I love my kitchen. It is technically called a DK, Dining Kitchen, so our table, where we eat and I often work, is in there too. The bay-like window was an extra blessing as I love natural light and gravitate towards any rays of sun glistening through the glass to warm and cheer me. This space feels big and airy compared to many apartment kitchens here that are small, closed off and have no windows. As with most of our homes, we have had to pack it in pretty tight, measuring to the centimeter to fit it all in, as previously shared HERE.
I don't think I know of anyone else with a rocking chair wedged in next to their refrigerator, but for me it's a favorite place to sit and catch the last bit of light in pink tones in a darkening evening sky. Of course this bit of sunset is framed by cement walls, curvy tiled roofs and power lines. (What else would you expect in Tokyo?) And because we are opposite of a building with all clouded windows, it is very private and we never close our curtains.
Just off the Dining/Kitchen is the living room. These Christmas lights stay up well past December and help light our dark evenings. Although kudos to the tall husband who has to continually duck and yes, bumps his head somewhat regularly in this low archway.
We have tried to be as minimalistic as possible, not getting big, heavy furniture as these little rooms can fill up quickly and feel even smaller than they already are. But I do love the plants, lights and homey trinkets to make it feel more cozy. Including this little stained glass flower that I recently picked up from the give away table at a local gathering. (You know where missionaries share their treasure that if no one picks up goes to trash?) It's rather hilarious because I had actually given it away years before at that very table, probably in some heroic attempt to declutter before a move. It brought a smile to see it again and then I thought of just the perfect place to hang in it our cloudy window. (You know the foggy windows that give us as well as others some privacy since everyone is located so close.) This hanging decor added some pretty to this functional space. And was a small reminder that things are just things. They come and go...and sometimes come back again. And God is always watching over us and granting little blessings along the way as He provides a joyful and peace-filled place for us to call home.
