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More Space With Less: Dividing One Bedroom Into Two

Posted On Tuesday, 27 June 2023 14:42
More Space With Less: Dividing One Bedroom Into Two

These days, we understand the importance of having a private room that is all one’s own. Your bedroom is a place of comfort and control, where you can retreat to relax whenever you need space. Every member of your family deserves their own space — which is why homes seem to keep getting bigger.

Fortunately, you don’t need to buy a larger home to accommodate your growing family. With any of the creative solutions outlined below, you can make enough bedroom space for all of your family members without moving or adding a home expansion.

Color Blocking

The simplest way of creating the illusion of two spaces within one room is to use paint to color block. In interior design, color blocking is painting two different colors on the walls, usually in bold geometric shapes. To divide a bedroom, you might split the room in half, painting one side of the room in one color and the other side in a different color. You can ask the room’s occupants for their color preferences, but you should try to ensure that the final color pairing is aesthetically pleasing.

You absolutely should decorate with furniture and décor that suits the differing color palettes, and you might consider installing separate fixtures, like small ceiling fans, on both sides of the room. The more distinctive you can make the style of each side, the more effective the color blocking will be in dividing the space.

Curtains

Curtains are perhaps the oldest trick in the book for dividing a room without putting up walls. Unlike color blocking alone, curtains offer privacy to both room inhabitants, which might be essential if you are dividing a space for teens or adults to share.

There are several ways to hang curtains from the ceiling, from hanging a curtain bar to installing curtain tracks. You should be careful to find curtains that fit the aesthetics of both sides of the room, as they will be a significant design feature visible from both spaces. You should also invest in enough drapery panels to ensure no gaps remain when the curtains are closed, or else neither occupant will feel fully comfortable in their space.

Room Divider

Room dividers have been used to separate spaces for centuries. Room dividers come in many different styles, so you and your family members can work together to find a room divider solution that fits your needs.

The most common form of room divider is a folding screen, which can easily be shifted or collapsed to alter the look and function of the room. You can findthese dividers in wood, paper, fabric and more. You can also DIY your own room divider using materials you already have around the house, like wooden pallets or scrap fabric.

There are more permanent types of room dividers, which involve building pseudo-walls to separate the space. You might consider this if you know that the room will be shared for many years, but you should be careful to install this type of room divider carefully to avoid causing damage to your home.

Internal Glazing

Windows usually look out on a home’s exterior, but when installed within a home, windows can provide the feeling of separate spaces. It is possible to carve a room out of other spaces in your home using glass and metal framing; in fact, this produces an incredibly trendy home feature that could increase the value of your property. Of course, internal glazing works best for offices, living rooms or other spaces where total privacy is not necessary. If you use internal glazing to create a bedroom, you may need to hang curtains also for the sake of discretion.

Bookshelves

Because of their size, bookshelves are remarkably effective at defining the borders of a space. If you place a line of bookshelves through a room, you create a fake wall, and if your bookshelves are tall enough, you might be able to give each side of the room sufficient privacy. Even better, bookshelves are functional, offering useful storage where inhabitants can stash books, toys, clothes and more. You can achieve this effect using secondhand bookshelves, finding low-cost flat-pack bookshelves or building your own bookshelves.

 It is possible to split one room into two without compromising on style. You should think about the size of your space, your family’s needs and your own aesthetic when making the decision to divide a room.

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