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Go With the (Right) Flow

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10 room divider ideas

Open-plan homes are very popular. Fewer walls has many benefits, including more light, a sense of spaciousness, and a feeling of informality and ease. But walls have their pluses too, and if we can't erect a permanent barrier, room dividers are useful additions. Beyond changing the flow of a room, room dividers can add privacy, storage space, and eye-catching design. These pre-made, custom, and DIY solutions are sure to solve your layout issues. Because when your home works for you, you feel like you're flowing too.

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Macrame Magic

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Macrame Room Divider

Macrame, or the art of knotting, is making a comeback. This handcrafted room divider, designed by Rachel Denbow for A Beautiful Mess, is the perfect way to bring a little hippie chic into your bedroom or office. All you need is some cotton rope (700 feet of it), a wooden dowel, hook screws, and scissors. Oh yes, and these helpful illustrated instructions for learning the art of macrame.

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Hidden Closet

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Room Divider Closet

Rooms are funny things. Within their four walls, you get all kinds of spatial configurations. So if your bedroom is lacking a devoted closet, take heart! Ana White is here to help, with designs and instructions for a sleek, built-in room divider that doubles as a closet. The front of this divider looks just like a white wall--but the back has shelves and hangers for clothes, shoes, and more. Hide your mess, fashionably.

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Classic Screen

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classic room divider diy

Transform a thrift-shop find into a luxe folding screen with a few easy-to-following directions from Confessions of a Serial DIYer. A wooden screen is functional, but may not be the prettiest, especially for bedrooms and living spaces. So brighten it up with some pale blue paint and white stenciling. The result is as glamorous as any privacy screen you'll see in the movies.

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Plywood Partition

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diy wood room divider

Get out your power tools and start crafting with our easy instructions for a truly stunning modern screen. This 6-foot-tall paravent design extends in a Z-shape to nearly 8 feet wide. And it folds easily when you want to store it, or restore your open-plan flow. Amazingly, you'll just need a stack of plywood and some 1x2 lumber for a contemporary screen that will no doubt turn heads.

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Storage Galore

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Ikea Kallax Room Divider

Wall dividers can double as organizers, like this Kallax shelving unit by IKEA. With 16 square cubby holes for storage and display, position your shelves flat against the wall as a bookcase. Or tilt vertically for a simple and effective room divider. Choose from white, high-gloss white, black-brown, and pale walnut finishes.

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Custom Panels

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Decorative Screen Divider

Modular systems aren't exclusive to shelving. On Etsy, white PVC has been fashioned into a custom wall dividing system, offering an airy partition anywhere you need a little division of space. Each kit comes with 12 decorative 15.7 inch panels, which can be hooked together in the configuration that works for you. If white isn't your preference, these delicate and durable panels are easily paintable too.

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Plant-Lovers Partition

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Room Divider Slats

Create a living wall in your living room with a hanging wall-planter. The design is completely customizable. Just contact Olena of KNOTisfaction on Etsy, and provide your dimensions, hanging needs, preferred number of tiers and tassel length.

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Easy Mobility

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room divider on wheels

If you need a mobile room divider, consider this simple yet effective metal curtain frame available on Wayfair. While it won't necessarily buffer sound, it will certainly provide privacy and hide anything you'd prefer to keep out of sight (like wires, washing machines, etc). The caster wheels lock in place and unlock when you need to roll it elsewhere. Consider hanging your frame with an opaque curtain panel, or draping it with a favorite fabric for a boho look and feel.

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Flora and Fauna

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painted screen divider

Update a tired rice paper screen with Leanna's artistic approach. She blogs at Pretty DIY Home, and found this old screen at a garage sale. Like all great finds, she saw potential beyond its current form. After cleaning, sanding, and repainting, Leanna created illustrated panels, using enlarged photos which she then transferred to craft paper. The finished divider adds a touch of whimsy and artistry to a home office or child's room.

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Slide Into Place

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diy sliding barn door

Combine the privacy of a door with the simplicity of a room divider, and what do you get? This DIY sliding barn door. Sarah at Pretty Providence shares a full tutorial, and promises the project will cost less than $250 to make and install. Her secret? Elmers ProBond Advanced glue, which is paintable, heavy-duty, and won't make a mess. Once finished, you'll enjoy all the benefits of a real door, plus the versatility of open plan living when you want it.

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