Open plan room dividers: 18 room divider ideas – how to zone an open plan space

18 room divider ideas – how to zone an open plan space

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Finding room divider ideas that are as stylish as they are functional, is often easier said than done.

But, if you live in an open place space, maybe it’s a studio apartment or perhaps you have a multifunctional kitchen and living room in one situation going on, you will know the importance of creating ‘zones’ (rooms within rooms). And the best way to identify boundaries is by means of a partition, whether DIY room divider ideas or store-bought designs.

Mark Cutler and Nichole Schulze, cofounders of cutlerschulze , say: ‘A room divider is a great way to help break up a room into zones, it can make a large, open-plan space much more intimate.’

There are oodles of chic, affordable, and super easy ways to separate your space or living room idea almost instantly, just keep scrolling to get in the ‘zone.’

1. Create a DIY room divider idea

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Any excuse to add to the plant babies’ brood. For a fun, easy, and cost-effective DIY wall divider idea, hang plants, ribbons, or pom-pom and flower garlands on a transportable rail. And voila, a unique ‘wall’ that can be switched up whenever the flight of fancy occurs.

Why not try a DIY plant stand to complement this idea?

2. Add interest with mixed materials

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As demonstrated here, mix-it-up room dividers provide a clever way to successfully link your indoor-outdoor living spaces.

Interior designer, Kim Gordon , says: ‘By using organic materials like plants, string, and reclaimed wood, you can delineate spaces without building barriers between them. Room dividers represent a huge opportunity to make an almost art-like, large-scale statement from a variety of materials.’

3. Add form and function with a bookcase divider

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When considering living room layouts, utilize book storage as a fact-or-fiction, useful room divider with a vertical or horizontal, freestanding design (depending on preference and layout), that features open shelving to make an attractive display of treasured tomes.

Robin Antill, director, Leisure Buildings , says: ‘A striking bookcase moved away from the window in the style of a library, separates an open space.’

Shown here, this style-conscious artist helped her teen daughter create separate spaces for sleeping and hanging out using these bookshelf units. A fantastic shared bedroom idea to divide and conquer a shared space too.

4. Get creative with paint on ‘wall dividers’

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Think outside the color wheel, and use creative paint ideas like color blocking to define different areas in a multifunctional space or apartment living room design.

James Greenwood, interiors expert, Graham & Brown , comments: ‘Using two contrasting paint shades you can create zones within the home. We love using a pop of color around archways to create a transition from one area to another. As our homes become increasingly multifunctional, this technique is useful at creating division between spaces for work and rest.’

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Max out on natural daylight to keep your open plan living room airy and bright with a light-filtering design made from glass, or that features adjustable slats, or intricate cut-out details.

Mark Cutler and Nichole Schulze, cofounders of Cutlerschulze , say: ‘Room dividers can sometimes be a cool way to filter a view through a window where the view is not so special. In this situation using multicolored glass that will illuminate the room can be a fun and cool idea.’

Grace Baena, interiors curator of Kaiyo , says: ‘My favorite style of room dividers are those that allow a room to feel open and alive, while still providing a degree of privacy and separation. I love folding dividers featuring frosted glass and elegant, colorful designs, that still allow the transfer of natural light. Another favorite is using bead curtains when privacy is less of a concern. They can provide a gorgeous accent to a room while also serving as a divider.’

6. Stay focused with an acoustic screen

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Does your living room or kitchen double up as a modern home office idea? Add meeting room worthy privacy with an acoustical screen and room divider, like the designs from Muffle , that control sound levels and reduce reverberations whilst adding a unique design element to your space.

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Why blend in when you can stand out from the crowd?! Exactly – so take note, and choose a high-impact design that makes a bold statement, changes up the dynamic, and adds a dimension of interest and contrast to your overall scheme.

Get lost in a verdant display of tropical leaves with the Negron panel folding room divider by Bay Isle Home at Wayfair .

Yvonne Keal, Senior Product Manager at Hillarys , says: ‘Room dividers don’t always have to be neutral colored. Opt for a bright color to spruce up the room and make it stand out. Royal blues and turquoise work particularly well in the modern living room to catch the eye.’

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Add natural texture, tactility, and warmth with a room divider made from rustic, natural materials. The perfect addition for a relaxed, boho bedroom or boho living room idea.

Richard Petrie, home expert, Thomas Sanderson , says: ‘Feng shui your bedroom dividers. If you choose a wooden or bamboo room divider, your bedroom can be transformed into a botanical-like haven when accompanied by houseplants and a light color scheme.’

9. Zone a multifunctional space with rugs

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Room dividers don’t have to be vertical. In small living room layouts, zone different areas with living room rug ideas to prevent a boxy look and feel. Choose shades that contrast flooring to define boundaries and specific task areas.

Aaron, interior designer, Juliei Salone , says: ‘Rugs are more than just comfortable and visually appealing; you can also use them to separate different areas. They can be used to separate a living room and dining room in an open floor plan. They can be used as a visual cue to distinguish a study area in a bedroom without needing a traditional room divider.’

10. Use shelving as a room divider idea

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11. Hang a curtain as a room divider

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If you want something softer looking to work in the bedroom or even around your bed area if you live in a studio flat, curtains are your best bet. IKEA sells a curtain rail that you can mount to the ceiling and create a track that completely wraps around your bed. Pick out a soft, slightly sheer curtain to create a really gorgeous relaxing sleep space that’s separate from the rest of the room.

12. Create a DIY wall with wooden beams

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This room divider idea is a bit of a DIY project (or you could get a joiner to help out), but the overall effect looks so fab.

In this studio apartment, the homeowners have created a divide with reclaimed wooden beams, it clearly separates the rustic living room from the kitchen, but doesn’t block off any light so the space still feels light and airy.

13. Simply put up a screen to divide your ‘rooms’

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How gorgeous is this apartment? And you can take quite a few room divider ideas from it actually – by far the easiest is the screen between the living room and bedroom.

Pick on that’s semi-transparent if you still want the light to flow around the space and basically go unnoticed. You can find similar room dividers over on Wayfair .

The collection of large house plants and the vintage ladder work as a ‘wall’ on the other side and the living space being slightly raised only helps encourage that feeling of separate rooms. Find our picks of the best indoor plants to help your space thrive with air purifying goodness.

14. Rearrange your layout to create a natural room divider

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You might find you don’t even have to buy any new room dividers and you can make the furniture you already have work for you. We have a habit when deciding on our living room layouts of pushing everything to the edges, but if you have a larger open-plan space, then all you are left with is a big empty space in the middle of the room.

We like how here the sleeper sofa has been placed in the middle of the room, acting as a room divider. By adding the storage unit against the headboard, it’s only created more of a feel of these separate zones, making the room feel cozier and clearly zoned.

15. Create a DIY ‘green wall’

Work wonders with a different type of green screen! Attach some vines to a RIGGA clothes rack using thread to create your own room divider on wheels. Find more inspiration via the link in the bio. IKEA UK

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This would work as a DIY living wall idea in any room – it’s used here in a bedroom but we think it would look so cool in a kitchen. This is just a Rigga clothes hanger from Ikea with some hanging plants and a few pots popped at the bottom. Easy peasy.

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The shape of your kitchen can easily be the starting point for dividing up and creating zones in your open plan kitchen space. If you want the kitchen to feel slightly separated, design a kitchen with a breakfast bar or add a kitchen island to divide the cooking area from the dining and living area.

17. Keep the open plan feel with glass doors

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And if totally open plan isn’t quite working in your home, you can create that effortless flow between rooms using glass doors. In this 1930s house, opting for more traditional internal French doors looks lovely – they are a real feature of the space. If you are after something more modern, the ever-popular Crittall style doors would do the trick.

18. Try a glass door in an unexpected room

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How dreamy is this cozy bedroom idea? We love the Crittall-style metal doors that separate the sleeping part of the room from the rest of the space. A full glass wall won’t break up the space either, or stop the light flowing around the space, it will just zone off that part making it feel more cozy, private, and luxurious. You could always hang a curtain too if you want the area to feel even more separate.

What are the best creative room divider ideas?

Robin Antill, director at Leisure Buildings , says:

1. Furniture-Stylized Nooks.

This budget-friendly room divider design is a terrific way to create comfortable retreats. To create a secluded area, place a bookcase or box next to your sofa, then design it with a few items of floor décor. A luxuriant plant and an arched coffee table create a visual separation between rooms here.

2. Make use of a bookshelf.

3. Make a living wall out of plants.

A plant wall is an excellent way to divide a room and provide extra solitude. A shelving unit closes off the sleeping area while simultaneously serving as a style statement and workspace in this artsy loft. What a resourceful individual!

4. Create a multipurpose space that is separated from the rest of the house.

5. A rug can be used to divide an area.

What are the cheapest room divider ideas?

Budget-friendly room dividers include:

1. Hanging plants and potted plants on a clothes rack.

2. DIY pallet or timber screens.

3. Bookshelves – freestanding or flexible.

4. Hanging beaded panels or curtains.

5. Utilising furniture layouts to separate zones.

Holly is a Content Editor at Real Homes, and has previously worked at Future Homes brands including Country Homes & Interiors and Livingetc. She has a background in interior and event styling spanning a decade, which previously took her from coast to city and beyond to Australia.

Holly loves working with creative minds and discovering fresh, indie brands, and is a firm believer that no home can have too many cushions, unruly blooms or decorative details of happy

Room divider ideas – 12 styles that’ll convince you to split up an open plan room

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Adding a room divider idea into a large, open plan room can feel counterintuitive – after all, the appeal is in the openness of the space, right? Bear in mind that the best room dividers will not only retain those sightlines and keep natural light flowing throughout a space, but also add some functionality that an open plan room can sometimes lack.

Whether that’s creating pockets of privacy, blocking noise to areas that require focus now and again, or just helping to zone different areas for different purposes, a room divider is a useful tool to have in your arsenal. It also gives you the chance to add some structure to a large space that will improve the flow around the room. These so-called broken plan schemes benefit from the bright airiness of open plan living, while producing a space that’s instinctively better to use.

You’ll also find that room dividers have an important job when decorating an apartment, especially a small one, where building out walls would create a warren of micro spaces. In these spaces, room divider ideas act as a middle ground, delivering distinct rooms as well as good sightlines that prevent them from feeling claustrophobic.

From different types of dividers to the latest trends in partition style, we’ve rounded up 12 of the best examples of room dividers to inspire you to divide and conquer your room’s layout.

Room divider ideas

1. Settle on sliding doors

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‘If rooms do need to be properly divided with partitions, consider if they can be made of a transparent material,’ says Simon Graham, director of Yard Architects , ‘or use big sliding doors so you retain a sense of open plan but can also achieve some privacy.’

You have a few options when it comes to how your sliding doors can work. Pocket doors are a useful trick to incorporate, as they can be tucked completely away into dividing walls, giving you the option of a completely open doorway. However, they’re more complicated to install, especially when retrofitting into a solid wall, so aren’t always a practical option.

Partially opening sliding doors work well for larger openings, especially when using glass doors which keep the space feeling light and open – a great choice for an apartment living room idea.

While swing open doors might give you a larger opening than this type of sliding door, it means you don’t have to worry about the door opening radius, something that can make all the difference when looking at the layout of a small space in particular.

2. Choose industrial glass styles

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Steel framed, Crittall-style room dividers are the contemporary go-to for doors that separate while retaining the openness of the floor plan, even when closed. They lend themselves well to all kinds of interior schemes, from the luxuriously styled to more contemporary pared-back schemes, they’re a chameleon that can adapt to any room.

In this pre-war Park Avenue apartment, for example, New York-based interior designer Michael K Chen of MKCA opened up what was once a small door between the living and dining spaces to create a generous black steel and glass portal that frames a striking vista into the dining room.

This type of divider can also look effective when just installing two fixed panels on either side of an opening, where doors that open and close aren’t a necessity. This still visually demarcates the two areas of your open plan room, but without the extra engineering and expense of a full Crittall screen.

3. Divide a studio apartment

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If space allows, screening off the bed area is a useful studio apartment idea – if there’s one area of the home that should be permitted some privacy (apart from the obvious exception of the bathroom), it’s the bedroom.

While reinventing this studio apartment in the Flatiron area of New York, Brian Messana of Messana O’Rorke used a full room-size, partially sliding screen made of the brass and glass to separate both the bedroom suite and a small den from the rest of the apartment. When open, the full scope of the apartment can be appreciated across the row of large, south-facing windows opening up this small living room idea, but when closed, the main bedroom and home office niche becomes its own cozy refuge.

4. Separate a kitchen when cooking

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Open plan kitchen ideas make so much sense in so many ways, it’s no wonder it’s become the modern hub of the home. But of course, it’s not a perfect concept. In not being separated from the rest of the room, your living spaces are at the mercy of noise and smells when using the kitchen for its intended purpose – actually cooking – and even with the best ventilation and quietest appliances, this can still be a concern.

For the best of both worlds, why not try this idea for a flexible kitchen room divider, split across an island in a galley or u-shaped kitchen. In this example by Singapore-based design studio A Solid Plan, sliding doors cut through the center of the island, and can be pulled across to each side to create a solid room divider. By including half of the island on either side, the kitchen still feels linked with the wider apartment, ensuring it retains its social aspect, while improving its practicality for this small space.

5. Create an enclosed room with dividers

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Where a home office idea integrated into this open plan apartment space may not have been practical, this space designed by Israeli architecture and design studio WE Architects uses a box of glass panels to allow light to pass through the entire space, as well as soundproofing the room. ‘Visually the study room is also an integral part of the space, since it has glass walls,’ says designer Efrat Weinreb. ‘This enables the communal space to enjoy a flow of natural light from multiple directions thus creating a more spacious feel.’

This creation of an enclosed space could also be used for a space like a large open pantry in a kitchen, or an ensuite to a larger bedroom, giving you a defined extra room without losing the visual space it offers the adjoining room.

6. Explore trending materials for dividers

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Glass is far from the only option for creating a room divider – and different mediums can help create texture for a space, while still giving a sense of the space beyond the screen.

In this small apartment in an up-and-coming district of Tapei City, Taiwan, Phoebe Says Wow architects used an arch doorway with rattan-insert doors to screen the main bedroom and ensuite from the living areas.

‘We love the idea of applying this locally crafted material for its lively and warm texture, as well as a partially see-through finish that allows a sense of extension in a space,’ says ShihHwa Hung of Phoebe Says Wow. ‘This also helps a better indoor air circulation to avoid humidity build-up.’

Rattan could be used as an easy, and more budget-friendly, alternative to glass in a range of screens where privacy is important, but will be best used where you’re not relying on light to reach deeper into the room.

7. Try open shelving for a characterful divide

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Open shelving is the room dividing gift that keeps on giving. Shelving used to demarcate to areas creates a partial privacy between two spaces, offering glimpses through to the other side, depending on what you put on your shelves.

How to styling this shelving idea is the real trick to making it work effectively. The same rules apply to styling any sort of shelving to make an interesting composition, but when using shelves as a room divider, there are some other considerations to think about.

First of all, your arrangement of objects on shelves need to look good from all angles, so that one side of the room doesn’t suffer for the sake of the other. You also need to think about the negative space your choices create in the shelving. Loading it up with books will create a more solid wall, which may sometimes be beneficial, but to keep the open feel of the room, using smaller, sculptural items will add interest and keep a vista through to the next space. Areas of shelves can even be left empty to facilitate a view through to the other side of your divider.

8. Pick a freestanding room divider

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While these built-in designs all offer significant and permanent ways to divide up a space, sometimes something as simple as a freestanding room divider can do the job you need of it. It’s a perfect addition as a privacy screen when using a home office, which also doubles up by hiding mess left on a small desk from sight after the working day is done.

There are many different design options to choose from, with rattan styles being particularly popular, but why not consider a bespoke room divider using a choice of fabric that complements your decorating scheme as an interesting way to add a vertical volume of pattern and color to your space?

9.

Try this modern slat idea

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Slatted dividers are an architectural phenomenon, and one to consider if you’re looking for a contemporary take on room divider ideas. The materiality of your slats will change the effect on the space. Light-toned timber will bring warmth to the space, while still retaining the modernity of the slatted style, whereas darker wood and metal designs add to a space’s luxury feel.

Slatted dividers are also a great choice for a modern staircase idea, performing that all-important safety function, as well as opening up a stairwell so that the rest of the room can benefit from the sense of space it creates.

This modern design by Gunter & Co combines a bespoke curved metal slat design with a timber slatted wall, the best of both worlds, to create a richly textured scheme defined by strong vertical lines.

10. Use partitions smaller than the ceiling height

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Even when using partition walls to divide up a room, it’s possible to retain the sense of a larger space that can stop the likes of this small bedroom idea by Messana O’Rorke from feeling claustrophobic.

