As someone with an avid interest in interior design, Mrs. W. had been yearning for shikkui walls. Husband and wife found a book on DIY in a library and selected the shikkui introduced in it. That shikkui was Umaku Nureru. Mr. W. had never applied plaster before but Umaku Nureru helped him to create beautifully-finished smooth white walls for his wife and son.
Mr. W. applied white plaster to walls throughout the house, from the loft to the living room, forgetting the time as he worked. In combination with pieces of wooden furniture selected by his wife, these walls have created comfortable living spaces for the family. They feature light and shade created by trowel marks and a slightly uneven finish, and together these produce the distinctive flavor of a surface coated by a DIY plasterer using a natural material.
24 large cans of Umaku Nureru later, Mr. W. gives the finished work a score of 95 out of 100. He says, “Since we came to live in this house, we don’t need asthma medication for our son anymore. The air is different. Next, I’m going to plaster the walls of the toilet and my office, aiming for a really smooth finish.”
