Screen Room Dividers

Room Divider Stand Color: Rosewood, Number of Panels: 3

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When we first think of dividing up a room, wall partitions of some kind or another come to mind. The word partition, however, can portray a somewhat austere and aseptic picture. Immediately, scenes of drab office areas being broken up into cubicles by monsterous one piece, self standing walls flash before our eyes. But, If we thought of breaking up a room with screen room dividers a much brighter picture would emerge.

About Screen Room Dividers

For centuries different cultures have devised many ways in which to break up their living and working spaces.  But It was the Chinese who first came up with the free standing screen room divider.  The Japanese took the idea one step further with the use of rice paper for the screens.  These screens were then decorated with various forms of Japanese artistry and are known throughout the world today as shoji screen room dividers.

Room Divider Uses

Traditionally room dividers have been used to maintain some form of privacy. Commercially they are used by interior designers to create a smooth flowing environment in the business sector as well as for private homes.  Hospitals and schools use their flexibility to temporarily divide open areas for specific purposes.  Hotels and restaurants use large retractable hanging dividers for meeting and banquet facilities.

Besides the ability to create privacy, an additional use of the screens in the dividers has been found.  These screen dividers have the ability to transform the spaces they occupy with their art work.  Many shoji screen dividers have been used, not as room dividers, but as works of art.  They are hung on walls with their exotic wood trim acting as the picture’s frame.

Styles Of Screen Room Dividers

Just as there are many different styles of furniture, there is a screen room divider for that will compliment that particular style. Chosing the right screen room divider is easy.  They come in all shapes and sizes. There are folding screen room dividers which are flexible and  portable and one piece sliding door types. You can find a particular design to fit any decor for the home or office. Choose from the utilitarian partitions for the office or expand to a modern, contemporary traditional or oriiental design for the home.

Themed rooms have been enhanced by incorporating shoji screens and screens of famous impressionist paintings. Besides rice paper, screens are usually made from a flexible fabric material. And the frames, made from different types of wood and finishes, metal or synthetic materials, add to the room’s ambiance.

Final Thoughts

A room divider’s uses are only limited by the imagination. A large room can be broken up into several cozy ones. Storgae areas can be created in an instant. Small rooms can be accentuated and new dimensions created. Drab furniture can instantly come to life. But the most unique facet of having a screnn room divider is its convenience. It can be picked up, folded and put away in any storge area quickly and easily.