Smart, Cheap & Easy Ways to Decorate Your Dorm Room

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Smart, Cheap Easy Ways to Decorate Your Dorm
Room
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• 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 thats 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 dont 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.

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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.
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• Make your own tapestry

• Give it some ruggish charm

• 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. Its the perfect way to add
  a little of your own creativity and your unique
  stamp to the room.

• Rugs can be expensive, especially if youre
  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.

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• Most landlords or dorms wont 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.

• Get hung up on storage

• 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.

• Build a bed canopy

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• Liven up your windows

• Printable wall murals

• Printable pillowcases

• Use some washi tape

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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Contact us

• info_at_highly-decorated.co.uk

• www.highly-decorated.co.uk

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