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Easy & Inexpensive Ways to Add Style to Your Space
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Use Pretty Plates to Display Jewelry and Sunglasses
Keep the baubles and bling you use the most out on pretty plates, so you can grab with ease when late for class.
Image: Pinterest via DesignLoveFest
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Frame Personality
Use frames to give your walls a gallery feel. Everything from family photos, snaps with friends, to greeting cards and fortune cookies can add more personality to your dorm. If your discourages hanging things on the wall, then display a smaller version on your dresser or desk.
Image: Pinterest via MadeByGirl
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Mix and Match Bedding
Look for bedding sets that you can mix and match for a wider variety of styling options. Have fun with the pairings; your bed is the main piece of furniture in your room.
ÄNGSKRASSE Duvet cover and pillowcase(s), $29.99 at IKEA
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Add a Throw Rug
Before you roll your eyes and equate rugs with your mom, consider these as the little décor items that could. One small covering can change up your entire space. Plus, they really do keep germs and dirt from getting everywhere.
VIRRING Rug, low pile, $9.99 at IKEA
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Hang Scarves
Don’t stash all your scarves in drawers or closets. Instead, use them to add color and personality to your digs. Bonus: this frees up much needed storage space for your clothes.
Image: Pinterest via Shelterness.com
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Add Light
Good lighting, as we all know, can do wonders for your skin. Just imagine what it can do for your space. Besides, you can’t cram for that final in the dark.
MAGNARP Table Lamp, $12.99 at IKEA
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Stylish Storage Bins
You may be tight on space, but you can be big on creative storage options. Try well-designed containers to hold your goods; they’ll look good and blend in with whatever wacky style your roommate has
KVARNVIK Box, set of 3, $16.99 at IKEA
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Cover with Curtains
A lot of dorms have open closet units built into the wall. Hide clothes with curtains that can easily be pulled together to keep your unique folding style out of sight.
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Cohabit with a Plant
Having indoor plants not only cuts down on air pollution (goodbye stinky roommate!), but they also make you calmer, happier, and more optimistic. Try a money tree which is far harder to kill for those of you without green thumbs.
PACHIRA AQUATICA Potted Plant, Guinea chestnut, $9.99 at IKEA
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Decorate with Garland
Who says you can only use garland around the holidays? This fun decorating look is great to DIY to celebrate passing that hard exam. Or keep it up all year round.
Image: Pinterest via HighPlainsThrifter.net
