I like it :)

part of me feels like the curtain AND the door is a bit much...especially for an interior door.

Agree with MyAliya. It would have looked better without the door.

Our HVAC died and we can't afford to replace it, so we use a window A/C on the 1st floor, and one on the 2nd floor. They work fine and our electric bill was reduced considerably. I have an insulated curtain at the top of the stairwell so I can prevent the cold air from sinking to the 1st floor. Now I have inspiration to class it up from this post! Thank you!

Have been contemplating doing something like this in my studio apartment between the living room and the kitchen. There is an archway between the two - but then, on which side would one put the curtain? The entrance to the apartment is through the kitchen, however, if you are sitting in the main room, it would be better if you were not staring back at the kitchen, right? Since I haven't been able to work this out, I haven't put up any curtains yet. Time to think about it again.

When I was a resident advisor in college, the stoners down the hall also created an entry vestibule with a curtain. We could smell it, but when they answered their door, we couldn't see more than three feet. Apparently they were clever AND fashionable.

This is also great for closets, in place of those bi-fold doors. I have replaced almost all of mine with this trick and it makes the whole space a lot warmer and more contemporary, I think.

I'm thinking about replacing 2 or 3 doors in my one bed flat with curtains as a way of bringing in colour and texture AND saving space where the door is open - as I live on my own I never close the doors anyway.

Need to persuade the missus though!

I like this! The pendant lamp beyond is lovely...does anyone know where it is from?

I second the request for info on the pendant lamp.

This isn't exactly a new concept - Portieres were a common fixture of upper-middle class Victorian households.

I live in a high rise, and in the summer, the living room is 20* hotter than the BR. I have been putting up draperies in the hallway between the two, and it has been very effective, but I have felt like a nut. Now I feel very hip. Thanks.

I think this is the light -- same website as the holdback.
http://www.lauraashley.com/ceiling-lights/bluma-nickel-decorative-ball-pendant-light/invt/3391536/

Thank you, lesliejb!

@citipearl... I was also contemplating doing this in my studio apt, but in the "dressing area". There is a doorway with no door. I was thinking maybe a double curtain, back to back, so either side you see the pattern. Or maybe sheers?

@citipearl - I'd hang the curtain outside the kitchen to reduce the possibility that it could get caught on a hot stove: accidents happen.

Consider Japanese noren as an alternative. In a studio, being able to see the corners increases the appearance of spaciousness.

Wouldn't fit my style. Among other things, I have to avoid stuff I might trip over or whatever. (Klutz with osteoporosis and arthritis. Life is hazardous!)

But the example shown is lovely -- I'm impressed that the drapes and rug match. (And I agree with those who are curious about the pendant -- quite sculptural.)

Does anyone know where this fabric is from??!?! Its perrrrrrfect for my house!

Now I've truly become an Apartment Therapy follower because all I can think of is, "where did the matching rug come from?"

I think this look is very tricky to pull off. Your space has to have to have the right architecture, I think. For example, I did this in a new apartment to close off the hallway to the bedrooms from the main living room. The fabric was perfect, the ceilings were vaulted but it still looked awful! Maybe the secret ingredient is having a pre-WWII apartment?