Open floor plans are great—but sometimes, you need a little separation without building a wall. That’s where room dividers come in. From folding screens and curtains to built-in shelving and sliding panels, there are tons of creative ways to define your space without closing it off completely.
To explore different options, I used AI tools like Ideogram and Midjourney to generate 15 room divider ideas. Each image comes with the exact prompt used, so you can see how the designs came together and use them to rethink how you use your space.
In order to come up with the very specific design ideas, we create most designs with the assistance of state-of-the-art AI interior design software.
1. Open Shelving Divider in a Modern Loft
Midjourney Prompt: A modern loft featuring an open plan with a tall, open shelving unit clearly designating the living area from the dining space. The entire room should be visible, capturing the loft’s high ceilings, large windows, and the tasteful mix of industrial chic and cozy comfort. This image captures the full essence of the versatile and airy multi-use space.
Ideogram Prompt: A modern loft featuring an open plan with a tall, open shelving unit clearly designating the living area from the dining space. The entire room should be visible, capturing the loft’s high ceilings, large windows, and the tasteful mix of industrial chic and cozy comfort. This image captures the full essence of the versatile and airy multi-use space.
2. Floor-to-Ceiling Bookcase as a Room Separator
Midjourney Prompt: A living room captured in its entirety, showcasing a towering floor-to-ceiling bookcase that divides the room into a cozy reading nook on one side and a lively seating area on the other. The image should include comfortable seating arrangements by the bookcase, warm lighting, and personal decor touches to emphasize the homely, inviting atmosphere.
Ideogram Prompt: A living room captured in its entirety, showcasing a towering floor-to-ceiling bookcase that divides the room into a cozy reading nook on one side and a lively seating area on the other. The image should include comfortable seating arrangements by the bookcase, warm lighting, and personal decor touches to emphasize the homely, inviting atmosphere.
3. Elegant Curtains as Flexible Room Dividers
Midjourney Prompt: A chic, contemporary living area with full-length curtains that separate the space into a cozy sitting area on one side and an elegant dining room on the other. The entire room should be visible, showcasing the curtains drawn slightly to give a sense of separation, with tasteful decor elements and plush furnishings highlighting the room’s adaptable design.
Ideogram Prompt: A chic, contemporary living area with full-length curtains that separate the space into a cozy sitting area on one side and an elegant dining room on the other. The entire room should be visible, showcasing the curtains drawn slightly to give a sense of separation, with tasteful decor elements and plush furnishings highlighting the room’s adaptable design.
4. Japanese Shoji Screens for Minimalist Spaces
Midjourney Prompt: A serene, minimalist space with traditional Japanese shoji screens slightly dividing the area into a peaceful meditation corner and a subdued sitting area. Capture the entire room, accentuating the soft light filtering through the shoji screens, with essential minimalist furnishings and natural elements to emphasize the tranquility and refined simplicity of the space.
Ideogram Prompt: A serene, minimalist space with traditional Japanese shoji screens slightly dividing the area into a peaceful meditation corner and a subdued sitting area. Capture the entire room, accentuating the soft light filtering through the shoji screens, with essential minimalist furnishings and natural elements to emphasize the tranquility and refined simplicity of the space.
5. Artistic Panel Screens with Intricate Designs
Midjourney Prompt: A tastefully decorated living space featuring an artistic panel screen with intricate designs separating a cozy dining area from a stylish lounge. Capture the entire room to highlight the screen’s artistic influence, with complementary furnishings, warm lighting, and a cohesive decor style that accentuates the screen’s unique patterns and colors.
Ideogram Prompt: A tastefully decorated living space featuring an artistic panel screen with intricate designs separating a cozy dining area from a stylish lounge. Capture the entire room to highlight the screen’s artistic influence, with complementary furnishings, warm lighting, and a cohesive decor style that accentuates the screen’s unique patterns and colors.
6. Half Walls for Semi-Open Concept Homes
Midjourney Prompt: A modern living area showcasing a well-designed half wall that gently separates the living room from a dining area. The image should capture the entire room, highlighting the open feel and interaction between the spaces, with the half wall serving as a functional design feature adorned with decorative elements like books or picture frames.
Ideogram Prompt: A modern living area showcasing a well-designed half wall that gently separates the living room from a dining area. The image should capture the entire room, highlighting the open feel and interaction between the spaces, with the half wall serving as a functional design feature adorned with decorative elements like books or picture frames.
7. Pivoting Dividers for Transformable Rooms
Midjourney Prompt: A modern, transformable open-plan room featuring pivoting panels that strategically divide a living area from a dining room. The entire room should be visible, emphasizing the engaging play of light through the panels, as well as the overall spaciousness and adaptability of the design.
Ideogram Prompt: A modern, transformable open-plan room featuring pivoting panels that strategically divide a living area from a dining room. The entire room should be visible, emphasizing the engaging play of light through the panels, as well as the overall spaciousness and adaptability of the design.
