Divide and Conquer

In a city cramped for space, New Yorkers have always been inventive in finding ways to "create" more room.  One way was to add temporary walls and thereby creating another bedroom to an apartment.  These temporary partitions helped many young adults get a toehold into an expensive Manhattan real estate market. Unfortunately, they're also illegal.

After a 2005 fire where the firefighters died because they couldn't get out of these makeshift rooms, the Department of Buildings began to crackdown on these illegal walls forcing many tenants to rearrange their living situations.

One solution is to use bookcases to separate the space.  Another is the room divider.   LOFTwall from Texas created these customizable partitions using a variety of materials and colors.  At the recent ICFF furniture fair in NY, LOFTwall displayed a new "cheesehole" divider, pictured on the front page.  Other dividers have removable panels that can be replaced with a variety of designs to complement the room. For more information, check LOFTwall's website.

LOFTwall for Dwell

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[tracy]

WOW. Just wow.