If you’ve found an apartment to reside in while you’re away at college, you know what it is to call a location your own. It might be a small, cramped apartment, but it’s home. Real estate, big or small, can be made warm and comfortable by adding your personal touches. Nothing has to be expensive, and probably will not be if you’re on a student’s character, but it can be exceptional.

Walls

There’s a possibility that you will not be permitted to paint your walls if you’re renting an apartment. Even should you get permission, you are going to need to consider the trouble and expense of changing them back to their original hue before vacating the apartment. Standard egg-shell white apartment walls don’t need to be dull, though. Use liquid fabric starch or decorative tacks to attach fabric to a single wall in colors that coordinate with the rest of your room. Stand a glowing surf board at the corner or hang a row of vibrant flip-flops in various blue colors in a line along a wall. Color doesn’t need to be in the form of paint whenever there are several creative choices.

Illusion Of Space

You are able to make any room seem more spacious by doing three simple things. Use as little furniture as possible, make sure it’s not overly big for the space, and arrange it in a means that enables foot traffic to pass through unobstructed. The same principle holds true in the kitchenwhere keeping the tiniest possible coffee maker and food processor on a counter top devoid of clutter will make the room feel larger.

Bedroom

Gone are the days when you had to invest a fortune to provide a room a designer touch. Several popular manufacturers create what they call”bed-in-a-bag,” offering a coordinating comforter, pillow sham, and bed skirt. Find something you’d love to come home to every day and layout the rest of the room .

Space Savers

Space seems to be at a premium in most apartments, so try to find items that have a double function or maximize your storage area. A storage rear can also serve as a side table and a little cafe table with a lamp for a desk for dining and study area. It’s possible to find the most out of limited closet area by investing in closet organizers. Bed risers will provide you added storage under your bed where plastic bins can save your publications, out-of-season clothes and shoes. Do not forget about flea markets. It is simple to add a coat of paint and new knobs into an inexpensive piece of furniture for a dresser or night stand that is”brand new” for you.

Windows

You don’t even need to be able to sew to create curtains. Buy a flat sheet in a color that works with the space, cut a slit on both sides of the top hem and slip a curtain rod through it. Hang them and you’ve instantly created a homey space.

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