8. Macramé or Beaded Curtains for Boho Vibes
Midjourney Prompt: A bohemian styled room with macramé or beaded curtains gently dividing the space into a relaxed living area on one side and a colorful reading nook on the other. The image should capture the entire room, highlighting an array of vibrant textiles, eclectic decor, and the tactile beauty of the curtain dividers, giving the viewer a sense of the cozy and artistic bohemian atmosphere.
Ideogram Prompt: A bohemian styled room with macramé or beaded curtains gently dividing the space into a relaxed living area on one side and a colorful reading nook on the other. The image should capture the entire room, highlighting an array of vibrant textiles, eclectic decor, and the tactile beauty of the curtain dividers, giving the viewer a sense of the cozy and artistic bohemian atmosphere.
9. Raised Flooring to Differentiate Areas
Midjourney Prompt: An open-plan living area that features a raised flooring platform defining a cozy dining space from the surrounding living area. The image should capture the entire room, emphasizing the elevation, complementary flooring materials, and the harmonious blend of decor that demarcates the spaces while maintaining a unified aesthetic.
Ideogram Prompt: An open-plan living area that features a raised flooring platform defining a cozy dining space from the surrounding living area. The image should capture the entire room, emphasizing the elevation, complementary flooring materials, and the harmonious blend of decor that demarcates the spaces while maintaining a unified aesthetic.
10. Fireplace as a Central Room Divider
Midjourney Prompt: A spacious modern living space featuring a dual-sided fireplace dividing a comfortable sitting area from a formal dining room. The image should capture the entire room, highlighting the fireplace as a central feature that harmoniously connects the two spaces, with complementary decor and lighting enhancing the cozy and elegant ambiance.
Ideogram Prompt: A spacious modern living space featuring a dual-sided fireplace dividing a comfortable sitting area from a formal dining room. The image should capture the entire room, highlighting the fireplace as a central feature that harmoniously connects the two spaces, with complementary decor and lighting enhancing the cozy and elegant ambiance.
11. Glass Block Walls for Light-Filled Divisions
Midjourney Prompt: An open-plan interior with a stylish glass block wall that divides a bright kitchen from an adjacent dining room. The entire space should be visible, showcasing how the glass blocks allow light to pass through while maintaining a subtle separation between the two areas, with decor elements that emphasize a modern and cohesive design aesthetic.
Ideogram Prompt: An open-plan interior with a stylish glass block wall that divides a bright kitchen from an adjacent dining room. The entire space should be visible, showcasing how the glass blocks allow light to pass through while maintaining a subtle separation between the two areas, with decor elements that emphasize a modern and cohesive design aesthetic.
12. Accordion Doors for Flexible Living Areas
Midjourney Prompt: An open-concept living space featuring accordion doors that separate a cozy dining area from a bright living room. The image should capture the entire room to highlight the doors’ flexibility, with the dining and living spaces both visible, showcasing a harmonious blend of decor and the seamless connection between areas when the doors are open.
Ideogram Prompt: An open-concept living space featuring accordion doors that separate a cozy dining area from a bright living room. The image should capture the entire room to highlight the doors’ flexibility, with the dining and living spaces both visible, showcasing a harmonious blend of decor and the seamless connection between areas when the doors are open.
13. Tall Indoor Plants as Organic Dividers
Midjourney Prompt: An inviting open-plan living space showcasing tall indoor plants like bamboo or fiddle leaf figs used as natural dividers between a vibrant lounge area and a serene reading nook. The image should capture the entire room, highlighting the lush greenery, natural light, and the seamless, calming ambiance that the plants provide.
Ideogram Prompt: An inviting open-plan living space showcasing tall indoor plants like bamboo or fiddle leaf figs used as natural dividers between a vibrant lounge area and a serene reading nook. The image should capture the entire room, highlighting the lush greenery, natural light, and the seamless, calming ambiance that the plants provide.
14. Sliding Glass Doors for Seamless Transitions
Midjourney Prompt: A contemporary living space featuring sliding glass doors that separate a serene bedroom from a stylish home office. The image should capture the entire room, showcasing the elegance and functionality of the glass doors, with natural light filtering through and complementary decor elements that highlight the seamless transition between the spaces.
Ideogram Prompt: A contemporary living space featuring sliding glass doors that separate a serene bedroom from a stylish home office. The image should capture the entire room, showcasing the elegance and functionality of the glass doors, with natural light filtering through and complementary decor elements that highlight the seamless transition between the spaces.
15. Woven Screens for Texture and Warmth
Midjourney Prompt: A stylish living area showcasing a woven rattan or cane screen dividing a serene reading corner from the main living space. Capture the entire room, highlighting the natural textures of the screen, the interplay of light, and the decor elements that enhance the warm and inviting atmosphere.
Ideogram Prompt: A stylish living area showcasing a woven rattan or cane screen dividing a serene reading corner from the main living space. Capture the entire room, highlighting the natural textures of the screen, the interplay of light, and the decor elements that enhance the warm and inviting atmosphere.
