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Photo: Gieves Anderson, Courtesy of Architectural Digest<\/div>\n<\/div>\nPerhaps the most obvious use for a screen is hiding clutter. In his NYC bedroom, fashion designer (and fabric designer for The Inside) Peter Som uses\u00a0the Scalloped Screen<\/a> in Branches By Peter Som (of course!) to hide things like boxes. The bonus: it’s “a decorative moment for a dead corner that helps with the illusion of height.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nDEFINE SPACE<\/h3>\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.theinside.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/define_space-774x1024.jpg\")
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Courtesy of Architectural Digest<\/div>\n<\/div>\nDavid Ries, a Senior Designer at\u00a0Thad Hayes<\/a>, remarks, “I like to use screens as an architectural element in a space. A way to create or define spaces with a decorative element.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nRETHINK THE HEADBOARD<\/h3>\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.theinside.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/rethink_the_headboard-683x1024.jpg\")
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Courtesy of John Oetgen<\/a>\u00a0Design<\/div>\n<\/div>\nSan Francisco-based interior designer\u00a0Margaret Ash<\/a>\u00a0uses upholstered screens as an alternative to traditional headboards. “Using a folding screen as a headboard is a wonderful way to bring visual interest and pattern to a bed. It is an added bonus that the folding screen has dual functions and can be moved around the house and used as decoration or a room divider<\/a> if you want to create a different look down the road.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nBRING IN PATTERN<\/h3>\n
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\nCourtesy of Redmond Aldrich Design<\/div>\n<\/div>\n“I love the chic insouciance of a patterned screen in a space,” says The Inside’s Creative Director Danielle Walish. She’s currently loving our\u00a0Scalloped Screen in Sand Melio<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Modern Screen in Acid Floral<\/a>. Both offer the perfect pop of pattern.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nMIX OLD AND NEW<\/h3>\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.theinside.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mix_old_and_new-819x1024.jpg\")
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Courtesy of Giopato & Coombes<\/div>\n<\/div>\nThis embossed 19th century screen, when paired with a light fixture by Le Corbusier, illustrates the impact of showcasing an antique screen as art. As New York-based designer\u00a0Ali Reeve<\/a>\u00a0puts it, “Screens are an incredibly versatile way to add interest, pattern or texture into a room without committing to something more permanent. They can easily be moved and used in a variety of spaces. I love the idea of using a screen as a headboard, a space divider or displaying it as art. They can also be used to incorporate a new texture or add verticality into a space.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nADD TEXTURE<\/h3>\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.theinside.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/add_texture.jpg\")
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Perhaps the most obvious use for a screen is hiding clutter. In his NYC bedroom, fashion designer (and fabric designer for The Inside) Peter Som uses\u00a0the Scalloped Screen<\/a> in Branches By Peter Som (of course!) to hide things like boxes. The bonus: it’s “a decorative moment for a dead corner that helps with the illusion of height.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n David Ries, a Senior Designer at\u00a0Thad Hayes<\/a>, remarks, “I like to use screens as an architectural element in a space. A way to create or define spaces with a decorative element.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n San Francisco-based interior designer\u00a0Margaret Ash<\/a>\u00a0uses upholstered screens as an alternative to traditional headboards. “Using a folding screen as a headboard is a wonderful way to bring visual interest and pattern to a bed. It is an added bonus that the folding screen has dual functions and can be moved around the house and used as decoration or a room divider<\/a> if you want to create a different look down the road.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n “I love the chic insouciance of a patterned screen in a space,” says The Inside’s Creative Director Danielle Walish. She’s currently loving our\u00a0Scalloped Screen in Sand Melio<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Modern Screen in Acid Floral<\/a>. Both offer the perfect pop of pattern.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n This embossed 19th century screen, when paired with a light fixture by Le Corbusier, illustrates the impact of showcasing an antique screen as art. As New York-based designer\u00a0Ali Reeve<\/a>\u00a0puts it, “Screens are an incredibly versatile way to add interest, pattern or texture into a room without committing to something more permanent. They can easily be moved and used in a variety of spaces. I love the idea of using a screen as a headboard, a space divider or displaying it as art. They can also be used to incorporate a new texture or add verticality into a space.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\nDEFINE SPACE<\/h3>\n
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