How Do You Build A Shoji Screen?
Shoji screens are a form of room divider made of rice paper and bamboo. They are used for walls and doors in traditional Japanese households. They have elegant, clean lines and translucent, white paper which allows light to pass through but provides a bit of privacy. Shoji screens are a great way to divide up a room, and are easy to adjust to try different design ideas. Step 1 Make a wooden frame. Nail 4 rectangular pieces of wood together to make a frame about 7 feet high and 5 feet wide. Step 2 Add some vertical pieces. Nail on thinner, smaller pieces of wood to the frame about every 4 inches. Attach them to the top and bottom of the frame. Step 3 Add thin horizontal strips on to the frame. Nail thin strips of bamboo or some other wood to the back of the vertical members about every 5 inches. You should have a grid-shaped lattice by the time you are done. Step 4 Make 5 more screens like in step 1-3. Be sure to make them all the same size. When you are done, paint the screen. Step 5 A
