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I've already bought a comforter (light blue, grey, and yellow), so now I really need some ideas for how to decorate the walls. Any ideas?
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Hi! I'm assuming this is going to be your first year at college. I'm just finishing my freshman year (2 more days of finals!) so I'll give your question my personal experience : )
My dorm room is really small. It's 11x14 for 2 people, and that includes these weird doorless closet things that are built into the room. So I've learned through trial and error what fits and what's worth taking up to school!
My dorm doesn't have loft beds. Some dorms do, and you can then save so much space by organizing them like this:
http://www.loftsinc.com/assets/about-standard605d.jpg
So if you can, I would definitely loft your bed.
Since I can't, I bought bed raisers, which raised my bed off the ground about 5 inches. They're awesome, I was able to fit some plastic drawer sets under my bed, which was a huge space saver.
http://media.photobucket.com/image/plastic%20drawers/Ben_Dyer/SANY1079.jpg
I would definitely recommend these. You can put some clothing in them or other random stuff, and when it's time to pack up and go home, just put a strip of duct tape over the drawers and carry it out. My drawers do look kind of bland, so next year I'm planning on putting some nice origami paper in the clear visible drawer part to dress them up a little.
I would also get some throw pillows for your bed. You probably won't have any seating except for your desk chair, so a lot of kids turn their beds into makeshift couches during the day with pillows.
http://www.sentex.net/~mwandel/built/daybed.jpg
Something like this...but not as bland : )
A nice idea is to turn your favorite old t-shirts into pillows. It's a pretty cool idea. You can find cheap pillow forms at a craft or fabric store or department store. If you don't want to cut up your old shirts, you can go to a thrift store or discount store and buy shirts with nice designs, it might be easier to color-coordinate that way.
http://www.allfreecrafts.com/sewing/tshirt-pillow.shtml
As far as walls go, I have some random stuff on mine. Old calendars are nice for small-sized posters. Borders usually has calendars on sale for $1 around February, so you can stock up!
If you want photos on your walls, a couple of my friends have these frames on their walls:
http://www.buzzillions.com/image.dox?R=246292&i=1089684&t=pi&wide=true
They're great because they hold multiple photos of different sizes, and you're not damaging your photos by taping them to your wall. Also, when you're ready to go home, you can just take the frame rather than peeling pictures off your wall.
I also have a French memo board on my wall, which is nice for sticking stuff up in a hurry.
http://niner360.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/006.jpg
You can make your own pretty easily too.
You can also put up flags, calendars, or make a collage in a big poster frame.
That's about all I can think of for now...have fun and good luck in college!
EDIT: Regarding the guy who said the majority of colleges won't let you put stuff on the walls, that's not true. They wouldn't let you cover the walls in fabric (which some people try to do to cover up the bland walls) because it's a fire hazard, and if you covered the entire room in posters they'd say something. But as long as you don't use nails, you should be fine. Also, some schools don't let you hang stuff from the ceiling if you're thinking of chinese lanterns or anything. But with regular decor you'll be fine.
Hi! I'm assuming this is going to be your first year at college. I'm just finishing my freshman year (2 more days of finals!) so I'll give your question my personal experience : )
My dorm room is really small. It's 11x14 for 2 people, and that includes these weird doorless closet things that are built into the room. So I've learned through trial and error what fits and what's worth taking up to school!
My dorm doesn't have loft beds. Some dorms do, and you can then save so much space by organizing them like this:
http://www.loftsinc.com/assets/about-standard605d.jpg
So if you can, I would definitely loft your bed.
Since I can't, I bought bed raisers, which raised my bed off the ground about 5 inches. They're awesome, I was able to fit some plastic drawer sets under my bed, which was a huge space saver.
http://media.photobucket.com/image/plastic%20drawers/Ben_Dyer/SANY1079.jpg
I would definitely recommend these. You can put some clothing in them or other random stuff, and when it's time to pack up and go home, just put a strip of duct tape over the drawers and carry it out. My drawers do look kind of bland, so next year I'm planning on putting some nice origami paper in the clear visible drawer part to dress them up a little.
I would also get some throw pillows for your bed. You probably won't have any seating except for your desk chair, so a lot of kids turn their beds into makeshift couches during the day with pillows.
http://www.sentex.net/~mwandel/built/daybed.jpg
Something like this...but not as bland : )
A nice idea is to turn your favorite old t-shirts into pillows. It's a pretty cool idea. You can find cheap pillow forms at a craft or fabric store or department store. If you don't want to cut up your old shirts, you can go to a thrift store or discount store and buy shirts with nice designs, it might be easier to color-coordinate that way.
http://www.allfreecrafts.com/sewing/tshirt-pillow.shtml
As far as walls go, I have some random stuff on mine. Old calendars are nice for small-sized posters. Borders usually has calendars on sale for $1 around February, so you can stock up!
If you want photos on your walls, a couple of my friends have these frames on their walls:
http://www.buzzillions.com/image.dox?R=246292&i=1089684&t=pi&wide=true
They're great because they hold multiple photos of different sizes, and you're not damaging your photos by taping them to your wall. Also, when you're ready to go home, you can just take the frame rather than peeling pictures off your wall.
I also have a French memo board on my wall, which is nice for sticking stuff up in a hurry.
http://niner360.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/006.jpg
You can make your own pretty easily too.
You can also put up flags, calendars, or make a collage in a big poster frame.
That's about all I can think of for now...have fun and good luck in college!
EDIT: Regarding the guy who said the majority of colleges won't let you put stuff on the walls, that's not true. They wouldn't let you cover the walls in fabric (which some people try to do to cover up the bland walls) because it's a fire hazard, and if you covered the entire room in posters they'd say something. But as long as you don't use nails, you should be fine. Also, some schools don't let you hang stuff from the ceiling if you're thinking of chinese lanterns or anything. But with regular decor you'll be fine.
Where's a place where I can find cute teen bedroom decor for a cheap price?
Genevieve
I'm looking for basically everything: bedding, beds, desks, chairs, dressers, accessories, ect. I LOVE all the furniture from PB Teen, but it's all so expensive. I think I might try ebay or amazon or some site like that. Do you know any other good sites?
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I love IKEA for kids bedrooms, but being the time of year that it is and that you are looking for a room for a teen, I would check out Target. With kids going back to school and going to college I've noticed some great deals on bedding sets, with cooresponding organization items. I have bought things on Walmart.com for my sons room as well, I just purchased a nice headboard, dresser and side table from Walmart.com and had it shipped site to store and it cost me around $259 total with tax. They had a matching desk, but I didn't get it because we have an office in our house.
I love IKEA for kids bedrooms, but being the time of year that it is and that you are looking for a room for a teen, I would check out Target. With kids going back to school and going to college I've noticed some great deals on bedding sets, with cooresponding organization items. I have bought things on Walmart.com for my sons room as well, I just purchased a nice headboard, dresser and side table from Walmart.com and had it shipped site to store and it cost me around $259 total with tax. They had a matching desk, but I didn't get it because we have an office in our house.
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