Second House in Karuizawa

I would like to introduce our interior coordination work in Karuizawa.
Karuizawa, 3 hours drive northwest of Tokyo, is known as a resort town and tourist spot because it's rich in nature, is cool in summer, yet has an urban feel.

We went there last month because one of our customers, who had purchased furniture for their house in Tokyo from us before, asked us to do their second house’s interior coordination.

Our customer likes chic and simple design, so we coordinated with high quality, black leather and walnut sofas which match the building. Also, we supplied easy chairs of different designs for added accent.

I wish I could have a house surrounded by lots of greenery, having a relaxing time in the calming space like this in Karuizawa

How was your OBON vacation ?

I hope you are enjoying the heat of Tokyo.

It is really hot every day.

When you go outside, the only word people say is ATSUI (hot!).

You may be back to work from yesterday, having finished your OBON vacation.

OBON is a Buddhist festival to recognize one’s ancestral spirits.

It is believed these spirits return to their families during this period.

People visit their family’s ancestral graves and make offerings of flowers and incense.

Our company, May’s, doesn’t have an official Obon vacation.

We had busy days as usual.

How was your Obon vacation?

Did you have enough enjoyment?

If you didn’t, please take a look at the picture below so you can at least feel a little taste of summer.

Beach of Chojyagasaki, Hayama-cho

Entrance Lobby Work

This time I would like to introduce our interior coordination work for an Apartment’s Entrance Lobby.

This apartment is in Chuo-ku and they have a spacious lobby.

There were some stools, a table and  a shelf arranged but the size  balance wasn’t good for the ample lobby.

That’s why we were asked us to change them.

They have a beautifully spacious lobby so we placed a great ‘L’ shaped couch not only for function, but also for design to achieve the visual effect.

The white table looks nice with the black leather sofa.

We also changed the shelf to match the sofa and table, and arranged some interior accessories too.

The left side is ‘before’, and the right side is ‘after’.

We do interior coordination not only for houses and model homes, but also for entrance lobbys as we have shown this time.

If you would like to freshen or renew the look of your building entrance, please feel free to contact us by clicking here.

Signature of summer

It has already been the second week of August.

We had some mild and comfortable days last week but now we are back to the normal heat.

To get through the heat I would like to introduce you to a signature summer event.

 Furin are small bells made of glass, metal or ceramic which are hung from the eaves of houses in summer.

A rectangular strip of paper, called tanzaku, is hung from a clapper and has ancient Japanese poems or verses written on it.

When the tanzaku catches the breeze the bell chimes. In the hot, humid Japanese summer the sound of the Furin sounding in the air is, for the Japanese, a puff of coolness.

There are many kinds of Furin from all over Japan.

 

 Why don’t you try some Furin for your home this summer?

There was an annual Furin (wind bells) market at Kawasaki Daishi last month.