{"id":1076,"date":"2016-03-23T10:51:54","date_gmt":"2016-03-23T10:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/international\/?p=1076"},"modified":"2016-03-23T10:51:54","modified_gmt":"2016-03-23T10:51:54","slug":"9-ways-to-realistically-and-affordably-decorate-your-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/international\/9-ways-to-realistically-and-affordably-decorate-your-room\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Ways to Realistically (and Affordably) Decorate Your Room"},"content":{"rendered":"

Meet our most recent international guest blogger Tristan, currently studying on Journalism BA Honours<\/a>\u00a0programme. Read her top tips about the best ways to realistically (and affordably) decorate your dorm room.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Upon moving into your room in London and realising that it does not have the exposed brick, loft in Chelsea feel that you had been romanticising and more that of a cheap hotel room \u2013 I\u2019m sure you were as shocked as I was. But, no fear, there are a few ways to improvise a posh feel without a posh bank account.<\/p>\n

1. IKEA is your best friend <\/strong><\/h6>\n

IKEA is notorious for a nice look at a cheap price. This floor lamp will vamp your aesthetic and warm up the feel in your room rather than the cool toned overhead lights.
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\u00a02. Plants (Fake Ones)<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Since you can barely take care of yourself, better not put that on a plant, too. Put a few of these around to artificially liven up your space.
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3. Wall\u00a0Tapestry<\/strong><\/h6>\n

If you don\u2019t want to be the umpteenth person in your flat to purchase a mandala tapestry from Camden, opt for a nature scene for the illusion of space and serenity when you\u2019re cooped up in your room.
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4.\u00a0Fairy Lights<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Don\u2019t go for just any <\/i>fairy lights. You\u2019ve grown. You\u2019ve matured. You deserve chili pepper lights. You\u2019re hot now.
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5.\u00a0Full Length Mirror<\/strong><\/h6>\n

The reflection in a large mirror is another great way to create the illusion of space in your room. Not to mention, the only way to be sure you haven\u2019t left your room in your pyjamas again.
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6.\u00a0Clothes Rack<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Show your clothes off. Make your whole room feel like the walk in closet you\u2019ve always wanted.
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7.\u00a0Rugs<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Big rugs, small rugs, fur rugs, wool rugs \u2013 there\u2019s a rug for every aesthetic and you can easily cover up that carpet that I\u2019m sure you\u2019re trying to forget various people have lived on before you.
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8.\u00a0That Cork Board That Came in the Room<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Use it. Collect little flyers, concert tickets, or even menus from cool restaurants and pin them up to remind yourself how cool your life is.
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9.\u00a0Bathroom Storage\u00a0<\/strong><\/h6>\n

That teeny-tiny bathroom of yours will thank you for this one.\"International<\/a>
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You can read this and other posts on Tristan’s personal blog<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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