Alysa sent us an email:
"We need to divide our bedroom from our sons crib.
We would prefer to not put up a wall and do do something less permanent and more creative. any ideas????
Thank you!
Alysa"
Good Questions: Searching for a room divider
We think a great option would be the modular screens by dVider shown here, which involve screens mounted on poles that go from floor to ceiling and need no nails or screws.
Personally, we'd caution against using a freestanding screen; there are many great options (there was discussion about it on AT last year here), but we'd be too nervous about them tipping or falling over in a house with a small child.
You can also use a wall-to-ceiling curtain screen, which involves drilling a track and installing a rod or hooks on the ceiling, but is easy enough to do. We just saw Stephen Howkins' beautiful dividers via decor8.
Other ideas for Alysa?
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My husband built a bookshelf very much like the Expedit one from Ikea: http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?topcategoryId=15561&catalogId=10103&storeId=12&productId=11499&langId=-1&chosenPartNumber=40047675
Good to display toys, stack books, or use baskets or bins for storage, thus making it more opaque, as well. It's also fun to pop your head through for peekaboo, just make sure to anchor it into the floor and preferably also into one wall, as well.
I like the big curtain idea. IKEA has cheap tracks and tons of fabric. Plus, curtains are forgiving on those late night stumbles.
We've been thinking to move our six month old's bed out to the living room.
He is on the verge of crawling and I wonder if a curtain hanging from a track would be strong enough to allow a child to pull himself up from it.
Velocity sells soft walls designed exactly for this purpose - they're not cheap but probably safer than having a room divider topple onto an active baby. Hope that helps! Joey
http://www.velocityartanddesign.com/molo_sw46.html
The dVider screen and stencils shown above are sold in Brooklyn at Home & Haven.