How to share a large living room?

How to divide a large living room into two separate rooms? We try to answer this question exhaustively. Many people ask themselves how to divide a room without any masonry work, obtaining for example from a large living room a lounge area.

Other people ask themselves how to divide a room into two bedrooms, or are looking for ideas for dividing the kitchen and living room.

How to separate a space without closing it with fixed structures

Here are some techniques and escamotages to divide a space, without closing it with fixed structures:

• Fabric curtains: in order not to make the environment too heavy, our advice is to choose linen fabrics in light tones, so that your spaces take on a lighter effect. You can decide to use a flush curtain as a separating element of two rooms: this is a solution capable of expressing itself in a remarkable visual effect. Alternatively, you can decide to opt for a panel curtain that slides with the aid of a trolley: the strong point of this furniture is the possibility to make multiple customizations.
• Bookcase (link contained "furnishing with bookcases"): it is possible to choose between a modular bookcase (where a single element repeats a certain number of times in a rigid and sequential way or where there are compositions of two or three modules alternated with a constant rhythm) a suspended bookcase (fixed to the ceiling) or a freestanding or self-supporting bookcase (which does not need to be fixed to the wall).
• Screen: mobile or fixed, made with the aid of wood, paper, bamboo or iron.
• Double-sided sliding doors that can be customised in terms of material and model. These furnishings slide by means of a trolley, usually placed in the upper part and sometimes in the lower part. In this case it is possible to choose between different styles: for example contemporary, modern or industrial (link to industrial style article).
• Creation of a vertical garden: a modern and trendy idea, perfect for those who love greenery and plants. Usually vertical gardens are double-sided and made to measure.

How to share a room with plasterboard

Plasterboard is an extremely practical and effective solution for dividing a room: this solution is often used, for example, to divide the living and sleeping areas in a studio apartment.

This material is extremely versatile and easy to install and build. Gypsum plasterboard is still one of the most frequently used materials for dividing two rooms. With plasterboard it is possible to create a real wall, obtaining two rooms, from one at the beginning.

With plasterboard it is also possible to create semi-open structures able to give life to suggestive games of sightlessness, guaranteeing at the same time an optimal passage of light inside your rooms.

How to share a room at a low cost

You have probably wondered at least once how much a plasterboard partition wall costs. Despite the great convenience of this partitioning solution, it is certainly not the cheapest option. So how can you share a room for very little money?

One of the most economical solutions for dividing a room is undoubtedly the one with wooden or glass panels.

Another truly economical furnishing element to be used for the separation of two rooms is certainly represented by the above mentioned curtains: these furnishings are really perfect for separating rooms: you can opt for the purchase and preparation of classic cascade curtains or alternatively prefer more modern and sophisticated design solutions such as roller and panel curtains.

Share a room with a freestanding bookcase or a monoblock

Dividing a room with the help of a freestanding bookcase is undoubtedly one of the most trendy techniques of recent years. Open spaces today represent a very common living and furnishing context: living rooms with open kitchen and sleeping area separated from the living area with the help of a freestanding bookcase.

This solution allows us to separate two rooms effectively, without having to resort to drastic and costly solutions such as the creation of a masonry work. In some cases the creation of masonry works is in stark contrast with the style and atmosphere that characterises an open space.

A light and customizable freestanding bookcase will be able to divide two rooms in a sober and elegant and absolutely non-invasive way.

Alternatively it is possible to opt for the purchase and preparation of a monoblock: this solution is also perfect for separating two rooms in a non-invasive way. The monoblocks are unique and highly iconic furnishings.

Regardless of which solution you choose to set up in your space, you must pay particular attention to the position of the furniture. The choice of a freestanding bookcase represents a very common ploy, able to separate two spaces without closing them clearly. This solution is certainly perfect for dividing the kitchen environment from the living room or the dining area from the TV area or for creating a sort of passing corridor.

The choice to set up a well-designed bookcase in its rooms is also an ideal and particularly elegant solution to make the entrance of the house independent from the living area, or even the living room from a small study corner. Finally, a solution of great visual effect could be to prepare a bookcase able to filter the light from the window, so as to create a pleasant and relaxing reading corner.