Attending college takes both an emotional and financial commitment. In the 2017, the average cost of tuition and fees for was $33,480 for private colleges, $9,650 for state residents at public colleges, and $24,930 for out-of-state residents attending public universities.
This year there are 17 million twenty-year-olds with student debt. The average American in their twenty's owes around $22,135. Between the ages of thirty and thirty-nine, there are 12 million student loan borrowers. These graduates hold a collective $408.4 billion dollars in debt. That means that Americans in their thirty's with student loan debt has an average balance of $34,033.
Once a college student acquires their
financing, and is cutting living costs everywhere possible to get that
education. Doesn’t it make sense that the one room some students will spend the
most time in look the best it can (while they are living there). Below are eighteen
economical dormitory decorating ideas that any college-bound lady will love:
"There is no elevator to
success. You have to take the stairs." (Zig Ziglar)
1. Cut the colored cupcake liners into flower and leaf shapes with a hole in
the middle of each, and then tape or glue them to the back of the Christmas
tree lights creating these
adorable flower lights.
2. Instead of spending the money on a brand new duvet,
just redo your old one with this iron-on technique. Put your printer to good
use, and make your bedding more attractive with printable iron-on decals.
3. Attach an embroidery hoop to a nice pillowcase for an, always-open laundry
bag.
4. Spray-paint a brick with gold, and then decorate it with trims of lace or
other fabric for a glamorous, feminine bookend.
5. Flowers made of egg cartons and pipe cleaners can
be bunched together to decorate a dorm room mirror.
6. Attach a plastic toothbrush travel case to the wall with removable wall
stick-ons to create a toothbrush holder.
7. Add a colorful area rug to bring
your space together.
8. You're not limited to photos with clothesline picture holders. Hang up a
variety paper memory items to create an eclectic display for your room.
9.
Use washi tape (colored paper
tape) for dorm decorating. This colored paper tape is like painter's tape. It
removes easily without residue. It can be used with paper lanterns, to line
bookshelves, or to decorate wall, desk accessories, mirrors, windows, or a cork board
“Do what you
have to do until you can do what you want to do.” (Oprah Winfrey)
10. If you're not allowed to bring in extra furniture, spray paint an
inexpensive wastebasket in the color of your choice, flip it upside down, and
use as a bedside table.
11. Consider this slouchy storage bag as a catchall for
your dorm room. You can stash keys, sunglasses, magazines, notebooks, and more.
Even if it’s empty, it doesn’t look out of place.
12. Instead of spending your limited funds on curtains,
dress up a pair you already have with colorful trim! You can buy all sorts of
fun inexpensive stuff from the craft store.
13. Since floor and shelf space is rare and hard to
come by in a tiny room, think vertically. Hang these colorful little neon
straw hanging planters
right in front of the window for lots of sun.
14. Since most college dorms ban traditional candles, use electric tea lights
in decorative jars.
15. Use various containers like mason jars, vases and
tin cans to create a personalized matching desk accessory set that will keep
all your school essentials organized and within reach.
16. No need to buy an expensive magnetic board. Grab a fun, colored cookie tray from the local supermarket and stick
it on the wall with a few poster stickers. Then, decorate it with a variety of
adorable magnets.
17. An affordable, easy way to keep your earrings from
tangling: spray paint a cheese grater, and hot glue large beads to the bottom for feet.
18. Spice up an old table with some chalkboard paint. Use it to jot down
your creative whims, phone numbers, to-do lists, or doodles.
“Decide that you like college life. In your dorm you meet many nice
people. Some are smarter than you. And some, you notice, are dumber than you.
You will continue, unfortunately, to view the world in exactly these terms for
the rest of your life.” (Lorrie Moore) [i]
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