Buy items are what you would expect of a Japanese-inspired pack; Minimalist but textural. There is a traditional base, but more modern interpretation seen with the seating and kitchen. The open shelving kitchen is lovely and works wonderful as a bathroom vanity too. The black is too black though. I am not lamenting the lack of upper cabinets here. There is an open shelf that seamlessly joins together that works with this style of kitchen, just hope you don’t need to place it around corners. I will always campaign to get full sets when it comes to kitchens and seating though.
The colour scheme is made up of muted naturals that work really well in this case. bold colours are more the glitz and glamour of the neon-lit cities, not the country town this place evokes.
Adding in the platform tool from the patch also adds so much depth to rooms. You can also create the traditional entrance of Japanese homes where you take off your shoes before entering. A nice touch. I used it here to raise the bathtub which is still usable. If it’s only 1 click high, sims can seamlessly use it, any more they will be blocked without stairs.
There are a few traditional style walls in the pack too. The one I used for the exterior, which also comes with a stucco version, and the plaster wall inside which is in two styles. I mixed and matching to gave different width panels with gives the more more uniqueness and less repetition.