Decorating Guides
12 Ways With Room Dividers
Divvy up your home's open space with built-ins, furniture and sculptures
Sometimes a wide-open floor plan can be very intimidating. One wonders where to even begin, worries the scale of the room will swallow up the furniture, and can be confounded about how to create more intimate spaces within it. If you're searching for more separation, consider a room divider before you call in the drywall guy. There are so many versatile options out there — here's a dozen to get your started.
This dynamic wall’s metal rods create a rhythm that is repeated in furniture throughout this house.
This bookshelf blocks off the view of the kitchen. How much of the view is blocked can change, as the shelves can be completely emptied, completely filled with books, or left anywhere in between.
This unique built-in system allows for another kind of flexibility: Art can be displayed on either side. The homeowners can change this composition with ease when they want to open up or close off the wall, or when they acquire a new piece. They can even pull a switcheroo and have the art face the opposite room for a fresh look.
This light screening works like oversized matchstick blinds, creating a feeling of separate spaces by placing a filter over the view.
A unique composition of plastic branches creates a temporary room divider that looks like some sort of MoMA installation.
Intricate doors and windows can create a divider with exotic flair.
A simple grid of mirrors can take on a traditional, art deco, or modern look, depending upon how the flat is decorated. Whatever the style, it allows light to filter bounce around the space while creating a strong, physical separation.
A portable room screen like this one can be moved around to different areas. Also, its unique construction lets it serve as a sculpture.
See the rest of this home
See the rest of this home
A wall of wine separates this music and movie area from the stairwell, creating a corridor.
The glass on this divider is slightly mirrored on one side, which lets the light through while allowing some privacy in the home office. At the same time, its translucence and low height makes the space feel larger.
See the rest of this home
See the rest of this home
A very short divider can add coziness to a nook; this one only extends the width of the windowseat. The divider emphasizes the horizontal and picks up on other rich woods used throughout the home.
More: Dividers for Modern Living
The Open Floor Plan: Creating a Cohesive Space
Ten Great Ways to Use Room Screens
More: Dividers for Modern Living
The Open Floor Plan: Creating a Cohesive Space
Ten Great Ways to Use Room Screens