By creating a partition that doesn’t entirely reach the ceiling, you’re trading off a more open feel in a small space against complete privacy, especially when it comes to noise. Yet, for something like a home office or a bedroom in a small apartment, it could be a great solution for dividing up private spaces from the rest of the room.

In this studio apartment bedroom, the bed is wall-to-wall, with double opening doors onto the living space. This creates a micro pod modern bedroom that’s the perfect solution for a cozy, private room in a small space.

11. Curtain off an area for a soft divide

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Adapting window dressings to create divides between rooms is something you see a lot of in design-forward open-plan offices, offering the flexibility of creating discrete spaces without something solid and difficult to move taking up vital floor space.

In a home, curtains could be used in a variety of ways to divide up a room. A light voile can offer a sense of separation when used across an open doorway, for example, as seen in this colorful apartment space created by Claude Cartier Interiors . The ombre curtain is a soft addition to the design of the small sitting room, but provides a necessary screen for the adjacent bedroom.

Curtain ideas could also be used across larger expanses, mounted onto tracks for a sleek look. These can then be used to hide storage, or screen off larger rooms from each other when a cozier feel is needed in an open plan living space.

12. Use a decorative room divider

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While these room divider ideas should have hopefully proved that they can be a useful addition to your space, they also serve the purpose of adding decorative detail to your room. So, why not play up this quality?

Beautiful decorative screens are a growing trend, incorporating pretty detailing and ornate curves as a Crittall door alternative, used for dividing a room.

The preserve of artisan metal and glass workers, installing even a small decorative screen can add a huge amount of character to a space – and as they’re more unusual to see, they can steal the show when used in the right way.

How can I partition a room without building walls?

Solid walls aren’t always the right option for dividing up a room, and there are plenty of other inspiring ways to partition space without the need of building them. From freestanding furniture to glass and slatted partitions, room divider ideas are one of the most effective ways to split up a room for different functions.

However, a physical divide isn’t always necessary, as architect and interior designer Kimberly Peck explains. ‘I don’t like visual divides in large open spaces, after all, the openness is part of their appeal.’

‘Zoning furniture and using area rugs can create enough of a divide,’ she suggests. ‘One trick I like is to use multi-directional furniture pieces like day beds or large ottomans to bridge between two different seating areas or use groups. ‘

Hugh is the Deputy Editor of Livingetc.com. From working on a number of home, design and property publications and websites, including Grand Designs, ICON and specialist kitchen and bathroom magazines, Hugh has developed a passion for modern architecture, impactful interiors and green homes. Whether moonlighting as an interior decorator for private clients or renovating the Victorian terrace in Essex where he lives (DIYing as much of the work as possible), you’ll find that Hugh has an overarching fondness for luxurious minimalism, abstract shapes and all things beige. He’s just finished a kitchen and garden renovation, and has eyes set on a bathroom makeover for 2022.

25 Modern Room Divider Partition Idea for the Living Room

There comes a time when mere functionality does not do it anymore and you are looking for new ways to elevate the aesthetics of your living room. In the era of the open plan living new room divider ideas can change a space even more than other traditional accents like rugs, lighting fixtures, and pillows. Room dividers allow you to give the living space a quick makeover. But those who wish to delineate space in the living room without actually turning to walls need something more distinct.

A room divider is the ideal option, as it allows you to divide the living area from the kitchen, dining space or even home office without completely cutting off one room from the next.

Room divider crafted from twigs is an absolute showstopper! [Design: coleprevost]

Smart home dividers deliver exactly what you need – free passage of light but clear boundaries between rooms. The best part of it all is that you have a wide array of room dividers to pick from that venture beyond just glass walls! From DIY room dividers to designer ones, today’s roundup of 25 creative room dividers for the living room will force you to look at decorating your home in an entirely new light!

Room Divider Ideas For Storage and Display

Using the living room divider to add a wonderful display or even additional storage options is a great way to make the most of the available space in your small urban apartment or modest modern home. The idea here is to separate the living room from the kitchen or dining room next to it without disturbing the style of each of the rooms and allowing for an effortless transition between both spaces.

A combination of closed units for the base and open shelves at the top is a practical choice that allows for the unobstructed flow of light and a visual connection between the living area and the rooms next to it.

Make the most out of your room divider by using it as a display and storage unit [Design: Join Constructions / Andrew Benn]Room divider offers storage space both for the living room and the kitchen [Design: The Cousins]Imaginative room divider elevates the style quotient of the living room [Design: Madson Design]Bookshelf room divider with half wall offers ample display space [Design: Bulhon Design Associates]Cupboard and bookshelf unit offers storage and display space even while doubling as a room divider [Design: BAAN design]Expedit bookshelf from IKEA used as a room divider in the shabby chic home [From: Corynne Pless Photography]Half walls and bookcases help define space without using walls [Design: 450 Architects]

Room Divider Ideas That Bring Textural Beauty

Maybe all you want is a lovely room divider that just separates two spaces and multitasking is not really a priority. If that is the case, then think of adding another unique texture or finish to the living room with the help of this nifty divider.

Since most modern living rooms are covered in sleek, polished surfaces and a touch of metal, the glint of glass or even the warmth of wood is a welcome change. A simple and stylish screen or even a metal mesh works well in certain homes, and these ultra-sleek dividers also take up minimal foot space.

Simple and colorful screen acts as a room divider even while allowing free passage of light [Design: Tobin + Parnes Design Enterprises]Unique room divider using wooden boxes separates the living and dining spaces [Design: Betty Wasserman]Wire mesh used as room divider in the contemporary living room of New York home [Design: BarlisWedlick Architects]Woodsy room divider also allows you to showcase wall art [Design: Cornerstone Architects / Photography by Andrew Pogue]Bronze plates, glass and mirrors shape a stunning room divider [Design: Axis Mundi]Custom crafted room divider brings a hint of artistic beauty to the living room [Design: SFA Design]

A World of Glass!

Adding a translucent glass wall or sliding and folding glass doors to create a partition between the living area and the bedroom in the small studio apartment is a trendy option. If you are veering towards glass walls, then it is best to add a layer of drapes that gives you more privacy when needed. Etched and chemically treated glass panes coupled with sleek metallic pipes give the living room an industrial touch, while colorful glass partitions and those with intricate patterns and designs enliven the room instantly.

Custom glass wall room divider with drapes encloses the bedroom [Design: Axis Mundi]Frosted glass room divider separates the modern living room from the beautiful home office [Design: Morlen Sinoway Atelier]Steel beams and glass panes make for practical and fun room dividers [Design: Grace Home Design]Custom doors used as room dividers can be folded away when not needed [Design: Ohashi Design Studio]

When All Other Room Divider Ideas Fail, Turn to Custom Solutions

What works for one might not for others, and your need for a room divider, both in terms of size and style, could be very different from what is currently available in stores. Do not shy away from custom solutions that deliver exactly what you need. Living room dividers in metal and glass can be created by your local artisan with ease, and often they are far less expensive than dividers in furniture shops. A simple television stand and entertainment unit, a lovely bookshelf or even a series of twigs that you could easily collect this fall –only your imagination limits the style and form of a room divider!

Awesome room divider holds turn-able TV and two-sided fireplace [Design: Despina Design]Pattern of the room divider brings a hint of Mediterranean charm to the contemporary living space [Design: Charco DESIGN & BUILD]Room divider for the modern living space crafted from wooden slats is a popular choice [From: Andrew Snow Photography]Soundproof your room in style when needed with folding doors [Design: Moon Design + Build]Turn the trendy media unit into room divider in the open plan living [Design: Neslihan Pekcan – Pebble Design]A perfect way to create a room within a room [Design: GRADE New York]Hallway separated from the media room using simple screens [Design: Stone+Glidden]

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15 Ways to Create Separation in an Open Floor Plan

“Open-plan layout” is a generic term used in interior design and architecture for any floor plan that makes use of large, open spaces and minimizes the use of small, enclosed rooms. They are, for the most part, free of interior walls or partitions. Open floor plans became popular in the 1970s, but over the past year, as people have been isolated at home, all that openness is causing some to reconsider. It turns out those walls, partitions and other barriers are useful for minimizing noise and giving a visual and physical sense of privacy. Here are 15 ways you can create that separation in an open floor plan.

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1. Arrange the Furniture

This is definitely the place to start when it comes to defining zones for your interior, and it likely won’t cost you a thing.

Turning the backs of chairs and sofas to the rest of a space is an immediate way to signal a separate area. Rearranging your furniture to carefully create cordoned intimate sections may be the most powerful tip for redefining an open layout.

For example, if your living room is alongside your dining room, make sure your sofa has its back to the table or that your chairs are facing the fireplace, like in the space shown here. This will create a notion of separateness.

Having textured portions of wall, like the dramatic stone fireplace here, also helps visually signal different areas.

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Allard + Roberts Interior Design, Inc

Adding surfaces behind furniture zones can also create a barrier. A console table behind a sofa, like shown here, is a nice way to add height and definition.

The more height you add to your console table in terms of accessories and items you place on the surface, the more of a visual barrier you’ll create. Consider tall vases, high stacks of books and table lamps.

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2. Add an Area Rug

Another strong way to create a visually distinct area is through the placement of rugs on floor surfaces. They also enhance your decor and add softness to the overall space. Rugs are also great for absorbing noise, which is helpful when multiple activities are happening in one space.

Be sure you select a rug that is the appropriate size. It should at least fit the main piece of furniture, such as a sofa, on it.

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If you’re unsure on what style of rug to go for, my recommendation would be a bold pop of color to really define the zone and give it a radically different personality.

Hyde Evans Design

3. Introduce a Folding Screen

One low-commitment way to divide a space is with a decorative folding screen. These vertical barrier pieces can also inject pattern and color into a room. And they can be easily moved around to other areas of the home or taken out completely when you’re ready for a full open floor plan again.

Notice how the screen here creates an intimate seating area while adding color and pattern. The striking light fixture carries weight and also helps define this space. At night, the light will punctuate the zone even more.

Rob Stuart Interiors

4. Accent the Ceiling

Sometimes the best ideas come from above. The inset ceiling in this living room is dressed in wallpaper and finished with multiple bulb lights. This feature stylishly characterizes the sitting area.

For a more subtle but still effective approach, consider enhancing a ceiling with paint or molding.

5. Use a Bookcase

I love the idea of using an open bookcase to separate areas because it serves double duty: division and storage. Be cautious how you dress the shelves, though. I highly recommend that you do not stuff your bookcase to the gills. Leave some open space to allow brightness to filter through and highlight the objects.

Also, choose a high-quality, sturdy unit. This is not a piece to skimp on because you do not want this unit to tip over. You should always anchor and secure a freestanding unit that you’re using between spaces. Or, as in the example shown here, the bookcase unit is attached to the ceiling above and a pony wall below, ensuring it stays in place.

You could also consider a solid bookcase, which will create a more definitive separation. In that option, you could place two bookcases back to back, so you have storage on both sides or hang art on the back of one bookcase.

To keep some sightlines open, a lower storage unit like the one shown here may be right for you.

Neslihan Pekcan/Pebbledesign

This two-sided, floor-to-ceiling shelving unit offers storage and separation between a living room and kitchen. Anchoring the TV onto the unit helps really define the areas.

Rusk Renovations

6. Put In Drapery

Curtains can go far beyond just dressing your windows. They can make a plush room divider too. It’s a look that will create softness and enhance a room’s ambiance. But because there’s no standard size curtain and rod for a room application, going custom is probably the best route.

You can opt for opaque fabric to add a complete barrier or choose sheers like in this room to keep things feeling somewhat airy. Sheers come in a variety of light-filtering options so you can customize the brightness level you’re going for.

Fuse Concept Pte Ltd

7. Install a Decorative Divider

A stylish fixed screen divider is an elegant way to break up a room. It can also add an arty feature to your space. Consider your surrounding design and architectural elements when selecting the pattern, color and material for a fixed screen. You want it to feel intentional, as if the divider was always part of the space rather than an afterthought.

Here, classic midcentury modern-style breeze blocks coordinate with the Eames-style dowel leg chairs and other midcentury-inspired details.

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This geometric metal divider pairs beautifully with the clean-lined contemporary kitchen.

Keep in mind that the less dense your pattern, the more you’ll see the adjacent zone, so really think about how you’ll be using the spaces side by side to help inform your design needs for a divider.

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The size of your divider is also important for comfort and accessibility. The average opening width considered adequate between spaces is within a range of 42 to 48 inches. So you don’t want a divider to encroach on those pathways.

Sarah Natsumi Moore

8. Incorporate Plants

A large leafy green tree can add a lively optical barrier. The ficus tree in this home in Austin, Texas, helps separate a living area from a dining spot. Also, notice how the homeowners painted a single wall on the left a different color than the other walls to signify a transition space.

Jessica Helgerson Interior Design

An indoor planter box is also a great way to create some delineation while keeping some sightlines open.

Jo Cowen Architects

9. Put Up a Glass Partition

A glass partition helps block noise while letting light pass between spaces. If you want to obscure the view to further separate rooms, consider etched or textured glass.

Cherie Lee Interiors

You can also create a full glass wall with doors. This keeps the feel of the open plan intact but allows a user to shut the doors and listen to music or take a phone call without disturbing, or being disturbed by, activities in the adjacent room.

Jamie Bush & Co.

Another alternative is vertical glass louvers that can be rotated. If you’ve got nearby operable windows, the louvers can be turned so the breeze flows right through. You can also create moody features with shadows and lighting, depending on how you pivot each panel.

Nick Noyes Architecture

10. Build a Wall

It might seem counterintuitive to put up a wall where one was previously taken down or add one to a new-build home intended to be open, but sometimes you have to be honest about how you use your home and what your needs are.

And you don’t have to add a full wall. Sometimes a pony wall or a partition wall like the orange one shown here that stops just short of the ceiling is enough. Plus, a simple non-load-bearing wall made with two-by-fours and drywall is relatively easy to put up and take down.

Also, notice the decorative divider used in this space.

Gaia Construction Inc.

11. Take It to the Next Level

Changing the level of a room or creating a sunken room is a method that will definitively separate spaces within an open layout. A level change down from a main floor area can offer increased headroom and a feeling of spaciousness. A level change up will create a more intimate space.

Keep in mind that level changes in homes can be difficult to navigate for people with mobility issues, so always consider handrails or other support structures.

12. Create a Kitchen Island

If your kitchen feels too open to surrounding rooms, like if you’re trying to cook and guests or family members keep coming in and getting in the way, investing in an island could be right for you.

An island forms a barrier that keeps people on one side and the chef on the other. It also visually denotes the separation of spaces. Counter stools will further highlight the boundary point, but also consider placing a small beverage fridge on the outer side or end to let guests grab a drink without needing to come fully into the kitchen to the main fridge and potentially get in the way of the cook.

For a less permanent option, consider an island on casters that can be locked or unlocked, allowing you to push the piece out of the way to create a more open feel as needed.

Brombal USA

13. Design an Artsy Feature

If you lack wall space to hang artwork because of an abundance of windows (not a bad problem to have), consider creating, or hiring an artist to create, an art installation that separates rooms.

In this Montana home, an installation of what appears to be birch trees and trunks cordons off the dining area from the living room. Also, notice how the level change defines the spaces, as does the large light fixture over the dining table.

Eddie Lee Inc.

In this New York loft, twisted floor-to-ceiling sculptures add drama and designation to the open layout.

Kerman Morris Architects, LLP

14. Incorporate Sliding Panels

Sliding doors are popular for fully opening up interiors to outdoor spaces, but the concept can just as easily be applied to interior spaces.

In this San Francisco home, sliding panels can completely shut off or open up a workspace to the main living areas.

For this arrangement, you need bulkheads or another system for supporting the tracks from which the panels hang. If tracks are going in the floor, that’s something that will require extra thought and planning. Also, keep in mind that some setups might be more difficult to clean than others, so it’s worth doing your homework. If the panels permanently overlap, for example, it can be hard to clean the space between them. If the tracks are on the floor, dirt and other debris can settle in the nooks.

Wilmington-Gordon

16 Clever Open-Plan Room Dividing Ideas

Create distinct areas in large, open rooms with these creative design ideas – no walls or other fixed vertical structures required!

Australians have long had a love affair with open-plan living spaces and it’s not hard to see why – they’re bright, airy, inviting, great for entertaining, encourage family togetherness and offer endless design opportunities. But for all of the perks that come with open-plan living, there are a number of downsides, too. Three of the main pitfalls are that expansive layouts provide little privacy, can feel empty and overwhelming, and often lack clearly defined spaces to be used for different purposes, resulting in a large area that looks and feels chaotic. Thankfully, these problems can be easily solved by dividing a room, either visually or physically, to create smaller, more intimate and functional zones.

