April 9th, 2008
The Bedroom is an important addition to any home.
Whether you live in a house, apartment, or dorm, your Bedroom is your personal space to relax, re-group, destress, and prepare for tomorrow's challenges.
Since the Bedroom serves so many vital functions, it is important that your Bedroom is a personal reflection of your personality and style.
It can be hard to express that fabulous sense of style on a tight budget or with limited resources.
Here are 4 great themes that can get your room up to speed with your personal style without breaking your ever-so-fragile bank account:
Safari Living- This fun theme works well for anyone who appreciates nature...and maybe has a little wild side themselves. It is really easy to make your room into a styling Safari.
First, you may want to paint your room a bold green, or deep brown.
Teenage, or pre-teen girls may want to go a little more girly with a bright pink, or magenta color and use that color pattern for any Leopard/Tiger/Zebra 
print accesories.
You should be able to find a decent paint for $12-$20 at your local hardware/paint store.
Next step would be to transform your bedding into something wild with either a new Tiger Print comforter, or a DIY comforter cover. Comforter covers are super easy to make, even if you have the most basic sewing abilities.
Buy a couple of Tiger Print sheets or thin, velour blankets, sew them together on 3 sides. Slide your old comforter inside and either use ribbon, buttons, or velcro to close the last side up. DIY comforter covers can be made for $20 tops.
Either buy some funky, faux fur pillows, or do DIY throw covers using the comforter cover trick above to revamp what you already have.
Take this idea from interesting to great with a Wall Sized FotoStick of Leopard Spots stuck on the wall behind your bed.
Accessorize with fun items like Elephant Statues, a Giraffe "Piggy" Bank, or any other cool nick nacs you can find. A lot of times, you can find these things at thrift stores or dollar stores.
Old Hollywood Glam- This theme works well for any movie or theater buff and is super easy to pull off.
For starters, you should think about Silver, or Gold paint, depending on your taste , you may also want to either use one of those new paints with glitter in them, or DIY by splashing some glitter on freshly painted walls.
Next, make a bed set fit for a true star by getting a satin comforter or DIY with the easy comforter cover described earlier- except, this time, use shiney, satiny material in classic black for a silver room or deep bronze for a gold room.
For throw pillows, go for glitter, satin, and velor. Playing with texture can be pretty cheap when you DIY with easy hand made throw pillow covers.
Top this exclusive bed off with 3 mirrors placed horizontally, over the bed, in place of a head board. This is an ultra chic, and unexpected twist that will add plenty of drama. Silver walls can get either framless, or silver framed mirrors. Gold walls can get either a mirrors with deep, mahogany frames, or gold framed mirrors.
Get Warhol-like graphics on the cheap by using Photoshop to create sweet artwork of classic favorites like Marilyn Monroe, and James Dean.
Up the coolness factor by putting your artwork on FotoSticks and displaying them for all to see- in true star fashion.
Accessorize with an old school coat rack topped with boas and feathered hats (all easy thrift store finds), or with a classy chasse lounge (which can be faked with an old day bed with strategically arranged pillows).
Sports Domain- Are sports your thing? You can create an awesome sports theme with a little bit of cash and a little elbow grease.
This room can begin with a variety of different paint colors- the main color of your favorite team, your high school/college school color(s), or even just basic red or blue.
Make a statement with the bedding in this room with a comforter with your team's logo, or a DIY comforter cover made with patches of each of your favorite teams' logos/mascots- think "Louis Vuitton" signiture logo bag, just made with your team's logos....on a comforter...this is very "now" and a definate creative twist no one is expecting.
Get throw pillows in the shape of your favorite sport (or even a variety of sports). You can find basketball, soccer, and baseball pillows for cheap in the children's department at most mass retail stores like Wal-Mart or Target.
Throw some FotoSticks of yourself & your team in action on the walls to add a personal and unique touch to the room without losing the sporty edge.
Accessorize with active items to enjoy sports any time. Hang an old basketball hoop up high in one corner, or put a nerf "dart" board up with velcro darts.
Under The Sea- This fun theme is sure to please any ocean lover or beach bum.
Start with a blue/green paint for the wall. This paint should be luminous, and can either be purchased that way, or you can DIY for cheap by starting with naturally Luminous Tempera Paint.
Create a bed set fit for King Triton himself by buying a Sea Foam colored comforter, or DIY with a Sea Foam colored comforter cover.
Instead of a head board, get some Green, Blue, and White tulle/wispy fabric at a craft store and put three nails in a triangular pattern above your bed, where the head board would be. Place the Tulle on the nails, until you get the desired effect- which is a super sweet, crown-like "head board" for your 
bed.
For throw pillows, play around with texture, like velour, satin, or faux suede. As long as you stay true to the color family, you can get really creative with the textures.
Get a Panoramic under water scene on a FotoStick, and make one whole wall look like 1000 leagues under the sea.
Accessorize with live Gold Fish in a cool fish bowl, or a couple of Beta Fish (in different fish bowls, of course). Fish are super inexpensive and easy to care for- Plus- they are the only pet that is basically approved for any living situation.
Another sweet way to add to your ocean is by cutting star and fish shapes out of a lamp shade, and using it as unqiue nightlight. This can either be done with an existing lamp, or you can get a cheapie at the local dollar store.
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