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Church & School Room Dividers: What's The Best Fabric?

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    • CommentAuthorGuest
    • CommentTimeJul 24th 2008 edited
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    We're getting ready to do a remodel of our Fellowship Hall.  I'm tasked as part of our construction planning committee with the interior design.  I'm not an interior designer at all.  In fact, I'm color blind. No one wanted the job of room designer, so I took it.

    We're planning on using our Fellowship Hall as a multipurpose room which requires us dividing it into multiple different uses.

    So, what's the best fabric and color for a Church Room Divider?

    Let me give you some examples of how we plan to use these new room dividers in our Church:

    • Every Month, we have a Donation Dinner Dance.  We plan to use the Room Dividers as a backdrop for the dance area.  What fabric looks contemporary and elegant at night?
    • Every other week, we offer refreshments to our parishioners.  So, there's a chance for food spillage.  What fabric hides dirt and grime of Food?
    • Sometimes, we like to use the room dividers as a photo booth for staff pictures.  What fabric makes an aesthetic backdrop?
    • On off days, we use the room dividers as a display board for art work and other parish news.  So, what fabric hides the holes of pins and staples?
    • We offer CCD classes, and often times, our enrollment exceeds our classroom capacity, so we plan on making classrooms out of the room dividers.  What fabric is best for learning environments?
    • Finally, of course, we don't want these room dividers sticking out during our services.  What fabric makes them inconspicuous during prayer?

    God Bless,

    Deacon Lucas
    Chattanooga, Tennessee

     

    • CommentAuthorNancy
    • CommentTimeAug 8th 2008 edited
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    You sure have a variety of different events taking place!

    • For the dinner dance the Pinnacle fabric is very elegant.  We actually had a church buy this fabric on their room dividers to use as a backdrop for a wedding ceremony at the church.  If you want to stay in the standard pricing on covering the Designer fabric is a little more finished and conservative looking than the Excel Fabric.  The Designer fabric does not have as much nap (brushed finish) as the Excel Fabric.
    • For food service areas you might want to consider the Vinyl covering.  Hands down the easiest to clean of the room divider coverings.  If you want to stick with a fabric I would consider ordering the Scotch-guard application by the factory to your partition.  This treatment would help resist spotting and staining for a minimal additional cost.  Also, I would suggest a darker color room divider such as the Designer Lake, Mallard or Walnut.In the Excel fabric you might consider the Beech or Gray Smoke.
    • For photo backdrops the most even colored fabric would be our Select fabric which is an upgrade fabric.  The Select fabric is the only fabric available in Black which also makes a nice backdrop.  If you want to stick with the standard fabrics for the room dividers my suggestion would be the Excel fabric.
    • When using the room divider as a display board the crepe weave of the Excel fabric is great for multiple changes of information.  The crepe weave is slightly looser and with the brushed finish it does very well at recovery from using pins, staples or tacks but no matter what fabric you choose they all really are great at recovery from the use of pins, staples or tacks.  You can also use Velcro (loop side) to hang lighter information on the room divider.  The fabrics that accept the loop side of Velcro are the Designer, Excel and Select fabrics.  If you think you may use Velcro often I would suggest the Excel fabric because of the brushed nap which is already present.
    • Our most popular covering for Screenflex room dividers in all settings is the Excel fabric in Summer Blue.  It is a pleasing soft blue color which works very well in the classroom setting.
    • Choosing a color that blends with your wall color will help the room divider blend in with the other walls.  We offer free fabric samples so you can see the color in your facility with your lighting.  Since there are so many shades of every color this is smart item to request.

    Hope this has been helpful for you.

    • CommentAuthorKevin
    • CommentTimeSep 2nd 2008
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    If you are trying to decide between fabric and vinyl, keep in mind that we have a new option available for all Screenflex fabrcics: Scotchgard application.  For a cost of just over $7 per panel, we can apply Scotchgard fabric protector to your Screenflex Room Divider.  This will help protect the fabric from dirt, and keep your panels looking better, longer.

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