Here are ways you can divide an open-plan scheme – from combined kitchen, living and dining areas to large shared or multipurpose bedrooms – into different zones, without having to build a permanent, solid structure that may disturb the flow and airy, harmonious feel of your space.

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How to create zones in an open plan living area?

1. Hang a chic chain or bead divider from your ceiling
When separating your room into smaller sections with suspended chain or bead dividers, choose a design that’s simple and stylish. In this modern glam open-plan area, a row of clear Murano glass C-link chains (along with the L-shape sofa) creates a visual and physical barrier between the sitting and dining zones, while adding another layer of understated glamour and eye-catching appeal to the space.

2. Colour code your zones
Use contrasting colours to define zones intended for different uses. Here, bright pink and vivid yellow are used to create two distinct spaces – a lounge and dining area – in this open-plan room. Fresh white walls and furnishings tie both schemes together and ensure the space remains airy, light and welcoming.

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3. Opt for a divider that doubles as art
Why pick a plain partition when you can choose a decorative divider that’s stylish, eye-catching and offers loads of character instead? We love the artistic arrangement of branches that doubles as a privacy screen in this open-plan room. As the branches are different heights and are evenly spaced across the void, the rustic-style partition successfully separates the two areas without closing them off completely.

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4. Consider a ceiling treatment
A decorative ceiling can be used to visually separate different areas in a room. This sophisticated modern apartment provides the perfect example; a striking geometric pattern frames the kitchen from overhead and makes it feel more intimate, creating a distinct zone that’s physically connected to but visually stands out from the surrounding living space. Notice how the rug defines the lounge area, too.

Rusk Renovations

5. Install a curtain
One of the easiest (and DIY friendly!) ways to split a large space into different zones, without having to install a wall or permanent partition, is to hang curtains from your ceiling. Choose heavy drapes to provide total privacy or sheer material if you want to create separate sections without compromising the room’s light, airy ambience when the curtains are drawn. For a look that’s fresh and fun, select a patterned, textured or brightly coloured curtain, as it’ll act as a feature wall when closed.

Susanna Cots

6. Create division with contrasting materials
There are so many things we love about this open-plan room (the fresh palette, open shelving, black dome pendant, baby pink tumblers and those Eames Eiffel Chairs … so, basically everything!), but what stands out the most is the clever way the designer has used different materials to clearly define the cooking/dining and living zones. The contrasting tones of the wood panels and crisp white cabinetry play an important role in this, too.

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7. Lay down rugs to establish distinct spaces
Area rugs are a smart inclusion in any wide, open room. Why? As well as offering visual interest and softness underfoot, large rugs can also be used to define zones with specific functions within a room, without having to install a physical barrier that may disturb the harmonious look and feel of the space.

This Industrial-style loft features several large rugs that help divide the expansive open floor plan into smaller distinct areas. The antique-style rugs also visually fill up the space, making it more homey and intimate.

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This shot shows the same loft but looking toward the opposite wall. Here, two rugs halve the wide space into a home office and lounge area.

Want to try this simple decorating trick at home? Choose rugs in similar tones and styles to create a cohesive look or designs in clashing palettes and patterns for an eye-catching scheme that makes a bold statement.

Tomaro Architecture

8. Add vertical layers
If your youngsters share a bedroom and they’re begging you for their own space, consider dividing their sleep zone vertically, rather than halving the space right down the middle. That way, they can each have a peaceful and private hideaway of their own, plus it’ll free up floor space so they have more room to move and to stow their belongings.

Maria Killam

9. Artfully arrange your furniture
The placement of furniture can make a huge difference when it comes to creating separate zones in a spacious, open area. Take note of how the furniture arrangement in this large room succeeds in splitting the space into two distinct spaces – one for eating and the other for watching TV and lounging around with the family.

Peter A. Sellar – Architectural Photographer

10. Carve up a room with two types of flooring
Divide an open space into smaller segments by introducing flooring in different materials, colours or patterns, which will create a visual division between the two (or more) areas. This design trick is particularly effective between the kitchen and dining areas, as shown here, where floor coverings (such as tiles, concrete and cork) are more practical than others (such as carpet or solid wood) but may not suit the look and feel of the surrounding space.

Guimar Urbina Interiors, Corp.

11. Create two identical but distinct areas
This shared kids’ bedroom is a study in how a mirror-image design can visually divide a space. Although you wouldn’t think it, it’s because both sides of the room are identical in look and layout that the space appears to have to two separate zones – one for each child. Notice how one half of the design has been flipped on a 180 degree angle to create visual drama and emphasise the invisible line that cuts through the two areas.

Rob Mills Architecture & Interiors

12. Raise (or lower) the floor
Introducing a stepped or sunken level into your open-plan design will help define different zones, while ensuring the room maintains its open airy feel. The step that marks the transition from the kitchen to living space in this contemporary concrete home isn’t high but still visually separates one side of the room from the other. The contrasting flooring material and the wide ceiling void also provide visual cues to a room division.

Mikel Irastorza

13. Choose see-through storage
An open bookcase or shelving unit provides a quick and easy way to zone a large room, without having to use a solid-backed structure, which can sometimes make a space feel too closed in. They’re not only practical but act as a striking feature, too, plus you can easily move them around when you feel like reconfiguring the layout of the area.

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14. Use wallpaper to build visual boundaries
Striking silver geometric wallpaper is craftily used in this open, Industrial-style living room to define the cosy reading nook and bar area, and visually separate it from the adjacent lounge and TV-viewing space. Take note of how the furniture arrangement, area rug and the strong directional lines of the exposed brick panel and metal duct play a role in this, too.

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15. Use a fancy fold-out screen
Create a room within a room with a fold-out privacy screen. They’re a great space-savvy solution for small apartments (especially studios) or if you desire a physical room divider that’s not fixed and easy to move.

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16. Make your bedhead work double time
Split your bedroom into two distinct spaces by positioning your bed and bedhead well away from the wall. This tall, solid upholstered headboard not only enhances the cool, masculine look of the room but doubles as a partition that separates the sleep zone from the work zone.

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Here, you can see the view from the other side of the bedhead. Thanks to its height, the work space feels cosy and almost cubicle-like (in a good way!), plus it aids productivity as the warm inviting bed is completely hidden from sight, removing the temptation to take a break from work in favour of a quick nap.

Your turn
Do you have a novel approach to dividing a large open space into smaller zones you’d like to share? Please leave your design and decorating tips – along with a high-resolution photo of your room, if possible – in the comments section below.

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35 Clever Room Divider Ideas

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Whether you need privacy or just want to carve out intimate rooms within rooms.

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Hadley Mendelsohn

Jun 29, 2022

Paul Raeside

As someone who once lived in a bedroom without its own door to slam shut, I know firsthand how transformative a room divider can be. I used an antique folding screen to create just a tad of privacy, but there are also tons of other designer solutions, from flex walls to interior glass partitions and more. Plus, aside from being functional, room partitions, folding screens, and separators can also introduce texture, dimension, and color. Whether it’s the illusion of privacy, some decorative personality, a small-space solution, or a strategic layout you’re after, these room divider and separator ideas might be just what your space needs. From folding screens to ceiling-high bookcases and even some makeshift rooms, read on for 35 ingenious (and, of course, stylish) room divider ideas from designer spaces.

Lauren Miller

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Build a Partial Glass Wall

This guest bedroom in a Toronto loft designed by Natalie Chong features glass separators extending between the partial wall up to the ceiling so that it feels somewhat private and distinct from the rest of the home while letting in natural light.

Simon Watson

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Opt for Pocket Doors

Jannette Whitson made this home library extra cozy by closing it off from the nearby sitting room. A pocket door allows for privacy while the deep Hague Blue walls and tented ceiling give it a distinct personality from the adjacent rooms.

Mali Azima

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Mirror a Folding Screen

In this small living room designed by Melanie Turner, the mirrored folding screen bounces light, making it feel larger and more open.

Marili Forastieri

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Suspend Shelves from the Ceiling

Rodney Lawrence carved a foyer out of the larger living room by hanging shelves by Zanini de Zanine from the ceiling. They distinguish the entryway and can actually hold books and accessories, even though they look delicate.

Stephen Karlisch

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Hang Curtains Around a Nook

Heather and Matt French splashed this media room in bold pattern, dramatic color, and tons of texture, then crowned the design with a curtained trundle bed and added closed door, trellis-inspired cabinets

Alison Gootee

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Bring the Outside in

An indoor trellis is the perfect room divider between the sunroom and sitting area in this home designed by Martyn Lawrence Bullard. It ties the greenery and decor scheme together seamlessly.

Stephen Kent Johnson / OTTO

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Add Texture With a Trellis Screen

Here’s another example of an outdoor used as well decor. In this New York City dining room designed by Shawn Henderson, it introduces texture and dimension. Down the line, it could also be used as a folding screen room divider.

Nicole Franzen

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Match the Ceiling

The cream walls are the perfect off-white tone to complement the warm marigold ceiling in this living room by Casey Smith. Instead of painting the walls the same color, which may feel like too much of a commitment or simply be too bold, opt for a vintage screen that features it.

Stephen Kent Johnson

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Create an Entrway

If your front door opens right up into the living room—and if space allows—create a small makeshift entryway with a floor-to-ceiling folding screen. Designer Juan Carretero used the textural intrigue of a screen inspired by a collage of found objects to create a small, intimate sitting area. It’s the perfect place to greet guests when they walk through the door.

Nicole England

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Install Sliding Doors

This primary bedroom in a Berkshire, England home designed by London-based architecture and interiors firm McLaren.Excell has a few great room separator ideas packed into it. First, take note of the barn door. It’s much simpler to install and takes up less space than a classic door, and the partial wall behind the bedframe also helps enhance the sense of intimacy and privacy.

MAX KIM-BEE

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Hide Unsightly Essentials

A blush pink upholstered folding screen in this living room designed by Lisa Tharp is cleverly disguising an exposed pipe while also bringing in a nice sense of dimension and depth by the cozy window nook. Whether it’s random household supplies or an architectural quirk like a door to nowhere that throws off the layout, a strategically placed folding screen is a sneaky, stylish way to hide it.

Valerie Wilcox

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Renovate a Two-Way Fireplace

An A-frame chalet in Collingwood, Ontario designed by Sarah Richardson has an open and airy feel to it, but Richardson wanted to create a few intimate moments within the open floor plan. A two-way fireplace helps separate the dining and living spaces while also providing a cozy vibe for both.

Nicole Franzen

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Fake It ‘Til You Make It

This tip is all about facking it until you make it. Designer Kristin Fine made her family room feel separate from the open plan by placing an 18th-century Swedish long table slash bench behind the sofa custom. If you’re similarly floating your sofa, this is a great way to visually separate it from the rest of the space.

Nicole Franzen

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Put Art on the Divider

Soft, organic curves give this corner screen an easy elegance. For an extra punch of character and style, the artwork is secured directly to the screen instead of the wall. It’s offbeat and unique without being too visually domineering.

Stephen Kent Johnson

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Flank Art With Two Screens

Upholstered in an iridescent, geometric fabric, the folding screens flanking the moldings frame the living room designed by Frank de Biasi They create a nice symmetry and provide the room with a subtle sense of movement.

Leanne Ford Interiors

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Put Up Traditional Drapes

Not all room dividers are folding screens. Interior designer Leanne Ford got crafty with a drapery rod and curtain to make this attic office nook serve double duty as a guest room.

Stephen Kent Johnson

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Let the Light In

Here’s another great room divider idea for anyone who wants to incorporate indoor plants. An open folding screen brings the same dimension you’d get for an upholstered or solid version but doesn’t block light.

Paul Raeside

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Ground Bright White Walls

This eclectic living room designed by Montreal-based Les Ensembliers feels open and airy, thanks to the large windows, high ceilings, and bright white paint. The printed drapes, dark coffee table, navy geometric rug, and mural folding screen with a black backdrop ground the space to prevent it from feeling one-dimensional.

Hecker Guthrie

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Opt for a Tall Bookcase

Customized or not, a floor-to-ceiling bookshelf can function as a room divider while also providing extra storage and display space. In this open space designed by Hecker Guthrie, the sculptural wall unit speaks to the geometric motifs throughout, so even though it breaks up the room nicely, it doesn’t mess with the flow or feel out of place.

Tamin Johnson

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Liven Up an Empty Corner

Folding screens, especially antique ones, tend to boast intricate designs and textural elements. This means they function as sculptures and works of art, too. In this living room designed by Tasmin Johnson, the room divider in the corner transforms the entire space, infusing it with personality.

Fantastic Frank

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Hang Extra-High Curtains

Hang curtains from the ceiling to create a canopy bed effect—you can even use tiebacks when you want to keep your “doors” open. This trick is perfect for drawing attention to high ceilings and is an especially good call for creating sections in multi-purpose rooms and studio apartments.

Arent & Pyke

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Use it to Set a Scene

In this space designed by Arent & Pyke, an average corner is elevated to gallery status thanks to the dreamy room divider with a silver-brushed ground and painted weeping willows. Even the angles are well-thought-out: the bends in the divider look like they’re embracing the chaise.

Fantastic Frank

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Create a Makeshift Wadrobe

In a studio apartment, create a little wardrobe/ dressing room by folding the screen and sanctioning off a corner. You can hang your outfit for the following day there, too, to speed up your morning routine.

Arent & Pyke

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Let It Dictate Color Scheme

If you’re not sure how to start the decorating process, choose a large artwork or one statement piece of decor with multiple colors in it. In this bedroom designed by Arent & Pyke, the elaborate room divider sets the tone for the color scheme. The designers pulled out the marigold, navy, and burnt orange-red hues, then softened things up with a cool white ceiling, gray carpet, and rattan accent chair.

Ngoc Minh Ngo

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Hang Floating Art

In interior designer Max Sinsteden’s studio, he made his sleep zone feel separate from the rest of the room by hanging a super high curtain and then suspending a floating painting to break it off even more. “I hate seeing a bed from the front door, so I added a curtain to partition that space. When you close it, you honestly feel like you’re in a Parisian hotel,” he tells us. This means you can entertain, too, without feeling like everyone’s hanging out in your bedroom. “A small space doesn’t hamper me from inviting 50 people over. It’s very Breakfast at Tiffany’s—I always make room for people and keep plenty of ice.”

JONATHAN HOEKKLO

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Create a Vignette

Corners have a tendency to look awkward when empty, and folding screens are an easy way to liven them up. Then add large plants. To make sure it’s not just your floors getting some love, hang a plant high up on the corner wall. It’s all about creating dimension.

THOMAS LOOF

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Hang It Above the Sofa

Similarly, room dividers can be fastened to the wall (or simply leaned if it’s tall enough) for wall decor that brings more dimension than a simple framed piece of art. In this living room designed by Nick Olsen, a hand-painted screen sets the tone.

STACEY BRANDFORD

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Section Off Nooks

Installing curtains won’t just come in handy in a makeshift guest room. In this dining room designed by Sarah Richardson, the reading nook becomes its own cozy little space thanks to the whimsical curtains.

MIGUEL FLORES-VIANNA

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Introduce Texture

Just lean a carved-wood piece directly against the wall to bring more textural intrigue into the space. In this bedroom designed by Cathy Kincaid, the wall divider drives home the Moroccan-inspired aesthetic. The designer actually cut the screen in half to flank each side of the bed for a symmetrical look.

Laura Resen

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Use Wooden Slats

Wooden slats that partially section off the room into two areas offer a more open effect than a solid screen. In this home designed by Ray Booth, it partitions the stairwell from the living area nicely—and there’s still a sense of flow and easy movement from section to section.

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Open plan house – pros and cons

Open plan house combines the incongruous: maximum functionality with light design, plenty of light and air. We reveal the pros and cons.

What an open-plan house looks like

Most of the area lacks interior partitions and doors. For example, only bathrooms and utility rooms are isolated. The rest of the floor is divided into functional areas visually instead of being cut into separate rooms.

This approach solves two problems. First, it retains a sense of space. Especially if the house has panoramic windows and a second light – at any time of the day it is pierced by the sun.

Secondly, we reproduce the effect of open-space in our house. Since the floor and the yard are completely visible, the residents feel unity and communicate with each other more often.

In contrast to the closed layout, where, sometimes, everyone does their own thing in a separate room. In a single space, on the contrary, it is easy for parents to keep an eye on their children even during work or cooking. The conversation arises by itself: it is easier to exchange a few words and call everyone to the table, offer help or just be there.

Open plan house – pluses

Savings

Velox House offers a warm open plan house layout for 30,000 rubles/m². While the offer is valid, you start building at a bargain price, and there is no need to pre-order an individual project.

For less cost you will build a capital house. Further options are possible: put partitions of any material along with the decoration of the house, order work in the Velox House: bring one of the standard layouts to life or build walls according to an individual project.

