It’s home; where you hang your hat, but you don’t own it. When you move into an apartment, a dorm room or a rented house, you have to respect the fact that there are certain things you just can’t do to it.
However, that needn’t discourage you when it comes to decorating, as there are lots of things you can do to liven up your space even if you can’t paint the walls or use wallpaper. Here’s how to decorate an apartment in Dollar Store Style.
Use Wall Stickers
Wall stickers can be used to decorate many different surfaces, including refrigerators.
You can get large sheets of colorful wall stickers at the dollar store. Use them to brighten a wall and other surfaces like a refrigerator door or, on a smaller scale, a flower pot. This type of wall sticker is easy to apply and easy to remove.
Use smaller wall stickers to decorate plain vases or flower pots.
I like sheets of stickers that have a lot of smaller pieces. That way, you can use some on the wall and some on accessories.
Quotation stickers are nice too. Use them in conjunction with appropriate pictures for a more finished look.
A word of caution: With this type of wall decoration there’s a fine line between tasteful and tacky, so use wall stickers sparingly.
Add Colour with Accessories
A floral arrangement found at Dollarama
There’s no better way to liven up a beige-hued room than with hits of colour throughout. Pick your favourite colour and search the dollar store for cushion covers, fabric flowers and other small accessories that make you happy.
Cushion covers are a great way to refresh old cushions.
The great thing about these items is you can switch them out seasonally or whenever you’d like a change. Dollar store cushion covers like these cost a lot less than in other stores and the colours really pop against a beige background.
Personalize With Pictures
Pretty 4×4 frames from Dollar Tree
There’s really nothing like family photos to make rented digs feel like home. Use the inexpensive frames at the dollar store to display the ancestors, as well as more recent family members.
Make your own artwork with frames and canvas art from Dollar Tree.
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The answer to how to decorate an apartment on a budget and make it serve your needs is both easy and inexpensive with help from the dollar store.
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