Decorate: How to divide and conquer your space open - American life is here to stay, but sometimes you need to divide and rule in a large room. Whether you need to create a break between the cooking zone and dining room, a bedroom demarcate a swimming area or create a quieter place in a living room, here are 10 ways to do the job admirably and friendly style.
Roundhouse
Zing with color
a kitchen island or peninsula is a proven way to mark a division between the kitchen and dining room or living spaces. But this row of bar stools adds a visual line of bright green that emphasizes the transition between areas of work and play. It is a subtle but effective device.
a kitchen island or peninsula is a proven way to mark a division between the kitchen and dining room or living spaces. But this row of bar stools adds a visual line of bright green that emphasizes the transition between areas of work and play. It is a subtle but effective device.
David Churchill - Architectural Photographer
Love your blinds
This smart piece of furniture combines under stairs storage with wooden shutters for versatile partition is good to look at, if the slats are opened or closed. It forms the wall for a stairway, combining the drawers with a carefully designed screen -. Which would also help with sound insulation
This smart piece of furniture combines under stairs storage with wooden shutters for versatile partition is good to look at, if the slats are opened or closed. It forms the wall for a stairway, combining the drawers with a carefully designed screen -. Which would also help with sound insulation
Rendall & Wright
get fired up
This central wood stove is a key component in many ways. It keeps the contemporary rather than too rustic and serves as a marker for which the ends kitchen dining and more casual seating area begins. Oh, and I bet belts clear heat, too.
This central wood stove is a key component in many ways. It keeps the contemporary rather than too rustic and serves as a marker for which the ends kitchen dining and more casual seating area begins. Oh, and I bet belts clear heat, too.
Moon Design + Construction
Go to bifold
If you have a musical genius (or just a teenager tone deaf) in the house, you can create a soundproof area for them to listen to music and practice their compositions one end of a family room. Folding doors are easy to remove - or through when the guitar solo starts ...
If you have a musical genius (or just a teenager tone deaf) in the house, you can create a soundproof area for them to listen to music and practice their compositions one end of a family room. Folding doors are easy to remove - or through when the guitar solo starts ...
Tobin + Parnes design Enterprises
Be experimental
This opened up space is also open to new ideas. A suspended fabric screen protects an area, while a glass half-wall keeps the kitchen in contact with the living area, but not too close. You can recreate the fabric screen by adjusting a shutter, which would be easy to roll when you wanted to join the two spaces.
This opened up space is also open to new ideas. A suspended fabric screen protects an area, while a glass half-wall keeps the kitchen in contact with the living area, but not too close. You can recreate the fabric screen by adjusting a shutter, which would be easy to roll when you wanted to join the two spaces.
NOVISPACE
Bring in bright colors
the dividing wall between the bedroom and dressing sings in a warm yellow and works wonders to inject color and energy in space. It combines fun and functionality, which is always a winner's my book.
the dividing wall between the bedroom and dressing sings in a warm yellow and works wonders to inject color and energy in space. It combines fun and functionality, which is always a winner's my book.
Boscolo Interior Design
I Nvest in an artistic creation
This remarkable piece of custom screening provides a central motif in an apartment that monochrome works in each space. It filters the kitchen from the rest of the house, and the pattern is reflected in the mirror splashbacks. It is a good example of making a screen for creating a key function of the design, rather than trying to disguise it.
This remarkable piece of custom screening provides a central motif in an apartment that monochrome works in each space. It filters the kitchen from the rest of the house, and the pattern is reflected in the mirror splashbacks. It is a good example of making a screen for creating a key function of the design, rather than trying to disguise it.
Stiff and Trevillion
Create glazed office
the owners of this open space set aside a central area for work. But instead of the lock, they used the Crittall glazing tends to maintain a flow between the spaces connected while severing the dedicated office room. Consequently, the home worker the chance does not feel disconnected, but can still do the job.
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the owners of this open space set aside a central area for work. But instead of the lock, they used the Crittall glazing tends to maintain a flow between the spaces connected while severing the dedicated office room. Consequently, the home worker the chance does not feel disconnected, but can still do the job.
Discover more ways to tap into the trend Crittall glazing
Scenario architecture
display a collection
These extensive white shelf openings function as the perfect place to display favorite finds. This is a good example of adding a wall is not a wall - the structure allowing flow between the two spaces, while providing some privacy together.
See more creative ways to display a collection
These extensive white shelf openings function as the perfect place to display favorite finds. This is a good example of adding a wall is not a wall - the structure allowing flow between the two spaces, while providing some privacy together.
See more creative ways to display a collection
Wharfside
Say it with storage
This vast area of the barn has a corner looped through a cabinet down on one side. It does not interfere with the noble building, but does not create a more human scale where people can retire for TV-watching, games and reading.
Tell us ...
Have you split an open plan space? Share your ideas and pictures in the comments below.
This vast area of the barn has a corner looped through a cabinet down on one side. It does not interfere with the noble building, but does not create a more human scale where people can retire for TV-watching, games and reading.
Tell us ...
Have you split an open plan space? Share your ideas and pictures in the comments below.