Remodeling 2

Continued from the last blog. 

I gradually came around to changing our butsudan, the family Buddhist altar, to a new one. I think it is the best idea! 
I had a talk with my sister about the subject. She said that I would be able to do what I like, but I felt she wanted to keep it at the bottom. Umm, I had already started to choose a new butsudan, but I was right back where I started. 
Yesterday morning I started reviewing my plan thoroughly and spent all day on it. I used CAD software and planned the room on the assumption that there is a big butsudan in the room. I tried to put some furniture here and there on the plan, then amazingly a good plan resulted which was very different from what I had originally had in mind. By combining the butsudan with bookshelves the same color as the butsudan, the big butsudan doesn't stand out so much. Bingo! Let’s go with this plan! 
This time, I’m going to lay a light brown carpet on the tatami, so I hope that the Japanese room seems to be connected with the wooden-floored room. I ordered the carpet straightaway. 
I’m looking forward to the completion of the remodeled room.