Living on campus can be quite conducive to lowering your carbon impact...Sure, meal plans don't usually include slow food swipes, but living in close quarters can cut on energy costs, students walk and use public transportation often, and are all about reuse in the used textbook market and the semesterly dumpster dives.
Wanna add a few more green gestures to dorm life? Check out these ten tips from author Diane Rixon. No longer maintaining und » READ MORE
This is yet another way to temporarily hide a less than ideal light fixture. You'll need:
Wrap your wire around your light fixture, avoiding direct contact with the bulbs. If you're got unsecured electrical wires then a. don't try this and b. call your super!
Cut out some shapes from your paper, You could draw something freehand or try googling flower silhouettes, but bear in m » READ MORE
Sure it's super easy to change light fixtures, but sometimes you just can't. If your space is really temporary, like a dorm room or a short term let, or even if you don't have access to switch off the electricity then a refit is out of the question.
Here's a few ways to deal with oogly light fixtures that won't lose you your deposit.
1. Chic Scarf
A student classic that can actually work really well. The old scarf-over-the-lamp trick:
Until you master the art of knocking down walls without making your house collapse, or your stuck in a shoebox rental or dorm room, there'll always be the need to make your space seemer bigger than it actually is. Here's six tips from HandyManFixHomeRepair to do just that:
2. Downsize your decorating.
3. Draw the eyes upward.
4. Use the right kind of lighting.
5. Make use of the flooring.
6. D » READ MORE
If you’re headed off to college or heading someone off to college this fall, here’s a great video that’ll get you thinking about dorm-room life and the challenges it presents. Even though space will–most likely–be at a premium, style doesn’t have to be!
Furnishing a dorm room is a lesson in economy, both of space, and of cash. IKEA and Target are both rolling out their college line of home dec, and even those of us post-grad can pick up some good deals and space-saving solutions.
IKEA hadn't opened anywhere near me when I left for college, lo these many years ago.
But how lucky to live now, in this brave new age, when IKEAS are popping up like toadstools in every major metropolitan area. Kids the » READ MORE
Anyone know of ways that I can make my dorm a little more cozy, without annoying my roommate too much [we have offending styles]?
I've put up posters and I have a bookshelf and try to make good use of my space, but i'm still not feeling it. And her side is almost completely bare. I have little to no money, but are there any little things I could do to make it feel more like a home and less like a prison cell?
