Great rooms with one large area that functions as dining, living and family room leave wide open spaces, sometimes too wide. Partitioning off different areas provides for privacy and coziness. Add a guest room area in the living room with ceiling partitions of fabric that open and close. Divide a master bedroom into a section for a nursery with ceiling partitions. Or perhaps you'd like a hideaway office area. Construct the partition from fabric and it's quick to open and close.
Instructions
1. Measure the height from the floor to the ceiling. Standard size ceiling height is usually 8 feet. Measure the width of the room, or the length, however you plan on dividing the room. If possible divide the room where a stud goes across the ceiling. Use a stud finder.
2. Select screw hooks that have a hook that's big enough to comfortably hold the curtain rod.
3. Attach the screw hooks to the stud in the ceiling where you've decided to divide the room. Simply screw in the hook, turning the screw clockwise to tighten. If the screw is large, predrill the holes first with an electric drill. You'll need enough curtain rods to go across the room. For example, if the room is 10 feet wide, you'll need two curtain rods that telescope to a length of 5 feet. Attach the screw hooks to the ceiling stud a minimum of every 3 feet.
4. Place the curtain rods in the hooks.
5. Punch grommets into the drapery fabric every 12 inches across the width. A grommet is a metal ring with a hole in the middle. It's comprised of two pieces. Place one piece on each side of the fabric. Press together with the grommet tool. Cut an X in the fabric in the middle of the attached grommet. Use twice as much fabric as the room is wide. For example if the room is 10 feet wide, you'll need 20 feet of fabric. The fabric should hang down 8 feet or to the floor.
6. Put the drapery hooks through the grommets. Hang the hooks onto the curtain rods. Push the fabric open when you want the room open by grasping one end and pulling the fabric towards the wall. The drapery hooks will slide on the rods. Pull the fabric toward the center of the room to partition off the room and divide it.
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