Smart, Cheap & Easy Ways to Decorate Your Dorm Room

1. Smart, Cheap & Easy Ways to Decorate Your Dorm Room

2. When you first make the move from the family home to the campus, it can be a jarring experience. Besides being out on your own, you suddenly have a brand-new space that’s entirely your own, too. Unless you share your dorm room, you are free to take it in any direction you like. • Of course, most students don’t have the budget for a detailed renovation, but you do want to incorporate your own sense of style without waiting too long. You want your new digs to feel like your space, your home. So here are a few ideas of how to quickly and cheaply transform it to make it more “you”.

3. Add a little life A brand-new room can feel a little lifeless and houseplants make an easy way to change that. If you want something less costly and low-maintenance, then a cactus or two can add that splash of green without as much effort. Decal your bedsheets Rather than having to spend money on brand new duvet covers, you can update your design with just a little work. You can find iron-on duvet decals, including detailed floral designs, that allow you to print and apply a little of your own personality and flair. Perfect for adding more “you” to cheap white or off-white bed sheets.

4. Like the idea of using a tapestry to liven up your walls or act as a makeshift window treatment? You can customise the look even more by creating your own designs. Buy a cheap white sheet and tie-dye it yourself to create your very own tapestry designs. It’s the perfect way to add a little of your own creativity and your unique stamp to the room. Rugs can be expensive, especially if you’re buying larger ones. But they do add some dimension to otherwise bare floors as well as their all-important tactile comfort. By buying smaller rugs made from low-cost materials like sisal or polypropylene, you can cover as much space as a more expensive rug while adding a little more depth than a solo rug might provide. Make your own tapestry Give it some ruggish charm

5. Dorm rooms might not, on average, be known for the huge amounts of storage space they offer those who live in them. However, you can add more space for your stuff without having to invest in furniture that will leave you cluttered and closed in. With removable wall hooks, you can hang embroidered hampers, baskets, and more that give you extra space without taking up too much room. Get hung up on storage Most landlords or dorms won’t allow you to fashion a complete canopy with nails. However, with command hooks easily affixed and removed from ceilings and walls, you can use string to add draping around the bed. This can really give it a sense of peace, luxury and solitude when you just need a place to relax. Build a bed canopy

6. You might not be able to afford or be allowed to hang a brand-new set of curtains. However, with a dowel rod and removable hooks, you can easily hang some of your lighter, prettier scarves to give a little more depth to the design around your windows. Liven up your windows Digital image wallpaper and digital murals allow you to choose and print any design you wish. Your walls can tell any story, display any vista, and give a new sense of space and surroundings without much cost at all. Printable wall murals Take the same concept and apply it your pillows. There are printable pillow and cushion cases that allow you to easily create a comfy display of some of your favourite art and photos. Printable pillowcases Washi tape is a bright, colourful tape that can be added just about anywhere. Stuck to door frames and bookshelves, it can immediately add a little personality and liveliness to otherwise dull spaces. Use some washi tape

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