How To Decorate Your Box Room At University

The doom of the box room

One person in your house will always get left with the small box room, but if it’s you, don’t fear, we’re here to help. Besides, Harry Potter made his room under the stairs cool and you don’t even need magical powers to do it yourself!

Storage

When you have limited space in your room, you will also probably also have limited places to store your things, so you need to be savvy regarding the ways you organise your things. The best way to do this is to make the most of the nooks and crannies in your bedroom.

Look for space under your desk and bed, and store things in storage boxes that fit in these spaces to make the most of all of the extra gaps. You can do this with clothes if you have limited wardrobe space, by putting the clothes you need in boxes depending on the season. You can also use hanging space such as to store spare socks and pants if you have limited drawer space.

Also, don’t overpack – it’s easy to think you need 101 one things when you come to uni, but you probably only need certain essentials. Look at our handy checklist to see the things you will actually use.

Decorations

If your room is small, it may also feel fairly dark and cramped, so brighten it up where you can with decorations and lighting. You can buy fairly lights fairly cheaply from many high street shops. Buy fairy lights and hang them around your bed to create a nice ambience even if your room looks bleak when you move in!

Finding cool storage units will also spruce up your room instantly with little effort. Take these cute plant pots from IKEA as an example, fill them with your loose trinkets on your desk, or your stationary supply for an instant yet effective room decoration hack.

Places such as Tiger and IKEA sell lots of household items which won’t break the bank, so take a look at what bargains you can get your hands on to make the most of the space you have. Take these 10 Things You Can Get For Under A Tenner at IKEA for example.

Most importantly, remember that even if you get the smallest room in the house – this doesn’t mean it can’t turn out looking better than the bigger rooms your housemates have. Decorate it right, and you can create the box room of your dreams! Take a look at some cute pinterest ideas for some more inspiration!

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