Nothing entirely comes close to the excitement of packing off to campus for the first time, and it gets even better once you realize that you now have your private space-with no parents around!
Unfortunately, though, university bedrooms are not a sight to behold. Not only are most of them dull, but also unfavorably drab. Nonetheless, don’t let it dim the light of your spark! With a few easy tips, you can transform your otherwise dull dorm into a stylish and dashing new abode in no time!
Below are some easy hacks to decorate your student dorm room and make it picture worthy.
- Light it up!
What is perhaps among the easiest ways of making your room extra cozy is the use of fairy lights in brightening up your space. For more adventure, you can go with neon lights. With the fairy lights, you can drape them around your room or use them to hold up photographs with pegs.
- Create your own deadline board
It is no brainer that as a student, you have a lot of things to remember including exam dates, essay deadlines, and even class hours. Even so, while you could have your room stacked with post-it notes, you can go the relatively neater option of creating a deadline board.
- Customize your bookshelf
If you only get a little more creative, you can transform virtually anything to hold your possessions. For instance, you can modify a small stepladder to a delightful storage feature with some attention and love. If you have a bookshelf with a plain panel, you can customize it by adding some of your photos into the empty spaces behind your books.
- Don’t forget your drawer space
Simple, innovative measures can transform your drawer space to make it look both attractive and organized. You can take dividers for instance and quickly spice up a sock or underwear drawer instantly.
- Make your own removable wallpaper.
While this one sounds quite ridiculous, take a moment and understand what it means for you. Word is that you can create temporary wallpaper by using just plain fabric sheets and liquid starch. Imagine that! Surprisingly, all you need to do is pick your favorite material (choose a wacky color) and get a sponge roller to stick it up using the liquid starch! Luckily for you, in case you need to move out, all you need to do is peel it off!
- Poke holes in lamp shades
You can personalize virtually anything-including plain lampshades. Once you poke holes in the lampshades, you can project any pattern you wish across your room.
- Make your own headboard
While it is exciting to get a room on campus, the disappointing thing is that you can have an awfully dull bed staring at you once you arrive there. However, if this is the case, you can create your own headboard to give it a light touch of personality. Luckily, all that is required of you is to make a trip to the closest hardware outlet and pick up a plank of wood. You can decorate this plank with fabric, light, or anything else you fancy.
- Use a Washi Tape on Everything…
If you don’t know what a Washi Tape is, it is a remarkable Japanese masking tape which is not only reusable but also removable! These characteristics render it suitable for numerous diverse roles including creating removable wallpaper, design photo frames, not to mention what is perhaps the most captivating functions, creating pineapple-themed wall art!
- Spice things up with cozy cushions
Spice up your bed by pilling up some cozy, patterned, and colorful cushions on it. Any cushions with quirky or eccentric design or slogan cushions can spark some life to your bed area. You can also get adventurous with shapes, prints, or even sizes which contrast against your bedding to make your space pop up with a remarkably cozy bed! You can check out Etsy for these and much more selections to suit any student room.
- Personalize your hangers
If your room has an open wardrobe that features a visible hanging rail, the whole setup can look quite messy in an instance especially if you are using a load of mismatched hangers. Alternatively, you can decide to purchase a set of relatively cheap hangers and proceed to tailor them to match your room. You can add sequins, and either spray paint them with gold to a chic touch or cover them with fabric.
- Add some greenery
While there is nothing much to this little trick, adding some plants across your room is a simple way to spark some life into your room. What’s more, this trick comes with a surprising assortment of health benefits such as making the air cleaner as well as enabling you to study better (for real!). Jade plants, rubber trees, not to mention rubber trees are some few examples of simple to maintain plants you can start with.
- Paint your own rug
One of the simplest ways to land a personalized, unique rug is just to paint one. You can find an assortment of cheap rugs in thrift shops as well as numerous other secondhand outlets which you can use. However, for the best results, go for one with a relatively low pile.
- Use your furniture to break up space
If your room is a studio apartment, it can give you problems thinking about how to work on the open space. However, there is a simple fix to it! You can make use of your furniture pieces to establish different ‘zones.’ As a first, you can set up your working desk along the living room side to separate the living room from your sleeping area. There are multiple ways you can do it… Be sure to visit Houzz to get some inspiration or
- Make your desk a creative hub
As you will discover from various sources and surveys, college life is quite a buzz and crucial, and the load you get in school in order to enroll can be so enormous that it’s difficult to keep up. That’ why students turn to numerous online essay writers who can get your assignment done for you with ease and on time.
Nonetheless, this is not to say that you still can’t invest in a desk to do your research or review your custom essay. If you have a desk in your dorm room, it does not hurt to make this place worth sitting at. You can spruce up the desk area with photos, colorful lanterns, or even plants. If you want to attach items to your room wall, you can try the UHU white tack as it doesn’t leave any stains.
- Switch your handles
Are you fed up of the fittings which came with your dorm room? If so, there are numerous easy ways you can follow to spice up things a little bit. To start with, you can unscrew handles on old furniture such as your drawers and screw in some new ones of your choice. The options are unlimited, but be sure to put back the old handles once your tenancy is over to avoid getting in trouble!
- Organize messy wires
It is no brainer that you, of course, have a phone, or even a tablet and a laptop…right? Each of these gadgets needs to charge regularly. With such a tangle of wires, it is very easy for the electronic cables to pile up and become unsightly. However, we have a solution to it; create your own charging station. It is surprising how easily things get tidier without all these wires entangled around the room.
