Whether you own or rent, it’s not always easy to decorate a studio apartment to keep the bed out of sight. In this episode, you’ll see how to divide a studio apartment with an IKEA KVARTAL system. Panels, curtains and art hanging from the ceiling tracks give the illusion of a wall, creating a separate living room that’s easy to open up anytime. All it takes is a few simple tricks and you’ll see what an easy project this is for decorating a studio apartment or any space that could use a room divider, including rental apartments.
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I have a story and a half house. The two grandkids are upstairs in the half-story. The stairs separate the upstairs. this sounds like a great idea to turn them in to two rooms without puting up walls.
Glad this might turn out to be a solution for you. Thanks for watching!
Isabelle, all your videos are very inspirational, and this one is no exception. However, you forgot to describe how to attach the panels (the last step). Is it possible you include the description in the near future? I am very looking forward to trying this idea in my apartment.
Olena, thank you so much for your kind words! I find the Ikea instructions for installing the panels are very detailed so I defer to them as the best way of explaining the process (they are included with the top and bottom rails). Here’s a link to them: http://www.ikea.com/assembly_instructions/kvartal-top-bottom-rail-60cm__AA-409112-1_pub.PDF
All the best with your project and I hope you will share pictures when it’s completed.
Hello Isabelle,
Thanks for this great tutorial. I’ve never done anything like this and this page and video were perfect because it outlines everything I need and what to do.
I did have a question: I intend on getting standard fabric curtains instead of the panel curtains, so would I just get the two single track rails?
Also, I had a part of my ceiling literally fall out after stress was put on a crack in it. The landlord came by and patched the hole up the next day, and past the layer of plaster (drywall?) I saw wooden support beams, I’m guessing for the floor of the unit above mine. Does this mean my ceiling is drywall? I just want to know so that I get the right type of drill.
Thanks again for this vid.
Hello Kari,
I will do my best to answer your questions:
1. Rails: Yes, you can use single track rails if you are only using curtains.
2. Ceiling: It’s hard to say exactly what your ceiling is made of without seeing it first hand. You can ask you landlord what it is made of or you can make a small pilot hole in the ceiling to see what it is made of – you shouldn’t need a hammer drill unless you’re drilling into concrete. It sounds like it could be either plaster or drywall and you will want to use a different kind of anchor depending on the type of ceiling, and wether you can screw into a stud or not. The tracks don’t weigh much but you want to make sure the anchors can support the weight of the curtains. I would ask the person at the hardware store to recommend the right anchor system for your particular situation.
I hope this helps,
Thanks for watching!
Isabelle