Alternatives Ideas to Painted Walls
Many apartment complexes do not let you paint your walls, so spruce up your living space with these alternative ideas to make your pad more “homey”.
Wall Vinyl Decals – These unique and temporary alternatives can be found in many different designs, styles, and colors. You can add borders to the top, middle, or bottom of your walls in a variety of colors. You can also create faux murals or add a unique design to the corner of the room. Wall vinyl decals are simple to put up and quick to take down!
Folding Screen – Typically used in Asian decoration and as screens to dress behind, folded screens come in many beautiful and fun designs in a variety of colors as well as wood tones or stains. If you choose a wood toned screen, take that color you’d love on your walls and add it to your screen!
Fabrics – Fabrics add a fun look with textures and design! You can add it to the whole wall, cut into stripes, or maybe opt for a tapestry wall hanging. I would stick to one wall per room to be safe from looking overdone and running into clashing designs. You can attach fabric with tacks or push pins. Another way is to staple gun the fabric to a thin piece of wood so that you only need to put a minimal amount of nails into the wall in order to hang this on.
Picture Perfect – This traditional method of spicing up plain walls is a proven method for decorating. Choose your favorite pieces of art, or your own, and put them on your walls. You can use nails to hang framed artwork or art on canvas, or you could use double sided tape to add lighter work. Be careful with this, however, as this can leave residue on the walls. For tips on how to remove this, check out this link.
These are all great ideas that will add tons of character to your apartment. But, if you’re a dare devil and don’t mind the chance of getting caught, go ahead and paint your walls anyway! What is the worst that could happen? A scolding and you would have to paint your walls back to the original color.
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