In general, room dividers are used in one of these ways:
To divide rooms, creating a more efficient use of the space within the room.
As decorators and/or accent pieces to add character to room space.
To hide areas of different usage or privacy protection
To decorate rooms for better home design effect
Room dividers differ in nature being either:
Permanent as in using wine shelves in restaurants
Built in as in sliding partitions in offices
Portable or temporary as for example in convention centers
Fixed room dividers and hanging room dividers
They may completely obscure as in floor to ceiling dividers, or may allow sight through as for example when plant pots are used to divide areas