Room divider ideas please

7 år sedan

Hi, we have a recently refurbished open plan house and are in a dilemma as to how we should divide the dining area from the hallway. Hallway is 5m x 5m with Karndean stone select flooring. Oak doors and stairs. The opening is approx 2.5m x 1.5m. The thickness is the size of a breeze block. As it's the first thing you see when walking in, we would like it to be eye catching. Any ideas?

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Sandi Robinson

7 år sedan

Put some open shelves in the space and fill it with interesting pieces of art / scupture / plants and or put a large mirror on the back wall of the dining area to bring in the light. Also maybe an interesting chandelier light fitting in the dining area?

I think I personally wound avoid glass in the gap, it would probably age in time!

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Jonathan
7 år sedan
Personally I think that you should get rid of the half wall and have the dining room open to the hallway. I think the dining room is the easiest room to keep tidy so no worries about what people see when you open the door. I think it would make the house feel bigger too.
I would put a column radiator on one side of the opening, continue the hall floor into the dining room and then put the dining table ob a rug that compliments the living room next door.
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Daisy England
7 år sedan
I would have closed/blocked this in altogether so you can't see the dining room from the hall. However it does look like a dark room. I wonder if this is why the space is there?
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Regional Construction Works Ltd
7 år sedan
Glass brick or frosted glass in you want to keep the natural light. if not stud wall and hang some art work
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Crystal Interiors
7 år sedan
Fill the space with glass bricks , these would give plenty of light

Modern glass panel maybe ?
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Revive Your Space
7 år sedan
Depends on your budget and if you need it to provide any sound or heat proofing... I personally love the divide. You could commission a bespoke glass artwork to fill the space. Or perhaps have some funky shelves built within it to provide place to display some treasured possessions. Check out my article with some suggestions for 'broken plan' living that might inspire you... [10 Easy and Effective Ways to Zone Open-plan Rooms[(https://www.houzz.co.uk/magazine/10-easy-and-effective-ways-to-zone-open-plan-rooms-stsetivw-vs~71082809)
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Jenny Waples
7 år sedan
crittle style window
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Författare
7 år sedan
Thank you for all your advice. Much appreciated. I don't want to block it up. I like the idea of some sort of glass design/ art. Any recommendations for who I can commission would be appreciated. Sample pics would be useful.

Are open divider wood shelves too 1970s ?
G Andrews
7 år sedan
Another idea could be reflective glass. From the hall one cannot see through, but from the dining room side one can see the hall.
Perhaps there could be a better design at the front door end whereby being nearly all glass so letting more light into hallway and dining room. Again one could use reflective glass or that special glass when at one time it is completely frosted and opaque. Turn a switch and it is completely clear and see through. Expensive but may be worth the cost.
alundprice
7 år sedan
If you have a decent budget a full size fish tank visible from both sides would make a stunning feature.
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Sandi Robinson
7 år sedan
that's a fabulous idea!
minnie101
7 år sedan
Hi. You could fix double sided art with rods top and bottom. This is by Dona Nelson so I haven't looked at prices but you could achieve the same with canvases and then have a similar frame built. It will obviously block some of the light but the art needn't be massive to make a statement
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craftycountess
7 år sedan
A modern stained glass panel would look good but also glass shelves to display items would look equally nice.
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User
7 år sedan
I would block up the half wall, and put a huge mirror on the wall to reflect the light coming in from the other room.Dining rooms benefit from cosy artificial light, so well placed lighting would be important,wall lights either side of the mirror and a chandelier?
A B
7 år sedan
I think I'd leave it as it is (assuming it is a 60's/70's type house). I would move the radiator though on the hallway side.
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North Leeds Garden Design
7 år sedan
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Hi I would put up either glass shelves or wooden ones. If they are wood you can choose different size gaps and shapes however if glass they would need to be more uniform. Here's a photo of glass shelves in a window to show what I mean. If you choose wood make sure they are varnished in keeping with other wood nearby. You could go pale like birch so they are fade into the background or walnut/teak to make a statement.
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pammip58
7 år sedan
I have got a similar space like yours.
The previous owners put in 2 windows with small glass panels.
One of the window panel slides, but the other does not. Which works well as a divider, between the rooms.
You can also put in glass blocks.
pammip58
7 år sedan
You can see the window better in the second photo. I have put a lock on the window. I will be put roman blinds at the window soon.
nmlondon
7 år sedan
https://www.houzz.co.uk/ideabooks/74540859/list/5-decorating-ideas-to-steal-from-the-french
Not sure if the link will work..l
nmlondon
7 år sedan
These are the screenshots in case the link that I posted wouldn't work.
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Fionna Parker
7 år sedan
at the moment it's neither one thing or the other. take out the half wall and incorporate the space or put up a stud wall.
the fish tank idea is good but an alternative might be an enclosed glass fire place? creating warmth and glow in both areas.
Patricia Farrell
7 år sedan
I like my Japanese screen. it folds back when it needs to and divides the space when necessary. They are not cheap. This one was over £900 be it let's the light filter through on a sunny day.
Juliet Docherty
7 år sedan
I would leave it alone, it's simple and quite lovely. I had a hole put in like this in my last house and put an oak sill on it and then some beautiful pots and shells.
Amy Talman
7 år sedan
If budget is an issue you could use climbing rope which you can get in all sorts of whacky colours to make a striking divider like in the pic or create some honeycomb shelving like in the staircase pic
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V.I.P Walls Interior Specialist
7 år sedan
Hi

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V.I.P Walls Interior Specialist
7 år sedan
This could be great choice
N J
7 år sedan
I would put nice piece of stained glass in there!
User
7 år sedan
If you need to keep the space open due to light levels, then shelves with an interesting display would work well, a glass divide/window can look odd on an internal wall, if you are not careful, although, depending on the rest of the house, the crittal window might look interesting too. Stained glass would have to look good on both sides and could be very expensive. I like the look of the climbing rope diy on the stairs, it might be worth trying that idea too. Please don't go with the fish tank, horrible expensive out of place smelly things in a nice clean home, they remind me of pet shops! It really boils down to what you like the look of best, if you really have to keep the space open, just don't forget there is nothing wrong with feeling warm in your home and there is more chance of that if you don't feel a blast of cold air every time the front door is opened, so don't rule out a proper wall if it at all possible.
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Feature Radiators
7 år sedan
Definitely a nicer radiator for a "warm welcome", excuse the pun! You could make a feature of it then have nice glass brick feature above.

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User
7 år sedan
Hi

We work with a great supplier that do custom sized resin panels.

They are safer, lighter and easier to work with than glass and also give almost endless options and applications.

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Paula Fuster
2 år sedan
Check Jali!! They do made to measure room dividers with beautiful fretwork and you can design them online by yourself https://www.jali.co.uk/product/room-dividers
User
2 år sedan
5 year old thread!!!