Looking for an easy way to divide a space without it being permanent? This DIY room divider screen might just be your answer! It’s super simple to make and it’s easily removable!
I know many people are all about “open concept” when it comes to homes these days. People want their kitchen, living and dining areas to all be together and open and “flowy”.
Me? Not so much.
That being said, the main living area at our previous home, the Beloved Foreclosure, was open concept. In fact, we tore down a couple walls to make it that way. The kitchen, living and dining room were all open to another. For that house, it was best that way though – the rooms felt really closed in otherwise.
I really love having a little division between my kitchen and living room now though. I can jam out to my heart’s content while cooking dinner and not bother a soul.
While our kitchen at the 70’s Landing Pad is it’s own space, separated by walls, from the living room and dining room, the living room and dining room open up to one another. It’s obvious that they are meant to be two different “rooms,” but there are no walls.
For a while, I’ve been wanting to separate this space more. Not put up walls, but have a more clear definition of where the living room ends and the dining room begins. I wanted to be able to “fancy up” the dining room a bit more than the living room without it looking like I had only gussied up part of the space and never did anything with the rest.
Enter gorgeous room dividers.
Rug / Art Piece / Dining Chairs (similar)
These hanging room dividers were the perfect solution to my dilemma. Best of all, they are super easy to make (I used prefab panels!) and they are easily removable if you ever need to take them down for any reason.
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DIY Hanging Room Divider
Materials Needed
- Prefab Decorative Panel(s) of Your Choice – mine are the Cheryle panels from O’verlays.
- 2 – 3/4″ screw eyes per room divider panel
- 2 – 1″ cup hooks per room divider panel
- 2 drywall anchors per room divider panel
*A note about the panels: If you get your panels from O’verlays, you’ll want to contact them for a custom panel. Your panel(s) will need to be about 1 1/2″ – 2″ shorter than your ceiling height. You’ll also want to get the 1/2″ thick panels so they will be a bit more sturdy than the usual panel thickness. You can choose the width of your panels depending on your room and taste.
*For reference, I have 8′ ceilings and my panels are 94 1/8″ tall x 12 1/4″ wide and 1/2″ thick.
Steps
Step 1
O’verlays come painted white. If you would like your panels a different color, go ahead and paint them first.
Step 2
Install screw eyes on the top edge of each panel. Place a screw eye 1″ in from the outer edge on each side.
If you get wider panels than mine are, you may want to put in more than two screw eyes per panel.
Step 3
Place drywall anchors in the ceiling where you will hang your panels. The anchors should be the same distance apart as the screw eyes you just installed are.
Using a framing square will help you keep the anchors in line with one another.
Step 4
Screw a cup hook into each of the anchors.
Hang the panel on the hooks by placing the screw eyes at the top of the panels onto the hooks.
Red Drapes / Rug / Art Piece / Dining Chairs (similar)
Not only did these create a visual separation of the two spaces, but they added a gorgeous touch of drama and architectural detail to the space.
Red Drapes / Rug / Dining Chairs (similar) / Bar Cart
You may have noticed that they even prompted a little mini dining room makeover – I’ll share that soon!
If you ever want to take them down, just slide them off the hooks.
Isn’t this such an easy way of separating spaces without big effort or serious construction? What do you think of them?
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Meredith Otto says
Jenna – this looks easy enough for me to do! We have a large bedroom in a loft apartment and laundry baskets really are not decor!
Jenna says
haha! Girl, it was SO easy!! This sounds like it might work perfect for your loft space!
Sarah Mansker says
What a cool idea! Love it!
Jenna says
Thanks, Sarah! I love how it turned out too – and SO easy!
Re Lind says
Morning, thank you for sharing your projects and especially the “how to” process and most of all thank you for the smiles you put in my day.
Jenna says
Awww. Thank you so much!
Katy says
Looks so great! Iβm going to check out their website.
Jenna says
Thanks, Katy! There are loads of different styles to choose from.
Jane Stein says
Freaking out – I love these panels so much. You are a genius! The 70s Landing Pad is my favorite of all the houses you’ve been working on. Happy end of summer, Jenna!
