Education
Smart Dorm Or Apartment Decorating Ideas
Your apartment or dorm in school says a lot about your personality and it’s a big part of college flex. Making those space so comfy should be a very important issue to every student.
Getting admitted into college tends to be one the very first away from home experience every child would have, and how to get the most out of this experience should interests everyone currently going through such stage. It’s always an exciting breakthrough when we get the opportunity to make our dorm space look exciting and comfortable.
Psychologists has made us understand that how our apartments are decorated tends to affect us in some ways, so Knowing how to decorate our dorm into different elements that suits our leisure, studying and relaxation periods would really make the effects it will have on us a positive one.
This article will guide you on how to decorate your dorm/apartment in a very stylish way that would make it the envy of every student.
Your Workspace
This space is regarded as the most important in a student’s apartment because it’s where most important files are being kept. The very reason you were admitted into college is to study, this particular space happens to be where you study and also keep your study materials so, it shouldn’t be joked with.
Get a very portable and durable desk that can fit in freely in this space. I suggest a desk that has a locker where you can keep your files and other highly important documents safely locked in. Neatly pack your textbooks at the top of the desk, while you get a rack that would go under the desk where your notebooks, pens and pencils would be kept.
Get a sizeable chair that can easily be pushed in-between the desk when not in use to create space in the room, and always make sure this space isn’t that accessible to people because it houses your most important college documents.
Your Bedspace Or Bedroom
Studying everyday without getting a good amount of rest would definitely lead to body system breakdown. And for that good rest to be possible, you need to perfectly craft a comfy bedspace. No matter how little this space may look, you still need to make the most out of it.
Get a sizeable comfy mattress, that would give you a pleasurable experience whenever you lay on it. A colorful bedspread or sizeable duvet would do, with two cozy pillows to give you that feel at home cozy chills. A side mounted bed lamp would be nice too in cases you wish to glance through your books before laying your head.
Your bedspreads and pillow cases colors should always match to always give a tranquil atmosphere, always consider to give your bedspace a very unique look because it’s an extension of yourself.
Wall Decorations
Before going for any design on this category, you need to first of all confirm if the campus dorm has any stated rules on paint colors or specific images to hang on the wall.
Just like an interior decorator once said that:
Elements and use of spaces effects us either in a positive or negative way
You need to be so creative in this category to enable you come up with a positive design that would always gladden your heart whenever you’re in your dorm. You can go for a wild abstract painting with well crafted art-works to hang in the right spots.
There are so many wall paintings and designs you can go for depending on your choice. Trendy wall designs includes : Wallpaper, Stucco paintings and other decorative paintings to help add a cozy glow to your space.
i suggest a fur mat or synthetic grass on the floor, get one or two positive write-ups framed and hanged on strategic areas on the wall where your eyes would always capture it. What you see everyday tends to transform your mind, so seeing and reading the positive write-ups on daily basis would really transform your thoughts.
The Lounge Area
This is usually the place where friends are families who comes to visit are hosted. This space is usually available to only students who lives in apartment or suite-styled dorms. This is the area where your major focus should be on furniture and couches. Go for your choicest color, with good shape and quality and durable fabric.
this area should always be a welcoming and comfy space, toned with colorful wall arts and use of natural environment concepts such as flowers in a vase would always give it a cozy outdoor look and feel.
Having such a cozy space where families and friends naturally gravitate when they visit gives such a feel good and feel at home vibe. The lounge area always serves as the heart of your space, don’t mess it up.
The Kitchen And Dining Area
These are areas where things we eat are processed and served so, it should be kept very very in nice shape. Get your plate and spoon racks in other, they should be placed in strategic areas for easy access. Your pots and other cooking pans shouldn’t be littered everywhere when you can easily get wall hooks or racks for every utensil.
A rounded dining table would easily be the best for comfy sitting with friends and still have extra spaces left to access other sides of the room without ramming into sharp corners that a squared dining offers.
The Rest Room
No much arrangement is needed in the rest room areas. All i have to say here is keep your tissue papers in areas where it can’t be easily soaked when you bathe or wash. Always have a door mat or rag at the door post where you can easily wipe off your wet legs before wandering into your bedroom..
Your dorm space speaks so much about your personality, it’s a place where so many memory creating activities would take place so, you have to give it a perfect look.