STOP Decorating Every Wall! Use These Japanese Tricks to Make Your Home Feel Calm

A room can hold art you love without asking every wall to compete for attention. Richard walks through seven practical ways to use a focal point, breathing room, grouped pictures, seasonal rotation, softer light and the view from your window to make your home feel calmer. These are adaptations of specific Japanese art and design ideas for ordinary homes. You can try the first changes with the pictures and furniture you already own. Which wall in your home could use a little more space? SOURCES Japan House London — Looking Behind Japanese Concepts of Empty Space The Metropolitan Museum of Art — Kyoto: Capital of Artistic Imagination The Metropolitan Museum of Art — Painting Formats in East Asian Art Japan House London — Windowology: New Architectural Views From Japan Japan House London — Windows on Tea Portland Japanese Garden — Mt. Hood: Portland's Mt. Fuji Library of Congress — Care, Handling and Storage of Photographs #JapaneseHome #HomeDecor #InteriorDesign #WallDecor #CalmHome #RichardNakamura