My dorm room is so plain, and I want it to look better but I'm not sure how to do this without spending money I do not have. Any ideas that would not be to expensive would be helpful!
2006-10-25 16:05:27 · 7 answers · asked by I'mUniqueAndProudOfIt 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
paint it does wonders and its a cheap way to brighten a place up.
2006-10-25 16:08:13 · answer #1 · answered by camarozsonia 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I see you are living in a dorm room, you go to school. That means that you are able to print things off at school for cheap I am assuming. Anyway, I would suggest finding pieces of art you like, print them out in black and white, and frame them. Or, simply create your own. Another suggestion is finding some colorful bedding to help spruce up the room. Once you find a bedspread you like, pull colors from that for other accessories around the room. One more suggestion is to make some curtains for your window. An idea for curtains would be to find some cheap curtains (preferably a single, solid color), i.e white curtains, and with a paint roller and i.e. black fabric paint, proceed to roll on horizontal stripes about 3in. thick. Any two color combo would do and with the horizontal lines running in the room, it helps to elongate any wall it is on.Keep things simple, clean ( dorm rooms are so small! ), and organized!
If you have any other questions, feel free to contact me.
Hope I helped!
For cheap, nice accessories try:
Target
IKEA
Thrift stores
2006-10-25 16:20:01 · answer #2 · answered by love earth 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to a few garage sales, on collection days, check other peoples trash in the neighborhood (some people throw out good stuff) and use your imagination. Be creative with the walls. Like Picaso, use thin and thick parrallel diagonal lines of colors that blend together and find a starting point in a corner and bounce them from ceiling to floor around the room till they meet at your starting point. (Thin lines 1--2 inches and thick lines 3--4 inches respectively) In open areas outside the lines, paint a few circles of varying sizes, cresents, squares, triangles...If you find a lamp in the trash, paint it with one of your wall colors and the lamp shade with the others with the same designs as the walls... As I said, use your imagination. Have fun, it's your room...
2006-10-25 16:34:07 · answer #3 · answered by retsiemeop 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just rearrange the furniture into different places. You could If your good at art you could design or write your name on one of the walls Changing bedding is a good cheap way to make a room look different Put up posters or photos Make a college from magazine Hope this helps :)
2016-03-28 07:49:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to the thrift stores they some times have nice pictures, plants and wall treatments that are real cheap
2006-10-25 16:15:15 · answer #5 · answered by chuck s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u need two colors-Paint two walls (n&e) one color-Paint the other walls (s&w) the other color.They can be suttle / or contrast its up to u Then use the opposit colors to accent each side ur friends will think ur so cool! have fun but do ur homework! ha ha lets PARTY!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-10-26 11:38:39 · answer #6 · answered by gregory o 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
head to your local secondhand/thrift store,remember to let family members know what you are trying to do .they usually have boxes of junk stored in their house somewhere
2006-10-26 01:09:01 · answer #7 · answered by kimmi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