"In my former house, an old colonial, we had a servants staircase that led from the kitchen to the second floor. This is misleading in so many ways. We didn't have servants, just the occasional babysitter. And our modest home, the smallest on our block, was certainly not fancy or large enough to warrant a second set of stairs. Tired of looking at that dark and steep liability just gathering dust"
"Noren curtains are traditional Japanese fabric panels, hung in doorways, across windows, or on walls. What we love about them, aside from their functional simplicity, is that they do double-duty as art. At the weekend house of Mjolk founders and Japandi enthusiasts John and Juli Baker, a traditional noren bearing the shimenawa (tied rope) motif-a symbol in the shinto religion meant to ward off evil spirits-separates the kitchen from the living room. Photograph by Titus Chan for Remodelista."
A narrow servants' staircase in a modest colonial home became concealed by a curtain made from a beloved lungi, converting the doorway into hidden storage for household items. Curtains function as inexpensive, fast fixes for hiding and dividing spaces, and can substitute for doors while adding practicality and charm. Noren curtains are traditional Japanese fabric panels hung in doorways, across windows, or on walls. Noren combine functional simplicity with decorative presence, serving as both partition and artwork. Examples include a shimenawa-motif noren separating kitchen and living room at a weekend house, and a handmade Tokyo noren used to define public and private zones.
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