Sliding Room Dividers

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Sometimes a big room is just too big, the space impractical to fill. WIth a sliding hanging room divider, you can cut that space in half, dedicating a different purpose to each side. Great for putting a home office in your bedroom, but keeping both concepts mutually exclusive, or for closing off a special space from prying eyes, these simple to install room dividers can replace any swinging door.

Plastic Vinyl Folding and Sliding Room Dividers

Plastic Vinyl Folding and Sliding Room Dividers
Faux Wood Plastic Double Sliding Room Dividers

Faux Wood Plastic Double Sliding Room Dividers
10 astounding sliding room dividers photo ideas

10 Astounding Sliding Room Dividers Photo Ideas

How to divide a studio apartment

How to divide a studio apartment

My friend has a small apartment with one big space. We was thinking how separate rooms, so he decide to try the classic sliding doors with wooden construction. It's an easy and cheap manner to create fantastic home.

Hanging room divider

If your house is big enough, with enough space to divide, you can try this heavy, sliding door. The door is designed in an industrial style, using distressed sheet metal. It looks quite impressive, and thanks to it, your privacy will be more than guaranteed.

Suniga 67'' H Solid Wood Folding Room Divider

Suniga 67'' H Solid Wood Folding Room Divider
Aytan Folding Room Divider

Aytan Folding Room Divider
Venilale 68'' W x 70'' H 4 - Panel Folding Room Divider

Venilale 68'' W x 70'' H 4 - Panel Folding Room Divider
Varying Sized Freestanding Sliding Panel Room Divider

Varying Sized Freestanding Sliding Panel Room Divider
Sliding room dividers

This construction is a functional and original element for room dividing into smaller spaces. It features three sliding panels with durable and decorative wooden frames. Brown and white colors of this divider look good in many rooms.

Vosburgh 60'' W x 63'' H 3 - Panel Folding Room Divider

Vosburgh 60'' W x 63'' H 3 - Panel Folding Room Divider
Sliding panels room dividers

This stylish room divider is an excellent way to place your intimate space inside the small apartments. Simple design is elegant, does not take up a lot of space, and additionally introduces a cozy atmosphere for the decor.

Ikea sliding doors room divider

Ikea Sliding Doors Room Divider

Sliding hanging room dividers

If you need something a little more original and still extremely functional then this sliding door will be perfect, since it provides an easy addition of privacy to any space without you having to built another wall.

Sliding room dividers ikea

Sliding Room Dividers Ikea

Room dividers ikea

A functional and decorative room divider with solid wooden frame in a walnut finish. This durable and attractive construction also includes aluminum and frosted glass. Thanks to these materials, this divider is solid and decorative.

Hanging room divider panels ikea 5

hanging room divider panels ikea

Ikea sliding doors room divider 1

ikea sliding doors room divider

Tamalpais house modern bedroom san francisco

Tamalpais house modern bedroom san francisco

Cozy setup for a modern bedroom with a queen-sized bed with a wooden headboard, made out of light birch wood. The bedroom is fitted with a pocket door divider, creating a nice and stylish connection between the bedroom and a bathroom.

Polyester Ceiling Track Room Divider Panels

Polyester Ceiling Track Room Divider Panels
Ikea dividers

Barn doors for room separation. Anybody have a link to this?

Room dividers floor to ceiling

Large sliding doors blend with the wall and create large planar surface; wide doorway maintains the feel of spaciousness, though the doors can be closed at any time to divide the apartment. Worthy solution for small apartments.

Sliding panels as a room divider

sliding panels as a room divider

Room dividers ceiling to floor

Astound your guests with those breathtaking, sliding, hanging room dividers! They are very easy to use, provide a proper level of privacy and convenience, and make a perfect solution for separating your bathroom from your bedroom.

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Sliding Room Dividers

Buying Guide

Sliding hanging room dividers can be a solution for breaking up a large space or can be used to provide privacy in a small space. The panels move easily across a hanging track, much as a curtain would move on a long curtain rod. The panels can be made of almost any lightweight material, or – if the traverse rod is sufficiently sturdy – even heavier materials.

