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Transform Your Home with a Glass Room Divider

Updated: 21st August 2024

Internal Glass Dividers

In the world of interior design, we have seen a growing trend emerging over the past few years that promises to elevate your home's aesthetics and functionality simultaneously – the glass room divider. These versatile and modern additions to your living space can work wonders in terms of creating an open, spacious feel, maximizing natural light, and offering a host of other benefits that might just make you consider them for your next home improvement project. In this article, we'll delve into the world of glass room dividers, exploring their benefits, usage possibilities, and addressing frequently asked questions to help you decide whether they are for you.

Benefits of Internal Glass Partitions

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1. Openness and Spaciousness

With an entire movement of architecture leaning towards open plan living and designs, one of the most striking features of glass room dividers is their ability to make any space appear more open and spacious.

Taking away the need for solid walls within properties, using transparent or semi-transparent glass, eliminates visual barriers, creating a seamless flow from one area to another, all whilst providing an interesting architectural focal point

2. Natural Light

When it comes to interior design, natural light is a highly valued asset. Glass dividers are experts at harnessing this natural resource allowing it to flow into your home and reducing the need for artificial lighting during the day. This not only helps you save on energy bills, but also creates a brighter and more inviting environment that can boost your mood and productivity.

3. Privacy and Flexibility

Glass room partitions provide the flexibility to create separate zones within one open-plan space, allowing you to adapt your living areas to meet various needs and activities.

While glass partition walls are known for their transparency, privacy solutions are readily available. For bedrooms or bathrooms, where privacy is a must, frosted glass or dividers without glass such as mirrored panels can be used.

4. Aesthetic Appeal

Whether your home leans toward modern, minimalist, or classic aesthetics, glass room partitions seamlessly blend in to enhance the overall look and feel of your space.

Whether you’re looking for a focal point with flare or a subtle and functional backdrop, these beautiful additions with their sleek and contemporary design can be designed and installed to suit both your needs and the needs of your home.

room divider with mirrored glass

Where can you use a glass divider?

Glass room dividers are incredibly versatile and can be installed in various areas of your house:

Hallways: Make your hallways more than just passageways by using glass screens. They can create an elegant and airy transition between different areas of your home, adding visual interest to otherwise overlooked spaces.

Glass divider in a hallway
Internal room divider between kitchen and hallway

Kitchens: Dividing your kitchen and dining areas with a glass screen not only enhances the visual appeal of your space, but also allows natural light to flow through brightening your kitchen.

Living Rooms: Create a sense of openness whilst maintaining separation between the living and dining areas. Enjoy unobstructed views of your entire living space.

glass divider in an orangery extension
Glass divider creating a wine cellar

Wine Cellars: For wine enthusiasts, glass walls can be a stylish way to create a wine cellar. Showcase your wine collection whilst keeping it protected from temperature fluctuations and dust.

Bathrooms: Install glass screen dividers in your bathroom to partition off the shower or vanity area. Frosted or tinted glass can be chosen to attain privacy whilst still allowing light to filter through.

Frosted glass divider in bathroom

FAQ's relating to our glass wall dividers

1. Can Glass Dividers Be Customised?
Our bronze screens are highly customisable, in fact, every one of our bronze products is bespoke designed to fit both the desires of the customer and to match the look, feel, and history of the property. We are able to create numerous frame configurations and have a range of ironmongery options available to meet your requirements.

2. Can Glass Dividers Be Energy Efficient?
All of our internal screens incorporate double glazed units. This works towards improving the energy efficiency of your home without blocking out natural light, unlike solid brick walls. This reduces heat loss in the winter and heat gain in the summer and the double glazing makes for a stronger and more rigid partition wall than those that make use of single glazing.

3. Can Glass Dividers Be Used in External Spaces?
With an endless choice of bespoke solutions, these screens can be designed for both internal and external use and made to meet any size and style requirements.

4. What product are your dividers made from?
Architectural Bronze is manganese bronze, a copper and zinc based alloy. It’s commonly used within architecture because of its durability, strength, and resistance to corrosion. With its natural warm patina acting as a protective layer, this enduringly attractive metal is widely regarded for its aesthetic value. To learn more head to our page 'What is Architectural Bronze'

More examples of bronze glass room dividers

Devised by our industry leading team of designers and lovingly handcrafted in our factory just down the road, here are some examples of our bronze screens, bespoke made to perfectly match the proportions and architectural features of these homes

Bronze glass wall used as a shower screen
Bronze screens used as a shower screen
Glass divider used to seperate hallway from a living/dining room
Glass divider used to seperate hallway from a living/dining room
Bronze room divider without glass
Bronze room divider with wallpaper panels instead of glass
Glass room divider between kitchen and dining room
Glass room divider between kitchen and dining room
Bronze glass wall used as a shower screen
Glass divider used to seperate hallway from a living/dining room
Glass room divider used as an entrance hallway to an entertainment suite
Glass divider used to seperate hallway from a living/dining room
Bronze glass wall used as a shower screen
Bronze screen used as a hallway and kitchen room divider

Speak to our design team or request a brochure

Our glass room dividers have the power to transform your home in multiple ways. They bring openness, natural light, and a touch of elegance to your living spaces while offering privacy and flexibility, making them a practical choice for homeowners looking to elevate their interior design.

Contact us today to learn more about how we can help you bring your project to life.