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by aditiankit
4 months ago in Design Dilemma
How do i partition my dining room and living room?
i need to partition my living room an dining room. if someone can suggest a creative idea....
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Ironwood Builders When you say "partition", do you mean more than the archways we see in the photo? More closed off? Walled off? Or screened off?

For screening I recommend a couple of columns 4' apart and flanking glass front cabinets as built ins. Your arches are great and I hate to mess them up, so walling off? No opinion...which is in a way my opinion!

I haven't figured out yet how to post photos directly from houzz to a forum yet (any help?) but the colonnade with bookshelves or curio cabinets is a common idea in the arts and crafts homes. Painted it can be very traditional in style. For more modern...doesn't work so good for the archways, I'm back to no opinion!
4 months ago ·
rinqreation Arches and partitions.. Difficult combination.. I'd hang a large off-white curtain.
4 months ago ·
maggiemae0552 why do you want them partitioned?? You could put tall potted plants on either side inside the arch area. Beautiful rugs also help define rooms. Good luck!
4 months ago ·
Dytecture We need more clarification. Do you want permanent separation or partial division ?


4 months ago · ·
Cancork Floor Inc. An "old fashioned" way to separate spaces was a writing desk/table with two lamps on either side of the desk This would sit between the two spaces like a 1/2 wall. Visually you would focus on the nearest point and then, afterwards realize that the space continued on into another "room". Think long rooms in large houses (Buckingham Palace...without the Palace).
4 months ago ·
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