So if you're anything like me and also awaiting A-Level results, you would have spent the majority of your spare time since paying your flat deposit thinking about how you are going to decorate your room. I'm getting slightly ahead of myself because I may not even get the results I want and therefore won't be moving out of home for another year but I can't help but get myself excited. I like to be independent and living on my own is something i have looked forward to for quite a while now. Ever since securing my place in my flat, I have been looking at pictures of what my future room will look like online and deciding how I will decorate it because lets face it, with no decoration the rooms are bland and have no character. Since you're going to be living here for possibly one of the most exciting years of your life you want your room to be yours, a place you will love to be. We know you can't paint the walls or make holes to hang picture frames but there are a lot of other ways you can make your room your own.
Bedding-
The most simple way of adding your own touch to a room is to have bedding you love that reflects your personality. It can easily and effectively add colour to your room and you can have a few sets of bedding to change it up every other week. You can get reasonably prices duvet sets from places such as IKEA and supermarkets, you can even mix and match to create your own set by buying the duvet cover, pillowcases and sheet separately.
Posters-
It's a pretty obvious suggestion, to hang up posters of things you're interested in but it really will add interest to your walls so they are not so plain. And when you meet new people who come into your room and see them, it will spark conversation and you'll find common interests. They can be hung up with blue tac or command strips, which don't damage the walls.
Pictures-
Posters aren't the only thing you can decorate the walls with, you can put up pictures of you and your friends at home, your family, your pets or just pictures you like to look at to make your walls more interesting. You can put them up directly onto your wall, or hang some string across a corner of the room and peg them on.
Lights-
Add some light to your room by adding lamps and lights. Although it's the classic option, fairy lights looks great and make the room extra cosy. Hang the around your bed or around your mirror, you could even put them in a jar for more concentrated light. Add a lamp to your desk for when you're working or just to brighten up the room more.
Tapestries-
If posters aren't your thing, you can also decorate an entire wall with just one tapestry. Hang to the wall using command strips and hooks. They work well covering the whole of a small wall or even hung from the ceiling, you can use more than one around the bed to make it more cosy.
Music-
If you're into music, have your record player on your desk and have some of your records on display for decoration and to show off your music taste. If you have a notice board pin up some of your concert/gig tickets.
Clothes-
We all know the wardrobe you're going to get is tiny, so if you have the floor space get a simple clothes rack and hang up you're favourite pieces there to show them off. This also makes them easy to access and adds forage space, display your shoes on the floor or on the rack underneath if there is one.
Bedding-
The most simple way of adding your own touch to a room is to have bedding you love that reflects your personality. It can easily and effectively add colour to your room and you can have a few sets of bedding to change it up every other week. You can get reasonably prices duvet sets from places such as IKEA and supermarkets, you can even mix and match to create your own set by buying the duvet cover, pillowcases and sheet separately.
Posters-
It's a pretty obvious suggestion, to hang up posters of things you're interested in but it really will add interest to your walls so they are not so plain. And when you meet new people who come into your room and see them, it will spark conversation and you'll find common interests. They can be hung up with blue tac or command strips, which don't damage the walls.
Pictures-
Posters aren't the only thing you can decorate the walls with, you can put up pictures of you and your friends at home, your family, your pets or just pictures you like to look at to make your walls more interesting. You can put them up directly onto your wall, or hang some string across a corner of the room and peg them on.
Lights-
Add some light to your room by adding lamps and lights. Although it's the classic option, fairy lights looks great and make the room extra cosy. Hang the around your bed or around your mirror, you could even put them in a jar for more concentrated light. Add a lamp to your desk for when you're working or just to brighten up the room more.
Tapestries-
If posters aren't your thing, you can also decorate an entire wall with just one tapestry. Hang to the wall using command strips and hooks. They work well covering the whole of a small wall or even hung from the ceiling, you can use more than one around the bed to make it more cosy.
Music-
If you're into music, have your record player on your desk and have some of your records on display for decoration and to show off your music taste. If you have a notice board pin up some of your concert/gig tickets.
Clothes-
We all know the wardrobe you're going to get is tiny, so if you have the floor space get a simple clothes rack and hang up you're favourite pieces there to show them off. This also makes them easy to access and adds forage space, display your shoes on the floor or on the rack underneath if there is one.
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