Making a Screen Yourself: 5 Detailed Guides with Pictures and Videos

What can a screen be made of?

Both traditional and very unusual materials are used to create a screen:

• Wood.
• Plastic pipes.
• PVC panels.
• Cardboard.
• Louvered doors.
• Fabric.

A selection of master classes from improvised means

The screen is very mobile, if necessary, it can be moved around the apartment or folded so as not to clutter the space. Therefore, the materials used to create the structure must be of high quality, and the fittings must be strong.

Making a wooden screen with your own hands

If you need a solid structure that will completely hide a section of the room, it is best to make a screen from wooden boards or chipboards – laminated chipboard or chipboard. Unlaminated chipboard should be painted in any suitable color or decorated with family photos.

The photo shows a simple folding screen made of boards, pasted over with bright wallpaper. Against the background of the interior in pastel colors, it acts as a bright accent and attracts attention.

Tools and materials

To make partitions you will need:

• 4 sanded boards or chipboard of the same size.
• Metal hinges 60 mm, 9 pieces.
• Screwdriver, self-tapping screws.
• Furniture legs.
• Paint or wallpaper.
• Primer or glue.

Step-by-step instructions

Let’s get to work:

1. First of all, we put the boards in order, sand them with sandpaper if necessary. We decorate them in any way we can – we prime and paint:

   Or we glue wallpaper:

2. We screw on furniture legs or wheels. We let the blanks dry. The next step is to connect the elements together using hinges. Since the boards themselves are heavy, we fix the hinges in at least three places. This method is used to connect not only boards, but also plywood, as well as old abandoned doors.

   The photo shows an exquisite interior in a classic style, where a partition made of antique restored doors fits harmoniously.

Screw on furniture legs or wheels. Let the pieces dry. The next step is to connect the elements together using hinges. Since the boards themselves are heavy, we fix the hinges in at least three places. This method is used to connect not only boards, but also plywood, as well as old abandoned doors.

The photo shows an exquisite interior in a classic style, where a partition made of antique restored doors fits harmoniously.

The photo shows an exquisite interior in a classic style, where a partition made of antique restored doors fits harmoniously.

Screen made of plastic pipes

Such a lightweight universal design is perfect for cottages, as well as for various children’s games. It is very easy to make, you only need to imagine the dimensions of the product. Installation work is carried out at home, no special skills are required for this.

The photo shows a portable screen for a cottage made of PVC pipes painted gray.

Tools and materials

In order to make a structure from pipes we will need:

• Polyvinyl chloride pipes. Their number depends on the number of sections. The height and width of the sections determine the dimensions of the pipes.
• Connecting corners (fittings), 4 pieces for each section.
• Plastic connectors or loops.
• Hacksaw or special pipe cutter.
• Fabric, sewing machine.
• Soldering iron for PVC pipes or glue for plastic (cold welding).
• Paint for decoration.

Step-by-step instructions

Now we will tell you in detail about making a functional screen with your own hands. by hand:

1. Cut the pipes into equal pieces using tools. Their length depends on the height of the finished screen. For a screen with three doors, you will need to make 6 long pieces and 6 short ones.

2. Acrylic paint or spray paint is used to decorate the frame. First, you need to degrease and prime the surface.

3. A soldering iron for pipes is used to connect the parts, but it is much easier to buy a jar with “cold welding”. With its help, we fasten the elements with corners, making rectangular sections for the screen.

4. Let’s start draping the walls with our own hands. We calculate their area and sew the fabric at the top and bottom. Velcro, buttons or loops are also used for connecting, which allows you to change the walls depending on your needs. Plastic products are often used in kindergartens for playing hospital, for puppet theater, zoning the room and much more. Pockets are sewn onto the walls or windows are cut out.

5. To make the doors movable, you can use door hinges:

6. Or plastic clip-on fasteners:

7. Creating a partition on legs requires additional materials and effort. To do this, during the assembly of the structure, we form not a rectangle, but an arch with a crossbar, connecting the parts with a triple fitting.

8. We put special plugs on the resulting legs.

9. The creation of the structure is complete. In summer, it will come in handy at the dacha during water procedures: a do-it-yourself screen will serve as a partition in the shower or near the pool.

A soldering iron for pipes is used to connect the parts, but it is much easier to buy a jar of “cold welding”. With its help we fasten the elements with corners, making rectangular sections for the screen.

