How to Attach a Folding Shoji Screen Divider to a Wall
A shoji screen is a convenient, attractive way to divide a space, allowing light to show through the translucent rice -paper panels. The placement of a shoji screen changes the flow of a room, both visually and in terms of foot traffic. A folding shoji screen can be relocated, but once you have found the perfect location, it's easily attached to a wall for security's sake. The best method for guaranteeing permanency, requires two pieces of trim molding to hold the screen in place. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Measuring tape
- Quarter-round trim
- Saw
- Sand paper
- Stud finder
- Pencil
- Plumb-line and chalk or spirit level
- Finishing nails
- Wood putty
- Paint or wood stain
- Masking tape
- Paintbrush
Instructions
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Measure the height of the shoji screen. Cut two pieces of quarter-round trim to match the length. Sand the cut edges.
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Determine approximately where on the wall you want to place the folding shoji screen.
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Turn on the stud finder and place it flat against the wall. Slide the stud finder horizontally along the wall until it signals the location of one side of a stud, usually with a steadily-illuminated light or a beeping sound. Mark the wall at that location. Continue sliding the stud finder across the wall until you locate the other side of the stud and mark that location.
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Use the plumb-line and chalk, or spirit level and pencil, to draw a straight line down the center of the stud.
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Center one side of the shoji screen against the vertical line. Lightly mark along both sides every 12 inches, from top to bottom. Set the shoji screen aside.
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Lay the flat side of one piece of quarter-round trim along the shoji-screen-edge markings. Ensure that the other flat side faces in toward the vertical centerline drawn on the wall.
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Nail both pieces of quarter-round trim in place every 12 to 16 inches.
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Set the shoji screen flush against the wall and trim. Lay the other piece of quarter-round trim along the corner formed by the shoji screen and the wall.
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Nail the quarter-round trim to the wall, being careful not to angle the nails through the side of the shoji screen.
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Remove the shoji screen. Fill in the nail holes on both pieces of trim with wood putty. Lightly sand over the wood putty until the surface is smooth.
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Apply masking tape along the wall flush against both pieces of quarter-round trim. Paint or stain the trim. Carefully remove the masking tape. Reinstall the shoji screen.
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