Yes, yes, I know, you don’t want to think about school. You just want to keep enjoying your summer and pretend that it’s never going to end. But sadly, it must. Maybe a cool new dorm room is just what you need to make the start of school less daunting. Over the next couple of weeks we’re going to give you awesome budget-friendly ideas for decorating your dorm room. You can choose the one that suits your style the most and then put your own unique spin on it. The first one in the dorm decor series is a chic bohemian dorm room that can express your wandering spirit and bohemian aesthetic. We have three easy tutorials to bring bohemia straight to your dorm room.
Fringe Wall Hanging:
Woven wall hangings have been making the rounds all year and some of them can be time consuming and hard to make. We came up with an easier way to achieve the cool textured effect that you can customize and complete in less than 30 minutes.
Here’s what you’ll need
Various Colors of Bullion Fringe – Based on the width of your final hanging, buy double or triple that amount so that you can color block
We used these:
Board – A piece of wood or sturdy cardboard would work. We made ours 11″ x 17″
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Cut all the fringes to the width of the board you have + 2 inches.
2
Once you’ve planned how you’re going to lay out your colors, starting at the bottom, glue your first line of fringe. To finish the ends, glue the excess fringe around the fringe to the back.
3
Keep repeating this process until you get to the top and finish off the top edge by gluing the last fringe slightly higher, so it’s peaking out over the edge and covers the board behind. The aim is to not have the board show through at all.
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Now just find a spot and hang up this beauty.
Tassel Trimmed Basket
This DIY is so easy I don’t think you need step by step instructions. But I’ll give them to you anyway.
Here’s what you’ll need:
A Basket
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Start by applying glue on the top edge of the basket.
2
Place the tassel trim over the glue and press to secure. Make sure you align it to the edge. When you’re done, cut the excess and add a little glue to the cut end to prevent fraying.
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Repeat this process, working on small sections at a time so the glue doesn’t dry out.
That’s it. Now go put some plants in it and show off your awesome project on a window sill or a side table.
Pom Pom Pillowcase
This DIY is a little more advanced (you need to know how to sew on a sewing machine). If you don’t have access to a sewing machine you can glue the trim on. This tutorial can also be applied to curtains, cushion covers and duvet covers. You can use bigger pom poms for a duvet cover.
What you’ll need:
Pillowcase
Sewing Machine (or fabric glue)
1
Measure how much you need for the pillow case. You can either sew it in sections or per side. Cut according to what you decide. We decided to sew it as one continuous piece for 3 sides and do it separately for the open side.
2
Pin the trim to the pillow case edge. Make sure you’re not pinning it to the part the pillow has to fit through. Stick to the very edge, along the seam.
3
Using a sewing machine sew the trim along the edge of the pillowcase.
*An even more advanced option would be making the pillow case from scratch and sandwiching the pom pom trim between the fabric for a more finished look.