If you’ve been to our website, http://www.DesignShoji.com, you know we like to find new ways to adapt and use shoji doors for commercial and residential interiors.
It’s important to us that your custom shoji panels are a reflection of who you are and what you like, as we design and build them to be with you for life! It’s fascinating to us to see how different each project is; it makes life interesting, challenging and a never-ending journey of “what if we tried this…”
As we get started with this blog, it’s our hope that you’ll think of shoji screens in ways you might not have considered before, and that you’ll let us know your ideas and experiences with Japanese shoji panels that will inspire us all to keep this wonderful art alive.
March 1, 2010 at 12:28 am
i would like to screen bottom part of my windows in my house . the trim is dark ash i would like 2 or 3 of these built 35.3/8 wide 33.5 high i could send a photo of the window so you can see how the upper mullion look
March 1, 2010 at 3:07 am
Please do! It’s best to send inquiries to: info@designshoji.com as that is checked daily. I’m not sure if you need the panel operable, but I am assuming at the very least you will want it removable for cleaning the window. Shoji look great inside mount, even if only part of the window is being covered.
May 1, 2010 at 12:45 am
Outstanding!
How to carry design through to rest of residence?
Is the paper breathable?
May 1, 2010 at 6:37 am
Thank you!
No, most of our inserts block the wind. However, we do have sheerweaves if you would like a breeze to pass through the insert, and we also have acoustically transparent fabrics for shoji closing over speakers. Finally, grasscloth is another one of our favorite inserts to use when air flow through the insert is desired.
If you are talking about the insert staying taut no matter what the climate, yes we take care to install our inserts so they keep that just stretched look.
Hope this answers your question!
September 4, 2010 at 10:44 am
Have a page printout from 2002(!).
I need to cover 6 windows (set in pairs) which measure about 2′x 2.5′, to reduse sunlight damage.
And, possibly a door.
Do not want to go to distant cities. Live in Cloverdale, CA (Sonoma County, Northern End).
Thank you, JoAnn Ellinwood
February 27, 2011 at 7:30 am
Am planning on rebuilding my sunroom this summer, the main entrancewill be a a french door made of oak and glazed glass. That I have plans for. However, the other 3 doors in the sunroom are sliding glass doors. So the challenge is how to make oak sliding doors so am looking at the Shoji design so can the bottom tracks be made to handle the weight of the oak and glazed glass as well as facing the outdoors.
February 28, 2011 at 11:16 am
Short answer: yes. It sounds like this will be a security entrance needing door handles and locks as well?