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yess!! I've been looking for something besides wood panel room dividers. But how do they stay up? Aren't the mats kinda flimsy?

They sell dividers just like this (but meant to be a divider) at a store called Laytner's on the UWS, I think for $2-300. I also once saw them at Lee's Art Shop on 57th, I think for more $ but with a nicer finish.

I saw them in action and they stand up well as long as you create enough folds. And these are in the $20 range and not $200!

I love that ladder! where did you get it?

that would drive me crazy.

*lol* Looks exactly like when I used to make forts in the living room when I was a kid. (Without the couch pillows as a campfire and my dog dressed as a fellow pioneer.)

You'd have to be really careful with this or it would quickly start looking dorm-ish.

I tried mats like that before but it still looked like mats on their side.
I have picked up old bi-fold closet doors from the local alleys and painted them: solid or an art scene, depending on how artsy you are.
I would otherwise spend the money on IKEA's Expedit wall unit/room divider. I even cut out some of the squares to house my computer/ DVD monitor on a turntable for versatile use on both sides of the rooms.
But if you ever plan on moving soon, think about the vastness of this piece.
Paul.
kitties! comment is hysterical. :)

that's a good idea, but are those tatami mats (maybe they're just bamboo mats)? i thought that tatami mats had more thickness to them -- and would be more in the $200 rather than $20 range.

Isn't it great when you find the solution (however temporary) to a problem that's been puzzling you. Well done!

I think it looks ridiculous

Those aren't tatami mats.