How to use a Room Divider as a Head board for your bed

Most people that buy a simple bed frame usually do not get a headboard. This is especially true for those that move to a new place every few years.  A headboard is like the picture frame for your bed.  Instead of buying an expensive heavy wood headboard, a great alternative is to use a room divider folding screen.  Most of you are old enough now and probably don't sleep in a twin size bed.  If you will be using a folding screen as a decorative headboard, you should go with a 4,5, or 6 panel to cover the entire width.

There is no exact decorating rule to this.  A 3 panel divider can also work depending on how well centered the screen is and the dimensions of the bedroom.

four panel room divider used as a headboard

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Room Dividers with Art and Photos

Room divider folding screens come in all sizes and styles. The shoji screen made with a wood frame and usually rice paper is the most common room divider on the market. The design is simple squared window pane pattern. I'm sure you have all seen posters with stock photos and famous world paintings and photography. Now there is a room divider that actually has the enlarged printed image on 3,4 and even 6 panels! These "art print room dividers" are basically a functional poster but much more sophisticated and bold. So the question is, what is the quality like of these screens? These unique folding screens are constructed with a very light weight spruce wood frame. The image is printed on stretched canvas also called a poly-canvas. The ink used is high saturated so the pixels are closer together producing a clear image. So what exactly is "stretched canvas"? Without getting too technical, it is more advantageous to understand what I can compare it to.

First of all, these art print room dividers are very light weight. A 3 panel screen weighs about 12 pounds. The material used to print the image on is wrapped around the wood skeleton frame of the panels. The material feels similar to wall paper or smooth vinyl texture. There is a different image on each side which makes sense if you get bored of one image, just flip it around.

Let's say for instance you go to a printing shop and you ask them to enlarge a custom photo of yours to the same size of a three panel room divider. The average cost of a custom image blown up to 6ft high by 45" wide ( same dimensions as a 3 panel screen) would cost you between $150-$180, and that's just to print in on an adhesive stick on paper, not a folding screen. Also keep in mind that the price to print something that large will only be one side, not double sided, like the "art print" divider you find online.

A three panel double sided room divider in art print sells between $123-$159 including shipping. You will not find a printed image to that large of scale at a price like that. The reason why these room dividers are so affordable is because they are mass produced by the thousands in the Far East. Special discount on website: http://UrbanAccentsNY.com

Furniture for Small Spaces

If you're looking for affordable storage solutions for city living, there is a cheap alternative for this.  You can now find 2,3,4, and 5 drawer chests made of all natural woven fibers dyed in different colors to match any of your existing decor.  These drawers make great nightstands, side or lamp tables as well as a simple lingerie chest for clothes.  No need for ugly synthetic plastic storage bins.  These natural storage alternatives are lightweight, pre-assembled and shipped free to your door.  In NYC many people are constantly in transition, always moving from place to place.  Buying furniture can get expensive especially when it comes to shipping.  These natural storage drawers can replace your conventional heavy weight wood furniture drawers that are more expensive as well as costly to ship and assemble. Available in honey, black, white, mahogony, and mocha colors.

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How to Use a Room Divider in Small Spaces

If you currently live, or are about to move to a studio or efficiency apartment, there are a few things you should take into consideration. First, you realize that since there is only one room, you need to create a way of defining your function of living.  Since your living space and sleeping space are in the same room, it becomes an aesthetic and psychological necessity to conceal your bed from the rest of your space.

(studio floor plan square shape)

There's nothing more "college dorm like" than to walk into your own apartment and see a bed in your living room next to a chair or sofa.  So what is the most inexpensive solution?

An inexpensive solution is a simple folding screen room divider.  There is always an option to put up a temporary high pressurized wall, however this can get quite costly and it will also make the room feel even smaller than it already is.  There are a number of ways you can section off your bed from the rest of the room.

(this appears to be a king size bed..again with a bed in the living area with no separation)

Depending on the shape of your room, you can either use a 3 or 4 panel room divider.  A 3 panel room divider will full extend to under 50" wide.  A full size bed is 54" wide and a queen size is 60" wide.  Keep in mind that the bed doesn't have to be completely hidden, it just has to be separated.  If you purchase a three panel room divider to section off the bed, it is recommended to get the floor stand.  The floor stand will hold the screen in place so it fully extends to its maximum length, as well as preventing it from getting knocked over.  A 4 panel room divider should stand up well on its own and it should be long enough to cover the width of a queen size bed.

(this is a decorating no-no..fully exposed bed)

Let's say your room is more square rather than rectangular shape.  This means that you really can only conceal either the front or side of the bed.  The easy solution to this problem is getting a 6 panel screen which can wrap around the front and part of the side of the bed.  Remember that your bed doesn't have to be completely hidden, and it is not an aesthetic faux pas to have a little of it exposed.  The room divider folding screen is perfect and inexpensive for defining your space in a studio apartment.

(Helsinki room divider concealing a bed)

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Room Divider Store

Finally there is a place where one can come in to see the quality of these double sided art print room divider folding screens.  There are about a dozen on display which can be purchased off the floor at a discount.  A catalog is available if you would like to order for store pick up with additional discount available.  Urban Accents NY mini store is located within Desk Top USA print shop on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

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Room Dividers with Children Themes

The power of image not only has an effect on your average adult but even more so with children.  Imagery can effect the overall mood of many children.  There are some interesting children themed room dividers that can be used at home or day care centers, or birthday parties.

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