats might claw and futons to sleep on. In case you are wondering, yes, we could get beds, but we want to be able to put them away for more space and want to try out sleeping on them. Papa P and I tried futons in a ryokan (traditional Japanese inn) and they were too short. It'll be interesting to see if we can find them long enough, especially for our 6'4" son, G.
This is us one morning in Japan, August of 2006.
Our house is a mix between western style and traditional Japanese style. There are two tatami rooms, which have the flooring shown above. There are also wood floors and a dishwasher that looks like it will only hold one meal's worth of dishes. We decided to order a kotatsu table and legless chairs for the downstairs tatami room. It will be our game room as well as our guest room. Pictured below is the page of kotatsu tables and chairs. We are ordering different colored cushions so we each have our own color plus a couple extra for guests. Papa P commented, "They're going to be saying, "What's wrong with these people?!" " That's ok, we're weird and we embrace it!
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