Or move into a new house with a minimum of walls and furnish it for the first time in an open-plan style. See how it is most convenient to divide the premises into functional zones.

Freedom of planning

Since the construction technology of Velox is monolithic, the external walls bear the loads. Interroom partitions of any configuration or their complete absence are acceptable.

Single-layer and double-layer structures made of VELOX WS boards of various thicknesses, including those reinforced with Velox WSL slats, are used in construction. Two-layer partitions are firmly glued to the cement laitance. Any thickness and sound insulation characteristic is possible – from 42 to 54 dB, which corresponds to the sound absorption of a single brick wall.

Partitions in the interior: design ideas

Tips

Transparent structures

Sue Hostetler, designer: , living room-dining room-study), do not rush to shred it to pieces and fence plasterboard walls. Alternatively, lightweight glass partitions can be used. They let in light and zone the space without overloading it.”

Joe Black-Vogan, decorator: “Glass, for all its good qualities, is a rather aggressive material (I always admit that it can break sooner or later!), and it also needs to be constantly cleaned. Therefore, if I use glass in the interior, then with small inclusions and most often matte – it does not get so dirty. For example, in this interior, only a decorative partition is made of glass, separating the kitchen and living room.”

Jean-Pierre and Nathalie Cottet, designers: “The bedroom, located in a room without windows, was separated from the adjoining bright bathroom by a blank wall. In this form, the room most of all looked like a closet. To correct the situation, we replaced the wall with a glass partition with metal imposts. A miracle happened, the closet turned into a room flooded with light.

Photo: Birgitta Wolfgang Drejer

Nicolas Vignot, architect: “Man needs sunlight like air! Therefore, I would advise replacing at least one blank wall in the house with a transparent partition. What it will be – sliding, fixed or with a swing door – depends on your preferences. Check out the latest collections from Rimadesio, Res, Tre-P & Tre-Più. For my Paris apartment, I chose an open system with rotating panels.”

Sliding partitions

Antonio and Stefania Giovanni, architects: “Modern open plan spaces are indispensable without partitions. They allow you to quickly divide the room into zones, redraw it in your own way. Drywall is often used for such “obstacles”. In our project, sliding partitions are made of it, marking the boundaries of the bathroom and bedroom.”

John Taylor, architect: “No room for an office? Allocate a part of the living room for the “home office”. Sliding partitions or screens will help to zone the room. For dark rooms, there are models with built-in LED lighting.

Photo: Ryland Peters & Small Limited

Giuseppe Bavuso, designer: “Maxi doors are my project for Rimadesio. Like all the company’s sliding panels, the Maxi model is equipped with the patented Rimadesio sliding rail, which ensures absolute silence and perfect docking of the panels when closing. They are made of independent glass modules and an aluminum grid, which gives the structure maximum strength and stability.”

Doors from the Maxi collection, Rimadesio, www.rimadesio.it.

Decorative partitions and screens

Kengo Kuma, architect: “For me, as a Japanese, it is very important to realize that I live in an environment of environmentally friendly things and become a little closer to nature. That is why I use wood and stone so often in my projects. This apartment in Tokyo is no exception. Its decoration is dominated by oak. Carved interior partitions are made of it, reminiscent of origami in shape.

Ronald Joyce, designer: “I have a soft spot for 1950s and 1960s design. I spend all weekends at the flea markets in New York, buying furniture and accessories from this period. On one of these raids, I stumbled upon long metal chains and realized that there could be no better “curtain” between the kitchen and the living room.

Michael Haverland, architect: “If installing additional walls and doors isn’t your plan, look into the screens and partitions on the counters. With their help, you can fence off an office or dining room in the living room in a matter of minutes. These “walls” will look more interesting if they are covered with decorative fabric.

Fabric screens

Julie Whites, decorator: “Textile is a very soft and pliable material that allows the decorator to solve many problems in the interior. Including zoning of premises. The wooden frame, upholstered in translucent fabric, marks the boundaries of the dining and living rooms and creates intrigue. ”

James Irving, designer: “To separate the dining room from the living room, I used sliding screens with bright checkered fabric stretched over them. They divided the space and placed bright accents, without which the interior looked sluggish and monotonous.”

Isabelle Stanislas, architect: “A modern alternative to Japanese rice paper shoji partitions could be steel frames covered in fine mohair.”

Photo: Maison Fran

Wood paneling and slats

Michael Playford, architect: “My passion is sliding wood structures. True, not a single factory model has yet satisfied me 100%, so I prefer to make them to order in carpentry workshops.

Photo: Andreas von Einsiedel

Antonio Citterio, architect and designer: “Solid wood sliding doors look luxurious and noble. My choice is Pavilion Parete Continuum by Tre-P & Tre-Più. Whichever model you choose, remember that wood is a very sensitive material. So that it does not dry out, it is necessary to maintain a constant temperature and humidity.

Paolo Deliperi, architect: “While designing this house, I was inspired by Japanese architecture. In order not to violate the integrity of the space, I did not rigidly “cut” it into rooms, but used lattices made of exotic balau wood. They look especially impressive in the evening when they cast shadows.

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Top 9 ideas for temporary walls • inTrends

old layout? For many tenants and homeowners, a full-blown remodel today (or ever) is out of the question. However, this does not mean that you cannot change the space of your home.

Temporary walls and room dividers do wonders for separating rooms for functionality, privacy, or just aesthetics. Almost everything that a permanent wall allows you to achieve, a temporary partition can do just as well, if not better.

Temporary wall ideas are countless, from quick and easy do-it-yourself projects to complete construction. Whatever you plan to implement in your room, below you will find exactly what suits you.

Apartment

Many tenants make do with a fabric curtain instead of a full temporary wall. But adding a room divider is a great option for those who live in high-rent apartments or want to update their small apartment without drastically changing the original layout.

Temporary walls are found in all styles. You can find many do-it-yourself solutions, easy to install and dismantle as needed. Or hire a contractor to build a temporary wall that looks like the real thing.

Walls without joints look like permanent structures, but do not affect the basic concept of the room. You can even paint them or install a sliding door and plexiglass transoms. Panel walls are a good alternative if you don’t need to redecorate the entire room.

Bedroom

The star of any bedroom is without a doubt the bed. Therefore, it is logical that most of the ideas for dividing the bedroom are centered on this piece of furniture.

Install a semi-partition around the bed, it will add privacy without disturbing the openness of the space. Wall-to-wall fabric partitions are great for a studio apartment or for dividing guest space in a multifunctional room.

The baffle does not have to be opaque for the split effect. The room screen should simply deceive the eye, forcing the bedroom to be perceived as two different spaces. Frosted glass panels or screens give you the perfect degree of privacy without being overly claustrophobic.

Bookcase

The freestanding bookcase divider is an incredibly functional way to divide a large room into two independent spaces. Use a set of matching bookcases as a custom-sized room divider, or just one for something simple and compact.

Choose a bookcase with openings on both sides so that the decorative elements can be seen from all areas of the divided room. If the bookcase you have chosen is a traditional one-sided design, cover the back with fabric, frame it with a picture, or hang a tapestry.

Don’t worry if your bookcase doesn’t reach the ceiling – very few bookcases reach the ceiling. If you do not need to completely separate one space from another, then any height will do for this impromptu dividing wall.

Partition

Room dividers are great if you need a compromise between privacy and accessibility – and this solution is a little more thoughtful than just hanging a curtain. Room dividers are incredibly useful for dividing up an open floor plan or to hide clutter from prying eyes.

Folding partitions are available in all sizes and styles. They are incredibly mobile and can be installed or removed in the blink of an eye.

Sliding partitions are the best option if you have a multifunctional space that needs space differentiation, and sometimes not. This type of partitions with built-in rails can be installed permanently or purchased free-standing panels on wheels.

There are many DIY temporary wall ideas around the world that go beyond just hanging curtains. The best style for your home will depend on the specific space and how it is used.

Bamboo partitions work well both indoors and outdoors. They are ideal for situations where you need to visually separate the two parts of the room, but do not care too much about privacy. Vertical and horizontal wooden beams are another great idea.

Bookshelves are extremely popular as multipurpose room dividers. You can turn any old bookcase into a temporary wall. Modernize your project with some paint and a set of roller wheels. You can easily transport your do-it-yourself room divider to where you need it most.

Living room

Room divider can be both purely functional and stylish. When it comes to the living room, most temporary walls and partitions serve a dual function.

In addition, interior partitions can be used anywhere in the living room – not only in the center. If your home has an open floor plan, add a room divider to separate the space from adjoining spaces.

If the dividing wall in the living room doesn’t have any original design elements, don’t leave it empty. It is ideal for installing a TV and hanging entertainment center. Or you can build a bookshelf into the wall to hold home decor items and thus make the space as a whole more spacious.

Outdoors

Temporary walls separate living spaces and protect existing outdoor privacy. After all, almost everyone has nosy neighbors. Wood and bamboo are great materials if you prefer a natural look. In other cases, plastic and metal partitions look more modern.

Exterior screens can also be used to create much-needed shade on a patio or balcony. Consider installing louver type panels to control the amount of sunlight that comes through your temporary wall.

Just because your temporary wall is outside doesn’t mean you don’t want to decorate your walls. Hang garlands, climbing vines, or seedlings on divider panels to complete the project.

Creativity

Get creative with your dividing wall. Treat your room divider as an accent piece of decor by highlighting it with a paint color, finish, or pattern that contrasts with the rest of the space.

Modular partitions are reminiscent of Lego and other unique forms of building blocks. The upholstery and recycled pallets go great with any rustic or farmhouse-inspired design ideas.

Place dried reeds, grass, or tree branches in containers to create an organic room divider. If complete privacy isn’t a must, experiment with using negative space in your temporary wall design.

Wallpapers

If you’re looking for a fresh interior, the secret may lie in the temporary walls you already have. With the help of modern photo wallpaper, you can revive an existing wall with a decorative fresco instead of building a new one.

Wall decals are ideal for adding intrigue to a single accent wall, but can technically be used anywhere. Such a product is especially popular among renters and those looking for short-term design solutions.

Of course, you can always combine the removable wallpaper with any idea of dividing a room or making a temporary partition if you wish. You can even wallpaper wood paneling to create a temporary wall that can be used elsewhere.

Partitions in the interior

Partitions made of various materials can serve as zoning elements, act as a support for various storage systems, arrange a video zone, or simply serve as a decorative element. On the example of real design projects presented in our photo selection, you can get acquainted with various types of interior partitions. Find out what materials are used for their manufacture and what the latest design trends are used for modern interiors of urban and suburban homes. We hope that interesting design ideas, practical and functional options for interior partitions will inspire you to repair or slightly reconstruct your own home.

To put it simply, an interior partition is the same wall, but in a lighter version. The main function of partitions is to divide the room, which means zoning the space. But there are also decorative partitions, which carry out a very conditional division and serve rather to decorate the interior. There are deaf, transparent and combined designs for space zoning. Let us consider in more detail the most popular options for interior partitions and their scope.

Fixed partition – additional wall

Fixed partitions include structures made of brick, stone, plasterboard, foam concrete, wood and glass blocks. These are partitions that perform not only zoning functions, but also do an excellent job of soundproofing space segments. They have good moisture resistant properties, strong and durable. On such partitions you can hang shelves, a TV and various wall decor.

The so-called partition screens are supports to which the base material is attached in the same way as a screen. Depending on the complexity of the design itself and the selected material of supports and screens, such partitions can be installed either with the help of specialists or independently. The structures are strong enough, but not strong enough to attach shelves or drawers to them. The advantage is that despite the obvious zoning, the lighting from one room to another is not completely isolated.

Shelving partitions are incredibly popular due to their functionality. Open or combined shelves can be placed both from the floor itself, and at some distance from it – depending on the location of the furniture in the functional area. You can make the rack double-sided or deaf on one side. Obviously, such a design must be sufficiently strong and durable.

One of the options for a stationary partition is a structure for a fireplace. The air duct for the hearth is located in the cavity of the partition, for this it must have sufficient internal space. The advantage of such a fireplace, located inside a wide partition, is the ability to observe the fire from various points in the room. But there are also disadvantages to such structures. If you do not need permission from the relevant services to build a glass or wooden interior partition, then installing a fireplace is not so simple, especially with apartment buildings.

Some partitions are a whole complex consisting of storage systems, work surfaces and household appliances integrated into the space. For example, here is such a furniture ensemble located between the kitchen and dining areas

Scope of stationary partitions

Stationary partitions have a lot of applications within the framework of both small-sized apartments and spacious private houses. For example, the use of partitions to separate the space of a bedroom and a bathroom is a fairly common design technique. Such a partition allows you to install sinks with mirrors from the side of the bathroom (having hidden communications in the cavity of the additional wall), and from the side of the bedroom you can hang a TV or a picture, open shelves for books or any little things.

A similar version of the combined partition allows you to create a whole complex of storage systems, placing a video zone on one side and a desk on the other. This design would be appropriate in the living room, which houses the office.

The use of fixed partitions in a large living room space allows you to separate the dining area or library. As a result, the desired privacy can be achieved for certain functional segments of the home.

The same goes for separating the dining room from the living room. Glass partitions do not prevent the penetration of light, but create a secluded atmosphere.

Decorative “lace” partitions that separate the living room from the dining room do not prevent the penetration of natural light, add uniqueness to the interior, but at the same time perform their main function – zoning the space.

Similar partitions can also be used as zoning elements for spacious utility rooms. In this case, it is necessary to make sure that the material has sufficiently high moisture-resistant qualities.

In a one-room studio apartment it is very difficult to do without the use of partitions. For zoning the segment with a berth, a partition made of light wood is perfect, given that this material is actively involved in the execution of part of the furniture and even the decoration of the room.

Some types of stationary partitions are created not so much for the purpose of zoning, but as holders. Most often, such structures serve to fix the TV and other video-audio equipment.

Sliding and swivel partitions – a functional element of the interior

From the name itself it is clear that such interior partitions perform the functions of walls and doors at the same time. Whether the partition is moved apart like a compartment door or folded like a book – the main functions of zoning a room are performed by such structures in the first place.

Sliding glass partitions in the form of compartment doors can be used to effectively fence off a functional segment located in a room with a different practical guide, for example, to fence off a bedroom located in the living room. The same can be done with an office located in the common room or a dressing room located in the bedroom. Such partitions have sufficiently high sound insulation properties, are strong and durable. But it will be very difficult to mount such structures on your own.

Sliding partition doors in the style of wooden horizontal blinds fit perfectly into a modern interior, especially if the wood color is repeated in other design elements of the room.

A fiberboard swivel structure can perform several functions at once – serve as a holder for video equipment, be used as a storage system in the living room area, and in the bedroom segment, you can hang a mirror or a picture on such a partition, not to mention the fact that the partition can turn depending on the situation.

Rotary blinds in vertical modification allow you to create different levels of closedness of the functional area within a spacious room, depending on the angle of rotation of the structural elements. As a rule, such partitions are equipped with an electric drive and are equipped with a control panel.

Materials for the manufacture of partitions

Interior partitions, depending on the design of the structure itself and the interior of the room, functional background and installation location, can be made of various materials:

tree;

glass;

acrylic raw material;

drywall;

polycarbonate;

brick;

foam blocks;

combined – metal or metal-plastic frame with glass, bamboo, textile, cane paper inserts.

The most common use of drywall to create a perfectly flat and smooth surface of the interior partition. Such designs are easy to install, which you can do yourself and take up little space. The only drawback of drywall partitions is not enough strength for attaching shelves, cabinets and other fixtures.

Drywall partitions can even be curved. Finishing of the resulting smooth surfaces is carried out based on the stylistic, color and texture solutions of the room.

Wooden partitions bring natural warmth and uniqueness to the interior. For many styles of space design, wooden structures will not only be relevant, but will also become design highlights.

Wooden partitions can be left in natural color or painted over. One of the most popular coat colors is white. Lace designs of white tone are light and airy, but only outwardly. In fact, such partitions can easily support the weight of open shelves or even consoles that act as a desk, stand or dressing table (depending on the functional purpose of the room).

Acrylic surfaces – a variation of decorative glass, also often found in recent design projects. Eco-friendly, durable, wear-resistant, but at the same time lightweight acrylic structures can become a practical decoration for modern homes. Surfaces are available in transparent, tinted versions, there are models with stained glass windows.

To create glass partitions, tempered glass is used in a special way, with increased strength and durability properties. Of course, such structures will not be cheap, and for their installation it will be necessary to contact specialists.

Fluted frosted glass allows light to enter, but at the same time almost completely hides what happens behind the partition. To separate the bathroom area located in the bedroom, this design will be a practical and functional design solution.

Similar versions of glass partitions, but only in a sliding version, can be used to separate the kitchen from the dining room or living room.

