We have all seen the way in which the organizers of various functions can take a very large indoor space and quickly convert it into a number of smaller spaces. This is normally done by the use of sliding or folding panels that are quick and easy to bring into position to divide up the large room by partitioning it into two or more smaller rooms. These dividers are also simple to pull back to re-open the room to its original large size.
Why Not Utilize This Concept At Home?
Assuming that you have a room that you consider large enough to be divided and that you have the desire to do this – but, only on a semi-permanent basis – there is no reason why you should not emulate the function room technique. However, there could be a problem in implementation.
The Room Dividers in function halls are somewhat massive, probably expensive and might require professional installation. In addition, they might be difficult to completely remove should you no longer require a space to be partitioned.
Have You Thought About Using Curtaining For Partitioning?
Picture the drapes across your windows and then think of the way in which a hospital or clinic draws curtains around a bed or examination area. That clinical use of curtains can be applied to partitioning a larger room in your home.
For example, if you have one of those old industrial buildings where the loft has been converted into an apartment, the large loft space could have had internal walls erected to break it down into a series of separate rooms or, it could have been left as one large open space for you to do what you liked with.
Let’s say that you opted for the latter option because you regularly invite largish groups of people to come over and you need a big space. However, you don’t really want them to be looking at your bed, kitchen or other routine functional areas of your loft space. Moveable partitioning could solve this for you and you could avoid the problems of function room partitions if you were to use Room Dividers of the curtain type.
These curtain type Room Dividers would be in a pleated textile that is noticeably thicker than your window drapes (so they do not flap around in a breeze) and are heavy enough to hang vertically from their support rail down to the floor. Because the support rails can either be supported between two vertical walls or hang down from fittings in the ceiling, you will have plenty of scope when deciding the layout for your partitions.
You can make better use of your existing floor space by using Room Dividers of the curtain type.
