Modern Closet Doors

Shoji doors are Japanese or Asian style doors with rice paper instead of glass or wood panels. They are generally designed in small panes of rice paper, many with wood framing. They are a type of sliding doors that are usually lightweight depending on the materials used and are easily installed. They are perfect for a closet, utility room or used as a room divider. They come in many different dimensions and their prices run the gambit. Many people are using these as replacement to their sliding closet doors and room dividers.

Most all shoji doors come in a kit that includes the top and bottom track along with the side jambs. This is evident in the Cherry Blossom Shoji Sliding Door Kit comes with sliding doors, top and bottom tracks and right and left door jambs and can be found at overstock.com for $713.99. They come in Black or rosewood and measures 83 inches high x 73.5 inches wide x 3 inches deep. These are perfect used as a room divider. The same is true for the Shoji Sliding Door in Dark Walnut. They are double-sided and their dimensions are 36in x 80in H. They run $675.00 per set at tatamiroom.com.

For a more expensive version of the Japanese door the Single Sided Sliding Door Shoji Room Divider in Natural is made of finished Spruce and the shades are designed in hard fiber rice paper, difficult to puncture- allows diffused light, yet still provides you with plenty of privacy. They measure 83” H x 73 ½” W x 3 ½” D and can be found at accent-furniture-direct.com. Their prices are rather high with the normal being about $900 but with discounts from accent-furniture-direct.com you only pay $230. These are true Asian style doors that have only the framing on one side of the door.

Most shoji doors are multi-paned but some can be found with only two or three panes to the panels. The Bamboo Tree Shoji Sliding door kit from orientalfurniture.com features a twelve paned door with two panels that has the picture of a bamboo tree in the rice paper. This doors dimensions are 83"H x 73.5"W and comes in natural, honey, rosewood and black for $495.00. Other shoji doors feature cherry trees and other oriental designs such as this in the rice paper. They give your home a more Asian appearance than the modern stylings of the multi-paneled shoji doors.

For a beautiful closet door or replacement door you may want to consider something in the line of the Shoji Double Sided Sliding Door Kits in Walnut. It can be found at japan-arts.com and is available in natural, honey, walnut, cherry and black finishes. They measure 81.5"H x 73"W x 3.5"D and their prices are comparable to other shoji doors at $769.00. Of course all of the shoji doors prices will differ depending on the size and make of the doors but they are a more expensive door than most of the other room dividers and doors.