All you need to know about tatami beds

Tatami - A traditional rush-covered straw mat that was used for flooring in Japan. Simplicity and sustainability are common to see in most household designs of Japan, thus inspiring the adaptation of platforms as low as the ground that hold the mattress, called Tatami beds.

As ancient as the modern tatami bedroom design is, it sure is making a pleasant comeback to match the ever-evolving sustainable lifestyle in modern times. While the options of wooden materials when it comes to designing a Tatami bed are endless, the core style and intention remain constant - to stay grounded, literally.

Japanese home designs have always revolved around the art of minimalism. And that’s your design preference too for everything else in home décor, a Tatami bed will only help you enhance it. Not only does the low level of this bed induces a refreshing and simple lifestyle but its design and sturdiness has various health benefits to offer;

• Hygienic - Given the fact that the tatami bed design makes you sit and rest closer to the ground, psychologically it makes users be more aware of the cleanliness of the ground around you. Not to forget, given the non-existent space between the bed and the ground, the space for dirt accumulation goes down to nil as well.
  
  
• Firm support - Since the structure of a Tatami bed design involves no horizontal legs, the foundation and support of the bed is very firm. Depending on the kind of mattress you use, it can really be a quite healthy option for your back.
  
  
• Increased blood flow - Having to shift quite a bit to get up from a Tatami bed helps increase your body movement on a daily basis, enhancing your activity and hence the blood flow.