i want to make a partition between two rooms without knocking any walls so any cheap nice ideas?

Answer 1

You can buy a partition or hang curtains as others have suggested, or maybe use two or three bookcases in a row, or I found this idea which sounds really cute and unique:


Privacy screen room dividers are difficult to find in your local stores but they are very easy to make. The screens can be made in various ways, from all sorts of different supplies, but one of the most unique ones you can make is assembled from picture frames. Depending upon how much room you have, the room dividers can be made with three, four, five panels or more. Most room dividers are at least five feet tall but you can make yours any size you wish.

The first thing to do is decide how tall you want the screen to be and how many panels you'll be making. The panels will then be hinged together to form the whole screen. You can use 5"x7" frames, 8"x10"'s or even 11"x14" frames. The picture frames must be made of wood or lightweight plastic, with at least half-inch thick sides. Dollar-theme stores usually have picture frames for a buck, and sometimes, two for a dollar.

You'll have to do a little calculating. For example, if you would like to make the screens from 8"x10" frames you can make a five foot tall screen with six picture frames, per panel, if you turn the frame where the width of the screen panel is the 8" side. Then you'll need six frames for each panel you make. Use larger picture frames, such as the 11"x14" size and it'll take even less frames.

Remove the stand of the frames - the part that allows you to stand the picture up on a table. Do not remove the entire back, though. The frames can be new, with no pictures, or can already have pictures - as long as they are all the same basic shape and design. Align the picture frames for the first panel on a table. Use wood glue to attach the wooden frames to each other. Use super glue to attach the plastic frames together. Allow ample time to dry for the wood glue. Align the frames and attach with glue for each set of panels that you're making. After the glue is completely dry you can hinge the panels.

Use metal hinges for connecting the panels together. You'll need a drill and tiny drill bit to accomplish this. After you have hinged all the panels together the room divider is basically finished. There are many different things you can do to the screens, though.

One thing you can do is add velcro to the backside perimeter of the divider. Cut a piece of cloth to the size of the perimeter and add velcro to all four sides of the fabric as well. Now you can put the cloth on the backside, and remove it whenever you want. The cloth will cover the backsides of the picture frames and make the divider look a little more elegant, particularly if you choose a beautiful cloth pattern.

You don't have to put family photos in each frame. You can put in poems, drawings, colorful cloth, wallpaper designs and other treasures. Make your screen with a theme, such as a nautical theme, then add different nautical images in each frame. If you use the deep frames, such as the ones used to make shadow boxes, you can actually put real starfish and sand in the frames.

Answer 2

1. a false wall. I made one using styrofoam insulation, I guess you could also use foam core, glue, and wrapping paper to cover it. It looked great, and was light enough to hang from the ceiling with wire and eye hooks. (eye hook into top of styrofoam, eye hook into ceiling, wire to attach.
2. a Bamboo blind, they come in good widths and lenghths, hang from the ceiling to the floor, and you can drop the blind to make a 3/4 wall if you need to
3. Screens made from 2 x 4's, hinge, fill the middle with some curtains. you can also use folding doors for closets to make a screen, and you may be able to find something on free cycle, or craig's list.
4. 2 or 4 bookcases, back to back, so each "room" has shelf space.
4. Ikea has these great curtain systems that slide on runners, we used that to divide a room.
5. Curtain, made from sheets, hang on a wire system, or make your own with picture hanging wire and eye hooks, the important thing is to weight the bottom of the curtain so it hangs straight, you can use washers from the hardware store tucked into the hem.

Answer 3

partition rooms knocking walls cheap nice ideas

Answer 4

Those Asian-inspired folding screens are great - I use one to cover my AC unit in the winter because it is ugly. But the screen is so easy to fold up and move away if you ever need to. Although if you're looking to block noise also - then this won't do it.

Also the screens look nice from both sides as opposed to a cabinet or some other piece of furniture.

Answer 5

How about ceiling hung curtains? You can mix & match texture/color and you could easily change them if you decide to redecorate in the future. There are lots of creative ways to use curtains - how about a 2 layer with the top layer cinched to show off the bottom layer. Get creative - I have also seen "S" shaped & curved rods that would add a little extra detail.

Have fun!

Answer 6

I'd use a room divider screen. They look neat and can be removed if you want to quickly open up the space again.

Another option is large drapes or curtains hung from the ceiling.

Answer 7

A room divider screen; I saw one that held photos.
Or, a piece of furniture like an armoire, if the room is large enough.

Answer 8

hook pieces of pvs pipe together and make a room screen stretch fabric of choice over and you have a room divider

Answer 9

How about a nice heavy curtain?

~Cindy! :)