Two Kids, One Room

• If your family has outgrown your house, it makes sense to turn the master bedroom into a shared one for two kids. Use storage room dividers to give each child privacy and places to store and display his prized possessions. Open bookshelves, stackable cubes or free-standing stainless steel open shelving with baskets are ideal for the task. Confer with your kids before embarking on this idea to decide what they want.
  
  

Dining Area Divider

• If you are a wine connoisseur or just enjoy sharing a good bottle with family and friends, divide your dining area from the living room with a free-standing wine rack. Either find or build one with drawers at the bottom to hold your accouterments and a glass rack above. Add some track lighting on a dimmer that focuses on the bottles to provide glowing light and ambiance for dining.
  
  

Home Office Divider

• Carve a space for your home office by using bookshelves and modular file and storage units. Closed bookshelves work best for this function, with the back part facing outward to provide vertical display for art and to act as a sound barrier in the office.
  
  

Dividing Active From Tranquil Space

• Many of today's homes do not provide a lot of room for sheer tranquility, but you can create one in your room by installing a large fish tank built into a storage unit. Choose whether you want freshwater or saltwater fish, and decorate the tank's interior accordingly. The requisite tank lighting gives off soft, ambient light, and the sight of the fish swimming and the sound of the pump are very relaxing.