Folding Screen - Uses

Uses

Although the folding screen was originally from China, it can now be found in many interior designs throughout the world. Some of the first uses of the folding screen were rather practical. It was used to prevent draft in people's homes as is indicated in the hanzi (Chinese characters) of its Chinese name (屏, literally "screen; blocking"; 風, literally "wind"). It long bestowed a sense of privacy. In classical times, folding screens were often placed in rooms to be used as dressing screens for ladies. Folding screens can be set up to partition a large room and change the interior features of the space. Sometimes the entrance from one room to another needs a false wall for the aesthetics and to create a desirable atmosphere by hiding certain features of a place, like doors to a kitchen, as for example when hosting guests. As many folding screens have fine artistic designs and art on them, they can fit well as decorative items in an interior design of a home.