Room dividers can be used for so many purposes that it is hard to decide where to begin. The structure itself can be made of a variety of materials. The rooms that can use dividers are unlimited as well.
Dividing a room with a piece of furniture is a common decorating practice. Most commonly, a shelving unit or taller table, like a sofa table or library table is used. This allows for both storage and display areas as well as visually separating the floor space.
Another common item for setting apart portion of a room is screen. Some screens have three sections and can stand on their own. While these screens may be light and easy to move, some are made from extremely heavy particle board or metal.
Why you want to section off areas of room can determine what you use to accomplish this goal. If privacy is an issue or you want to conceal a messy desk that you use in the living room, the solid screen will be more effective than an open shelving unit.
In studio apartments, methods of allocating space often have furnishings that have multiple uses. A kitchen cart opens into a dining table or blocks off the preparation area depending on what is going on at the moment. A bunk bed can hide a nearly full size closet space or an entire office beneath the upper bunk.
Just putting your couch in a particular spot can allow it to act as a room divider. Floor coverings can indicate different spaces in the same room as well. One interesting piece of furniture that does an excellent job of dividing an office space is the lawyer desk. This has working space, drawers and knee space on both sides.
There are room dividers made of cardboard that can be stretched or compressed like an accordion. They will curve around into circles or S shapes as needed. They can be painted, left natural or used to hang art. Using materials besides wood is not uncommon. For a DIY or recycled room divider use three old screen doors, hinged together.
So obviously the sky is the limit when considering materials, forms, uses and possibilities for room dividers. They can be used in kitchens, bedrooms, studios or living rooms. And if the weather is good, there is no reason a room divider cannot make some separated spaces outside as well.
Dividing a room with a piece of furniture is a common decorating practice. Most commonly, a shelving unit or taller table, like a sofa table or library table is used. This allows for both storage and display areas as well as visually separating the floor space.
Another common item for setting apart portion of a room is screen. Some screens have three sections and can stand on their own. While these screens may be light and easy to move, some are made from extremely heavy particle board or metal.
Why you want to section off areas of room can determine what you use to accomplish this goal. If privacy is an issue or you want to conceal a messy desk that you use in the living room, the solid screen will be more effective than an open shelving unit.
In studio apartments, methods of allocating space often have furnishings that have multiple uses. A kitchen cart opens into a dining table or blocks off the preparation area depending on what is going on at the moment. A bunk bed can hide a nearly full size closet space or an entire office beneath the upper bunk.
Just putting your couch in a particular spot can allow it to act as a room divider. Floor coverings can indicate different spaces in the same room as well. One interesting piece of furniture that does an excellent job of dividing an office space is the lawyer desk. This has working space, drawers and knee space on both sides.
There are room dividers made of cardboard that can be stretched or compressed like an accordion. They will curve around into circles or S shapes as needed. They can be painted, left natural or used to hang art. Using materials besides wood is not uncommon. For a DIY or recycled room divider use three old screen doors, hinged together.
So obviously the sky is the limit when considering materials, forms, uses and possibilities for room dividers. They can be used in kitchens, bedrooms, studios or living rooms. And if the weather is good, there is no reason a room divider cannot make some separated spaces outside as well.
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