Add A Touch Of The Orient With Shoji Room Dividers

If you are considering adding a little oriental charm to your home, you may want to consider adding some Shoji room dividers. These are Japanese or Asian style screens that are great for splitting up large spaces into smaller areas for privacy. They come in a variety of sizes, styles and designs like the Cherry Blossom Black Room Divider from iroomdividers.com. It features a cherry tree with beautiful pink blossoms imprinted on the rice paper panels. Each panel measures 17.25W x 0.75D x 70.25H inches and it is available in 3, 6 and 9 panel sets. Prices range from $199.99 to $304.00. They are only available with white rice paper panels and black framing.

Shoji room dividers are perfect for an apartment or condominium with a loft. For a more contemporary style of shoji room dividers you might like the Windowpane 6-Panel Shoji Screen. It features 84 window panes in each panel with dimensions measuring 70” x 103” x 1”. The six panel screen comes in white, black, natural or honey finish and is available at overstock.com for $199.99. More modern styles include designs like the Dogen Shoji Screen features; with an offset double cross pattern. This screen is available at haikudesigns.com in black or natural finishes for $139.00. It has a total length of 72” and it is 71” tall.

Some of the shoji room dividers feature the imprint of Japanese and Asian scenery on the rice paper. They can feature Asian garden scenes, bamboo shoots, cherry blossoms, dragons or a number of other designs. One of the most classic designs is found in the Low Kumo Classic Shoji Room Divider from Walmart.com. It comes in 4, 5 or 6 panel screens that measures 48” high by 17” wide. Depending on the number of panels you opt for it ranges from 68” wide to 102” wide. They are available in black, honey, natural and rosewood finishes and range from $153.00 to $248.00.

You may even want to consider using shoji room divider ideas for a replacement for wide doors. They make perfect replacement doors because they can be completely moved out of the way for when you need extra room. The Extra-Tall Shoji Screen w Honey Finish and Double-Cross Grids from roomdividerstore.com would be perfect for this because it is a full 6 feet tall. It features the rice paper panels you expect to see with shoji room dividers in an extra tall frame. They measure 72” tall by 53” wide and are available in natural, honey, rosewood, black, walnut, and white for $96.05. 

Although these are not available at all retailers you can find them at many import retailers. The geometric lattice in the Edo Three Panel Shoji Screen from stacksandstacks.com will give your room a contemporary look with an art deco flare. It is available in black, natural, honey and rosewood and measures 72” tall by 17 ½” wide for a total of all three panels of 53” outstretched or 45” in a folded standing position. It is available for $175.00 and is the perfect screen for a living room.