A Craftsman's Monologue: Cardboard Tiered Stands and the Deep Breath of Tatami After Winter.
The morning sun is shining softly through the gaps in the clouds in Morioka this morning, and the sunrise looks beautiful as well.
How time flies; today is March 3rd, the day of the Hina-matsuri (Doll Festival).
We finally brought ours out at home, but since we were so late in doing so...
I didn't have time to assemble a proper tiered stand, so I stacked several cardboard boxes to make an improvised set of steps and decorated them.
Once you cover them with a red felt cloth, they look the part, but inside, they are just empty boxes.
As I pressed my hands together in prayer to the dolls, saying 'I'm sorry,' and looked at those awkward steps, it was a morning where I felt both the humor in my own clumsiness as I'm chased by the busyness of daily life, and a sense of apology.
The 'Winter Leftovers' that dwell in the unseen foundation.
As I was stacking the cardboard boxes, I suddenly thought about the importance of a 'foundation' for things.
If what is beneath the Hina dolls is a box, then what supports the feet in the rooms where we spend our days is 'tatami'.
This winter in Morioka, the cold was exceptional, with plenty of snow.
I imagine you have all spent your days running heaters, keeping humidifiers on, and wiping condensation from your windows. In fact, the moisture in those rooms sinks lower and lower, and the tatami mats at the very bottom absorb it all like a sponge.
Resetting the 'Hidden Moisture' Before Spring
I call this 'hidden moisture'.
Even if the surface looks dry, the winter moisture has steadily accumulated deep within the thick core material.
If you welcome the warm spring as it is, it becomes the perfect environment for mold and dust mites.
Before you start thinking, 'Something smells a bit off,' resetting that moisture is the wisdom for living healthily.
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For a limited time, I want to let the tatami take a 'deep breath'
After all, I feel that tatami that is thoroughly dried to the core has a different feel underfoot.
That sensation of the air becoming lighter the moment you lay it out in a room is a privilege that can only be obtained by drying it out.
Therefore, I would like to offer a little help so that you can all welcome spring comfortably.
[Limited Time: 3/3 - 3/14: Free Tatami Drying Campaign]
Starting today through March 14th, for customers who request a "tatami surface replacement," we are offering our "heat drying service," which is usually a paid service (1,500 yen per mat), completely free of charge.
Because we need to heat the mats through to the core, we will need to keep them overnight, but in return, we will drive out the winter moisture and return them to you feeling as fresh as new.
I have written the details on my Livedoor blog, so please take a look if you are interested.
Setting the roots of daily life
Just as the boxes supporting the Hina dolls are important, true comfort is only born when the core material supporting the tatami mat is healthy.
Letting the tatami mats that have survived the harsh winter together take a deep breath and saying "thank you for your hard work." I believe that such care leads to a peaceful life in the new season.
May a refreshing spring breeze blow through all of your homes. I will continue to carefully advance my needlework at the workshop in Tenshoji-machi today as well.
Have a wonderful day.
Maeda Tatami Shop - Masatoshi Maeda
[Introduction to Maeda Tatami Shop]
60 years of trust and achievement in Morioka!
For replacement and renovation of tatami, fusuma, shoji, wallpaper, and screen doors,
with 1st-grade Tatami Production Skills Technicians, Tatami Training Instructors, and 1st and 2nd-grade Wall Covering Skills Technicians on staff,
Maeda Tatami Shop / Interior Maeda
[Inquiries]
9-16 Tenshoji-machi, Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture
019-647-3555
Business hours: 9:00 - 17:00
(Until around 15:00 on Saturdays)
Closed: Sundays
For urgent inquiries, please contact us via email or LINE.
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