The March issue of Dwell features an amazing Melbourne house with a spacious, multi-level layout. With DIY on the brain this month, we were particularly excited about the handmade bedroom partition that the owner created…
Inspiration: Woven Privacy Wall
Dwell
In order to prevent the space from feeling boxy and uninteresting, the owners used different architectural elements to create flow and divide the space. To create a privacy partition, Cat Macleod wove strips of architectural felt through floor to ceiling wires at the edge of the room. By varying the lengths of felt and creating a subtle pattern in the weave, Macleod created a beautiful, changeable room divider that is “at once soft and industrial in feel.”
This idea can be applied in a myriad of ways in a relatively simple fashion. This could be a great way to create a headboard, divide a room, or even create a window covering. Some eye-hooks, picture wire, and felt or other interesting material, and you’re off!
To read the entire article, visit the Dwell website.
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I love this. I like the idea of using this on the headboard wall of our bedroom.
What do you think they used to secure the ends of the wires at the floor and ceiling? It looks like there is a strip of something at the base of the wires.
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great space. very nice. I love the wood flooring/stairs with steps to sit on. also a fan of the color green. and an x brace thrown into the mix (next to the stairs) is always a fav of mine. very cool.
although the partition does nothing for sound, it still is a very creative solution for helping with privacy...
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I am sure getting a bee in my bonnet about accessibility. It's not just that these steps don't have handrails, they don't even have anything vaguely solid to hold onto. If I were visiting this house, the steps would bring me close to tears of humiliation and frustration.
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(But the floors are nice.)
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Really nice! I was in a retail shop in NYC this weekend that used only vertical wire and eye hooks like this to separate display windows from an entrance. The barely there treatment was surprisingly effective in separating spaces.
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I'm with some of the above - the stairs need at least some kind of handrail, especially if children are living in the place.
I do wonder who's bedroom is behind the woven wall because it doesn't offer that much privacy.
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Beautiful house. I like the creativity all over the space. Even if some elements may seem impractical in family home, I would not necessarily mind them.
I lived many years without a handrail and without incidents. I prefer the open feeling look. I finally gave in to the city request - in the meantime, I came out with an amazing organic design. I am happy I put a handrail but it is mostly because of my one-of-a-kind baluster design.
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I just worry about the children with no handrail - they are not known for perfect balance. I'm 23 and my balance sucks - so no handrail would probably mean me falling down the stairs.
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