Look!: Using CD's to Make a Room Divider

If you've downloaded your music and don't want to store your CD's, here's an idea for making those disks into decor. Organize your CD's by cover art color or paint them. Then string them up as a room divider. Closeup of the room divider below the jump...

This room divider was spotted at The Scrap Exchange in Durham, North Carolina.

Would you try this with your CD's?

Comments (20)

No, it's a little too 'dorm-room' for me, thanks.

posted by fade on violet on January 16th 2009 at 2:04pm
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i think i had something similar when i was 13.

posted by Bozotown on January 16th 2009 at 2:05pm
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Hmm. I agree with the dorm-room criticism, I think. I think I'd like it better if they were a uniform color, essentially just preserving the geometry and repetition of the cds. I wonder, can you spray-paint cds?

posted by katiebug on January 16th 2009 at 2:10pm
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This can go wrong so fast. My sister did this when she was 13- usually with the string and hanger choice it can look cheap and tacky easily...

posted by frozenemotion9 on January 16th 2009 at 2:14pm
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I made a lamp out of old office CDs once. I took apart an old lamp and salvaged the wiring and the metal pole around it. I made a wooden base that I painted, then stacked CDs around the pole about 10 inches high. I bought a shade at Target or someplace like that. It was really modern and pretty because the light reflected through the edges of the CDs.

posted by madsarah on January 16th 2009 at 2:38pm
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posted by staticfritz on January 16th 2009 at 2:52pm
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Sometimes I wonder if AT posts things like this just to get a reaction- haha.

posted by canadian in swedish clothing on January 16th 2009 at 2:56pm
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Why are we insulting dorm rooms? This looks more like something your third grader would bring home from daycare.

posted by verano on January 16th 2009 at 2:58pm
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Seriously?

posted by mjr on January 16th 2009 at 2:59pm
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No Bueno! - Nein! - No!

posted by julieleanne on January 16th 2009 at 3:02pm
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I like the shape and idea - I would string up a more substantial version of this and paint all sides the same flat, neutral color. Mod!

I may in fact do that. But leaving the CD's as is could get really tacky, really fast.

posted by Miss Jess on January 16th 2009 at 4:14pm
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Holy Moly, that's really bad...joke post?

posted by redjet on January 16th 2009 at 4:37pm
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dumb

posted by Carder on January 16th 2009 at 4:55pm
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This is so 1998.

posted by eddie p on January 16th 2009 at 5:08pm
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ew.

posted by GreenEggsnTofu on January 16th 2009 at 5:34pm
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super tacky.

posted by delagirl924 on January 16th 2009 at 5:38pm
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Ugly!

posted by carmenlu on January 16th 2009 at 7:30pm
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Seriously? You do realize it's now 2009, right?

I hear you can make earrings and drink coasters from CD's as well...

posted by nashdp on January 16th 2009 at 10:58pm
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this is ridiculous, and embarrassing.
really? what is going on ATDC?!
you're giving those of us in DC with style a bad name.

posted by amandaja on January 19th 2009 at 3:46pm
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Yes, this is pretty bad.
Does anyone remember the truly awful posts suggesting we melt our vinyl records in the oven and reshape them into bowls and ashtrays?
AT is so funny sometimes.

posted by gordon on January 21st 2009 at 3:56pm
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