Renovation Detail: The Built-In Room Divider
As graceful as they are functional, built-in room dividers carry classic Craftsman architectural style
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Creating a classic Arts and Crafts built-in room divider is on our list of must-do renovations. The traditional design combines form and function to define two or more spaces elegantly. These dividers help to organize large spaces while maintaining an open floor plan and keeping rooms bright and airy. Most have square, tapered columns and storage, but new variations create the same effect.
Does your home have a space well suited for a built-in room divider? Take a look at these ideas and see if one sparks inspiration.
Does your home have a space well suited for a built-in room divider? Take a look at these ideas and see if one sparks inspiration.
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| Standard trims with simple profiles and square columns create this built-in room divider. |
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by Clark Harris
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| Interior tapered columns with dentil detailing top 30-inch bookcase cabinets. |
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| In true Arts and Crafts form, these furnishings are made to fit the home, and the space's ornamentation consists of natural woodwork and room dividers. |
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| Instead of storage, this built-in room divider is composed of paneled wainscoting bases mimicked in the square, tapered columns. |
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| Half walls with columns mark the boundary between the kitchen and the dining area, connecting the two visually while giving each a separate identity. |
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| The coffered ceiling in this family room coordinates with the room divider and its columns, creating visual harmony throughout the space. |
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| A half wall with a column separates this family room and dining area. It defines each while still preserving an open floor plan. |
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| This Green Lake-area residence in Seattle is the result of an extensive collaboration with the owners to recapture the architectural character of the 1920s and '30s Craftsman homes in the surrounding area. Preserving and honoring the built-in room divider was a must. |
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Floor-to-ceiling columns with flanking bookcases act as a transition between rooms with different ceiling heights.
Have a great Craftsman? Show us your built-in room divider below!
Have a great Craftsman? Show us your built-in room divider below!
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olldbobbi Sorry to go off subject for a minute but that coffered ceiling is amazing! I'm glad I don't have to paint it, tho.
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Architectural Antiques Architectural Antiques loves Arts & Crafts style design. We see so much of it come through our shop! Check out the lastest antiques we have that would look great in these spaces! www.archantiques.com 
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Ventana Construction LLC Thanks for featuring our photo in your ideabook! The thing I like best about what architect Kim Goforth did with this design is to mirror the half wall and column detail at the entry to the home (you can find this in our "Green Lake Custom Home" project file), so that that when entering the house, the rooms are clearly defined with consistent millwork.
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mrsben Beautiful images! (Particularly the 6th pic, coffered ceiling.)
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lgro Beautiful pictures.. at one point my house had a similar divider to the first picture - previous owner had removed them. Brushing up on my woodworking skills so that I can replace them.
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astraea I love the idea of built-ins for room dividers, but I would worry that they limit furniture placement after-the-fact. I'm also not that fond of low shelves, except for things you rarely need.
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eztia Low shelving is wonderful for families with children, to store story books, board games, jigsaw puzzles, and so on. Also nice for visiting nieces or grand children to have a place where they know they can touch and play with anything on those shelves.
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puse i also like the idea it looks amazing especially the first one
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lara_jane This feature is called a COLONNADE, in case anyone wants to do more research. :)
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puse i like everything that your doing here cause i am also doing a backroom thats why i liked your ideas,and i even saw sum photos for small bathrooms cause am making my own room now thanks again
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Talla Skogmo Interior Design These are great ideas to add charm, storage, or a hold a sofa at the same time. 
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Barber Builder's Love craftsman style and room dividers Here are a few kitchen / living room shots. . 
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Greg Mix - Registered Architect Beautiful photographs. I love Arts & Craft style homes. Such eloquent results with such simple trim work. One of the things I like about designing with the Arts & Crafts style is the flexibility it has. It will work on Bungalows, Sixties Ranches or even in modern apartment buildings. Here’s a photo of one we completed six years ago. 
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