the rod or roller is received by supports 14 which are illustrated as disposed on either side of the housing 1 where they might be attached to the housing itself or they might be held in place by compression clamping force against the sides of the housing 1 in this or any other embodiments retraction may be by manual means or motorized in fig6 surface 16 is wound around a similar rod or roller 17 supported by brackets 19 that attach to the front rather than the side surface of the housing 1 in fig7 the decorative surface 20 is hung from a rod or track extending along the top edge of the housing 1 here illustrated as itself contained in a housing 21 as illustrated in fig8 a decorative surface 23 can be gathered to one side of the display area in the manner of a curtain fig9 illustrates a decorative surface that retracts into an upper housing 25 the upper housing 25 is supported as a part of a free standing frame including side 24 and need have little or no attachment to the housing 1 of the television set or monitor the use of a foot or bracket 26 that extends under the set or monitor 1 and upon which the weight of the set or monitor 1 is applied to stabilize and or align the decorative surface and or its.