Chic and Functional: A Lookbook of Partition Ideas for Every Room

No divided opinions on their style and practicality.

Sometimes, designing your home calls for a way to segment your spaces without a solid wall blocking the whole area. Enter partitions: versatile solutions for things like ensuring your family’s privacy, dividing your communal spaces – or even pulling double duty as storage.

In this lookbook, we get into a whole lot of ways to create cool partitions in every single room in your home to achieve function and aesthetic!

Partition ideas for the entryway and balcony

1. Play with fluted glass partitions

Nobody likes prying eyes! Ensure your family’s privacy with a fluted glass partition that obscures your living area from the front door.

The one above extends slightly from the TV feature wall for an understated look while the one below curves into a partition wall that frames the entryway into the living area.

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2. Amp up your style with breeze blocks

Spruce your entryway up with a colourful half-wall and half-breeze block partition. In this home, the partition serves as a backing for the TV too.

Of course, that doesn’t mean you can’t incorporate a similar idea in your earthy-toned home!

3. Build a settee into the entryway partition

This wall partition has got a plush settee for you to sit at while putting on or taking off your shoes, coupled with whimsical indoor windows.

4. Get entryway storage with half-height cabinet partitions…

Welcome visitors and keep the kaypoh neighbours/passers-by at bay with this stylish partition: reeded glass rods with a solid curved base. As a bonus, the flat surface is perfect for keys and the like.

In a similar vein, this multifunctional partition checks off privacy, a chic circular cut-out with a display shelf, and a floating storage cabinet for shoes and other items.

5. …or go all out with full-height entryway storage

This entryway storage cabinet pulls double duty as a stylish divider, hiding the kitchen/dining while providing ample space at the entrance for shoes and other on-the-go essentials.

6. Partition with wooden slats for an airy entryway

For a more airy feel, opt for a wooden slat divider that lets the light flow from the hallway into your home.

Partition ideas for the living room

7. Halve the communal space with industrial flair

You might be thinking about a partition to separate the living and dining areas – so why not give it an industrial lean with hollow concrete blocks?

8. Switch things up with a swiveling TV

Another clever way to split your communal space in half is a swiveling TV mounted on a rod within a low partition; this keeps the space breezy and you get to enjoy your favourite shows wherever you are!

9. Enjoy flexibility with glass wall partitions

A favourite among Singaporeans, this bedroom wall-turned-glass partition design offers the best of both worlds so you can open/close up the space as needed while making the space feel so much bigger and brighter.

10. Build a semi-open entertainment ‘cave’

This entertainment ‘cave’ was done up by converting one of the bedrooms into the new (and partitioned) living area. With an organically-shaped ‘window’ that looks into the dining area and an arched entryway, it’s anything but ordinary.

11. Try wall partitions with semicircular cut-outs

On the topic of repurposed rooms, this one was turned into a tranquil tea room with a ‘moon gate’ that frames shoji doors. Perfect for sipping a cup of matcha in good company!

For a door-free option, this design leaves the partitioned space open for a multitude of activities on its raised platform.

Partition ideas for the kitchen and dining area

12. the kitchen entrance with glass blocks

For a pop of visual interest, the ID couple behind this 5-room BTO flat created a unique glass block partition that partially encloses the kitchen – great for those of you who don’t fancy an open concept – while doubling as a settee.

13. Use glass partitions for a semi-open kitchen

While open-concept kitchens are all the rage these days, you might prefer closing off the kitchen to contain fumes and cook without an audience. Keep things flexible with a half-wall partition and foldable glass windows.

For a similar effect, you can use your dining table or peninsula as a partition alongside foldable glass windows.

If you prefer distinct wet and dry kitchens, employ a glass partition like in this 4-room BTO and enjoy the natural light filtering through.

Partition ideas for the service yard/laundry area

14. Experiment with wooden panels for a tidy service yard

We can’t overlook partitions for the service yard, which tends to get rather messy. If your kitchen and service yard come connected, try wooden panels to separate the two and hide the clutter.

Plus, the ventilation holes here prevent clothes from getting musty while drying!

15. Obscure your laundry with roll-down blinds

For a more subtle method of partitioning your laundry area, how about roll-down blinds?

Partition ideas for the bedroom

16. Partition your bedroom with panels for a sleeping ‘pod’

So, you have a cosy apartment all to yourself like the owner of this 2-room BTO. Transform your platform bed into a restful (and genius) sleeping ‘pod’ with a curved panel along the edge of the platform.

17. Use wardrobes to separate your sleeping and dressing areas

Amongst the numerous walk-in wardrobe ideas that don’t involve hacking, consider a handy pole system wardrobe that separates the sleeping area and the rest of your bedroom.

But if a pole system sounds too dust-prone to you, how about a warmly-lit glass wardrobe for a bird’s eye view of everything you own?

Of course, you might prefer keeping your clothes out of sight. Go for an L-shaped wardrobe with a half-glass divider that offers plenty of storage while maintaining an open look.

As you might’ve already realised, partitions don’t have to be full-height – much like this curved divider that extends from the wardrobe to demarcate the dressing area.

18. Alternatively, use a vanity to partition the dressing area

Vanities can also make great partitions in rooms, like in this condo where it separates the sleeping and walk-in areas without cramping up the space.

You can even install a half-height vanity partition by the window to mark the dressing area – and to make the most of the natural light for your morning routine.

19. Use your study desk as a partition

For those of you tight on space, use a full-height study and cabinet combination to create a functional partition between the sleeping area and your work zone.

20. Use a swiveling TV (yes, again) to divide your room

Similar to what we saw in one of the living room ideas, consider a TV partition in your room to recline in comfort without tussling for the TV in the living room.

21. Fall back on the classic wall partition for a restful sleep

Mark a clear line between rest and prep time with a wall partition like so that has two open doorways leading to the dressing area and bathroom.

Partition ideas for the bathroom

22. Keep water out with a frosted glass block partition

Forget about your typical glass dividers/shower screens; we’re obsessed with this ice-like frosted glass block divider that prevents water from splashing out of the shower/bath area.

23. Or, opt for a half-glass partition for easier cleaning

Of course, looking at things on the practical side, a full glass partition can be tough to maintain regularly given the dirt/water stains that show up.

A potential solution? Halving the glass you have to clean with a half-tiled base.

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