“A room should never allow the eye to settle in one place. It should smile at you and create fantasy.”
-Juan Montoya
Malcolm Gladwell in his book Blink, argues that if you spend 15 minutes among the personal belongings of a person, you will know 90% of their personality thanks to instantaneous, almost intuitive thoughts that will pop into you head. The colors, the order or lack thereof, and the decorations are a window to your personality and may highlight certain aspects you wish they remained hidden.
Many times we fantasize about redecorating our rooms, but we never get around to doing any of that, because as always, life gets in the way. Sometimes we feel a twinge of shame when we invite people over and you turn off the lights as soon as you stumble inside with that special someone. All of these are signs that some redecorating is a must.
Here are some tips to bring back some love into your room so you feel good showing it off.
Refashioning reclaimed wood and giving it a twist, for instance use an old, reclaimed wooden stair to place decorations or use as storage space.
Create a layer of bricks under your bed or sofa and you can store little things like shoes or key essentials. If you are a bit messy, it can help you organize your space and give a quirky look to your room.
For book lovers, nothing beats a headboard made from recycled books. Overhead you will have beautiful fairytales that will act as guardians to your dreams.
Place an old wooden shutter on your wall and you can store important photographs, tickets or simply postcards or letters.
If you are tired of your dog sleeping on your bed, you can create a beautiful design using an old suitcase and some comfy pillows. A bed both of you will love.
Upholster your box-spring using a design you love. You can play with different fabrics, textures, and prints.
Use the space you have available, in this case we see they elevated the flooring and created an extra bed that slides out. Making good use of a space will make it look bigger and brighter.
You can add a hidden drawer under your bed so you can store your linen or other essentials.
Stencils, fairy lights and photographs are cute and easy ways to decorate your room.
Find cool alternatives for storing your shoes.
Playing with light fixtures is a cool and quirky way to redecorate your room.
A gauzy fabric and fairy lights on your bed can be very dreamy and a sweet way to make your room cozier.
Plants can be stored in small glass jars and they will always bring life and light into your room.
If you are a lover of bright colors, why not use color pencils as a quirky decoration for your wall?
Grab some old, colorful t shirts and cut them into long strips and tie them together, this is a novel way of creating a carpet.
You can adapt the same design using different fabrics, this will bring a pop of color in your room.
You can create a fun lamp with just paper, a pin, and paint. You can create whatever design you wish for your room.
Bring some order into your drawers by creating small rectangles where you can store each garment.
Use fairy lights and with wooden pegs you can hang your most beautiful memories.
Adding shelves to your room will open up the space, a simple and easy trick to follow.
