How to Make a Divider for a Studio

Sketch a layout of how your divider should look, according to both your budget and preferences. For a divider made of bi-fold doors, the doors should open in a zigzag pattern to ensure it stands securely in place. For its surface's design, it's up to you how you want to do it. One option is to use a solid-colored fabric or a fabric with drawings or paintings.

Buy two sets of identical bi-fold closet doors with flat panels. The doors will serve as the frames of your divider. Take note of the hinges of these closet doors, then buy two hinges, preferably of the same design as the hinges of your closet doors.

Buy quilt batting and fabric large enough to cover all of the bi-fold closet doors. Allowance for spare pieces is recommended. Buy any accessories you want to include for the borders of your divider such as ribbons, yarns, additional fabric or any other embellishments.

Measure the length and width of one door.

Cut eight pieces of fabric with sizes 1 1/2 inches shorter and narrower than the measurement of each door panel.

Cut eight pieces of quilt batting each 1 inch shorter and narrower than the fabric pieces you have.

Lay the first door flat on your working table or on the floor. Place a piece of your cut quilt batting on top of it. Set it in the middle of the frame. Use staple gun to attach the quilt batting in place with the staples placed about 1 inch away from the quilt batting's contour. Use enough staples to secure all sides of the quilt batting.

Cover the quilt batting with a piece of fabric. Set it in the middle of the frame, then fold the part that you will staple in place so it covers the inner part of the quilt batting. Securely staple all sides. Alternatively, you can use a glue gun instead of staple gun to secure your fabric in place.

Attach the quilt batting and fabric piece on the opposite side of the door frame. Follow the same steps for the other three doors in your two sets of bi-fold doors.

Add accessories or embellishments to finalize the design of each of your door panel. For example, attach a ribbon or other trim designs on the edges of the fabric to hide the staples.

Attach the two sets of bi-fold doors together using the the two sets of hinges and screws you bought. Once connected, use your four-panel, hinged room divider for your studio.