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10 Etched Screens to Zone Out Your Home
Find out how you can use glass, resin or metal partitions to aesthetically divide space at your house
Digitally-printed glass screens, bespoke steel dividers or free-standing wooden separators – screens add a chic dimension to homes. Apart from serving the dual purpose of being both attractive and functional, screens in different materials like glass (using techniques like sandblasting, frosting, relief, carving and shading), stainless steel, resin and wood are being used in modern abodes to provide light, privacy and a touch of class. We show you ten enticing spaces that are ten great arguments for the use of screens.
Bath and beauty
By sandblasting the jellyfish design, evocative of things marine, into the translucent glass shower screen, Clearlight Designs, the designers of this bathroom have converted it into a cool bathing area that’s contemporary and fuss-free. The white and brown combination of the fittings and cabinets works well with the delicate screen, especially as the built-in white light on the mirror creates different accents on the etched artwork through the day.
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By sandblasting the jellyfish design, evocative of things marine, into the translucent glass shower screen, Clearlight Designs, the designers of this bathroom have converted it into a cool bathing area that’s contemporary and fuss-free. The white and brown combination of the fittings and cabinets works well with the delicate screen, especially as the built-in white light on the mirror creates different accents on the etched artwork through the day.
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Total privacy
Now, that’s what we call stylish seclusion! In the picture, the metal-framed etched-glass partition remains visually light. It doubles as a boundary wall while making for a chic screen on the terrace. It offers a comfy sitting area that sequesters without hemming one in. A perfect spot to enjoy the stunning views of the sea and the mountains.
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Now, that’s what we call stylish seclusion! In the picture, the metal-framed etched-glass partition remains visually light. It doubles as a boundary wall while making for a chic screen on the terrace. It offers a comfy sitting area that sequesters without hemming one in. A perfect spot to enjoy the stunning views of the sea and the mountains.
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Toilet divider
Creating a visual divide – the frosted peepul leaf privacy glass screen is an inventive way of hiding the toilet without making it look like a separate entity. Despite being divided, the designer of the bathroom has been able to provide ample storage space in the form of cupboards on top of the toilet and below the vessel sinks. The classic trio of grey, white and brown gives the bathroom a very warm feel, with the simple wooden flooring and neat mirrors adding elegance and lightness.
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Creating a visual divide – the frosted peepul leaf privacy glass screen is an inventive way of hiding the toilet without making it look like a separate entity. Despite being divided, the designer of the bathroom has been able to provide ample storage space in the form of cupboards on top of the toilet and below the vessel sinks. The classic trio of grey, white and brown gives the bathroom a very warm feel, with the simple wooden flooring and neat mirrors adding elegance and lightness.
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Rise of resin
Lifting the mood of this living room by several notches is the canary-yellow partition wall made with 3Form Varia Ecoresin material. For the uninitiated, coloured paper has been sandwiched between two resin sheets to make the panel. The resin panel is lighter and easier to install than glass and is less reflective, making for a more solid backdrop that ties together the cheery mix of all the other elements. The largest piece of furniture – the lemon-yellow centre table – shares the tint of the screen, its rotund solidity balanced with the airy cobweb quality of the pattern. What might otherwise seem like a bit of a mishmash of wildly differing objects and colours is transformed to a celebration of kitsch – making the room vibrant and classy, in a retro way.
Lifting the mood of this living room by several notches is the canary-yellow partition wall made with 3Form Varia Ecoresin material. For the uninitiated, coloured paper has been sandwiched between two resin sheets to make the panel. The resin panel is lighter and easier to install than glass and is less reflective, making for a more solid backdrop that ties together the cheery mix of all the other elements. The largest piece of furniture – the lemon-yellow centre table – shares the tint of the screen, its rotund solidity balanced with the airy cobweb quality of the pattern. What might otherwise seem like a bit of a mishmash of wildly differing objects and colours is transformed to a celebration of kitsch – making the room vibrant and classy, in a retro way.
Composite foyer
The screen of elegantly frosted and stained glass framed in wood, so reminiscent of a work of art by Mondrian, makes for a dramatic entrance. Viewed here from within the living space, the calm white Buddha sitting on the console anchors the screen to the room. As a free-standing insert at the entry point to this urban apartment, the customised screen proves to be a design cue to what lies ahead. Its beauty lies in its simplicity, allowing it to mix with the modernist revival furniture and classical influences within the apartment that has been designed by Bangalore-based Praxis.
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The screen of elegantly frosted and stained glass framed in wood, so reminiscent of a work of art by Mondrian, makes for a dramatic entrance. Viewed here from within the living space, the calm white Buddha sitting on the console anchors the screen to the room. As a free-standing insert at the entry point to this urban apartment, the customised screen proves to be a design cue to what lies ahead. Its beauty lies in its simplicity, allowing it to mix with the modernist revival furniture and classical influences within the apartment that has been designed by Bangalore-based Praxis.
