I recently moved into a loft in Dallas. Thinking I would need something to divide up the space so I could have a smaller isolated studio, I set out to make partitions. I swung by a local recycled building material resale warehouse. You can find similar warehouses in your hometown by typing "recycled building materials" into a google search. At Discount Home Warehouse I found four wooden slab doors. I had to remove the door knobs which was a feat in itself. I now know about all different types of door knobs and the various ways you might be able to remove them. Fascinating. Two of the doors were easy to put together because the hinges on them were complimentary. The second two had matching hinges unfortunately, so I had to replace one set of hinges with a complimentary pair. This was a pain, but fortunately the doors came with extra hinges so I had the right hinges on hand. The process involved removing the original hinges, scraping off a small sliver of the door's spine so that I could slip the hinge into the depressed area designated for it facing the opposite way that the previous hinges had faces. Complicated. Half an hour or so later (it took a long time to line up the doors correctly and get those screws in) I had two beautiful door partitions! Sadly, after much agonizing, I realized I didn't really have the space for these two partitions. You can find them listed on ebay for $50 each. Buy mine, or make 'em yourself!
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