Whether you’re subletting a place in Chapel Hill, moving into a big city apartment, studying abroad or chilling out at home, you can never go wrong with purchasing these unique essentials for your summer abode. Not only will these items help organize your new (or current) room, but they can be altered to fit many different kinds of bedroom themes
Boot Tray
Perfect for those rainy days! Line an inexpensive tray with colored glass pebbles of your choice to create a boot tray for those stormy summer days when your rain boots get soaked. Place the tray by your door and voila! This item will help keep your room dry and adds a calming rock garden feel to your room. Check out other useful, classy items you can make with trays here.
Dignitet Display
IKEA Hackers is a wonderful website featuring innovative ideas on modifying certain IKEA products. What’s a dignitet display, you ask? It’s a set-up made from IKEA dignitet curtain wire kits in order to display photos, postcards and/or any other memorabilia you have worth showing to your guests! This item can serve to display all of those keepsakes you have been hoarding in a fun, organized and modern way. (And all you need is a dignitet curtain wire kit from IKEA!) Check it out
DIY Wall Art
So you’ve moved into a new, unfurnished place for the summer. You want add some pizzazz to that huge, white wall right next to your bed, but you don’t want to spend big bucks on a room you will only have for three to four months. Don’t worry — when in doubt, do-it-yourself! Buy a small canvas from a crafts score and paint or print one of your favorite quotes on it; or search your house for some vintage records that will add a fresh, cool vibe to your bedroom wall. If neither of those ideas fit with the theme of your room, then check out apartment item sale sites like the one at urbanoutfitters.com for inspiration!
Jewelry Organizers
This blog features a crafty way to create a necklace organizer out of an old frame, vintage drawer knobs and a peg board if you’re going for a Victorian feel in the bedroom. It’s simple yet sophisticated (and inexpensive)! However, if you’re like me and need a better place to sort all of your earrings, find creative ways to display them by using an ice tray (or even shot glasses)!
What do you think? If you want some more ideas on how to makeover your room for the summer, there are plenty of craft and home blogs willing to help you through the process. You can never go wrong with exploring sites like Etsy and Craftgawker. Happy decorating!
Sources:
Boot tray (photo): http://www.maillardvillemanor.com/2010/12/top-projects-2010.html
Dignitet display (photo): IKEA Hackers, http://www.ikeahackers.net/2011/04/dignitet-display.html
Wall art (photo): http://howaboutorange.blogspot.com/2009/09/projects-for-weekend.html
Jewelry organizer 1 (photo): http://dreamgreendiy.com/2011/03/29/diy-framed-necklace-organizer/
Jewelry organizer 2 (photo): http://www.bellemaison23.com/2011/04/10-simple-ways-to-organize-your-home.html