Be creative with your room dividers!
Designing partition between rooms is not just about putting up a divider. There are various ways on how to have the space you wanted in your rooms but still have the creative style of having room dividers. Having room dividers is not just about having the traditional simple design, but different creative ideas will make your room look stylish without also sacrificing the functions of your dividers.
Some tips for having creative room dividers
Here are some tips on how to create your room dividers which may be stylish and at the same time still has its original purpose:
1. Classical design – having classical may not be suitable if you have a modern room design. However, the classical design of certain dividers can serve as an inspiration to your contemporary room. For instance, the dividers used in Japanese design like the Shoji screen can add natural warmth to the bedroom. The design of this kind of divider can simply delineate the bedroom and the living room for example, but without blocking the light.
2. Dividers can be storage areas too – If your are worried about the space that the room divider will consume, why not try to use a series of storage units that can act as a room divider? These boxes can be stacked in any style that you want. IN additional to that, you can custom create the room divider into your own storage need. Not only that, this type of divider can have multiple functions such as bookshelf, closet, or storage space for anything. You are not just having a stylish room divider, bu also a multipurpose furniture.
3. Maximize the bed – you may utilize the bed as an inspiration to create a room divider. The headboard or the foot of the bed may be utilized as the reference point. For instance, an office or a bathroom on the other side of the divider. The headboard may also be extended to mimic the beauty of a half wall and also hides the bookshelf.
4. Curtains and glass door – commonly, the glass door is used as a room divider because it is said that this could give you the privacy that you need. However, the use of curtains and translucent glass frames are cheaper and can still give you the same benefit of the glass door.
5. Ropes – the use of ropes aligned vertically and attached to beams at both ends could have the benefit of a Japanese style divider. With ropes as dividers, light will not be blocked into the bedroom.
6. Use plants – plants have been known to offer many benefits, both physically and mentally. Using plants as dividers likewise offer sound absorption and air purifying. The use of ornamental plants would add to the design of the divider and likewise can be the focal point of the house.
7. Bulletin board – you can also create an office space with a room divider that also acts as a bulletin board.
8. Recycle – if you are fond of recycling stuffs and love to collect empty plastic bottles, then try to make a room divider using empty PET bottles. Use your imagination on how you want your room divider be styled using the empty PET bottles. One way is to use string to align the bottles and have them hang, making a hanging room divider. Not only were you able to help the environment but you also have a stylish DIY room divider.
Conclusion
Nowadays, many individuals would prefer open space or studio type rooms. However, not all people would prefer to have everything seen in their homes. Sometimes we just want to hide the clutter we have, in the bedroom for example. Therefore the use of room dividers would be a necessity. You can create your own so that it would be budget friendly or purchase one. Use your imagination and creativity so you will be able to come up with the room divider design that would best suit you.