How to Create a Partition in Any Home
- 1). Lay out the floor plans of your home. Decide which rooms or spaces require extra division for the purposes of privacy, intimacy or the creation of new rooms or spaces. Make a note of your choices. For example, if you have a rather spacious living room, it could potentially be subdivided into a slightly smaller living space and a reading nook or library with the flexibility to be expanded again with the simple removal of the partition. The master bedroom is another room that could also be partitioned to create a new and interesting space. You could create your own dressing room or lounge area within your master suite. Take careful notes on how your spaces are used and where you feel you need the partitions. Also remember that no decision is permanent because you are choosing dividers and you can always move them around later.
- 2). Go to each room and measure the areas that you require a partition. Consider how high you need the partition to be, how wide and how versatile. If it needs to be moved often, it must be light, portable and simple to fold. If the partition you need will not be removed at all, you can choose something heavier and more permanent. Consider visibility for each space you want to block off and if it is necessary for the divider to be opaque, transluscent or transparent.
- 3). Choose which partitions you desire to place in your home. The choices you make as "Residential Partitions" suggests, will depend on your budget, the purpose of the divider and the decor of the room. There are many different types of partitions, ranging from beaded and acoustic curtains to Shoji screens made of rice paper. For example, if you decide to partition a bedroom into a sleeping space and a lounge, privacy is not the major concern. Therefore, you could use a Shoji screen that is beautiful, but allows light and sound to pass through. Otherwise, if you were to divide your living space into a smaller living room and a reading nook, your choice might be an acoustic curtain hung from a rail on your ceiling to block excess noise and still maintain the larger room if needed. Another option for this type of division could be the bookcase partition. This would serve a double purpose of creating a reading nook with the books needed for the space. The photo screen is another popular option for either example because it can showcase pictures of your family and friends while also partitioning your space. Floor to ceiling partitions are ideal for privacy. Folded panels are more suitable for temporary or casual divisions.
- 4). Place or install the chosen partitions in your home. Consider how they fit into your daily routine. Determine whether the partitions work for the purpose you intended. Move them around until they work for you.
