Daily Life Seen from the Interior Vol.6

Serial blog ⑥ by Hiroki Sueyoshi of FAH Co., Ltd.

Well, this is the sixth time. I write this blog with the belief that someone, somewhere, is reading it.
However, only Maeda responded.

I've been wanting to ask layout to arrange an offline blog meetup. There's a line in a manga about an astronaut that has a similar nuance to it: "Here was a friend who could communicate special words."
I still remember how much I resonated with this.

In everyday life, it is often the case that terminology cannot be understood unless one has the same knowledge, experience, and thoughts.
When I happen to talk to someone who shares a common language with me, I feel very happy.
Even when I meet someone for the first time, I feel happy when I can easily communicate interior design-related words, just like I do when I meet someone I know well.
I thought, "They must have had similar experiences to me," or, "The things I've studied and experienced up until now have not been wrong." I love interior design, and being able to talk about it so smoothly is one of the things that makes me happy.

I hope this blog will also help create such a common language.
And I will continue to write my best this time, hoping that one day this blog will inspire people to become interested in interior design or to love it even more.

Now, let's get to the main topic.

"What is a living room?" It is an indispensable space in interior design.
Let's think about the word "living room." What is the first image that comes to mind when you hear the word "living room"? "A sofa?" "A TV?" "A kotatsu?" "A rug?" etc. Personally, it's the sofa.
The place in your home where you spend most of your waking hours. The place in your home where you can most "relax."

Last time, when talking about "dining," I wrote that it is "a place where people meet."
On the other hand, what about the living room?
I would like to delve deeper into this topic this time.

Personally, I spend most of my time at home in the living room.

After eating, I watch TV. I use my smartphone. I read magazines. I doze off. To me, this is the place that best represents "home."
I think this varies from person to person. Some people like their study. Some people like their bath. Some people like to relax in their bedroom. I think all of these are fine.

At first, I was going to write "Living Room: A Place to Relax."
However, when I say "relaxation," I get the impression that it's a place to take it easy. I think that for some people, it could also be a place to have fun.
And then I thought, there are other places to relax besides the living room. What is a "living room"?

As per usual, I asked Google Sensei (I should have done that first...) about the living room.
A room in a home that is set up for family members to enjoy togetherness and relaxation.
*Quoted from the internet: "Enjoying family time" and "relaxing" sounded very natural to me.

A place where families and everyone can find their place in nature and spend time together.
"The center of the home" - watching TV. Having fun with the family. Gathering around the kotatsu and playing cards. Each family member relaxing. Unlike bedrooms or children's rooms, it is "a place designed for spending time together as a family."
The living room is the "heart of the house" - that's what I'll try to answer in this blog post.
I wrote about family, but I feel that the phrase "the center of the home" also applies to people who live alone.

I don't think there is a house that doesn't have a living room space. Even if it's a one-room apartment, I think there is a living-like space. Perhaps the living space is above the bed.

When you imagine a house, the living room seems to be at the center. I myself have also realized that the idea of ​​the "center of the house" is important when proposing interior design for the living room.

Finally, "living" originally means "living." It is the "center of the house."

(text: SUEYOSHI)

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