Comments on: DIY: 10 tips for decorating your dorm room, plus more ideas

By: woods

woods — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:53:40 +0000

I walked into my master closet the other day and took a look at the rows and rows of photo albums resting neatly on the shelves. Some of them are recent ones and some have been their since my marriage. I walked out into my apartment and examined those bare walls. I felt a pang of guilt.

I walked back into my closet and took one album off the shelf. All those years of my children growing up, if I had displayed those shining faces, what a difference it would have made in our lives. I stood there flipping through the pages, wiping away many a tear, lost in years back. After a while, having lost the sense of time, I closed the books and made my resolution. My children had grown up, they were teenagers now, but they were still young teens. As the old adage goes, I would not cry over spilled milk, but I would do something to correct that now.

Trying to come up with home décor ideas, I flipped open my laptop and did a search on home décor online stores and came upon a home décor store DecorativeGifts.net. As I scrolled through the variety of frames available, I found one or more suited for each one of the rooms in my house. Wow! What a nice selection! These home décor gifts would definitely thrill my daughter, I figured. I reviewed the photos that I would display, and carefully made my order.

It took just 3 days and my order was at the door. I slipped the portrait into the frame I had picked for my daughter, placed the beautifully wrapped gift in her room, and waited for her to come home from school. I spent the rest of the morning picking out snapshots for the other frames.

You should have seen my daughter’s joy when she saw that gift. After a bear hug, she slowly took the frame out of the box and together we figured out where to hang it in her room- right above her bed. What a difference it made- to my daughter and to her room!

Afterwards, I showed her what else I had purchased and we went from room to room, working our way through the house together. The joyous faces and fun filled memories, truly transformed my home!

By: Hailey

Hailey — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:59:44 +0000

Very interesting ideas! Also I recommend wall stickers – they are easy to apply and leave no damage! There is a huge variety of them online for different taste and budget.
http://www.surfacecollective.com has a 50% off sale , DORMTAT50 is a promo code .So cheap. Love it

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By: Decor 2 Ur Door

Decor 2 Ur Door — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 01:55:48 +0000

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By: Hilary

Hilary — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 12:14:31 +0000

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By: Michele

Michele — Sun, 09 May 2010 15:25:21 +0000

$22 for throw pillows is a lot of money for a college student! Freshman might not think so, but upperclassmen know.

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Carolyn Moore — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 03:10:42 +0000

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By: decorating tips dude

decorating tips dude — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:09:15 +0000

When it comes to using colour i would go for warm light colours
i mean doesn’t everyone want warm light airy room?

also if the place is a bit chilly use a sausage dog on the door and try to seal around windows and doors with a sealant that is paint able like a decorators caulk which is flexible for round the doors it also looks better rather than looking at cracks along the skirting boards you have smooth edges
tips Thanks for sharing
i like the idea about placing blocks to make the bed higher as im not the biggest fan of those really low bed they can be a pain getting up in the morning.

cheers,

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