Whether you’re decorating your own home, your place of business, or a renovating a hotel, Japanese style furniture is always a winner.  It is easy to coordinate disparate pieces of from these low-profile collections, including platform beds, Asian style furnishings and soft lighting.  Not only are these pieces less expensive to buy than traditional furniture; they also offer an attractive way to make a room look larger.  If you’ve been looking for a way to give your home or business a new look, Japanese furniture may be the answer.

Contrary to popular belief, there is nothing “mysterious” about buying Zen-inspired décor.  All it takes is a foundation piece and several smaller pieces of coordinating furniture.  It helps when you start with a room that has hardwood floors or a soft neutral carpet, and similarly neutral colored walls.  For bedrooms, platform beds, Asian-inspired matching dressers and nightstands, and soft rice paper lighting are the foundations of a meditative space.  Many homeowners take this a step further by reading about Feng Shui and using these principles to promote the flow of energy throughout their homes, but Feng Shui is not a necessary component to Japanese décor.

According to a recent article posted on Chopa.com, “Platform Beds – Asian Style In Its Simplest Form,” platform beds and Asian style furniture offer the ideal foundation for building an impressive bedroom. For rooms like this, it is a lot easier – and less expensive – to shop online.  Websites like Chopa.com offer a wide variety of stylish furniture for Asian inspired rooms, including a variety of wall prints, lighting, statuary, vases and shoji screens.  Homeowners often combine a few of these pieces to see what looks best, and then build on that by decorating other rooms in a similar style.

The Haiku bedroom collection shown at Chopa.com features an unusual mix of Craftsman and Asian styles that accents the color and form of natural wood.  Simple yet distinctive shapes recall the ancient grandeur of Japanese homes, making it very simple to find an elegant suite of furniture for your home.  The Haiku beds, Asian inspired tables and other accessories shown at Chopa.com are authentic Japanese pieces that would cost much more at a traditional furniture store.

Of all the beds, Asian furniture makers have designed, the platform bed is the most elegant and popular style.  First introduced stateside in the 60s and 70s, these early Zen pieces have made a dramatic impact on contemporary furniture.  These beds, Asian accessories and open space make a Zen bedroom the epitome of contemporary style.