A soldering iron for pipes is used to connect the parts, but it is much easier to buy a jar with “cold welding”. With its help we fasten the elements with corners, making rectangular sections for the screen.

Let’s start draping the walls with our own hands. We calculate their area and sew the fabric at the top and bottom. Velcro, buttons or loops are also used for connecting, which allows you to change the walls depending on your needs. Plastic products are often used in kindergartens for playing hospital, for a puppet theater, zoning the room and much more. Pockets are sewn onto the walls or windows are cut out.

Let’s start draping the walls with our own hands. We calculate their area and sew the fabric at the top and bottom. Velcro, buttons or loops are also used for joining, which allows you to change the walls depending on your needs. Plastic products are often used in kindergartens for playing hospital, for puppet theater, zoning the room and much more. Pockets are sewn onto the walls or windows are cut out.

To make the doors movable, you can use door hinges:

Creating a partition on legs requires additional materials and effort. To do this, during the assembly of the structure, we form not a rectangle, but an arch with a crossbar, connecting the parts with a triple fitting.

We put special plugs on the resulting legs.

We put special plugs on the resulting legs.

The creation of the structure is complete. In summer, it will come in handy at the dacha during water procedures: a DIY screen will serve as a partition in the shower or near the pool.

A detailed master class on how to make a screen from polypropylene pipes in this video:

Decorative cardboard screen

This original product is made entirely of cardboard tubes (sleeves). Even a beginner can handle its manufacture. For decoration, you can use different shades of paint or paint the screen to look like bamboo, the shape of which resembles the pipes.

The photo shows a flexible screen made by hand from cardboard tubes, dividing a room.

Tools and materials

To create the structure, you will need:

• Cardboard tubes for winding linoleum (about 20 pieces). They are very cheap, some sellers give them away for free.
• Strong thin rope for connecting the parts.
• Pencil.
• Drill.
• Tape measure.

Step-by-step instructions

Let’s start creating a screen with our own hands:

1. First, you need to put all the sleeves in a row to determine the height of the product. Lay out the blanks evenly – this will be the lower part of the product. It is necessary to make markings at a distance of 20 centimeters from the even edge. Tubes of different lengths can be trimmed with a circular saw or knife if desired (the second method is more difficult).
2. From each resulting point, measure approximately 1 meter, make a mark. This will be the top hole. Mark another one in the middle between the points. Do the same with each pipe. Drill holes with a drill, working at low speed.
3. Put a strong cord through each row, connecting the parts together.
4. Tie large knots at the ends. The DIY cardboard screen is ready! It is worth considering that the larger the “wave”, the more stable the structure.

From each resulting point, we measure approximately 1 meter, make a mark. This will be the upper hole. In the middle between the points, we mark another one. We do the same with each pipe. We drill holes with a drill, working at low speeds.

Put a strong cord through each row, connecting the parts together.

Tie large knots at the ends. Your DIY cardboard screen is ready! It is worth considering that the larger the “wave”, the more stable the structure.

You can make such a cardboard screen yourself, having in stock only boxes from large household appliances, scissors and PVA glue. A safe and eco-friendly option for a child’s room.

The photo shows a DIY cardboard screen made of scrap materials, cut out of three tall boxes.

How to make a screen from louvered doors?

Popular louvered doors look great in any style: Scandinavian, loft, Provence. They look complete in themselves and do not require additional decorative elements. If desired, the panels can be painted or left the natural color of the wood and varnished.

The photo shows a screen made of three louvered doors, painted azure.

Tools and materials

To make a screen for your home with your own hands, you will need:

• Furniture panels, 3 pieces.
• Hinges (at least two for each pair of sashes).
• Self-tapping screws.
• Screwdriver.
• Pencil and ruler.
• Paint on water-based paint and a brush (optional).

Step-by-step instructions

The manufacturing process is very simple.

1. Put the panels on top of each other with the front side up, make marks to determine the location of the hinges.
2. Try on the hinges. If the doors are high, additional fasteners are installed in the middle.
3. Screw in the screws. It is better to do this together so that one person can hold the panels.

4. Try on the third panel, carefully monitoring the front side. The screen should open like an accordion so that it can be folded and unfolded at any angle. We attach the third door with screws using hinges.

5. We paint the finished screen in 2-3 layers with acrylic paint and enjoy a convenient and useful piece of furniture.

We try on the hinges. If the doors are high, additional fasteners are installed in the middle.

Screw in the screws. It is better to do this together so that one person can hold the panels.

