Space Partitioning Ideas From Indian Homes
From wooden slats to book shelves, take a look at various partition designs that are functional as well as elegant
A room divider is a great solution to privatise a small space or segregate a large area into smaller segments. Here are some original ideas in space partitioning that will do the job effectively while enhancing the personality of a room.
2. Firm: Studio Meraki
A turquoise metal frame serves to cordon off an area where the kids can leave their sports gear. The heaviness of the floor-to-ceiling partition is offset by the cheerful colour and the glass with slim grills.
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A turquoise metal frame serves to cordon off an area where the kids can leave their sports gear. The heaviness of the floor-to-ceiling partition is offset by the cheerful colour and the glass with slim grills.
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3. Firm: Studio TAB
A custom-designed jali screen made of wood and brass divides the living and dining areas in this open plan space. The delicate-looking screen imparts a fine aesthetic value while providing just the right amount of privacy to the two areas.
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A custom-designed jali screen made of wood and brass divides the living and dining areas in this open plan space. The delicate-looking screen imparts a fine aesthetic value while providing just the right amount of privacy to the two areas.
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4. These glass sliding doors mounted within sleek wood frames add to the minimalist vibe of this home. They allow loads of natural light to flood in while giving an uninterrupted view of the balcony. The doors replace a solid wall, allowing more views outwards from the bedroom, and effectively open up the space.
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5. A set of glass panes in metal frames demarcate a family-cum-dining room from the living area. In an extra-large space such as this one, the metal-and-glass grid defines each space, yet serves as a connect between them.
See the clever partition designs in some of these living rooms
See the clever partition designs in some of these living rooms
6. Firm: Oberoi Architects
All that is required to demarcate this dining space from the living room is a dark wood-panelled frame. Set against white walls and a neutral palette of decor, the dark panels serve as a distinct partition.
All that is required to demarcate this dining space from the living room is a dark wood-panelled frame. Set against white walls and a neutral palette of decor, the dark panels serve as a distinct partition.
7. Firm: Purple Pink Studio
The 3D wooden partition in the lobby here is a veritable piece of art, the undulating strips of metal forming the shape of a leaf – a definite eyeball-grabber for all visitors and a surefire conversation starter.
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The 3D wooden partition in the lobby here is a veritable piece of art, the undulating strips of metal forming the shape of a leaf – a definite eyeball-grabber for all visitors and a surefire conversation starter.
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8. Firm: Architecture Paradigm
A brick-and-mortar wall, with a generous square doorway cut into it, is a simple yet effective way to delineate this entrance passage from the living room. The solid part of the wall affords complete privacy, while the wide doorway blurs boundaries between an open and a closed space.
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A brick-and-mortar wall, with a generous square doorway cut into it, is a simple yet effective way to delineate this entrance passage from the living room. The solid part of the wall affords complete privacy, while the wide doorway blurs boundaries between an open and a closed space.
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9. Firm: Muse LAB
These pivot doors in translucent glass are seemingly suspended in air (but hang on a central axis) and can open both outwards and inwards – a charming way to separate this equally charming balcony from the indoors, while allowing varying degrees of openness and privacy to both areas.
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These pivot doors in translucent glass are seemingly suspended in air (but hang on a central axis) and can open both outwards and inwards – a charming way to separate this equally charming balcony from the indoors, while allowing varying degrees of openness and privacy to both areas.
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10. Firm: Saima Salam Design
A decorative frame with intermittent inlays of coloured metal panels acts as a divider between the dining and living areas. Had the metal frame been entirely filled up, it would have looked heavy and oppressive; as it is, the divider seems airy and leaves for two-way communication between the areas while affording privacy to both at the same time.
A decorative frame with intermittent inlays of coloured metal panels acts as a divider between the dining and living areas. Had the metal frame been entirely filled up, it would have looked heavy and oppressive; as it is, the divider seems airy and leaves for two-way communication between the areas while affording privacy to both at the same time.
11. Firm: Mithun Sheth
Dividers such as this open book case and curio shelf is a decorative yet practical way to delineate areas. You could leave some shelves bare to allow sight lines through it, which helps give the illusion of a bigger space.
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Dividers such as this open book case and curio shelf is a decorative yet practical way to delineate areas. You could leave some shelves bare to allow sight lines through it, which helps give the illusion of a bigger space.
Discover ingenious ways a book rack can divide a space
12. Firm: Group DCA
Glass screens cocoon this living room without any visual blocks to the outside. The transparent glass ensures that the line of vision is not restricted, either for the people inside or those outside.
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Glass screens cocoon this living room without any visual blocks to the outside. The transparent glass ensures that the line of vision is not restricted, either for the people inside or those outside.
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13. Firm: Muse LAB
Pivot doors work equally well indoors, too. This set separates the entranceway from the living room, the translucent glass affording a degree of privacy to the goings-on in the lobby while allowing enough light to pass through to lighten up the small space.
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Pivot doors work equally well indoors, too. This set separates the entranceway from the living room, the translucent glass affording a degree of privacy to the goings-on in the lobby while allowing enough light to pass through to lighten up the small space.
Read more:
7 Ways to Partition Your Home Without Building Walls
19 Subtle, Sleek and Stylish Ways to Partition Spaces
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Have you used any of these ideas in your home? Do tell us in the Comments section below.
The designers have rid this Mumbai apartment of heavy masonry walls and, instead, have incorporated slats of birch plywood to separate the kitchen from the dining area, which gives the space an airy, expanded look.
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