How can I close off an upstairs space to use as a kid's hang out room?
I am making the upstairs bonus space into a hang out room for the kids. The ceiling is slanted and there is no door jam to add any type of door. The slanting ceiling encroaches on the entrance into the room, so a curtain rod won't work either. My husband wants to nail an old quilt up and call it a day, but I want it to look nice, so that won't work. Ideas please!Thanks
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Thanks everyone, but none of those suggestions will work. The slant of the ceiling cuts in to the opening. So there is an angle from 4ft to 10 feet at the opening. You have to lean a little to step in.
A folding screen would have to be 4 feet tall max for the slant side and that wouldn't be private. Same issue with a roman shade or drapes or a pocket door.
Hire a contractor to come out and finish it off for you. Less money than you might imagine. Get a few estimates from licensed contractors.
Try a tension rod like one from a shower curtain hang a sheet or curtain from it
Is this an upstairs room? A thought that comes to mind is a door of somekind of a drapery going to cut off heat or a/c from that room?
It may sound corny and dated, how about a beaded curtain with the lengths graduated to each length?