Jenna says
Thanks, girl!!! I love how they turned out!! I think I’m at a point here where I’m “building” on all the initial remodel/projects we did to get moved in. I’m always asking myself how I can make it better! I hope you’ve had a great summer too!!
Suzanne Melton says
Open Concept.
We watch a lot of DIY/HGTV programs. When one of the hosts/remodelers is demolishing rooms from the 60s and 70s, I always think of the remodeling programs 50 years from now:
“Why would anyone want an open concept? No privacy at all; it’s’ like living in a studio apartment!”
“Are you kidding? It looks like this coffee table was made out of old pallets.”
“More white subway tile! Was there nothing else available back in the olden days?”
“We really need to cover all this wood flooring and replace it with some nice warm carpet.”
Lovely room dividers, Jenna!
Jenna says
hahahahaha!!!! I think you will be spot on with some of those, Suzanne! I often think that shiplap will at some point be in the same boat with the wood paneling of the 70’s.
Olga says
My thoughts exactly! π Except maybe wooden floors. Those have been around for centuries, I don’t think they are going anywhere. π
Stephanie says
Well girl you made it even more cute. Did you paint the floor black? I like.
Jenna says
Thanks girl! No, it’s the same flooring – the light was probably just hitting it wierd.
Olga says
OK, this time I have to leave a comment. π When I found your blog and read your “about” page, I felt like I was reading about myself. Except maybe I’m not that into country music. But I have an excuse – I’m not American. π I mean I’ve lived here for 15 years but I was born in Ukraine. Which brings me to my next point. All kitchens there have 4 walls and a door. That way 1) you can close the door when you cook, so your whole house doesn’t have to smell like dinner long after your dinner’s gone; 2) You don’t have to look at your kitchen when you are relaxing in your living room. After all, even a prettiest kitchen is still a kitchen, I don’t want to see it when I don’t have to. In all the 15 years that I’ve lived here I don’t think I met one single American who would share this sentiment. And here you come and say it! π You ARE my kindred spirit. π And you have black walls! I’ve always loved dark interiors. But all I see here in Arizona is white, white, white and more white. I don’t know, maybe it’s just Arizona, maybe people have a little more color in their homes in other parts of the country, but I feel like my home shocks the hell out of most people who stop by. And I don’t even have any black walls here, just enough color to not feel bored! π Anyway, your dining room looks great! Very stylish. And those room dividers add a lot of interest. You rock! π
Jenna says
Hi Olga! Girl, yes!! I get it! I have a feeling your house would be my pick in Arizona. π I couldn’t deal with all that white! Boring! Also, I popped over to your Etsy store that you linked to – LOVE your pieces!
Susan the Farm Quilter says
Your room dividers look awesome!! Suzanne (and you) are so right!! I love watching HGTV, but they don’t dictate what I would put in my house!! Tile back splash?? No thanks!! I want something that has as few joints as possible so it is easier to clean! Same with showers/tubs…slabs of quartz (no special upkeep) would be the way I would go. Now, if I were going to stay in my dad’s house, I would ditch the wall (Z-shaped) that separates the living/dining/family room/kitchen. The kitchen is incredibly tiny for a house that has over 2,000 sq. feet. Of course, if I were living here alone, I would have the “great room” be my quilting studio! Right now I am grateful for thick carpeting that makes the landing softer and less damaging to an unsteady senior!
Jenna says
Thanks, Susan! I feel like so many people feel their homes should look like it stepped out of an HGTV show! That’s boring – who wants the same thing everyone else has?!
Michelle says
Really like how the panels look – and the illusion of a separate space they provide. Well done!
Jenna says
Thanks, Michelle! I’m so excited with how they turned out – it worked exactly as I wanted it to! Which doesn’t often happen! haha!
Kippi says
Great ideas to give a little separation to your space without closing it off.
Have a great weekend,
Kippi
MississaugaMom says
Your home is lovely! Thanks so much for sharing this project.
alice says
It was already a beautiful room but I think the room dividers add an extra layer of beauty. Thanks for linking up this post with us at #OMGHWW
Michelle | Thistle Key Lane says
Brilliant idea Jenna, love the way the panels look against the dark walls. Simply stunning! I’m featuring the post today on Tuesday Turn About. Thanks so much for sharing!