Polycarbonate partitions are easy to clean, light and durable. With such designs, you do not need to worry about the possibility of breaking (relevant for homes with small children). Theoretically, such partitions can be installed independently, but it is necessary to measure the dimensions very accurately so that the movement of the partition along the rail holders is unhindered and the structure lasts for a long time.

Combined partitions are no less common. The base is made of drywall (which can be given almost any shape, even wavy) with inserts from other materials – wood, polycarbonate, lightweight glass, or even weaving from ropes, twine.

Partitions on a steel frame and with wooden elements arranged in a chaotic manner – not so much a zoning as a decorative structure that brings uniqueness, originality and creativity to the interior.

The original design solutions for partitions include the use of bamboo coated with special varnishes and antiseptics for long-term operation in a utility room with high humidity. For example, in a bathroom, such a partition can separate the area with a toilet bowl from the segment of water procedures.

Do-it-yourself interior walls and partitions during construction and redevelopment | DIY

Partitions are partitions between rooms or separate functional areas inside them. In addition to their own weight, the partitions do not carry any other load. However, they must be durable (so that heavy objects can be hung on them), sound-absorbing (so that the inhabitants of the house do not interfere with each other) and aesthetic (so as not to spoil the impression of the interior).

Partitions not load-bearing; However, they must meet a number of requirements, as they perform different functions:

Divide and separate rooms, so they must be rationally designed, easy to assemble and, if necessary, dismantle;
protect against noise, which means that they must have a large mass or structure to help absorb sound;
They can let light through – if they separate a dark room from it,

No.

, in which there is a window or a source of artificial lighting;
are an element of the interior, so they should be smooth and aesthetically decorated.

Partitions before finishing and after

Partitions are erected after the construction of the house box, that is, after the erection of load-bearing walls, ceiling, roof and floor installation on the ground. It is better to start work after a 2-3-month break, when the walls and floor dry out a little, and the humidity in the house decreases. In addition, drywall partitions and gypsum fiber boards must not be erected in rooms where wet work is ongoing (eg laying concrete screed), as high humidity will cause the boards to delaminate.

In the case of a partition made of bricks and blocks laid on mortar, there are no such requirements.

Partition wall material

Partition walls can be constructed from various materials; optionally from the same material from which the supporting structure is made. It all depends on the intention and needs of the builder. In houses built from masonry materials, partitions are also mostly built from solid hollow bricks or blocks, although on the upper floors they can be built from slabs attached to the frame. a partition made of facing bricks (under it it is necessary to strengthen the floor on the ground or make a separate foundation). Also partitions can be sliding – the material from which such sliding partitions are made can be any – both plastic and wood – the difference is only in the price of . First of all, we are interested in durable non-portable partitions.

Overload

Most often the thickness of the partitions is 6.5; 12 or 18 cm. But with the same thickness, they can have different weights: 1 m of partition ^g can weigh from 20 (drywall) to 280 kg (clinker brick). The advantage of heavy walls is high sound-absorbing characteristics and the ability to easily drive nails and hooks into them for hanging shelves or cabinets.

Another advantage of heavy baffles is their high resistance to pitting or scratches. The disadvantage is a large mass. Therefore, thick walls are recommended to be erected on the lower floors, best in places where they will exert a load directly on the floor, arranged on a soil foundation. If partitions are to be built on the floor, the latter must be properly strengthened. The lightest are drywall partitions, fixed on the frame and filled with mineral wool. Light partitions do not heavily load the floor. But they have low resistance to damage and it is not always possible to hang heavy objects on them without first strengthening.

Stone walls and partitions

Traditional walls. They are made of bricks or blocks. The most popular material is ceramic and silicate bricks, blocks of cellular concrete, porous ceramics or expanded clay concrete are also used. The binder is most often a cement-lime or adhesive mortar.

How they work.

Work should begin with laying a compensating layer of roofing felt or film on the base. The wall is erected in rows with an offset of half the length of the element, which ensures the dressing of the joints.

For a partition wall to be stable, it must be attached to a load-bearing wall. This can be done by leaving nests in advance in every second row of the load-bearing wall, called toothed punches (holes corresponding to the height and width of one element of the dividing wall). Due to this, every second row of the partition enters the supporting wall, increasing the rigidity of the partition.

A similar effect can be achieved by cutting or screwing anchors into a load-bearing wall.

Attention! The walls are built so as not to touch the ceiling. From above there should be a gap 1.5-2 cm high. It is filled with mineral wool or polyurethane foam.

Walls without plaster .

Such walls can be made of sand-lime, facing or clinker bricks. The result depends on the quality of the material and the accuracy of the masonry. The walls are not plastered for style reasons. However, it is recommended to paint them or protect them with a special impregnation. Then the walls will be less dirty and easier to clean.

STONE WALLS

Advantages:

high damage resistance;
possibility of hanging heavy objects;
high sound absorbing properties.

Disadvantages:

large mass, creating an additional load on the ceiling;
labor intensity.

Glass room dividers

They are suitable for rooms that need to be separated by a wall but do not have direct access to daylight. Such walls can be made of glass blocks. Glass blocks colorless and colored, dyed in mass or only superficially, opaque on one or both sides. Depending on the chosen color and type, they transmit from 50 to 75 °% of light. Some of them have a decorative texture.

How they are installed .

The structure of the light-transmitting wall consists of a frame, a mesh of vertical and horizontal reinforcing profiles and glass blocks. The frame is attached to the load-bearing walls, while leaving a 10-15 mm slot, which is blown through by the mounting foam. Then the lower part of the frame is poured with cement mortar, on which the first row of blocks is laid, separated by vertical elements with reinforcement. Horizontal reinforcing elements are laid on the layer thus formed and the mortar is poured, filling both vertical and horizontal seams between the blocks. The operation is repeated for each row.

The height of the wall should be chosen so that it is a multiple of the height of the glass block, including the joint, as manufacturers do not provide for cutting glass blocks. Blocks can be used to make both straight and curved walls.

The radius of the arc depends mainly on the dimensions of the blocks and ranges from 0.9 to 4 m. The maximum length and height of the wall is determined by the system developed by the manufacturer. The choice of system depends on the material of the contour frame and the methods of longitudinal and transverse reinforcement. Aluminum profiles or PVC elements reinforced with reinforced steel rods with a diameter of 6 mm can be used. The astringent may vary; In addition to the traditional grout, some systems use silicone or a special grout.

GLASS BLOCK WALLS

Advantages:

possibility of daylight penetration into rooms without windows;
aesthetic appearance.

Disadvantages of :

rather high cost;
high labor intensity.

Structural walls

This type of construction consists of horizontal UW profiles and vertical CW profiles, aggregate (usually 5-10 cm thick mineral wool boards) and gypsum boards or gypsum boards. The gypsum board can be laid in two layers. , which increases the sound-absorbing and fire-retardant properties, as well as the strength of the wall. In rooms with high humidity (kitchens, bathrooms, laundries) it is necessary to use plates with increased moisture resistance. The thickness of the frame partition is 7-12.5 cm. How they are built. First determine the location where the wall will be installed. Then a UW profile is screwed to the floor and ceiling, which, for better noise reduction, must be isolated from them with an elastic material (for example, polyurethane foam tape, rubber, cork or felt).

CW profiles are attached to UW-profiles with a pitch of 60 cm (they have a wall width of 50, 75, 100 mm, and a shelf width is always 50 mm). Plates 12.5 mm thick are attached to the prepared structure on one side. They are attached to vertical profiles with the help of special self-tapping screws (with a vertical step of 25 cm).

Never fasten boards to horizontal profiles as they may be damaged by floor deflection. Both the length of the profiles and the height of the slabs should be approximately 1. 5-2 cm less than the height of the room, and their width should be 2 cm less than the width of the room.

At this stage, various engineering communications are laid in the wall. The space between the frame posts is densely filled with mineral wool. As a fibrous material, it is ideal for soundproofing partitions of this type. The thickness of mineral wool slabs is most often 5 cm, but with a wider profile it can be

FRAMES

Pros

low overlap load;
possibility of self-realization;
relatively low cost.

Cons

low resistance to damage;
Hanging heavy objects requires the use of special fasteners or frame reinforcement.

SOUND ABSORBING PROPERTIES OF SECTIONS

Probably everyone dreams that after a day full of impressions they can relax in a cozy atmosphere, listen to music without disturbing other family members. But how much can walls between rooms attenuate sounds passing through them? To assess the soundproofing ability of partitions, such a concept as is used, the air soundproofing index (national designation I8 – European standard – Rw, the development of new DBN, which will be as close as possible to the regulatory framework of European countries) is being completed. I8 is measured in decibels and depends on mass, thickness and stiffness of the wall, the structure of the material and perforated elements in the walls, as well as the shape and location of the holes. Heavy, solid walls are better than light ones in this regard. The higher the indicator, the better the wall protects against noise. The I8 index is converted into the Rw index using the formula: Rw = I8 + 2 (dB).

The sound insulation index of a particular partition must not be lower than the standard value. Since there are two types of sound transmission from a source to neighboring rooms: direct sound transmission (sound level attenuation is determined only by the fence) and indirect (sound propagates through building structures adjacent to the main fence), the sound insulation index of the outer shell of the building, measured on a real object, is always lower than the values obtained in laboratory tests. To improve the parameters of the partition, you can try to increase its thickness, provided that it is in the range of 6.5-18 cm. It makes no sense to arrange partitions thicker, as they will take away valuable living space and doors will look ugly. It is better to make partitions from another material. The method of finishing partitions and partitions , especially brick ones, also has a great influence on the quality of sound absorption. The most complex and best material in terms of acoustics is cement plaster, then cement-lime plaster, then gypsum plaster; This is the lightest material applied in the thinnest layer.

Remember! Optionally, dividing walls can only be installed on floors laid on the ground, on cast-in-situ reinforced concrete floors with cruciform reinforcement, or on prefabricated prefabricated reinforced concrete slab floors. In other ceilings (for example, with a chamfer), walls should be erected only in those places where they are provided for by the project. If you want to change the original layout of the partitions, you need to consult an architect or designer who will decide whether to reinforce the ceiling. This also applies to lightweight drywall partitions.

Results

Partitions do not always separate rooms, sometimes they serve to delimit functional areas in a single living space
Partitions are built not only during the construction of a house, they can also be completed during repair or reconstruction
Divider allows light to pass through, separating a dark room from one containing a window or artificial light.
Heavy brick walls create the greatest load on floors. Dividing walls made of wood are much simpler.
The lightest partitions made of plasterboard and drywall
In places where heavy objects hang on the partition, it must be strengthened in a special way
The simplest masonry is made of expanded clay concrete or cellular concrete
Brick partitions must be firmly connected to load-bearing walls eg with anchors
Thin silicate block walls are recommended for reinforcing stairs, especially above lintels and under window openings.
Unplastered brick walls can be coated with a special impregnation
Tape walls can also be painted
Walls made of glass blocks, as a rule, in bathrooms
An interesting effect is also obtained when arranging translucent walls in bedrooms, corridors or other rooms

Material

Wall thickness, cm

Weight of 1 m wall, kg

If the homeowner has high requirements for soundproofing, then a 162.5mm thick brick or framing construction consisting of two layers of 50mm thick soundproofing boards, two sheets of drywall on each side of the partition wall, and one sheet between the plates is preferable.

Partitions made of foam blocks, in our opinion, are not the best option, since the blocks are not ideal sizes.

In addition, foam concrete is quite fragile, which makes it difficult to attach furniture or heavy equipment to partitions. It is advisable to make partitions made of pile-mortar slabs no higher than 275 cm, since at high altitude they resonate significantly after impact.

Wall-adjacent partition

When installing partitions in the form of a frame filled with soundproofing material and covered with plasterboard, it is very important to ensure that the structure fits snugly to the floor and walls.

The fact is that even minor gaps in these places can negate the sound insulation of even the thickest bulkhead with a thickness of 200 mm, which has an effective insulating material. To achieve a tight joint, it is necessary to fix the guides through an elastic gasket made of special polyurethane or rubber bands.

In addition, it is desirable to fix drywall sheets on the frame also through such spacers, this, firstly, improves the sound insulation index of the room by 1-2 dB, and secondly, it eliminates the oscillation of drywall and, consequently, the appearance of a certain bell, which may occur as a result of such a fluctuation.

Photo: Structural frame structure

1. Finishing
2. Plasterboard sheet
3. Metal frame
4. Soundproofing material

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Aerated concrete partitions

One of the advantages of aerated concrete partitions is environmental safety. In this regard, aerated concrete is inferior to wood.

The raw mix contains mineral components, due to which the material does not emit substances harmful to human health, not only during the operation of the building, but also in case of fire (the fire resistance of partitions made of high-quality aerated concrete blocks is 4 hours). In addition, aerated concrete is not susceptible to mold.

An important point: the radioactive background is the lowest among all stone materials for the construction of external walls and partitions. The advantages of aerated concrete blocks include resistance to moisture and the ability to remove its excess through the thickness of the material, which makes it possible to regulate the humidity regime in the room.

Other advantages of aerated concrete partition walls are light weight, fast installation (the time for erecting blocks with a thickness of 150 mm is 0.44 h / m2), ease of processing with hand tools.«

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What to make interior partitions in a new building

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Today, more and more developers are selling apartments with a free layout. And this means that the construction of partitions in a new building falls on the shoulders of the owner. This approach has many advantages. The owner of the apartment can safely implement almost any design ideas, recreating the geometry of the space for himself. The only problem is how to choose the right material for the future partition, so as not to be disappointed with the result. After all, the task is not only to simply zone the room. The partition must be reliable so that shelves, pictures, and a TV can be subsequently attached to it. Also, the partition must have soundproofing properties. Otherwise, it will only be a decorative screen.

What should interior partitions be made of in a new building?

We bring to your attention an overview of the most common materials for the construction of partitions in rooms.

They are suitable not only for new buildings, but also for secondary housing, offices, cottages, country houses, etc.

Brick

This material makes the most durable partition walls. Also, brick is great for building walls in rooms with high humidity, because it has a low moisture absorption coefficient.

We recommend the use of hollow bricks due to its low weight. In this case, you can not worry about the loss of quality. This won’t happen! For bathrooms, it is better to purchase a solid brick.

Usually a brick partition is a half-brick wall so that the thickness of the structure does not exceed 160 mm. If the length of the partition is more than one and a half meters, it must be additionally strengthened with a reinforcing mesh, which will significantly increase the strength of the entire structure.

The main disadvantages of bricks include:

high cost of material and work on the construction of the partition;

the large weight of the resulting partition (on average, the load on the supporting structures is about 300 kg per square meter).

Gas and foam concrete blocks

At first glance, these blocks are very similar to each other. But there are still a number of differences. For example:

by chemical composition: foam blocks contain more cement, so they are more durable and moisture resistant;

according to the production method: aerated concrete blocks are produced by baking in autoclaves, and the foam blocks solidify under normal conditions.

Block partitions are faster and easier to install. This material is excellent for cutting. With it, you can build walls of almost any configuration. The partitions themselves are light in weight. Their total thickness, taking into account the layers of plaster, is 130 mm. At the same time, they have excellent heat and noise insulation properties.

In addition to the advantages of this material, of course, there are also disadvantages. These include deviations in geometric dimensions up to 2 mm, so you will have to level the resulting wall with plaster. Also, in wet rooms, partitions made of blocks must be coated with antifungal agents.

Tongue-and-groove blocks

This material is based on gypsum. Hydrophobic additives increase its resistance to moisture. Such blocks are distinguished by excellent geometric parameters.

The advantages of tongue-and-groove plates are quite a few:

is not subject to combustibility;

you can create perfectly flat surfaces;

are easy to process with any tools;

weigh relatively little;

have excellent sound and heat insulation properties;

voids in the slabs are suitable for internal wiring of communications;

ease and speed of installation;

interior walls in a new building are stronger due to the presence of a groove and a ridge.

But do not forget about the disadvantages:

Low material strength compared to brick

Special gypsum adhesive

required

Gypsum board

A very popular partition wall material, especially in offices. As for residential apartments, partitions for dressing rooms, storage rooms or decorative partitions for symbolic zoning of premises are usually erected from drywall.

The main advantages of drywall:

lightness of the material – the weight of one square meter is no more than 50 kg;

easy installation.

However, a plasterboard wall is not able to support a lot of weight. Maximum – up to 15 kg. If you plan to increase the load, it is worth additionally strengthening the wall with plywood sheets. It is also worth taking care of soundproofing in advance. This can be done using special fiberglass or basalt slabs, as well as using polystyrene foam mats.

If you need to build an interior partition, it is better to take the advice of a specialist who will tell you what is best done in your particular case. A real professional will help you decide on the material, orient you at prices and help with the purchase. Do not neglect the advice of qualified craftsmen!

