Hanging Dividers With A Modern Twist

When you begin looking for partitions to help you divider up a large space into smaller ones you may want to consider using hanging dividers. There are many benefits to this style of divider including the fact that there are no tracks or rails to install on the floor for you to trip over. They come in a variety of styles and materials as well as brands like IKEA which offers a variety of looks. Many of these can be suspended from the ceiling. This allows you to pull the panels up when they are not needed or when you need extra space.

The Soto Retro-Chic Hanging Room Divider from target.com features 10 abstract round corner rectangles with off-centered cutouts. They are finished in a walnut veneer and suspended by a black ball-chain. It measures 40” x 88” and costs $169.99. These do not offer the privacy that other materials do but they are great conversation pieces. If you are looking for more privacy consider the Gold Leaf Silk Screen Wall Hanging from ivgstores.com. It features a dragon boat that is hand painted on gold leaf silk fabric screen.  It is made from silk covered paper, glued over four side-by-side lacquered wood frames with Chinese silk brocade border. It measures 72” x 36” and costs $181.90.

Some hanging dividers are made of bamboo. The Inhabit Bamboo in Sunshine Hanging Slat comes in sunshine, chocolate and wheat and can be machine washed. It measures 24” x 78” and is available at velocityartanddesign.com for $116.00. Sometimes using blinds or curtains as hanging dividers works well too. The Bamboo Layered Slats Sliding Blinds from tatamiroom.com is a 42” set of blinds that will extent to 80” in width and 90” in length with an adjustable track. The kit includes all of the hardware for either a ceiling or wall mount along with a double tracking system for $130.00.

For a more modern style of hanging dividers consider the Algue Room Divider & Decoration from thefurniturelibrary.com. It is a sheet that is reminiscent of plants but is actually created of plastic elements that can be linked together to for web-like textures. They come in white, black, green, red, light green, dark green, light red or dark red. Each sheet measures 320mm x 257mm x 40mm but you must contact the retailers for information on prices and ordering instructions. Another non-traditional divider is from Lightwavelaser.com. They take wood, acrylic and paper panels and laser cut them into a variety of different patterns. They are custom made and available in 24 different patterns. Prices are determined by the art preparation time, size and detail. The typical panel of a standard pattern is $100.00 for setup plus $22 - $25 per square foot.

There are many different styles of these dividers including sliding, rolling, portable and freestanding. They are available at a variety of retailers including Walmart, Home Depot and Lowes and can be used as a replacement for doors or walls. They are contemporary in style yet cover a wide range of ideas for their use. There are many options for interior use of these dividers and with a little effort you can find many uses for them yourself.