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■ It is a refuge, a security zone, a place where one can
find sanctuary from the daily pains of test-taking, dat
ing and finding a parking place in Zachry lot. This place
is more than a shelter — it is a corner of the world to
call your own and recharge the batteries drained
b> daily college stresses.
I There really is no place like home, as
Dorothy said, and for many students,
clllege marks the first time for estab
lishing a separate home from
■om and Dad. In all the excite
ment of being away from home, ^
decorating is often overlooked. After
the thrill of being exempt from a cur
few, the task of discovering one’s own per
sonal decorating style still lies ahead.
pear smaller.
•Will the rest of the furniture blend with the color?
•Will a canary yellow be uplifting or give everyone
a headache?
Pictures
Everyone loves to look at pictures.
_ They remind people of good times and
L provide an excellent opportunity to
brag to others about past adven-
tures. Showcase what would
Color
I Changing the color of a room is one of the
most transforming decorating projects one can un
dertake. Painting is relatively inexpensive and
has the power to change the entire feel of a
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detsbesafi Leslie Seligman, a junior journalism ma
jor. opted not to paint an entire room, but
strategically changed the color of a few walls
in her apartment.
I “We decided to paint accent walls in red, since
the apartment was done in all black and gray and
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the red wall,” Seligman said. “We wanted a real
funky and modern look. Originally, I hadn’t
" K s ‘ planned to do my own room, but I ended up paint-
ing that in purple. It adds a lot of color and zest
' without spending a lot of money.”
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»How big is the room? Light colors
make space appear larger, while dark colors make it ap-
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normally go in a scrapbook around the apartment.
“We bought these cork board tiles, about a square
foot in size, and nailed them up to cover an entire wall,”
said Kerri Brittain, a junior English major. “Then we
painted the squares different colors and tacked pictures
up all over. That way, there aren’t a thousand holes in
the wall.”
Pictures can be displayed in other ways.
“We saw on ‘Rosie O’Donnell’ how to decoupage,
and so we decoupaged our shelves,” Brittain said. “You
can stick anything on the shelf and paint over it with a
glue sealant from Hobby Lobby.”
Life
Exercising a greenrihumb does
not mean ahaving to tend to a bed
of gardenias. Nestling a few pot
ted plants around the house
can impart life and warmth to
a an otherwise dull living area.
Living things have the power
to rage against f he generic
blandness of standard resi
dence halls and apartments.
Alice Lehtonen, a co-own
er of a local apartment com
plex, has lived in her apart
ment for 12 years and finds
that plants give a little life to
the college environment.
“It is nice to get your
hands dirty when you don’t
have a yard,” Lehtonen said.
“When 1 have a certain plant,
like a hibiscus, I love going
out each morning to my porch
to see if it has bloomed. It is
so beautiful.”
There is some bargain
shopping in the gardening de
partment as well.
Every year the horticulture
department has a sale where it
gets rid of all sorts of things their students have worked 1
on, including Ivies, potted plants — all at a reduced*
rate.
Highway sales are also often a good deal, as the selK
ers are often eager to get rid of plants and flowers"
quickly.
Flaunt it
Hardwood floors, fireplaces, porches ... If the home’
has been given one of these charming features, show!^
case it proudly. Exhibit hardwood floors with sparse^
simple furniture and a minimum of rugs. Spruce up at
standard porch with white lights and a hammock. >
“I had a lot of big glass jars and vases that didn’t re>
ally go anywhere, so I put them in the fireplace,” saic£
Blake Harrigan, a sophomore journalism major. “Some*'
times I put candles in there.”
Even something as simple as a guitar can lean up ir£
a corner to add some curvy shapes to a geometric roorri*
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Deck the walls
Contrary to popular beljef, wall art does not have4&
be expensive. Poster-size prints matted and framed pro-,
fessionally may be a luxury destined for the future, but
in the meantime, there are other options. Cheap frames
can be easily acquired. Finding the right subject, howev-J
er, asks one to be resourceful. Pictures from past calen
dars can be great art prints. A small collection of framed
greeting cards is also charming wall art. Look through
magazines to get ideas, or better yet, create your own.
“I bought a poster-size canvas at Hobby Lobby and
some cheap paints and painted my favorite poem onto
it with a bright yellow background,” Lehtonen said. “It
is in the kitchen now, and I see it every day.”
Lauren Rice, a sophomore sports management ma
jor, found an old window frame in a junkyard and per
sonalized it.
“I had mirrors cut for the back of it and painted it and
now it is hanging in the living room.”
The best dorm or apartment decor is that which re
flects the inhabitants. Like people often feel about their
cars or favorite blue jeans, a home is best when it is an
extension of yourself.
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