> We have tables and art and a stove and fridge and cupboards and bookshelves. [...] So not furniture-free at all, but it's true about the chairs.

Clickbaity title eh? So it's like a traditional Japanese house.

That said, I've heard the same arguments that it's part of why the elderly in Japan are generally pretty mobile: sitting on the floor and getting back up many times a day for your whole life helps retain basic joint and muscle fitness.