Good afternoon bloggers! This week is yet another installment of “Livin’ the Dorm Life.” For those of you who are new to this passion blog, it is just a place to read about decorating ideas for college students’ living areas: dorms, houses, apartments. Even though these posts have been addressing dorm rooms specifically, you can always apply it to anywhere you live!
Anyway, the theme of the week is DIY (Do It Yourself)! I love this idea because its both cheaper and more unique than anything you can buy, as along as you have the motivation to do it. Some issues people have with DIY projects is that you see this fantastic idea online and you try to do it, only to realize that you are not nearly “artsy” enough to do some of the steps involved. Sometimes there are simply too many steps that its just not worth it. Or perhaps the absolute worse outcome occurs: you do everything they say to do it and it doesn’t look NEARLY as good as their’s does. However, when you’re not the one who did it, it can be pretty funny…
But don’t you worry, this will not happen to you because my DIY projects are full-proof…well, at least you can do them in a dorm room with supplies available at Walmart!
Project 1: Rainbow Fan
I’m pretty sure that everyone has a plain old fan in their dorm room, so why not make yours extra special? This project is so simple- all you have to do it paint the blades primary colors (add secondary and/or tertiary depending on the number of blades) and then turn it on! One thing to be weary of is your choice of paint; make sure to buy paint made for plastic (A couple brands to look for: Krylon or Rustoleum are both available at Walmart)
Project 2: Framed Quote
Now for those who want to be seen as both artsy and intellectual, definitely give this one a try! All you do is get an old book (buy a cheap one from the thrift store or just find one around your house the next time you go home), find a random sentence that you like, scribble out the rest with a pen, and frame it. (Once again, go to Walmart to get a small cheap frame.) This project requires absolutely no art skills, but it makes you look creative– what a deal!
So that is all for this week, give a project a try! Few things are better than that feeling of accomplishment upon completing a unique decoration on your own; plus you get bragging rights when people ask. (And they will definitely ask!) For even more neat ideas to spruce up your dorm room on your own, you can always check out Pinterest, but be weary of the projects that seem a little too good to be true…like this one:
This post claims that there is no wax or wick involved, but upon further investigation, this potentially amazing candle doesn’t actually work. Okay, now I’m done with the DIY for this week.
~Happy Decorating~