How to Install a Decorative Room Divider

Your reasons for needing to install a decorative room divider in your home are as unlimited as the different types of items you can use as a divider. Select a room divider to complement your decor. Installation of your decorative divider can be as easy as moving a piece of furniture, so there is an option for any skill level. Read on for some of your options.

Instructions

1. Arrange large potted plants such as palms and bamboos to create a divider in a room. Exotic or rare plants are especially interesting and decorative. Add lamps to this arrangement to make it more dramatic, or use lamps alone to divide a space.

2. Use a large piece of furniture such as a cupboard or set of shelves. This creates additional storage out of your decorative divider. Choose a set of open shelves if you prefer to not break up your line of sight in the room.

3. Find screens or panels to place in your room. These decorative options allow you to control the amount of light on each side of the divider. Folding screens are a flexible divider option. Hang panels from the ceiling using hooks and picture wire.

4. Personalize screens or panels according to your decor. Bamboo screens give your room an Asian look, while antique screens give a sense of history. Use embroidered fabric for a country or shabby chic appearance.

5. Make your own folding screen divider by using shuttered closet doors or window shutters. Attach them together with hinges and stain or paint the shutters to your preference.

6. Hang curtain panels for a space that only needs temporary dividers. Install a hanging curtain rod from the ceiling and you can open or close the curtains as necessary.