{"id":298,"date":"2011-01-31T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-31T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orientalfurniture.com\/blog\/?p=298"},"modified":"2011-01-27T16:16:57","modified_gmt":"2011-01-27T20:16:57","slug":"accent-pieces-to-compliment-the-washitsu-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.orientalfurniture.com\/blog\/cultural-spotlight\/accent-pieces-to-compliment-the-washitsu-style","title":{"rendered":"Accent Pieces to Compliment the Washitsu Style"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>This is Part III in a series of posts about the Washitsu design style, <a href=\"..\/cultural-spotlight\/washitsu-japanese-interior-design-decor\">click here for Part I<\/a> and here for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orientalfurniture.com\/blog\/cultural-spotlight\/japanese-furniture-for-the-washitsu-style\">Part II<\/a>.<\/em>\ufeff<\/p>\n<h2>Shoji Lanterns<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orientalfurniture.com\/shoji-lamps.html\">Shoji lanterns<\/a> cast a lovely, soft, diffused light in any room, great for creating a sense of quiet and calm in the bedroom. We also offer a selection of Japanese style *<a href=\"http:\/\/www.orientalfurniture.com\/floor-lamps.html\">overhead hanging lamps<\/a>, with the light switch built into the power cord, creating a particularly practical, portable ceiling light fixture, that you can put almost anywhere that you can screw a hook into the ceiling. Additionally, our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orientalfurniture.com\/wall-sconces.html\">shoji wall sconces<\/a> also make a significant contribution to a sense of quiet washitsu wherever they\u2019re installed.<\/p>\n<h2>Washitsu Wall Art<\/h2>\n<p>On the wall often hang hand painted art; Japanese or Chinese ink &amp; water color paintings, or artistically rendered calligraphy characters, \u201csumi-e\u201d in Japanese.  Subtle, elegant, hand painted <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orientalfurniture.com\/chinese-paintings.html\">silk wall screens<\/a>, hand painted scrolls, or hand painted <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orientalfurniture.com\/fans.html\">decorative fans<\/a>. Alternately, carved wall art, including kanji characters or carved Shou symbol (found with our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orientalfurniture.com\/plaques.html\">wood or lacquered wall plaques<\/a>),may be placed to bless the room, and the home.<\/p>\n<p>To decorate the shrine, we offer a wide variety of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orientalfurniture.com\/statue-buddha.html\">cast resin statues<\/a> of Guatama Buddha, the enlightened one, in ancient Japanese, Chinese, Tibetan, Burmese, and Thai art motifs, Quan Yin, and Hotei or Budai, called \u201cHappy Buddha\u201d. We also offer sublimely beautiful <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orientalfurniture.com\/art-statues-and-figurines.html\">Jade carvings<\/a>, of Buddha and Quan Yin, as well as Jade animals and classic Jade trees.<\/p>\n<h2>Vases, Jars, or Bowls in the Washitsu<\/h2>\n<p>Fresh flowers and fresh fruit are often placed in the tokonomo, or anywhere in a washitsu. Beautiful <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orientalfurniture.com\/vases-jars-planters.html\">oriental porcelains<\/a>, flower vases, temple jars, and fruit bowls, lacquered or glazed, with cherry blossom or landscape designs, decorate the washitsu.  A ficus or rubber tree is sometimes displayed in a traditional <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orientalfurniture.com\/porcelain-fishbowls.html\">oriental fishbowl planter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Washitsu &amp; Black Cotton Trim<\/h2>\n<p>We beautiful, rustic yet refined <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orientalfurniture.com\/rugs-and-mats.html\">bamboo and sisal rugs<\/a>, both with distinctive tatami mat style black cotton trim, for equally beautiful, surprisingly inexpensive, natural style floor coverings. We also offer a selection of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orientalfurniture.com\/natural-fiber-furniture.html\">woven rush grass furnishings<\/a> with subtle, beautiful, black cotton trim;  tables, stands, chests, baskets, shelf units, even woven floor vases and umbrella stands, true to the washitsu aesthetic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is Part III in a series of posts about the Washitsu design style, click here for Part I and here for Part II.\ufeff Shoji Lanterns Shoji lanterns cast a lovely, soft, diffused light in any room, great for creating a sense of quiet and calm in the bedroom. 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