Apartment Therapy

Room Dividers from Studio Lilica

A couple of years ago I received this evergreen question from a reader named Mona:

I have a room right next to a bathroom and I want to put in our home office there. We live in Tribeca and look is modern. Instead of putting up a white wall I would like to use a divider that is temporary and functional without going over $2000. I do not want to put up a book case. Do you have any ideas?

It was a great question that I did my best to answer then, and which gathered over 40 answers from readers. I now revisit Mona's question with a fresh eye and cull the best of our reader suggestions in an attempt to nail it. The dividers I've found are light, flexible, affordable and provide as much visual privacy as possible. These are dividers, not just screens. Got a good solution not mentioned? Email me at Maxwell@apartmenttherapy.com. Enjoy!

DIY

> > Ikea Hacked Sliding Glass Wall by Vince

Many folks, including myself, recommend using "hospital track" and fabric curtains of any style to create a very efficient and modern solution. Hospital Track sources include:

> > Curtain Fair
> > cubiclecurtainfactory.com

Also, thick slabs of felt are a really good solution with the hospital track:

> > How To: Build Felt Sliding Doors

FABRIC DIVIDERS

> > Dvider Room Dividers

> > Molo Softwall - this is a favorite that also has a lot of problems. Please see this thread.

SOLID DIVIDERS & PANELS

> > PRV Light Screen

> > Ikea Orgel (this is the descendant of the famous Dunker)

> > Coil Room Divider

> > Global Sticks Screen

> > Mitad del Mundo Divider

> > Armstrong Definition Resin Panels

DOOR PANELS

> > RayDoor

> > The Sliding Door Company