Do-it-yourself plasterboard interior partitions

Drywall is one of the most popular materials for renovation. With it, you can not only make the walls smooth and even, but also divide the space into zones. At the same time, drywall interior partitions have many options for execution and are a decorative part of the interior. Even a novice master can work with HL, which allows not only to implement bold ideas in the interior, but also significantly save on the cost of work.

Advantages of frame partitions

There are many ways to delimit space: textiles, glass systems, screens, fixed brick walls, and plasterboard interior partitions. This design is a metal frame, sheathed with gypsum board on both sides. The partition is suitable for any room and has a number of advantages compared to other methods of delimitation:

Plasterboard can be given any shape: oval, square, wave, create built-in shelves, niches and other useful and stylish elements. If the development of the project causes difficulties, you can see the photo gallery of drywall interior partitions. Such material is always available on the Internet, as well as in magazines devoted to interior and renovation, and there you can find a lot of ideas.

But there are also negative sides to such structures. Firstly, drywall is a rather fragile material. It can be damaged by a strong blow, heavy objects should not be hung on such a wall. The maximum weight of a painting or lamp should not exceed 15 kg. Secondly, in rooms with high humidity, interior partitions from standard drywall cannot be made. But this problem is easily solved by using a moisture-resistant sheet.

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List of tools and materials

After the issue of the location of the structure is resolved and the design is chosen, you can go to the hardware supermarket. But first, you should draw up an estimate and calculate the “consumables”. The result will depend on the thickness, height, shape of the structure and the chosen method of installing the frame.

In order to make interior partitions from drywall with your own hands, you will need:

guide profile;

rack profile;

reinforcing tape;

sealing tape;

dowels;

hl;

putty, primer;

self-tapping screws;

laser level;

plumb;

perforator;

tracing cord;

tape measure;

metal shears;

hammer;

screwdriver.

The consumption of materials will also directly depend on what kind of sheathing is supposed – single-layer or two-layer. In addition, you will need to purchase mineral slabs for soundproofing interior partitions. After everything is prepared, you can proceed to the layout and installation.

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The order of installation of drywall

First, make a markup for the future design. The required distance recedes from the wall, marks are made on the side walls and two vertical lines are marked with a level. They are connected with a cord along the floor and ceiling.

After marking, you can proceed to the direct installation of interior partitions. To do this, guide profiles are attached to the ceiling and floor, pre-glued with sealing tape. Rack profiles are mounted at a distance of about 0. 4 m from each other. This will give the structure the necessary mechanical strength. After that, it remains only to install horizontal jumpers in the places of future seams between the sheets.

The frame is ready and the cladding can begin. The main thing is not to forget to lay the wiring, install sockets and make soundproofing. Correctly perform this task will help the training video on installing interior partitions from drywall sheets. For convenience, you should first “close” one wall of the HL, after making holes for sockets or lamps. After that, lay mineral slabs (wool) and finish the sheathing.

There are several nuances of high-quality installation of drywall sheets:

it is imperative to leave gaps between the drywall and adjacent surfaces (floor, ceiling), as well as between the sheets themselves;

vertical joints must not be allowed to coincide;

self-tapping screws must be screwed strictly perpendicular to the profile;

heads of self-tapping screws should not protrude strongly or fall through, but can only be in the same plane with hl.

After all the above procedures, only the finishing is left. The appearance of the future room will depend on its quality. Therefore, you should carefully approach the choice of design and color schemes. A good helper in this difficult task will be photos of drywall interior partitions. The designs are so spectacular and unusual that there are doubts whether it is possible to do this with your own hands. In fact, everything is quite simple and quite accessible to the average self-taught repairman.

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Finishing the interior partitions

The last stage in the construction of interior partitions is their final finishing. Usually, this process includes several steps:

processing joints and heads of self-tapping screws with putty and pasting the seams with tape;

surface primer;

putty;

decorative trim.

The most common design options are wallpapering or painting. Decorative interior partition can be used as a functional part of the interior. For example, make through rectangular holes in the form of shelves. They will serve for books and beautiful little things.

Such a simple detail as a partition can completely change the interior space of any home. In one room you can make a bedroom, dressing room and office. And turn the children’s room into two – a classroom and a cozy recreation area. In any case, you will need photos of various design options and recommendations for their use in different rooms.

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Recently, more and more apartments and offices in new buildings are rented out with a free layout, so that you can model the room with maximum convenience. Housing in houses of standard construction, public premises in old buildings are also subjected to redevelopment.

Sliding partitions – convenient, beautiful, practical!

When re-planning and zoning rooms, the construction of walls is not always advisable. New walls are not cheap. They cannot be temporarily removed and quickly returned. And sliding interior partitions give maximum freedom in space zoning and allow you to quickly and easily change the layout depending on your needs.

Often, when deciding on walls, pressing questions arise:

Is it worth turning an apartment with small rooms into a spacious studio, because it will be difficult to zone the room or retire?

If you combine the living room with the kitchen, will the smell during cooking not spread throughout the room?

How to separate a sleeping place from a living room in a one-room apartment?

How do you set aside a meeting space in your office without setting aside a separate large meeting room?

How to zone the gym so that, if necessary, both individual and large group classes and seminars can be held?

All these issues are solved by sliding partitions!

Functionality and aesthetics of sliding partitions

Our partitions will not only help to zone the space – they will become the highlight of your interior. Using various materials, we create structures with a unique design.

Sliding interior partitions perform not only the functional task of zoning the space in the room, they are originally designed, they also bring an important aesthetic component to the interior. Our company presents to your attention the most modern and relevant interior partitions that do not require the construction of walls.

There are several types of such structures:

“mobile walls” (or suspended / non-threshold) – suitable mainly for offices, provide high sound insulation, but are not the cheapest solution;

All-glass partitions in an aluminum profile create the appearance of a whole room, make it possible to make the most of lighting, are used mainly in exhibition halls, offices and other non-residential premises;

“accordion” provides maximum space saving, practical and functional, has good sound insulation, quickly installed and easy to operate;

sliding sliding partitions are ideal for the home: when closed or semi-open, they retain an atmosphere of comfort, and when moved apart, they create the effect of disappearing walls, fit perfectly into modern and classic interiors, can be made in any style and are the most affordable in price.

Using a wide variety of materials, we can create stylish room dividers with unique designs. Glass, mirrors, the surfaces of which are processed using sandblasting, silk-screen printing, photo printing and other decorating techniques, give our products a unique attractive appearance.

In addition to the functionality and aesthetic component present in our products, you will also be pleased with the price category of interior panels. All types of partitions presented in our catalog are quite affordable, pay attention to their photos. Perhaps one of the models will perfectly fit into your interior, effectively dividing the kitchen and dining area, or will become the main element that encloses the voluminous dressing room.

When ordering sliding partitions from us, we guarantee an acceptable cost of goods and its first-class quality!

Performing a decorative role, our partitions also have certain performance characteristics, fully justifying their cost. Providing good sound insulation and contributing to the creation of a cozy atmosphere, sliding partitions still cannot become a full-fledged analogue of a monolithic wall.

Are you furnishing your apartment in oriental or high-tech style? Do you prefer classics or Scandinavian minimalism? Any of your ideas can be supplemented and developed with the help of interior partitions! Using photo printing, sandblasting, silk-screen printing and other design techniques on glass and mirrors in our designs, we ensure the originality and individuality of each product.

Our sliding partitions do not replace monolithic walls, but they have good sound insulation and quickly solve the problems associated with room zoning. Toning, frosted glass, applying opaque images will help create the effect of privacy, security and comfort, while not weighing down the interior and not cluttering up the space.

We have quality and cheap!

We work with trusted suppliers of materials, we manufacture products on our own equipment, which allows us to set minimum prices for sliding interior partitions. We offer free consultations and ensure that you are satisfied with your purchase.

We guarantee high quality at the lowest possible cost!

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What to build interior partitions from?

It is with the construction of new partitions that repair work in houses and apartments often begins. After all, a wall offset of only 20 cm can significantly improve the ergonomics of the room. There are several rules and requirements, in addition to the established BTI standards, that must be followed in order for the internal walls to be reliable and durable. The article will consider a list, as well as features of the most popular materials.

Features of installation of an interior partition

Most apartments on the market of new buildings are built according to the principle of free planning. Homeowners have the opportunity to choose from several options for placing partitions in the most comfortable conditions. Often problems begin precisely with the definition of the material, as well as the installation work.

Partitions should perform several functions:

Keep the usable area as much as possible without “eating up” the quadrature.

Have sufficient strength to support the weight of pictures, cabinets, shelves.

Have excellent soundproofing properties.

Material for the manufacture of internal partitions

The raw material used to divide the internal space can be divided into sheet and piece. Their advantages, disadvantages and features will be discussed further.

Brick

A well-known building material also suitable for interior walls. There are several varieties of it – hollow and full-bodied. The hollow material wall is light in weight, but it will also have one significant drawback. As a rule, difficulties arise with hanging objects on such a partition. Ceramic and silicate type of material is not suitable for the construction of structures in rooms with a high level of humidity.

As a general rule, the wall thickness should not exceed 16 cm, including 2 layers of plaster. Strength can be increased with a reinforcing mesh, but only if the length of the partition does not exceed 1.5 meters.

The advantages of the material include good sound insulation and durability. Several disadvantages are also known, including high cost, a large load on the floor. Installation should only be carried out by a qualified person.

Gypsum tongue and groove boards

The collection of material is carried out according to the principle of the designer. Gypsum slabs are, like bricks, hollow and full-bodied. But the first option is not very suitable for the production of full-fledged interior partitions, as they provide insufficient sound insulation. Plates are produced in various sizes, but, as a rule, they use the material of the following parameters – weighing 22 or 28 kg, the most popular parameters are 667x500x80 (100) mm.

The material has several significant advantages:

flat surface;

installation does not require special skills;

also produce boards with increased moisture resistance;

strength, suitable for attaching objects.

The only drawback is the lack of soundproofing.

A detailed analysis of the options for the execution of interior partitions is presented in the video of one of the interior designers:

Aerated concrete blocks

For their production, cement, quartz sand and water are used. Aluminum powder is also added. When solidified, air passes through the material and the bubbles remain inside, which significantly lightens the weight of the structure. For the installation of partitions, plates of 600×250 in size are suitable, the width can be from 50 to 500 mm. Each block weighs 11 kg.

Material ideal for puttying. Such blocks are mounted much easier than bricks. Hanging objects can be attached to the partitions. They have aerated concrete blocks and one drawback – poor insulation.

Foam concrete blocks

Their composition practically does not differ from aerated concrete slabs with the exception of one additive. Instead of aluminum powder, biological substances are used, which significantly increases the strength of blocks, for example, eggs.

You don’t have to worry about the smell of the components, pre-treatment completely neutralizes it. But such a partition may appeal to rodents, so in private homes it is better to use a material whose density is from 600 to 800 kg per cubic meter.

The material is fairly easy to putty and install. The strength of the blocks is higher than that of foam concrete. Their weight is about 11 kg. There are special plates for rooms with a high level of humidity.

Hollow glass bricks or glass blocks

The material resembles cubes. Each of them weighs about 4 kg, size – 19x19x8. Ideal for the construction of interior partitions in conditions of high humidity, as well as insufficient lighting. Transparent blocks are capable of transmitting up to 80% of light. On the building materials market, you can also find matte, colored, as well as decorative cubes. The last variety has an internal composition.

Glass blocks are suitable for the construction of both part of partitions, for example, a small window, and full-fledged walls, but such a wall must be mounted taking into account the load requirements: no more than 15 blocks, otherwise cracks may appear.

The advantages of the material include water resistance, excellent throughput, incombustibility. After installation, a fine finish is not required. But glass blocks differ in several significant drawbacks:

Heating blocks can cause a greenhouse effect.

The surface is easily soiled, therefore it is better not to use the material in the kitchen and in the hallway.

This wall is not suitable for attaching objects.

You can see silhouettes and movement through the glass blocks.

Wooden partitions

Wood is rarely used to divide interior spaces. This design includes a frame made of solid wood or a profile with soundproofing filling. Partitions help save space, as they are often perceived as a cross between a piece of furniture and a wall, and a sliding system will allow you to zone the room.

Partition walls’ strengths include strength, appearance and durability, but making a natural wood partition requires a significant investment.

Plasterboard

One of the most common materials, popular due to ease of installation, as well as the ability to take any form. In addition, most builders have the skills to work with drywall. Subject to the basic conditions, the design can become durable, reliable and attractive. For installation in rooms with a high level of humidity, it is desirable to use a special moisture-resistant type of material.

The average weight of one square meter of partition wall is only 50 kg. To strengthen the structure, you can use sheets of plywood.

Features of drywall partitions can be found in the video:

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Recently, you can often hear questions about what to build walls inside the apartment. I invite everyone who is somehow connected with professional interior repairs to express their opinions and deeds …

Lately one can often hear questions about what to build the walls inside the apartment from.

I invite everyone who is somehow connected with professional interior renovation to express their opinions and share their experiences. This will be a good informative help for those who are planning to renovate their homes.

Interior partitions are not like in the comedy “12 chairs”, where the rooms in the hostel were separated from plywood panels. The walls inside the apartment must meet the requirements of both relative solidity and sound insulation. We can say that along with such rough work as a screed in an apartment, electrical and plumbing communications, interior walls are also your, so to speak, “foundation”. As you lay the foundation, the house will stand with all its decorations.

In new buildings more and more often there are free layouts, where there are no walls, and if builders leave partitions, sometimes they are crooked, and even keep on parole and are subject to demolition. On hearing usually there are drywall on the frame, and then there are partitions from various blocks made of various materials. The most practical for partitions made of modern materials are gypsum blocks or gypsum board, it is also called tongue-and-groove because of its crest.

This is what it looks like

Docking tongue

Blocks vary in thickness of 80mm. and 100 mm. There are standard and moisture resistant, hollow inside and full-bodied. In rooms with high humidity, moisture-resistant and hollow blocks are used, it is convenient to carry out plumbing in them. communications. For the main interior partitions, blocks of 100 mm thick can be used. Installation of tongue-and-groove blocks is not so complicated. Due to the comb, it is easier to maintain the vertical, the block can be sawn at any angle, which facilitates the installation of curved partitions. For installation, you need gypsum-based glue, often (Knauf) Perlfix is used, or other manufacturers, corner brackets are used to reinforce and bind to the main walls, and they can also selectively connect blocks to each other. The doorway on top is reinforced with metal. angle on both sides. The laying of blocks is carried out in a run.

For example, such a bracket can be tied to the main walls and even some blocks to each other.

Example of a wall with metal corners

The advantages of tongue-and-groove in solidity in relation to plasterboard partitions. By the speed of installation due to its size 667 * 500 mm. in relation to partitions from other blocks. Such partitions usually do not require additional plastering work. Due to their structural viscosity, it is convenient to mount and hang various furniture structures on them.

Elastic junction of partitions through soundproofing tape to load-bearing structures

This photo shows an example of binding an external corner.

Protection of heating pipes, through a mounted baffle.

Upper junction of partitions to ceilings.

Room dividers. Types of interior partitions and device options

This article will help you understand the variety of materials for the construction of interior partitions and find the best solution for you. She will talk about the features of working with various materials and the technology of their installation.

A partition is a wall that divides the interior of a house into separate rooms. Not only a fixed wall can act as a partition, but also various sliding structures and screens.

The design of the partitions you plan to build in your home depends on the requirements for them. If you plan to block the space for a long time and the separation should provide reliable heat and sound insulation, then a solid supporting structure is used. In other cases, easily disassembled or movable partitions can be dispensed with.

What are partitions?

An excellent option for space zoning are various transforming partitions – sliding, sliding, folding soft and hard folding. They can be installed anywhere, for example, to distinguish between the kitchen and dining room, bedroom and dressing room, hallway and living room.

Screens are often used in modern interiors. They help zone your space and decorate the room. Screens are cheaper than other types of partitions.

The most durable partition is a stationary one, that is, a wall that allows you to isolate a room from other rooms. These are brick, wooden, partitions made of glass blocks, tongue-and-groove slabs and cellular concrete. We will talk about them in more detail in this article.

Brick partitions.

Advantages:

Brick partitions have good soundproofing properties. For example: brick partitions made of solid red brick, plastered on both sides, have the following sound insulation index values: two-brick wall (thickness with plaster 530 mm) = 60 dB; wall in one brick (thickness with plaster 280 mm) = 54 dB; half-brick wall (thickness with plaster 150 mm) = 47 dB. At the same time, the normal value of the sound insulation index for interior partitions should be at least 52 dB.

Brick is a moisture resistant material, but if you are building a partition in the bathroom, it is better to use a solid brick.

Disadvantages:

Significant partition weight: 1 square meter weighs about 280 kg, with a partition thickness of 1/2 solid brick.