Try on the third panel, carefully monitoring the front side. The screen should open like an accordion so that it can be folded and unfolded at any angle. We attach the third door with screws using hinges.

We try on the third panel, paying close attention to the front side. The screen should open like an accordion so that it can be folded and unfolded at any angle. We attach the third door with screws and hinges.

We paint the finished screen in 2-3 layers with acrylic paint and enjoy a convenient and useful piece of furniture.

And this video clearly shows how to make a stylish screen with your own hands:

MK screen from fabrics

This versatile screen with a wooden frame looks great in classic, modern and oriental styles. To make it, you don’t need any drawings: just calculate the height and width of one frame and then proceed by analogy.

The photo shows a bedroom with a homemade screen by the wall, which echoes the bedspread and is a feature of the interior.

Tools and materials

For manufacturing, you will need:

• Slats or beams.
• Sawing tool (hacksaw).
• Corners.
• Drill (screwdriver).
• Self-tapping screws.
• Hinges.
• Fabric.
• Construction stapler.

Step-by-step instructions

Below is a detailed description of how to make a screen with your own hands:

1. We make calculations for the future frame. We take approximate dimensions for a three-leaf structure: 6 bars of 180 cm and 6 bars of 50 cm.
2. We cut the bars according to the markings.
3. Then we process the resulting parts: we sand them with sandpaper manually or with a machine.

4. We fasten the bars with screws and corners. By attaching a bar at a short distance from the edge, you can make a screen on legs and add wheels that will make using the screen more comfortable.

5. After this, the slats need to be primed, painted or varnished.
6. We make similar frames and fasten them together with loops:
7. How to make filling for walls with your own hands? You need several dense cuts according to the number of sashes. The drapery area should slightly exceed the area of the resulting frames. We fix the stretched fabric with a stapler, tucking it under itself. First, we fix the fabric from above, then from below, and lastly – on the sides.

We cut the bars according to the marking.

Then we process the obtained parts: we sand them with sandpaper manually or with a machine.

We fasten the bars with screws and corners. By attaching the bar at a small distance from the edge, you can make a screen on legs and add wheels that will make using the screen more comfortable.

We fasten the bars with screws and corners. By attaching a strip at a small distance from the edge, you can make a screen on legs and add wheels that will make using the screen more comfortable.

After this, the slats need to be primed, painted or varnished.

We make similar frames and fasten them together with hinges:

How to make filling for the walls with your own hands? You need several dense cuts according to the number of sashes. The drapery area should slightly exceed the area of the resulting frames. We fix the stretched fabric with a stapler, tucking it under itself. First, we fix the fabric at the top, then at the bottom, and lastly – on the sides.

You can decorate the product in any way you like. As an “airy” filling, it is better to take transparent organza, mesh or tulle. A small screen, created for decorative purposes, looks light and elegant: it is convenient to hang jewelry on it, demonstrating your exquisite taste. A lace-trimmed partition will become a luxurious photo zone at a wedding:

The photo shows a wedding screen decorated with tulle with patterned embroidery and flowers. After the celebration, the picturesque structure will complement the interior in a classic style.

Ideas in the interior

The main purpose of the screen is considered to be zoning of space. But this ancient decorative element can solve many more interesting problems:

• A wooden structure equipped with mirrors will not only complicate the interior, visually expanding the space, but will also help to evaluate your appearance. It will also hide the owner from prying eyes while changing clothes.
• The room of a needlewoman or artist is often filled with creative chaos, which depresses the household. The partition will hide scattered objects and allow the creator to create his masterpieces without disturbing anyone.
• Let’s not forget about privacy. A screen is useful if two people live in the room, but one person has been sitting in front of the TV or computer screen for a long time, and the other needs to rest. A partition partially helps to solve this problem by muffling the sound and reducing the penetration of light.

The photo shows a bedroom with a three-part partition in the form of full-length mirrors.

• Another possible option for using a screen is zoning a combined bathroom. If the bathroom is too spacious, a DIY partition will help you find privacy. It performs the same function on the balcony, protecting you from unwanted neighbors’ views.
• If the structure takes up too much space, it can easily be turned into a headboard: you just need to attach it to the wall.
• A DIY screen for photographers and craftsmen who post the results of their work online is worth a separate discussion. A beautiful product serves as a successful background for various hand-made items.

The photo shows a lightweight modern wooden screen that fits harmoniously into the interior of a bedroom with panoramic windows. It helps protect sleepers not only from prying eyes, but also partially from sunlight.