Contemporary Closet Doors

Shoji Closet Doors And Screens

Deciding on a new décor for your home can be a frustrating experience. Choosing between all the styles and designs available can get confusing trying to determine what will look good together and compliment each other. Shoji closet doors make your choices much easier. They allow you to mix styles such as contemporary and Asian together to create a style that is all your own. A Japanese or Asian shoji screen or room divider is perfect for dividing a large room into two or more smaller ones while shoji closet doors can help you hide your messy closet or wardrobe.

There are different styles of Japanese and Asian closet doors such as shoji, fusuma and Zen. All are very similar in designs using rice paper and wood in their construction. A Zen door or screen consists of lattice work that has up to sixty window panes while shoji can be one large pane or up to twelve smaller ones. Zen doors sold at portlandshojiscreen.con offers you doors that are made to order with double sided doors, a 1mm thick washi paper and a solid wood panel at the bottom as a kick panel. They are made to order with no tracks or jambs for $1378.00.

Shoji closet doors don’t have to have pure rice paper as the shade. Many companies are opting to use rice paper with and acrylic to make them even stronger, tear resistant and puncture resistant. The washi shade is an example of this. Orientalfurniture.com offers double sided doors with window style lattice and poly fiber puncture and tear resistant shades. They sell doors and as well as screens with prices starting at $79 for screens all the way up to $595 for double sliding doors. These doors and screens come with upper and lower tracks as well as left and right jambs.

Choosing custom shoji closet doors for your bedroom is just as easy as choosing them for your hallway. Berkeleymills.com carries custom shoji door systems that feature shoji and fusuma sliding doors that are appropriate for interior doors, closets a wardrobe or as a room divider. They are more expensive than other retailers with prices ranging from $8,500 up to $19,500. Some retailers carry screens like the Contempo Bamboo Shoji Screen found on tatamiroom.com. It is a four panel, double sided screen made with bamboo wood. The rice paper is combined with acrylic and is one of the toughest shades available. They are available at tatamiroom.com for $249 with free shipping.

Most all of the Japanese shoji doors come in kits. Modabode.com offers you contemporary Japanese Shoji Sliding Door kits that uses Asian mortises and tenon joinery. They are constructed of finished spruce with a tough rice paper shade that is tough enough for everyday use. They cost $773.99 and are double sided. The most efficient shoji closet doors are sliding doors. Retailers offer them in kits because they stand out away from the wall instead of lying flush with the wall. They are perfect for any décor in the bedroom.