Another disadvantage Obligatory plastering of the surface before finishing and longer erection time compared to other technologies.

Construction technology: Brick partitions in the house are most often made in half (120 mm) or quarter bricks (65 or 88 mm). If you lay out a partition in a quarter of a brick and its length exceeds 1.5 m, in this case it is necessary to use wire with a diameter of 4-6 mm for reinforcement. This is done by laying the wire horizontally every 3-4 rows of bricks.

Masonry mortar: 5 parts sand and 1 part cement. For every 2 kg of the resulting mixture, add 1 liter of water. To correctly calculate the amount of mortar, keep in mind that about 40 kg of sand is required to install 20 brick blocks.

Masonry: Pick up a brick and spread a layer of mortar about 10 mm thick on its surface. Press the brick to the floor and wall. Apply mortar to the second brick and press it against the first. Now, using a trowel, remove excess mortar and check if the blocks are installed at the same level and strictly vertically. This must be done after laying each row of bricks. At the beginning of the next row, install half a brick to form a regular dressing, and so on through each row. In its raw form, the brickwork is very unstable, so it is better to lay it out in one step no more than 1.5 meters.

After laying bricks, partitions are plastered on both sides, rubbed, preparing for painting, ceramic tiling or wallpapering.

Tongue-and-groove partitions.

The construction of partitions from tongue-and-groove slabs (hereinafter referred to as GWP) is a simple and relatively quick way to build partitions. The speed of building partitions from these elements is 6-8 times higher than from bricks. The mass of the partition is 4 times less than that of a brick one.

The slabs are made of building gypsum. They have mating and supporting surfaces, that is, a groove and a ridge.

Tongue-and-groove plates are available in two sizes: 600*500*100 or 500*300*100.

Advantages:

According to SNiP 201. 02-85 “Fire regulations” GWP partitions 100 mm thick have a fire resistance limit of 2.5 hours, a fire spread limit of 0 cm.

Partitions made of foam concrete slabs are odorless, moisture resistant, durable, not susceptible to infection by putrefactive bacteria, fungus, “breathe” well and regulate indoor humidity.

Partition walls made of HWP meet the regulatory requirements for sound insulation (41 dB for single construction and up to 60 dB for double construction).

PWP is easy to saw and process, and electrical wiring and pipes are recessed into grooves made with a simple hand tool.

Partition wall made of tongue-and-groove elements does not require surface plastering, but it is proposed to apply only finishing materials.

Disadvantages: Cannot withstand heavy structures. Pictures, mirrors and other light objects weighing up to 30 kg are attached to the partition with screws and dowels, heavy objects (cabinets, shelves, etc. ) – using anchors. For loads from 30 kg/cm to 100 kg/cm, bolts passing through the entire thickness of the partition are used.

Mounting technology: The tongue-and-groove slabs are easy to install, easy to saw and process. PGP partitions are placed not on the concrete base of the ceiling, but on the finished floor screed before applying the finishing coatings. As a mounting adhesive, when working with plates, putty of the Fugenfüller type or any adhesive for mounting PGP plates is used.

Installation: Apply the prepared mortar to the base of the walls and floor at the junction of the boards. After 30 minutes, you can begin installation. At the first row of plates, it is necessary to cut off the comb and install them with this side down. Apply mortar to the grooved top side and sides and start laying the first row. We press each plate with a rubber mallet. We remove the glue that has come out with a spatula. When laying the next row, the mortar is applied to the groove of the previous row and to the sides. Perform a high partition in several stages of 4-5 rows, allowing the glue to harden.

Aerated concrete partitions.

Aerated concrete is produced by foaming cement mortar. The standard block size is 200*250*60 mm.

Advantages:

The fire resistance of a wall made of 60 mm thick blocks is 150 minutes.

air trapped in the pores of cellular concrete gives the blocks good thermal insulation characteristics (0.14 W/mS).

The standard block has a mass of 18 kg. For example: one such block can replace up to 15 bricks, the mass of which is about 70 kg, therefore, installation from blocks is less laborious than from bricks.

Block partitions have good sound insulation: a 100 mm thick structure has a sound insulation index (Rw) of 35-37 dB, a 125 mm thick one has 44-46 dB, and a partition wall another 25 mm thick has a total of 55-57 dB .

Disadvantages:

Low air permeability and rather high complexity of erection.

Installation technology: When laying a partition made of cellular concrete, both sand-cement mixture and ordinary tile adhesive can be used.

Installation: A layer of mortar is applied to the base of the future partition and the first row of blocks is laid. It is necessary to constantly check the uniformity of the masonry horizontally and vertically using a level. The next row of slabs is installed with glue on the mating surfaces and with the ligation of the slabs of the previous row (at the beginning of the row we install only half of the block).

The partition made of cellular concrete blocks is fixed with the help of metal fittings inserted into the drilled hole of the load-bearing wall and the seam of the horizontal laying of the blocks. Fastening to the floor can also be carried out using metal profiles.

Glass block partitions.

Modern glass blocks are easy to assemble, reliable in operation and original design that will bring any designer’s idea to life. Glass block is a kind of transparent “bricks” made of thick glass (6-10 mm). The standard sizes of glass blocks are 190*190*80 mm and 240*240*80, but they also produce corner and half elements. The surface of the block can be smooth, corrugated, transparent, matte and even colored. A pattern of small pieces of colored glass can be applied to the surface of the glass. Of these, you can lay out real panels with images of landscapes, flowers, or abstract drawings.

Advantages:

Partitions made of glass blocks look very impressive and have a number of advantages: sufficient strength, fire resistance, heat and sound insulation qualities (54 dB), durability.

One of the main distinguishing qualities of glass blocks is light transmission. For transparent blocks, it is 75-80%, for colored and matte blocks it is 30-50%. And the patterns from the blocks give an unusual light-shadow pattern.

Glass blocks withstand temperature fluctuations from -40 to +50 degrees. And in case of fire, they prevent the spread of fire and smoke for 1-2 hours.

Glass blocks do not absorb odors or accumulate dirt. Easy to clean with glass cleaner.

Disadvantages:

It is impossible to lay various communications inside such walls and partitions (for example: electrical wiring or sewerage).

It is impossible to hang anything on the block wall (for example: paintings, shelves, etc.).

Such a glass block cannot be cut or sawn during installation, in this case a half block is used.

Installation of glass block partitions.

Laying glass blocks is not easy, especially for a beginner. To fasten the blocks, cement mortars are used that do not contain large grains of sand or “liquid nails”.

There are several ways to lay glass blocks: on cement-adhesive mortar, in modular cells or in prepared niches in the wall.

The first method is similar to brickwork. This method is the most laborious and time consuming. The base for masonry must be flat, free of dirt and dust. The first row is laid out according to the level so that the wall is even. Plastic crosses are installed between the blocks to obtain even seams. It is not recommended to lay out more than three rows per day, as the lower raw seams can “ride” from gravity. Glass block masonry must be reinforced with a metal rod with a diameter of 6 mm. To do this, the rods are placed vertically and horizontally every two blocks.

The second method of mounting glass blocks is faster than the first. Lattices with cells made of wood, MDF or plastic are attached to the floor, walls and ceiling. And then they are filled with blocks, fixing with rubber masonry or sealant.

Wall niches made of glass blocks look spectacular. To do this, you need to drill a hole in the wall of the desired size. But in this case, the thickness of the block and the wall are the same, so on the one hand the blocks will be slightly recessed. Installation of blocks can be done using sealant or “liquid nails”.

Frame type partitions.

Gypsum board (GKL – gypsum board) – “core” of natural gypsum, pasted over on four sides with cardboard. There are ordinary (GKL), moisture resistant (GKLV), fire resistant (GKLO), moisture resistant with increased fire resistance (GKLVO). It is used for the construction of partitions, suspended ceilings and wall decoration. GKLV is also used as a heater.

Gypsum fiber (GVL – gypsum fiber sheet) – non-combustible pressed mixture of natural gypsum and shredded waste paper. There are ordinary (GVL) and moisture resistant (GVLV). It is used as a heater and for leveling floors, pasting combustible materials to make them fire resistant.

Drywall. Gypsum board partitions are gypsum boards that completely cover the racks and are fixed on a metal frame on both sides.

Advantages:

Sound insulation index values for a partition on a single frame, sheathed with 12 mm GKL sheet on both sides (95 mm thick) = 37 dB. And for the same partition, but sheathed with two sheets of plasterboard, the sound insulation index is 45 dB.

Light weight – 25-50 kg/m2 (more for moisture resistant drywall).

The main advantage of plasterboard partitions is that the wall is smooth and even, it is perfect for wallpapering, painting with acrylic paints or any other finish.

In addition, drywall has a fire resistance of 0.2 hours – for a partition of one layer of plasterboard and up to 1 hour – for a partition in two layers. GKL also has vapor and gas permeability, and is very easy to install.

Disadvantages:

drywall is a brittle material, so it can be easily damaged by a hard object.

Afraid of moisture. When wet, the GKL swells, deforms, and may even fall off the frame.

Do not hang something very heavy on the GKL partition. The maximum weight should not exceed 70 kg per linear meter, but items must be attached directly to the frame. Light objects (up to 15 kg), such as paintings, can be hung directly on drywall using screws and dowels.

GKL partition installation technology: First you need to build a metal frame from aluminum profiles. First of all, it is necessary to mark the erected partitions. First, it is performed on the floor, and then, using a plumb line, this markup is transferred to the ceiling. Using dowels, we fix the guides, according to the markings, on the floor and on the ceiling. In the same way we fix the profile on the walls. We cut the profile along the height of the room and fasten it in increments of no more than 600 mm. The frame is ready! Before proceeding with the sheathing, you need to lay out the sheets on a flat surface and cut them according to the height of the partition. We fix the sheets with self-tapping screws with a pitch of about 250 mm. After sheathing, the seams can be primed and puttied. To do this, apply putty on the seam and in one motion from top to bottom level the putty, and remove its excess. Then, without waiting for hardening, a reinforcing tape is laid on the putty, while it is pressed into the putty mass. Another layer of putty is applied over the tape. Hats of self-tapping screws are recessed and puttied.

Wooden partitions.

Wooden partitions can be solid plank (single or double), double with an air or filled gap and frame-sheathed.

Advantages:

Made from environmentally friendly materials.

It is possible to make a structure of increased strength that can withstand more than 150 kg of load.

Wood partition wall weight approx. 92 kg/m2 (with partition thickness 150 mm)

The sound insulation index reaches 41 dB (with a partition wall thickness of 150 mm).

Disadvantages:

Wooden structures are afraid of water.

They have insufficient sound insulation (37 dB).

They are flammable – they have a fire resistance of 0. 2 hours.

Mounting technology:

Single plank partitions: consist of vertically installed boards 40-50 mm thick. Prepare the boards for mounting the partition. They must be: Edged or tongue-and-groove and their length must be 1 cm less than the distance from the floor to the ceiling. Before starting work, draw strictly vertical lines on the walls with a plumb line and a pencil. Then, along these markings, draw two more lines on the floor and ceiling. Next, nail two bars to the floor so that they form a groove equal in thickness to the board. Now you need to nail another triangular beam to the ceiling. Insert the board into the bottom groove, press it against the wall and nail it to the top bar. After all the boards are nailed, the gap between the boards must be filled with tow. Next, you can nail the second triangular beam to the ceiling, thereby pressing the boards. Such a partition can be plastered, sheathed with plywood, fiberboard or plasterboard sheets.

Double and triple plank partitions: Before proceeding with the installation of these partitions, it is necessary to prepare the boards and carry out all the markings (as in the case of single partitions). First you need to put racks from floor to ceiling. Racks are firmly fixed between the slats and sheathed on both sides with boards 20-25 mm thick. The surface of the partition can be plastered, sheathed with fiberboard or drywall.

Frame-sheathing partitions: For mounting the frame, use bars 30*50 or 50*100. Making a frame: Take two bars with a length equal to the length of the partition (bars for the floor and ceiling). Using dowels, we fasten the bars, according to the markings (as in the case of A and B), on the floor and on the ceiling. In the same way, the bars on the walls. We cut them according to the height of the room and fasten them in increments of no more than 600-120 mm.

Sheathing: can be made from plywood, fibreboard, chipboard sheets or boards 50-75 mm. First, the skin is completely nailed on one side, then on the other. After installation, the partition is plastered on both sides.

How to improve sound insulation? We still have one unresolved question: how can you improve the sound insulation of interior partitions if you need perfect silence?

The sound insulation index is measured in “dicibels”. This value does not depend on the area of \u200b\u200bthe room, but only on the interior partition itself.

In the norms of MGSN 2.04-97 “Permissible levels of noise, vibration and sound insulation requirements in residential and public buildings” there is a division of housing categories with their own sound insulation indices: 54 dB – for houses of category A (elite housing), 52 dB – for houses category B (comfortable new buildings), 50 dB – for houses of category B (old houses).

The main way to improve the soundproofing of a room is to increase the thickness of the partitions or use soundproofing material. As soundproofing materials, you can use mats or plates made of basalt or fiberglass, which have not only high heat-shielding and sound-absorbing capacity, but also fire resistance. For example: if a soundproofing plate 50 mm thick is laid in a partition from one layer of drywall, then the sound insulation index will be 43 dB, if a double layer of drywall is 58 dB.

The issue of interior partitions is quite extensive. I hope that the tips given in this article will help you solve all the problems associated with the choice of materials and installation of interior partitions. Whether you use the tips in this article or not, it’s up to you.

27 Office Partition Design Ideas

A growing trend that has revolutionized modern office design is the use of glass partitions to separate work spaces.

As offices focus on creating a more open and collaborative work environment for their employees, glass partitions have become a logical means to achieve this goal. As an added bonus, many offices seeking LEED credits can earn points by installing glass office partitions. The Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) building system encourages bringing as much natural light into the office as possible, as well as building exteriors whenever possible.

Installing glass office partitions allows natural light to enter throughout the office in a way that traditional walls and office partitions cannot. They also increase opportunities for collaboration and feel part of the overall culture of the company, even when working on an individual project or meeting with clients. With the incredible range of glass partitions available, you’re sure to find something that matches the form and function of an office.

Office Partition Design Ideas

Check out these 27 modern partition design ideas to help open up your office space.

Frameless

1. Frameless Meeting Rooms

One of the challenges of creating an open work environment is how to balance open collaboration spaces with the need for privacy. In this design, wood partitions create a clearer separation between conference rooms and the rest of the office, while frosted areas are strategically placed to create additional privacy while still retaining plenty of natural light.

2.Glass Walls with Privacy

Frameless glass creates a continuous flow in office partitions, and where privacy is required, it can be frosted to suit your specific request. In this design, the frosted glass reaches almost to the ceiling, creating a lot of privacy. But because the glazing is not applied to the very top of the glass, the office partition still allows light to enter through the bottom and into the top unhindered.

3. Open entrance hallway concept – office partitions

The entrance hall, which could have been darkened, is transformed into a bright and cozy space with the inclusion of offices without framed partitions. This design, uninterrupted by bulky frames, creates a pleasant walk while maintaining a level privacy through strategically frosted interior partitions.

4. Transparent meeting room

This fully transparent meeting room features frameless glass interior partitions. Placed in a corner with windows on two sides, it creates an abundance of light that brightens up the space and includes views of the street.

5. Custom Design Glass Partitions

Personality or corporate identity can be added to office design by adjusting frost on windows. The curved design on the glass flows into a curved office partition that follows the contour of the corridor. Both of these elements complement the rounded chairs, ensuring the integrity of the whole design.

6. Glass Partitions in

Adding color to office wall partitions can create additional interest as well as preserve the brand by adding corporate colors. Words can also be printed on glass partitions for offices to reinforce the brand’s ideals and beliefs. The curved internal partition creates a private meeting or conference space.

Freestanding

7.

Freestanding Meeting Room
Freestanding Offices with Glass Partitions give you limitless office design options as they can be installed almost anywhere you need them, as is the case with this mini office room. meetings.

8. Glass Walls with Visual Aesthetics

The color included in this freestanding design not only adds interest to the office but also creates privacy while allowing light to pass through, enhancing the aesthetics of the office.

9. Open Feel Office Design

Office partitions add an industrial touch to this office space by separating spaces and allowing light to flow through the space without being restricted by the traditional wall.

10. Glass partitions for separation

You can also combine traditional and modern office styles with free standing glass partitions for the offices in the middle and traditional cubicle walls for the outer offices.

11.Middle Floor Meeting Room

A nondescript office space is made interesting by the inclusion of customizable lighting that helps define the space while allowing natural light to filter through private areas.

12. Glass Partitions with Extra Privacy

Louvers are included in this internal partition design, which together with the wooden partitions provide a high level of privacy when needed and a sense of openness when privacy is less needed.