The most common uses of sliding hanging room dividers include privacy protection, decoration and heat control.

  • The use of sliding hanging room dividers for privacy

A common use of sliding hanging room dividers is to provide privacy. They can be used to mask a bathroom, dividing it from a bedroom, or they can be used to mark off the bedroom portion of a bed/sitting room. They can be pushed aside during the day, especially if the bed is a foldaway sofa or chair bed, or even a daybed. This allows the family or guests to use the room as if it were not a bedroom at all. When sleep time comes, the panels can be pulled across, creating a sleep space.

  • Decorative use of hanging room dividers

Not all spaces need to be divided off for privacy. Sometimes all that’s needed is to mark off a section of a room, showing that its purpose is separate from the rest of the space, such as creating a small office or setting aside a dining area. While privacy might sometimes be desired, it is not essential. In these cases, the hanging divider might be a panel of lacey macramé, strands of decorative beads, or chains of pearlescent plastic circles.

  • Preventing drafts and heat loss for halls or doorways

Sliding hanging room dividers can be used to conserve heat or air conditioning, depending upon the season. Frosted plexiglass panels, such as might be used for a bathroom shower, make an elegant way to create a hall entrance that will control drafts from an open door. Heavy fabric on a frame can serve the same purpose.

Curtains are probably one of the easiest sliding hanging room dividers. They are lighter than framed hanging panels yet can provide both a privacy screen and a barrier against drafts. More than that, the wide variety of fabrics that are available make them a shoo-in for designer choices. You can use solid colors as backdrops or select large print or brocade for a brighter backdrop for more furniture that has dark or neutral colors.

Room dividers can be installed in a variety of ways. One of the easiest is to install wires using ceiling hooks. These are the least expensive and the least invasive for existing architecture. Wire hangers, however, are only effective for curtains, beads or very light framed panels. Traverse curtain rods are the next best choice, followed by installing more permanent supports using a permanent frame that supports tracks such as those used for shower doors. Most of the materials are available at local hardware stores or home supply locations. Fabrics are available anywhere yard goods are sold, and panels can be purchased or created using fabric or paper over light wooden frames. The only limit is your imagination.

Sliding Room Dividers

Questions & Answers

To divide the space and to look good while doing so. A room divider can hide an area which you’d like to keep private, direct foot traffic, provide a decorative background or define a space… or everything at once!

Bedrooms, lofts, large multi-purpose spaces, studios… we can’t think of a room that couldn’t use sliding hanging room dividers, as long as they are chosen appropriately.

Actually, they may be the cheapest solution for dividing your space without hurting the aesthetics. Just think about it – no need to install doors or build walls! Of course, the final price depends on the materials – mahogany room dividers will be more expensive than those made from rice paper.

Not at all, and you can find plenty of guides online. However, if you are a total stranger to installing furniture on your own, it may be a safer bet to look for a professional in your local area. Installation of dividers shouldn’t cost too much, and you’ll be sure it gets done right!

It’s good to keep the sliding room dividers cohesive with the rest of décor. After all, that’s why you choose dividers instead of heavy doors – you want them to be subtle, to blend with your design and be unnoticeable yet effective! Pick colours and patterns which fit the surroundings, and you can’t go wrong.

Yes, they come in many different shapes and forms. First, decide whether you want the etheral rice paper divider, or one made from solid panels. These can be made from wood, woven fibre, canvas, lacquer or faux leather. Your choice should be dictated by the character of your interiors – for example, a Scandinavian house could use wood more than leather. Then, think what’s more important – decorations (printed canvas, dyed faux leather, Chinese lacquer) or functionality (plain white canvas, shoji, wood & fabric).

Of course. Depending on the height of your ceiling, you can get dividers which are 3, 4, 5, 6 or even 7 feet high. Same goes for width – dividers are usually made from between 3 to 6 panels, depending on the width of space.