Help on heating a room in the basement?

Those small space heaters for under $69.00 won't do the trick. We tried those for our basement and they're just too small to fill the room up with heat. We also tried a $59.00 radiator heater which is better, but takes way too long to heat up. I studied the Infrared Heaters like Edenpure and Amish Heaters and they sounded pretty good, but unfortunately, they cost about $400 to $500. Too much for me.. Now, I've got my sites set on something else that has gotten some really good reviews called, Dr. Heater which can be had for under $200. I believe we are going to buy one of these. I'll let you know how it goes. Below is a review on the Amish, Edenpure and Dr. Heater which might be helpful.

My daughter hung a curtain on a doorway to the basement to keep the AC from flowing down. It worked great. It was an old house with a weird door size, so a door would have had to have been custom-built. Way too expensive.

I had a room in my basement that I turned into a bedroom. I had to add 2x4 framed walls so that I could insulate the room. I also added a vent into an existing forced-air duct. The duct was to carry heat to the first floor. Now it does double duty and heats that bedroom.

Joffre at www.home-design-coffee.com

You could install a decorative curtain rod rather than a shower curtain rod. You could either buy the type with hardware to mount it, or a tension style rod. I'd get the one with hardware and mount it so you know it won't fall down and bonk someone on the head.

You could either buy fabric or ready-made curtains. They make some nice looking ones with large grommets that make them easy to hang up, and are stylish. KMart, Walmart or Target should have them, as well as rods, for a decent price.

'Not trying to be a smart *** - but would a door work? If the opening is 4' wide (or narrower) you can buy a door - already hinged, hung on jamb, with casing (which you might- or might-not use for $100 or less. Add $10 for the door latch.....