When you want to create multiple functional areas from a large space, try one of these very different methods. Each has unique style and features that make them aesthetically dynamic.
1) Hand-woven vertical shades from Hunter Douglas provide a soft, creative, interior room divider. Hand woven with bamboo, wood, reeds and grasses these natural materials create a unique texture perfect for a modern or casual vibe. The shades - called Provenance - also meet the GREENGUARD indoor air quality guidelines and can help save energy on heating and cooling costs through the insulation properties of an optional liner. The liner also helps to reduce the amount of solar heat passing through the window, further reducing energy consumption.
Made especially for covering large expanses (including patio and sliding glass doors), there are many color and material combinations so finding the right one fro the space isn't a challenge. Since they're soil and dust resistant, offer options to diffuse light, UV protection, and have sound absorption features, they can be the ideal solution.
2) Glass beads. Jewel Box is the artists' interpretation of beaded room dividers, comprised of exquisite glass elements. These individual “jewels” include a choice of six shapes (Lozenge, Onion, Marquise, Oval, Globe, and Tear Drop); five patterns (Ribbed, Stripe, Ostrich, Lace, and Primavera); and more color combinations than a tie-dyed t-shirt. . The thread running through it all is actually a stainless steel cable that can be finished in brushed nickel or brushed brass. It seems as though this product has components that can function as pendant lighting, wall decoration, space divider, window treatment or a privacy device.
3) "Groove" screen. What’s great about this room divider from Italy, is its versatility that allows you to better define your space. Cast a light upon the decorative wall and interesting shadows scatter across the floor. It can be configured in a few different ways too, allowing a sense of mobility to set up a space. Made from natural wood and white-lacquered aluminum, its durability is sufficient to withstand its function as a movable wall.. It comes in eight finish tones - like the wood of LZF lamps created by the same designer - and comes in a hanging or floor version measuring the same at 36”W x 78.93”H x 3.54”D.
4) Movable wall. If your home has a great room -as opposed to a lot of compartmentalized spaces -it can be a source of both pleasure and pain. While the open feel is nice, I'm sure you wish you could hide certain things away—like the desk with its little piles of papers and receipts. It would be nice to conceal the computer screen too. There is an ideal solution: Switch is a clever partitioning system designed by Japanese architect Yuko Shibata. A series of moveable walls, sliding and swinging, separates different areas in an otherwise open space. For apartment dwellers, you can effectively hide the bedroom or the library, or change a room’s dimensions when needed.
Like library stacks, Shibata’s moving wall separates this dining/meeting room from the library. When the wall is pushed back as far as it will go, the bookshelf is hidden (blocked by the wall), which makes the space on the other side much larger. Another aspect of Switch is a swinging wall that itself contains a built-in bookshelf. This wall closes off the bedroom to create an office/reading room. There are more subtleties to the Switch system, which you can examine in detail at Shibata’s website.