Room Dividers: 20 Chic Ideas to Partition Spaces
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Julia Fairley
17 October 2019
Houzz editorial team. I love design and architecture that is thoughtful, sophisticated and champions an element of the unexpected. Before graduating with a Bachelor of Arts at UNSW and becoming a journalist, I studied interior architecture. For over a decade I have interviewed inspiring creative minds from around the world to write about design in its many different forms. Recently, I have also become an accidental gardener, to everyone's surprise.
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Less than a wall, not quite a door, more than a window. Partitions and room dividers come in myriad materials and styles, and can slice off a sliver of space or a whole section of room. Keen to think outside the square beyond brick and glass? Then look no further than these 20 creative examples of flexible space dividers at their best.
And remember, you can get more details of a project and see more of a professional’s work by clicking on a photo.
And remember, you can get more details of a project and see more of a professional’s work by clicking on a photo.
1. Outside in. Madrid, Spain
Designer: Egue y Seta
Designer: Egue y Seta
2. Petite perforations. London, UK
Designer: Wrkbnch
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Designer: Wrkbnch
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3. Seeing double. London, UK
Designer: Nimtim Architects
Designer: Nimtim Architects
4. A cut above. Paris, France
Designer: Transition Interior Design
Designer: Transition Interior Design
…Take a look from the opposite direction.
5. Timber tune. Miami, USA
Designer: New Stone Age
Designer: New Stone Age
6. Mind the gaps. Perth, WA
Designer: DTDA
Designer: DTDA
7. Almost French. Hertfordshire, UK
Designer: Cherie Lee Interiors
Designer: Cherie Lee Interiors
8. Make it a double. London, UK
Designer: Claudia Dorsch Interior Design
Designer: Claudia Dorsch Interior Design
9. Mondrian mood. USA
Designer: Weisshouse
Designer: Weisshouse
10. Barely there. London, UK
Designer: Jo Cowen Architects
Designer: Jo Cowen Architects
11. Oh so Zen. Boston, USA
Designer: Feinmann
Designer: Feinmann
12. Batten the hatches. Adelaide, SA
Designer: Space Craft Joinery
Designer: Space Craft Joinery
…Here’s a detail of how those battens meet the desk.
13. Poles apart. Sydney, NSW
Designer: Woods & Warner
Designer: Woods & Warner
14. Space slicer. San Francisco, USA
Designer: Kerman Morris Architects
Designer: Kerman Morris Architects
15. Fight fire with fire. Boston, USA
Designer: European Home
Designer: European Home
16. Heavy metal. New York, USA
Designer: BarlisWedlick Architects
Designer: BarlisWedlick Architects
17. Let it slide. Sydney, NSW
Designer: Cristina Gomes Architecture and Design
Designer: Cristina Gomes Architecture and Design
…Here’s what’s behind the perforated sliding screen.
18. Learn the ropes. Atlanta, USA
Designer: Rethink Design Studio
Designer: Rethink Design Studio
20. Curtain call. San Francisco, USA
Designer: MN Builders
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Designer: MN Builders
Read more:
10 Stylish Ways to Bring in Glass PartitionsHow to Partition Spaces Without Using Walls
Tell us:
Which of these 20 ways to divide a space is your favourite? Tell us in the Comments below, like this story, save the images, and join the conversation.
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Or - you could grab a bunch before you sit down? hee hee
Fair point about the loo roll. It would ruin the aesthetic, but maybe something with suction cups attached to the glass divider? Or you could commission an artisan to create a freestanding holder.
Interesting to see the louvre walls are a nod back to the 70s. They looked good then and still look good today. Love seeing the possible move from the wide open spaces this way, it is a happy compromise to me. Just shows what goes around really comes around.