Short-term studio apartment design options?
Is it worth it to paint?
What about designs? I love the design of Britney Murphy’s character’s apartment in “Uptown Girls” (obviously, I won’t be able to do anything that ornate, but I want something inspired by that). I like Indian-inspired design, really comfortable interiors that makes me feel sheltered and almost like I’m in my own little world, and crazy, unique design! Finally, I need to keep this SUPER cheap – I’m a typical college student (that is to say, dirt poor).
Any ideas? Pictures, websites, personal experience? ANYTHING would be helpful!
Thanks so much!
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Tags: Britney Murphy, Moving, Personal Experience
By Melissa I, April 30, 2010 @ 7:26 pm
If you have a Cost Plus World Market near you, you can get beautiful Indian-inspired textiles there and use them in a number of ways – a valance, a throw, a wall hanging. If you live near a metropolitan area, there may be an area that is largely Indian population and stores – I bet you would have good luck finding textiles there too at reasonable prices. You could also use saris for decoration. Just an idea for you to consider.
By Bunniculette, May 3, 2010 @ 9:46 am
don’t paint, get some fabric at your local craft store or even walmart. Fabric is cheap and can be tacked, liquid stitched or hung on drapery rods high on the wall where it meets the ceiling. You can hang in to cover one entire wall of your space or get creative and hang it from the center of your studio room and drap it across the ceiling into a corner or onto another wall (think of a tent.) if you have a light fixture in the center of your space, you could even get fabric to drape into all four corners.
It will add instant color, it’s easy on the wallet, will give you that cozy feeling you are looking for and best of all, you can take it with you when you leave and re-purpose it (into pillow cases, sheets, framing it and making wall art out of it, make a hand bag or shirt, etc).
Plus you could buy some extra fabric or coordinating fabric and frame it (in cheapie plastic box frames) for your wall decoration elsewhere.
Enjoy!!