Using Folding Screens as Room Dividers

What Style is Best for You?

One of the great things to keep in mind when deciding what kind of folding screen to put as your room divider is the style. Style is essential to create an impressive look. Using folding screen brings a ripple effect to you and to your guests. Choosing the right style is an extremely important part of creating a perfect fit with your home decorations or themes. As well, it is very important to consider the space and privacy you have either at home or in the office. There are several types of folding screens you can select to split up your room to maximize space with privacy.
latern-type folding screen
A lantern-type folding screen

Lantern-type

A lantern-type folding screen promotes a classy atmosphere. The folding screen is generally made of rice paper and wood or metal to give the illusion of a lantern. It is good to use when you split up your living room and library and add potted ornaments to its side. Commonly, most people use white lantern-types because it complements any additional styles or decors they want. This is especially great for modern interior designs.

Cut-out Carved Entrance

This folding screen has different cut-out carved designs for you to choose from. It is a great style that suits to illuminate your room partition. You have the options such as veins, leafy, flowery or other cut-out carved designs that perfectly fit your room.

Digitally Printed

Digitally printed folding screens are often used to maximize space and promote privacy. Choosing a digitally printed folding screen is a great choice since you can have a customized or personalized folding screen that you mostly prefer. It is accessible to have and effortless to find. All you need is to find a shop that can make your own digitally printed folding screen.

The good news is that you can get the cheapest price you want based on the style of your screen partition. You have the say on how much you can afford by limiting or adjusting your design preference. Just try to make it simple and add decors around it like potted plants when you are on a very tight budget.

Wooden or Hand-carved Boxwood Sculpture

A boxwood sculpture folding screen is designed to look similar to other various wooden furniture and can offer an antique feel. This style is particularly common in China. This style promotes comfort and a calm environment. It builds class and social rapport within the room. Using this style of partition adds taste and a great visual effect for your guests. You can put additional decorations to make your folding screen more appealing and classy.

Furthermore, a wooden or hand-carved boxwood sculpture is essentially a folding privacy screen. Additionally, it really looks like it is part of your room, so guests will have to think first before they proceed to the next room.

Decorative

A decorative folding screen is a fantastic choice to use to split up a room. This is a very wise way for you to maximize your space, and at the same time illuminate it with different crafts and designs. You can have a folding screen where you can put your trinkets, frames and flower vases on it. Also, you can produce a multiple room by having a decorative folding screen to which the screen can divide your bedroom and living room while you are sitting and reading your favorite book in the library. It simply means that you have three rooms out of your decorative divider.

This kind of style is a personalized design which focuses on space and privacy (if you choose). You can put additional beautification and make modifications right away on it since it it is movable and handy for your personal use.
Byōbu folding screen
Japanese style folding screen with Chinese calligraphy
Source: Silk Road Collection

Japanese

Byōbu is the most popular style of Japanese folding screens. This style is associated with having several joined panels with decorative paintings and/or calligraphy. Today, this style has had a strong influence (and outright copied in some cases) on the entire Asian region and is often confused with Chinese or simply Asian folding screens.

There is no Place like Home!

Life at home is great when you achieve space and privacy. It nurtures values in the entire family. This is why having folding screen is very important. Even though the house or apartment is small, space and privacy should not be deprived. You don't need to spend a lot of money just to split up a room due to limited space. Just be wise and use the right folding screen that best suit to your needs. Remember, the change is within your reach!