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In some countries the use of the mat was restricted to martial arts schools, to Japanese restaurants, spas and massage clinics or Buddhist temples. But in recent years has been gaining new customers in various forms of use. The thick mats, stuffed with rice straw and reeds covered with twisted, are still quite discreet. They won yet so sophisticated that an image comes to clash with the original simplicity. Present, can be found in TV rooms, corners of meditation or covered balconies.

In the West, one of the environments where the use of tatami mats and more work is in rooms for toys or children’s rooms. Many parents have found that the mat was an excellent choice for children to play, being one of the advantages, it protects them from the cold ground.

With a multi-use version and a lot of fun of the mat, the number of customers who seek this type of decoration for tatami rooms, has been increasing in recent years. While in America and Europe the mat is in fashion in the archipelago of Japan, Japanese houses typically have undergone a process of Westernization. If before, all the rooms were lined with mats, at present only rooms preserve that tradition.

Many modern apartments in large cities now dispenses the use of tatami mats and futons in the decoration of the rooms, floors were replaced with common and normal beds. In contrast, western decorations have come to value more and more oriental style furniture. Besides the style that gives the environment, allow decorate spaces where you can watch TV, relax, do yoga or meditate.