Collapsing screens are once in a while called room dividers, however considering them exclusively as an instrument for cutting up space would undercut them. "They make a specific feeling of engineering and are basically versatile bits of workmanship," said Michael S. Smith, the Los Angeles-based inside architect who is maybe best known as the Obamas' White House decorator.
As far as capacity, they can be utilized to shroud the kitchen briefly amid supper parties, he stated, or to cover unfortunate components in a room on a lasting premise. In his own homes, Mr. Smith stated, he has utilized low straw-marquetry screens to shroud radiators and a taller screen by the craftsman Nancy Lorenz to cloud cabinets he didn't love.
Ornamental screens can likewise replace divider mounted artistic creations. Mr. Smith, for example, has introduced tall antique screens behind couches and beds. "When you have a level divider and a couch or a bed against it," he stated, "it's pleasant to have the three-dimensional nature of a screen."
• What's the most imperative estimation? "Stature would be number one," Mr. Smith stated, in light of the fact that a screen that is too short or tall for its motivation will dependably look clumsy.
• Will you need to move it around? "A great deal of screens are truly portable, similar to wicker and rattan," Mr. Smith stated, however abstain from anything that appears to be shaky or looks "tragic and diminutive."
• Consider the possibility that you can't locate the correct screen. "You can make one yourself," Mr. Smith recommended, by charging a developing craftsman to paint one, or by covering a fundamental model with calfskin, velvet or material.
Quilt Floor Screen
Mirrored screen with iron frame by Slate Design | $549 at CB2: 800-606-6252 or cb2.com
Three-Panel Room Divider
Acacia wood screen from Brayden Studio | About $639 at Wayfair: 866-263-8325 or wayfair.com
Amber Wooden Carved Screen
Mango wood and MDF screen with distressed finish | $249 at Urban Outfitters: 800-282-2200 or urbanoutfitters.com
Folding Screen
Lacquer screen with irregularly shaped panels | $2,750 for a three-panel screen at Atlas Industries: 845-391-8855 or atlaseast.com
Nori Screen
Salago-pulp-fiber-and-steel screen with panels of varying heights | $460 at Kenneth Cobonpue: 888-889-9005 or kennethcobonpue.com






