Answer To make your room look larger, neat and brighter arrange your room in separate areas, with lighting for each area and a lot of natural light.
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Center your bed with the headboard against a large wall with a nightstand and lamp.
Set the chest at the foot of your bed.
Place your bookshelf on the opposite wall across from the footboard.
(unless it blocks a window)
Put your study table in a far corner.
You could get a footstool to put the fan on.
http://texashideout.tripod.com/footstool.jpg
Is the thin white curtain a liner or sheer?
If it's a liner replace it with white sheers.
http://www.target.com/Home-Embroidered-Lace-Window-Sheer/dp/B000ZA488A/sr=1-9/qid=1242951441/ref=sr_1_9/187-0732701-7983810?ie=UTF8&frombrowse=0&index=target&rh=k%3Awhite%20sheer%20curtain&page=1
When the weather starts getting cold put the liner back up.
Decorate with candles, vases, candle wall sconces, lava lamp, jewelry box, blown glass figurines.
Inexpensive at the Dollar Store or thrift stores. (Goodwill/St. Vincent Depaul)
Large abstract or scenic wall art above above your head board.
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http://images.google.com/images?gbv=2&hl=en&sa=1&q=blown+glass+figurines&btnG=Search+Images&aq=f&oq=
Here are some DIY ideas.
Wall Decals
Use contact paper ($5 roll) and cut out any design, tons of colors and easy to remove without damaging walls.
http://www.dezignwithaz.com/
http://www.vinylodesign.com/work.htm
http://www.threadbanger.com/decor-it-yourself/episode/DEC_20080520 decor yourself < watch video, instructions after commercial
Message Board
Hang by your study table, pushpin/tac up notes, photos, memorabilia...
Cut a large square out of box cardboard, about the size of a cork board.
To make the hanger, punch two holes 1/2 inch apart 1 inch from the top in the center, thread the ends of a twisty tie (the paper covered wire used to close bread) thru the holes, turn panel over, make a loop and twist the ends.
Cut a piece of fabric 2 inches larger than the cardboard.
Lay cardboard on top of fabric and wrap to the back like a present and pin.
http://www.singermachines.co.uk/access_images/pins.jpg
You could decorate it with ribbon, make a geometric design or add a border.
(you could use an old shirt or sweater or a shirt with a cool design or your fav band,
cut the front of the shirt two inches bigger than the cardboard)
Fabric panels
Cut two or three matching size rectangles about 12"x30" out of box cardboard or a sheet of styrofoam. <available home improvement stores
Make the hanger as above, add a layer of batting and wrap each with matching fabric and hang together on one wall or you could use wallpaper and glue to the back.
For thicker panels glue layers of cardboard together.
http://www.michaels.com/art/online/projectsheet?pid=e07582
You can get remnant fabric for $1-$3 per yard at any fabric store or in the fabric section of dept. stores in every color, pattern or design imaginable.
http://www.designpublic.com/shop/wall-art/fabric-panels <I'm amazed at the prices
Picture collage
Cut out any size out of thin cardboard. (a cereal box works great)
Make the hanger.
Use a glue stick or a small drop of glue for each pic, you can arrange the photos side by side or overlapping.
Group framed photos or nature pics on one wall.
Best to arrange on the floor with largest pic in the middle before hanging or in matching frames. You can frame calendar pics or cut out pics from magazines or print pics from the net or frame wallpaper or wrapping paper in two small frames.
http://www.monchesfarm.com/Abstract%20Art.jpg <click file top left, choose print, print full page, cut down and frame in a 8x10 frame.
You can make frames, cut out any size frame from cardboard and wrap with fabric strips, wallpaper or gift wrap.
http://home.howstuffworks.com/fabric-crafts5.htm
Or a multi-pic frame
http://www.exitinteriors.co.uk/office-13/superframe-contemporary-perspex-mounted-376-377_medium.jpg <about $3 at walmart
Hang a poster of your favorite band, movie or celebrity.
