Yahoo Lifestyle15 Genius Ways To Stylishly Divide A Room
Unless you live in an expansive mansion, spaciously-mindful homes are tough to come by. For us, living looks more like a cramped studios or oddly laid out one to three bedroom apartments. Aside from the ongoing battle to live with less stuff, we also struggle in our quests for compact furniture and decor solutions that are effortlessly size-conscious and stylish at the same damn time. But along this exhaustive journey, we discovered a dual-purpose jackpot to our space-plus-style quandary: the room divider.
Commonly seen in the form of free-standing screens used to section off areas for privacy, the history of portable room dividers dates back to centuries-old Chinese origins where the goods served as both furniture and decorative art. While that same dual-function still applies inside homes across the globe today, it's now taken on forms past foldable screens. Ahead we've rounded up 15 of these dividers that can optimize and streamline the interior of spatially-challenged abodes. The styles range from classic screens with modern storage twists to artfully unexpected open-air bookcases, bohemian hanging-curtains, sculptural statement pieces, and more. Scroll on for your shoppable solutions with the centuries-old power to elevate and save space inside your home.
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The Inside Scalamandré Coral Zebra Screen
Use this classic trifold screen in a bold pattern to stylishly section off private areas inside a studio apartment.
The Inside Scalloped Screen, $349, available at The Inside
Yaheetech Rolling Plant Stand
Utilize a rolling, tiered plant stand as a freshly creative way to section off your space — you can fill it with your apartment garden essentials, or use it as storage for kitchen essentials and decor.
Yaheetech 4-Layer Rolling Plant Stand, $49.99, available at Amazon
Urban Outfitters Astra Room Divider Screen
This divider features artful, yarn-screened panels that section off a space without making it feel dark and shut off from the rest.
Urban Outfitters Astra Room Divider Screen, $299, available at Urban Outfitters
Giantex A-Frame Bookcase
Try using a tiered, A-frame bookcase with open-air shelves as a surprising statement divider inside your space.
Giantex A-Frame Bookcase, $59.99, available at Amazon
World Market Wood Abstract Rigby Screen
This artisan-crafted divider takes the classic folding screen style and modernizes it with geometric-designed wood slats that serve as hanging storage shelves.
Cost Plus World Market Hand Carved Wood Abstract Rigby Screen, $99.99, available at Cost Plus World Market
Flber Macrame Curtain
Not all room dividers come in free-standing floor form — we love the effortless whimsy and charm that this hand-woven macrame curtain adds when sectioning off a space.
Flber Macrame Large Hanging Curtain (50" x 75"), $54.72, available at Amazon
MyGift Open Bookcase Room Divider
Foldable screen meets open-air storage in this stylish and functional bookcase divider.
MyGift Open Bookcase Room Divider, $179.99, available at Amazon
Project 62 Sayer Console Table
A long console table with an unencumbered frame can work wonders as a room separator with bonus storage benefits.
Project 62 Sayer Console Table White, $139.99, available at Target
Belham Living 3-Panel Room Divider
The original trifold screen gets a dose of mid-century-modern with this wood-paneled room divider in a rich walnut finish.
Belham Living Carter Mid Century Modern 3-Panel Room Divider, $219.99, available at Walmart
Puzzlider Hanging Screen Room Divider
This room-dividing system is made up of a set of plastic hanging screens in a modern, open-slat design.
Puzzlider Hanging Screen Room Divider, $77, available at Etsy
Urban Outfitters Pompom Curtain
Fasten a window rod to open door frames or room ceilings and hang a pair of translucent curtains for a breezy room separation solution.
Urban Outfitters Pompom Curtain, $69, available at Urban Outfitters
Finley Home Wooden Shutter Room Divider
This four-paneled screen comes crafted with adjustable blinds for easily opening and closing off areas inside a shared space.
Finley Home Tranquility Wooden Shutter Room Divider, $149.99, available at Walmart
Tribesigns Corner Ladder Bookshelf
True-kitchen-less apartments can press the flat-back of this ladder bookcase against a wall to create a food space — and then fill the tiered shelves with cooking essentials from favorite cookbooks to tools and snacks.
Tribesigns 5-Shelf Ladder Corner Bookshelf, $135.48, available at Walmart
CB2 Natural Rattan Room Divider
The peekaboo panels on this rattan divider allow for dramatic light entry into any sectioned off space.
CB2 Fan Natural Rattan Room Divider, $599, available at CB2
Gautier Studio Diabolo Coat Rack
The compact design of this freestanding coat rack makes for a stylishly minimalist and functional solution to saving space — stick one end up against a wall to section the room off with hanging coats as the "screen."
Gautier Studio Gautier Studio Diabolo Coat Rack, $214, available at Anthropologie
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