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Divide And Conquer

Under Family Category: Home Decoration

Make a screen divider that has all your needs covered. Hiding toys in the family room or displaying the latest works on paper. Take your pick.

Screen out don’t scream out. I’s such a better look. Pick up a simp e three-panelled, pine-framed screen cover it with your favourite fabric and you’ve got yourself a solution to two of parenting’s toughest tasks: hiding the toys that clutter the family room while making space for the endless, but beautiful, pieces of art the kids produce.

We found a second-hand screen divider at the local markets. One side was covered using colours complementary to our apartment living story and the other became a pinboard, but could also be used to create a makeshift sewing area or a home office.

You’ll need
Frame:
You may be able to find a second-hand screen at a garage sale, a second-hand shop, the local market or even on ebay. Alternatively, visit a cane store or pine furniture shop. This secondhand, pine-framed screen with timber panels cost $50 from a market. Some frames could have rice paper or calico panels instead.

Fabric:
We used a 100 per cent durable heavyweight cotton. The heavier the weight the better because it will hang well and the glue won’t show through. If your screen is going to be in direct sunlight, invest in a good-quality fabric. Choose colours and patterns that complement your living area.

Tools and Materials:
• Tape measure
• Scissors
• Dress pins
• Iron
• PVA or craft glue for the fabric
• White Cane-ite (see tip, right)
• Maxibond glue (or a similar glue)
• Upholstery tacks (about six for each panel)
• Tack hammer
• Upholstery braid
• Plywood (one-ply) (see tip, right)

To Make
Timber Frame and Panels:
If you’re using a timber frame with timber panels, lay it open on the floor. Measure the panel to be covered and add 1cm to this measurement. Cut the fabric to size, pin a 1cm hem, and iron. Take out the pins and iron again to remove the pin indents. Using PVA or craft glue, run a neat line of glue along the edge of the panel. Lay the fabric, hem-side down, on the screen and press down, wiping away excess glue. Repeat for the remaining panels and leave to dry.

To make the pin-board side, ask your hardware store to cut the Cane-ite to size. Use a strong adhesive glue, such as Maxibond, to attach the Cane-ite to the panel.

Open Timber Frame:
If you’re using a timber frame with open panels, lay the screen open on the floor. To make the fabric side, measure the ply, add 3cm to each side, then cut the fabric to this size. Glue the fabric to one side of the ply and leave to dry. Once dry, hammer this panel onto the frame with upholstery tacks. Use PVA or craft glue to attach the upholstery braid along the edges of the frame to hide the tacks.

To make the pin-board side, spread Maxibond glue generously onto the reverse side of the pre-cut Cane-ite, then press onto the ply. Repeat for the remaining panels. Leave to dry.

Tips:
• You’ll find Cane-ite at hardware stores. Ask them to cut it to size.
• The plywood needs to be 1.5cm bigger all round than the inside measurement of the open timber frame.

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