I heard 3m x 3m house is most suited for meditation. Japanese tatami room of 4.5 tatami is squire. My second house 1st floor is of black and white plaid pattern and surrounded 8 paper sliding doors(refer picture shown), 4 doors in west another 4 in south. Each door has squiare frames like paid pattern. Japanese culture seems to be based on square.
Fusuma ( different type of sliding dorrs) are also large paid pattern of pale blue and pale beige. You will find plaid patterned kimono in Ukiyoe. Plaid pattern, I think is at any time in favour.
If you know Nagano Shinkansen new trains seats are of plaid pattern.