There's no shortage of options when it comes to shopping for room dividers, but you might be torn between big box stores or IKEA. Here's how they compare.

Room dividers are great for privacy and transforming spaces into multiple miniature rooms of their own. ... Modern and industrial, this cut-out room divider doesn't do much by way of privacy, ...

These room dividers are perfect for bisecting rooms and creating more usable space at home. ... This Giyano four-panel room divider will work well in contemporary, modern, rustic, ...

Left, Ikea's Riser room divider appeals to modern tastes; Screen Gems' rustic Nantucket room divider comes in six colors. The Italian-made iPot doubles as a planter and a bookcase.

These room divider ideas are perfect for creating stylish zones in an open plan space, ... Does your living room or kitchen double up as a modern home office idea?

If your style is more modern, Ikea's Risor room divider screen ($129, www.ikea.com) will do the trick. Advertisement “It has to mesh,” Blake said.

Decorative folding screens have been combining beauty and function for more than 2,000 years. They originated in China and have been traced back to at least 200 BC, but the most famous examples ...

Room dividers range from plain and practical to statement-making and highly artful. Consider a lacquer screen by Art Deco designer Jean Dunand used as a centerpiece for the room, or a modern ...