DIY screen

A screen is a lightweight folding partition, usually consisting of several wings. Its main purpose is the zoning of space in the room, which is especially true in small-sized apartments. In such a simple way, you can separate the work area or hide the berth, and when there is no need, the screen is easy and simple to fold and remove. Such a thing is convenient in that it is mobile, it can be moved to any place and it conceals the extra centimeters of your space. In addition, a beautifully designed screen with your own hands can serve as an element of decor in the room. Make it not very difficult. This is a fascinating process, as a result of which you will get a beautiful and useful thing in your home, and at the lowest cost. This will be discussed in our article.

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Types of screens

What screens can you make yourself from improvised materials?

• The simplest option, which will require minimal time and costs, is a sliding screen-partition made of MDF. You just need to fasten the finished MDF boards, and then decorate them in the way you like.
• A more time-consuming option is a screen with a frame. Here you will need to work hard and make a frame of wood or metal. Basically, the frame is made of wooden beams, as it is easier.
• An oriental-style screen is made of bamboo. Thick stems are selected for the base, which are interconnected using a jute cord. The base is decorated with light and airy fabrics.

Important! Sashes for home-made products can be of very different heights and widths, decoration is also made of various materials. You can use paper, fabrics, lace, leather, cardboard. You can decorate the product using the remains of sewing curtains, newspapers or old photographs in decoupage technique, each leaf can be made of different materials.

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Do-it-yourself screen

How to make a screen for a room with your own hands? First you need to make a base. A screen with a frame is more convenient, and it is not very difficult to make it.

Important! If you make a solid panel, then the material should be light, otherwise your screen will be very heavy and uncomfortable.

Also, if the main goal is that you need to zone the space of a certain room, look at other ideas, for example:

• Shelving in the interior in different versions.
• Wallpaper Design - Many Practical Ideas.

So, a do-it-yourself screen - we start a phased master class with a framework.

We make the basis:

1. First you need to determine the size of your future product. According to these sizes, saw wood blocks.
2. Wood requires pre-processing. It must be impregnated, primed and painted. This will protect it from moisture in the future. At the final stage of processing, paint the bars in the desired color and cover with several layers of varnish.
3. You can connect the workpieces by cutting out the grooves in them: on one bar in the form of a recess, on the other in the form of a clove. Such a connection resembles a zipper in its principle. Thus, the bars are firmly connected to each other. We coat the parts with wood glue. You can do it differently and connect the bars with screws.

Important! For the manufacture of the frame, you can use other materials, for example, bamboo, metal rods, but here you need to do the welding. The main thing is that this screen fits into your interior.

Decorate the screen

You can decorate the screen in many ways.You must decide which product you want to receive at the exit. It can be deaf, transparent, translucent, mixed, etc. You can decorate each leaf differently, for example, make one opaque, tighten the second with a translucent cloth, and decorate the third with rods, ribbons, wire or something else. to your liking. Or make a decoupage so that when the product is extended, a picture is obtained.

How to fit the sash with fabric? Such a screen will bring a touch of warmth and cosiness to your interior; it will ideally fit into any room, especially in the children's room:

• Cut out the fabric, while taking into account that it will need to be bent, so add 5-6 cm on each side.
• Before attaching the fabric to the frame, create a conceived composition. Make an applique, stick ribbons bows, wash buttons, rhinestones, beads, beads and other decorative elements.
• Fasten the fabric to the frame from above using a construction stapler. Stretch the fabric and make sure that it does not go in waves. When fastening the top, proceed to fasten the bottom, and then fasten the fabric on the sides.

Important! If you want to decorate the screen using decoupage technique, then cover the frames with any fabric, and then you need to pick up old newspapers, photographs, drawings, you can use old notes. They need to be artificially aged. To do this, treat them with tea leaves and iron them with a warm iron.

• Coat all prepared sheets with glue and apply them to the fabric. Make sure that glue does not leak onto the fabric or leave streaks on it.
• Coat everything with several layers of varnish, waiting for each layer to dry.
• The last step in making a screen with your own hands is attaching the door hinges to the frames and connecting the sashes together.

Important! If desired, you can screw the wheels below, then the partition will be easier to move from place to place.

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Now you are convinced that the idea of ​​zoning a room with a mobile partition is very successful and easy to implement. Make a screen with your own hands, guided by our advice, you can easily and precisely in that design that will organically look in your room.