A Variety Of Sliding Panel Room Dividers

Sometimes dividing up a large room requires more than just a bookcase or curtain. You can do this with sliding panel room dividers. These can be curtains, accordion style, freestanding, rolling, a screen or other forms of panels. There are many options for these that make choosing one difficult. They are contemporary in style but are the most modern method of dividing up large spaces. They can be used as a replacement for other partitions that are less modern or for the replacement of a non-load bearing wall if you are remodeling.

One way of dividing up your large room is with the Adjustable Sliding Room Divider from improvementscatalog.com. It is a natural fiber-paper and polyester fabric that give you privacy with style. It comes with four sliding panels, aluminum track and all of the hardware needed for mounting to a wall or the ceiling. It measures 19.75” x 88.5” for $129.99 and comes in gold or primrose. A similar style of this is the Bali Sliding Panels from Blindsgalore.com. They are available in Curacao, Jamaica, Nicaragua, San Pedro and Tobago styles with a base price of $214.20 for a 48” x 36” set. Sizes range from 22” – 192” in width and 20” – 144” in height.

Some sliding panel room dividers allow you to add a little bit of oriental charm to your home like the Single Sided Sliding Door Shoji Room Divider. It is a traditional shoji kit that can be mounted to the ceiling and floor in a lightweight finished spruce with hard fiber rice paper. It measures 83” x 73.5” x 3.5” and is available at everyroomdivider.com for $685.00. Many of these are available only at import retailers and are usually shipped from Asian countries. These are also available in a screen form that is portable and can be moved when not in use. There are also many ideas available for their use.

Most of these room dividers are intended for interior use such as a home, church or other small building. They are not recommended for outdoor use. The Woven Sliding Panel Ceiling Mount Room Divider is composed of four woven panels and would not do well outdoors. It is adjustable from 72” to 80” in width and is 89” tall. It includes everything needed for installation from iroomdividers.com and you must contact them for prices and ordering information.  IKEA and Armstrong have begun manufacturing some of these popular methods of division with the Armstrong Definitions Room Dividers from homeportfolio.com. They come in bamboo, resin, fabric, metal and shell. They are 72” x 24” and cost $695.00.

If you are looking for something that offers some protection from noise the CustomFold Accordion Partition from atdamerican.com may be what you are looking for. It has an acoustical rating of 41 STC. It measures 10” x 8” and folded it is only 21” thick. It is model # 49508 and costs $2,118.00. Many of these dividers are available at home supply retailers like Home Depot or Lowes while others are available at department stores such as Walmart.