Building A Room Divider

For those do it yourselfers, building a room divider is a great way to get an accent that is customized to your particular room.

When building a room divider, keep in mind the 3 basic styles. One is the folding screen type. Two is the flat panel that has legs which keep it upright. And three is the hanging beaded or fabric panel.

If you are building a folding screen divider, keep in mind it has 3 or more panels. Before you start to build yours, you need to decide how many you want to have. When you display it with the panels at slight angles to each other, it is virtually free standing. This room divider is build by making frames for each panel out of wood. Inside the panels you can put whatever you want. Depending on the material in the middle, you may need to work with the frames so that you get a good fit. When you are done, attach the panels to each other using hinges.

Building the one panel divider is pretty easy. Simply make a frame like above except larger since there will only be 1 panel. Then add on some feet. Make sure you size the feet properly so that the panel doesn’t fall over!

To build the fabric or bead room divider panel, you’ll need to put some sort of track in the ceiling or at least some hooks to hang the panel from. Decide how wide you want the panel to be and make the track or hooks that length. If you want to slide the curtain open and closed, a track will be better than hooks, but if you do put up hooks, you can always use it like a curtain and get a fancy tie back to hold it back. Once you have decided on the width, simply sew a piece of fabric that is a bit wider and goes from floor to ceiling – remember that the fabric must look nice on both sides so you may have to double face it. Also, take care to make nice hems all around. If you want it to be a beaded curtain, and you can’t find one to size, you can buy the beads and string them yourself.

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