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Groove effect
The glass partition dividing the living and the dining rooms has a V-groove design on it, which is what its name suggests – a groove that is V-shaped in cross-section. The bevelled edges of glass along the grooves bend light into attractive little rainbows and sparkles. As a separator, the carved partition provides a view of the living room while creating a delicately playful optical separation.
The glass partition dividing the living and the dining rooms has a V-groove design on it, which is what its name suggests – a groove that is V-shaped in cross-section. The bevelled edges of glass along the grooves bend light into attractive little rainbows and sparkles. As a separator, the carved partition provides a view of the living room while creating a delicately playful optical separation.
The space connector
Unlike the other partitions on this page, this partition doesn’t divide. It connects the living and dining rooms with the multi-level courtyard area. The partition is custom-made from butch glass (strips of glass stacked on one top of the other) and laser-cut wood, with blue and green ampoule-shaped glass danglers in the middle. It gives the area the look of a sanctum, especially with the little blue pool, plants, sculpture and brass bell on the side. The white-and-blue-themed living room, with fish curios and blue lace curtains, echoes the soothing aqua notes of the screen and the pool, enhancing the serenity of the entire space.
Unlike the other partitions on this page, this partition doesn’t divide. It connects the living and dining rooms with the multi-level courtyard area. The partition is custom-made from butch glass (strips of glass stacked on one top of the other) and laser-cut wood, with blue and green ampoule-shaped glass danglers in the middle. It gives the area the look of a sanctum, especially with the little blue pool, plants, sculpture and brass bell on the side. The white-and-blue-themed living room, with fish curios and blue lace curtains, echoes the soothing aqua notes of the screen and the pool, enhancing the serenity of the entire space.
A compact act
As evident from the picture, the designer VGZ Arquitectura has had to be ingenious to carve out a small bedroom within this tiny 800-square-foot apartment, while keeping the sense of space intact. To make the layout functional and sophisticated, the designer has used some clever ideas. This image shows one – thick sheets of glass digitally printed with a black-and-white design of bare tree branches and set up as a screen and sliding door, while the wall on the right is also glass, with venetian blinds. The TV you see in the latter wall swivels about to face either into this bedroom or into the living room on the other side. The soft shades of white, grey and light brown keep the interiors from looking crowded. The screen-cum-door, which can be seen from all corners of the apartment, comes across as a work of art, other examples of which are absent because of the paucity of space.
Tip: The door design can be customised with pictures of family members, pets and so on.
As evident from the picture, the designer VGZ Arquitectura has had to be ingenious to carve out a small bedroom within this tiny 800-square-foot apartment, while keeping the sense of space intact. To make the layout functional and sophisticated, the designer has used some clever ideas. This image shows one – thick sheets of glass digitally printed with a black-and-white design of bare tree branches and set up as a screen and sliding door, while the wall on the right is also glass, with venetian blinds. The TV you see in the latter wall swivels about to face either into this bedroom or into the living room on the other side. The soft shades of white, grey and light brown keep the interiors from looking crowded. The screen-cum-door, which can be seen from all corners of the apartment, comes across as a work of art, other examples of which are absent because of the paucity of space.
Tip: The door design can be customised with pictures of family members, pets and so on.
Rare view
By recreating a live tree using a whimsical treetop decal cut out of a steel sheet, which screens the white glass panels behind it, Matt Gibson Architects has made an out-of-the-ordinary facade for this single-fronted house. The design lends texture to the house, excites the curiosity of onlookers and yet hides it from prying eyes. Also, the colours of the screen have deliberately been restrained to white and black so that it doesn’t overwhelm the observer and complements its well-lit setting and the warm brickwork.
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By recreating a live tree using a whimsical treetop decal cut out of a steel sheet, which screens the white glass panels behind it, Matt Gibson Architects has made an out-of-the-ordinary facade for this single-fronted house. The design lends texture to the house, excites the curiosity of onlookers and yet hides it from prying eyes. Also, the colours of the screen have deliberately been restrained to white and black so that it doesn’t overwhelm the observer and complements its well-lit setting and the warm brickwork.
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Tell us:
Have you used any innovative ways to make a partition at home? Share your comments below.
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Designed by Melbourne-based Boodle Concepts, the bespoke laser-cut steel screen depicting the native Australian Banksia plant in treated rust-finish stylishly separates the lovely landscaped garden and the master bedroom wall. Not only that, it connects the garden and fence to the intricate lace-like wrought-iron trim above. The screen, combined with manicured shrubs and pebbled pathway, gives this garden patch in Australia a very Zen look, straight out of a Japanese house garden.