High Walls

13. Floor to Ceiling Conference Room Walls

Modern buildings with high ceilings can now benefit from the high walls of modern office partitions in their space. Frosted glass on different levels draws attention to the office’s tall partition and adds privacy to those in the room.

14. Glass Walls to Divide Rooms

Tall interior partitions can separate rooms while still maintaining natural flow in the office, as is the case with this building. integrity.

15. Internal partitions

High partitions can be integrated into a structure that also uses traditional walls. In this case, the internal partition contrasts with the traditional door and the surrounding walls.

Privacy Smart Glass

16.

Smart Glass for added privacy
Privacy Smart Glass can change from transparent to translucent with the flick of a switch, instantly creating interest and flexibility in your office design. Using an office partition as part of an office partition design can complement the contours of a building in a curved or angled configuration, or maintain straight lines.

Modular

17. Easily reconfigurable glass partitions

Modular office partitions provide incredible flexibility in office design when it comes to interior partitions. In this clean and minimalist space, gray framed modular office partitions with a custom matte design keep the space fresh and open while fulfilling their purpose of creating interior partitions.

18. Matt constructions on glass partitions

These modular internal partitions are combined with traditional walls, including partitions. Again, using custom icing to add interest to a minimal space.

Movable Walls

19.

Unique Conference Room Shapes –
Incorporating movable partitions into office design means rooms can be created and then hidden again in seconds. In this conference room, corner partitions form a small conference room along request and can be neatly put away when they serve their purpose.

20. Glass partitions, movable walls

The movable office partitions in this room make up the majority of the wall. This is the perfect choice for a space that needs to be flexible. If more space is required, the walls can be moved to create a larger common area, banquet hall or conference center.

21.

Glass walls contrast with the floor design

The combination of stark white framing with vibrant carpet colors creates interest in this design that uses moving walls. The pattern on the carpet cuts through the room, and if the walls are removed, the pattern will spread throughout the larger space.

22. Sliding doors for privacy or an open feel

The custom-applied matte film on these sliding partitions helps to brand the business and create a seamless design when used in other spaces throughout the office.

23. Neutral colors of glass partition frame

The gray frame on these moving walls complements the carpet and is neutral enough to support the red spots throughout the rest of the design. This partition system can be easily moved to create more space depending on the current needs of the office.

Atrium Wall Systems

24. Glass Lobby Walls for Natural Lighting

Atrium Wall Systems allow natural light to enter the office space, enhancing the work environment and creating more opportunities to earn LEED credits.

25. Open space feel for atriums

In an office with a large interior where it is difficult for natural light to enter the middle of the space, creating an atrium with internal partitions can be a great solution. In this design, greenery is included in the main area along with seating areas. Surrounding offices can take advantage of their interior appearance and available light.

26. Glass walls destroying concrete architecture

The juxtaposition of concrete and glass in this design creates an interesting contrast. The inclusion of atrium partitions for the office makes what could have been a cold, featureless building feel alive and welcoming.

27. Conference room overlooking the office space

Office partitions in the atrium can also be built into the stairwell to avoid large blank walls. These stairway-facing office atriums create a sense of connection despite separation.

Regardless of the design aesthetic you create, there are endless ways to add glass partitions to your office. From frameless to movable, glass partition office walls maximize natural light, create spaces for collaboration, and add flexibility to any design.

Contact Avanti Systems for additional assistance in developing the ideal open concept office design with glass partitions.

Other Partition Resources

20th Century Office Design and Prefabricated Partitions

Pabco Gypsum Division of the fibreboard corporation.

This post is part of a monthly series that explores historical applications of building materials and systems using resources from the Building Technology Heritage Library (BTHL), the AEC’s online collection of catalogs, brochures, trade publications, and more. Conservation Technologies, an international organization for the conservation of buildings. Read more about the archive here.

Long before modern cubicles became popular in the 1960s, prefabricated office partition systems were available to mimic stick walls. By the 1930s, there were several major manufacturers of office partition systems, most of which offered railing systems – the architectural progenitors of today’s cubicles – with additional glazing.20s to minimalistic Miesian models in the 1960s.

Additional office and bank compartments: Part number 35 , Add-A-Unit, c. 1920
This prefabricated partition system used traditional wooden structures similar to those of furniture. A precursor to cabinet systems, railing systems of varying heights were also available. Banking systems with a metal top grillage were the highlight of Add-A-Unit.

Masterwalls by Hauserman , E.F. Hauserman Co., Cleveland, Ohio, 1938
E. F. Hauserman Co. has been an industry leader in the development of partition systems. This 1938 catalog features both full-height wall systems and railing systems with and without glazing. His Masterwall system was used in the Empire State Building, Chrysler Building, and Rockefeller Center. “[ modernize] old buildings with movable walls, Snead and Co. expands the range of potential customers from new construction to modernization projects.

Mills Metal Partitions , Mills Co., Cleveland, Ohio, 1938
Mills Co. was a pioneer in the development of metal partition systems. The “executive partitions” were “designed for beauty and dignity, as well as durability and interchangeability.”

Johns-Manville Asbestos Transit Walls Transite , Johns-Manville Corp., New York, 1948
The Johns-Manville partition system used a 1.75-inch solid core panel that was faced with a 1-thick asbestos-cement fiber wall panel. /8 inch branded Transite. The system featured a raised base for electrical wiring and innovative movable walls.

Mowalco Interior Screens , Movable Wall Corp. , Covina, CA 1960
Mowalco interior screens used aluminum profiles and flat panels in a variety of materials—gypsum, sandalwood, vinyl, and plastic—to create a flush, contemporary design. look.

Eastern Mobile Partition System , Eastern Products Corp., Baltimore, c 1960.
The Eastern Partition System was an all-steel system of top and bottom rails, battens and painted steel panels.

New Pabcowall Movable System, Pabco Gypsum Division of Fiberboard Products Corp., San Francisco, 1961
Pabcowall was a 2-foot-wide, full-height gypsum board that was inserted into slots at the top and bottom.

Vaughan Movable Laminated Gypsum Panel Walls , Vaughan Interior Walls Inc. , Los Angeles, 1961
Vaughan’s walls were full length laminated gypsum panels that could be finished in a variety of materials such as steel, aluminum or wood. The modular system had a fire rating for one hour, but with smooth tape connections can achieve a two hour fire rating with limited mobility.

A Mills Metal Partitions for Any Purpose , Mills Co., Cleveland, 1931
Metal partition systems that mimic traditional woodwork were one of the most common forms of early office partitions. Mills Co. also produced partitions for bathrooms and hospital rooms.

Wright Metal Baffles: Interchangeable , Wright Metal Inc., Jamestown, NY 1931
Wright Metal Inc. advertises metal partitions with interchangeable doors and panels for optimal flexibility. This catalog also highlights the simplicity of construction and durability, stating that “the finish remains the same.”

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Interior Design 101: 6 Ingenious Ways to Use Partitions

Double the functionality of a room or add structure to an open plan space with creative room dividers.

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May 16, 2017

Double the functionality of a room or add structure to an open plan space with creative room dividers.

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Sometimes the open floor plan is too open. This can work great when your kids are small and you need to keep an eye on them, for example, but when they’re noisy teenagers, you might not look (or hear) them as much. In a large area, you might want to break things apart or create separate zones while maintaining airflow and visual connection. If you live in a small area, you may find it helpful to subdivide lots to create a more usable space.
To get the best of both worlds, you can use separation effectively to expand a small space or structure a large one while still keeping light and flow. The partition can be functional – for storing things – or simply decorative. Take a look at these great ideas to discover the many benefits of creative separation.

1. Shelving open

A simple open bookshelf is one of the easiest ways to create a temporary or flexible form of separation between one area and another. And what’s great is that the open shelving lets in light. You have a partition, but there is a light and spacious space.
In a small space like this studio, open shelving is an effective way to give the impression of two rooms without sacrificing communication and light.
Tip : Resist the temptation to fill every shelf. If possible, display a small, carefully curated set of decorations to keep the shelves from looking too busy or cluttered, especially if you want to maintain a visual connection between one place and another.
Furniture such as a screen can be built-in or freestanding. Shelves fixed in place have the advantage of strength, but are a more permanent element. However, if you change your mind in the future and decide to free up space, removing a partition wall won’t be as difficult as removing a load-bearing wall.

2. Art fiber

This 60s-style apartment features a dining area separated from the open-plan kitchen-living area by a macrame screen. So retro, so spectacular.

3. Curtains

One of the easiest ways to divide up a space is to use good old curtains and a hanging rail. The beauty of curtains is that they are completely flexible, so they are easy to open or close.
Using curtains to separate the bedroom from the living room can create coziness and privacy when needed. You can still let in light if and when you want, making them very flexible in a small space.
Tip : When choosing fabric for curtains, think about what you want to do with it. If you need it for privacy and comfort, choose heavy drapery. If you still want to let the light in, keep it simple. If you want to do both, try two curtains—one blockout and one sheer—on a double rod for even more flexibility.

4. Decorative structures

Some of the many modern screens are also beautiful design pieces in their own right. This thin screen gives just a hint of partition, but mostly lets in light and views.

5. Windows

Another interesting screen idea is the installation of interior windows. They maintain a visual connection between rooms, but help block out noise and odors from cooking. This makes the windows an effective screen between the kitchen and the family room. Here, reclaimed windows provide screen without breaking the bank.

6. Sliding doors

Simple and beautiful, sliding doors allow you to not only eat your cake, but eat it as well. They create a seamless transition between two areas when open, and easily separate spaces when privacy is preferred. Here they allow you to create two separate rooms one moment and (voila!) an open plan space the next.

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Why office partitions are an important part of interior design

Different offices are used for different purposes. Thus, the design used in any office must be in accordance with its specific specifications.

Office space should be strategically designed to make the most of the available space. Dividing an office space is a great solution for making the most of the available space.

Office partitions are easy to install. They are easy to install and move. They are more affordable than fixed walls, but offer employees a personal workspace when needed.

Dividers are available in different types and sizes. They are available for all office requirements and budgets.

One of the most common partitions is the floor to ceiling type. These partitions create a real room. Their height provides maximum privacy.

They prevent inconvenience from co-workers, making them ideal for creating private spaces for meeting rooms and meeting rooms.

These partitions are commonly made from materials such as aluminum and metal framed glass panels, glass, wood laminate and drywall, among others. They can also be rearranged as needed.

Another great option is to use glass partitions. They are preferred by many office owners as they let light into the room. If you are concerned about privacy, you can cover the glass with screens.

For example, blinds are a great option for privacy when using glass partitions. Glass panels vary in height depending on your needs. They can be half or full height.

Interior space can be made more inviting with frosted or clear glass partitions.

Office partitions make it easy to create offices or divide a larger space into a smaller one. Small spaces can be used as private workplaces.

Dividers can be made from lighter materials for greater flexibility in space. In most partitions, the cells are usually completely closed on three sides. The fourth side is usually left for entry.

Partitions can be moved, especially with wheels. Wheels make it easy to make changes to existing office space.

You can easily rearrange the space as you wish. Their flexibility also makes it easy to break the monotony inherent in fixed office structures, as they allow for variety in interior design.

An excellent option for flexibility – accordion dividers. These baffles can be folded in or out depending on the desired alignment.

There are certain things you can do to add style to your interior office space by dividing it up. For example, you can give partitions a richer look by finishing them with glass or drywall.

Another great option for style is silicone glazing. Also, doors to partitions can be made of glass, timber or glass in an aluminum frame. Partitions can also be decorated by carefully painting them in a color suitable for the office interior. You can also add wallpaper for decoration.

Non-combustible partition materials are now more ideal for use. Offices built in factory premises require partitions made of durable materials. Soundproof walls are great for dividing such offices to reduce noise levels.

Some partitions are more demanding to install, while others are more expensive than others. Thus, the choice of partition should depend on the time you can save and on your budget. In addition, the partitions you choose for your office should improve the overall visual appeal of the space.

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When we design a space, be it a bar, a restaurant, a barbershop or a living space, such as a studio apartment or a country house, everyone initially faces a lot of questions. and bold fantasies succinctly fit in there?

Often, it is necessary to make several from one room, for example, to separate several zones in a restaurant; or in the barbershop to separate the recreation area and the work area; or in a country interior you want to separate the office from the living room, and the living room from the dining room.
A practical tip from us, do not rush to cut the footage into pieces and pile up plasterboard walls. There are alternative ways to solve your requests, and this is our article.
Here we will invite you to listen to the advice of experienced designers and architects and get acquainted with the solutions to the problems that are now facing you at this stage.

We want the design ideas we offer, the most practical options for room dividers, to give you inspiration for renovations or small renovations to freshen up and improve your space.
In simple terms, an interior partition is in fact a wall, but in a light and different representation of the walls, although its functionality remains the same
– division of space, or in other words, zoning of a room.
We also use decorative partitions, they conditionally divide the room and are also a decorative element. Partitions can also play a supporting role for various types of functional storage systems, such as video zones, or they simply serve as interior decoration.

Here are the designer’s comments: “I use fewer blank walls in the room, my choice often falls on a transparent, glass partition, because every person needs light, as well as air. What do you want – stationary, sliding, blind, transparent, combined or with a swing door – it’s up to your taste and color. There is no better option in modern spaces than a partition, especially if you have an open layout. This makes it possible to quickly delimit the room into zones without overloading it” .

On our site Loft Horeca you can get acquainted with various types of interior partitions to order on the example of real projects from designers. Photos are presented in our catalog finished works.

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Next, we will get acquainted with the characteristics of the partitions and the materials from which they are made, we will analyze their advantages and disadvantages.
We will also tell you about the latest trends in fashion and architecture that are relevant now in the direction of HORECA and not only, in urban and country interiors.
A wide view and a flight of fancy can bring the idea of installing a partition:
1- we form segments in the room, thereby isolating parts of the room – one of the options: dividing and arranging a children’s room in which children live;
2- we have the opportunity to realize the dreams of each family member, with a preference for his particular design style – the partition allows us to show individuality;
3- we can correct the shortcomings of the layout or carry out a correction in a room with non-standard parameters and shape;
4- using mirror elements, we visually increase the space in a small room – the designer will be able to suggest the type of partition and the required place for its installation. Thus, the boundaries of the room will visually expand;
5- we will save money on the construction of capital walls, because the installation of partitions will make it possible to re-plan the studio with a large area;
6 – the partition itself will be the highlight of your interior decor.
Interior partitions made of wood.
Interior partitions made of wood are quite often used for space solutions in houses, townhouses, cottages, restaurants, apartments and other premises. Partitions are made from different types of wood, the most common:
larch; pine; ash; oak; beech.
A variety of wood constructions are available and the choice depends on personal taste, needs and financial possibilities. Everyone likes wood precisely because it has an expressive pattern of rings and waves. The probability of meeting the same ornament is practically non-existent.

Today it is also very popular to use old wood for decoration and new compositions. Aged wood best conveys the trendy LOFT style. The aesthetics of this style suggest strict asceticism. All attention is captured by the texture of wood, the simplicity and attractiveness bestowed by the forces of nature fits perfectly into the interior of the room. The price for such an exclusive is undoubtedly high, but such a decision is worth it.

There are several types of wooden partition structures: sliding, mobile, stationary.

The fixed type of partition can be of any size. Mounting goes directly to the ceiling, walls, and floor. Special rails with rollers are placed on the ceiling and floor; with their help, the sliding doors move easily along their guide.

There is a hanging system option for the wall structure. In this case, their feature is movement exclusively along the upper rail, and fastening with latches goes to the bottom.

To perform zoning and decorate the interior space, sometimes designers use the so-called mobile wooden partitions, although it would be more correct to refer to the concept of a wooden screen, since they can be moved in space. Our competent architects and designers will always tell you how to make a safe multifunctional screen.

When decorating a wooden partition, glass is often installed. Thus, it gives the structure volume and some lightness. Glass can be – tempered and not tempered, frosted or transparent, and also at the request of the designer, he can take the opportunity and introduce his own bright solutions in the design of glass for the partition in the style corresponding to the atmosphere of the space. A significant advantage of stationary partitions is that they have no restrictions on the weight of the structure, unlike sliding structures, here the massiveness of the glass should be taken into account when designing.

Sliding and pivoting partitions .
The name sliding partitions – speaks for itself, their functions are division into zones, and at the same time they play the role of two in one – both walls and doors.
When you need to fence off the area into functional segments,
for example, the hallway from the living room. By analogy, the conditional boundaries between the bedroom and the dressing room can be divided. Such partitions can be equipped with increased properties of noise-sound insulation due to the installation of high-quality glasses, they are quite durable and will last for quite a long time. Installation of such sliding and rotary partitions is possible only by experienced craftsmen.
Design objects made of wood, a wardrobe or a rack made in the Loft style with sliding partitions with wooden horizontal blinds harmonize well in the interiors.

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