The attractive, lightweight shoji-style Coaster Home Furnishings Four-Panel Screen is easy to use, flexible, and offers privacy while letting some light through — all for a good price.
Modeled after a traditional Japanese shoji door, the Coaster Home Furnishings Four-Panel Screen is constructed of a black pine-wood lattice frame, lined with contrasting white fabric. Although not actual rice paper (as in genuine shoji doors), the fabric is thin and papery yet durable. Therefore, the screens are fairly opaque for privacy but still let light through. You can use the divider by a window to diffuse strong sunlight.
Simple yet elegant and polished, this room divider is compatible with almost any room decor. Its four panels are attached with double hinges, with each panel measuring approximately 17.4 inches. The downside of these double hinges is that the gaps between the screens are about half-inch wide, which prevents complete privacy.
The Coaster Home Furnishings Four-Panel Screen is 69.5-inches long, 70.24-inches tall, and 0.75-inches deep. Weighing 12 pounds, it is lightweight and easy to move. Some Amazon reviewers felt the divider is “fragile” while others described it as sturdy. One user offered a balanced view: “It’s sturdy so you don’t need to buy feet for it to remain upright, but … if you hit it, it will fall over. The paper is not so thin you can see through it easily or that it will tear if you accidentally touch it, but be careful not to poke the paper hard.”
So, don’t use the divider in areas with rambunctious kids, large pets, and wind. What people do love is that it comes preassembled — just unfold and set it up wherever you want right away.
The Coaster Home Furnishings Four-Panel Screen earned the highest spots on Top5Reviewed, HQreview, and Avozee, which finds a “reputable company in Coaster Home Furnishings.” BestReviews named it “Best Bang for the Buck,” Best Reviews Guide and Ranker rated it number two, and Spy included it within its ten best room dividers. It earned an average rating of 4.4 out of five stars from more than 1,100 Amazon reviewers.
Pros: Attractive, lightweight, offers privacy but still allows some light to shine through
Cons: Fragile, somewhat easily knocked over, half-inch gaps between screens due to double hinges
Buy the Coaster Home Furnishings Four-Panel Screen on Amazon for $87.99
