room divider

Space-separating furniture piece

A room divider is a freestanding screen or partition used to separate one area of a room from another without building a permanent wall.

Room dividers create privacy, define spaces, or block sightlines: She set up a room divider to create a home office in the corner of her bedroom.

They range from folding screens to bookcases to hanging curtains.

decorative

screen

Display or barrier

  • fretworkInterlocking ornamental design
  • tapestryDecorative woven wall cloth
  • beadsSmall pierced ornaments for stringing

carving · shoji · lattice · macramé · stained glass · mosaic · drapery · rattan · wicker · bamboo

privacy

screen

Display or barrier

panel · blind · shade · frosted glass · opaque · soundproof · acoustic · buffer · secluded · concealment

spatial

partition

Barrier separating spaces

  • zoneBounded area designation
  • open planUndivided interior layout
  • loftSpace beneath the roof

studio · workspace · bedroom · dining area · office · cubicle · entryway · foyer · alcove · nook

functional

folding

Bending something over itself

modular · freestanding · movable · collapsible · rolling · portable · adjustable · stackable · hinged · track-mounted

furniture

bookcase

Furniture holding volumes

storage · display unit · cubby · rack · armoire · credenza · hutch · wardrobe · plant stand · wine rack

Categories
Opposites
spatial function

room divideropen floor plan

Interior without dividing walls

open concept · great room · loft space · open plan · open-plan living

permanence and structure

room dividerload-bearing wall

Wall supporting overhead weight

partition wall

Family

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Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G