ROOM DECOR

Who doesn't love moving into a new house, a fresh start or a little change? Well, despite the back-breaking efforts that go into shifting the furniture and boxes full of obsolete, dust-ridden, yet undeniably precious knick-knacks, getting the chance to set up a new room is actually pretty awesome! Even if you're not moving, a breath of change into your room can always be refreshing. However, the elaborate process may sometimes end up being overwhelming and puzzling. If you're wondering where to start, here are a few tips:

The game-plan
Obviously to execute this mission, you will have to prepare a game-plan. It's not as hard as it sounds, really. All you need is a notebook and a pencil. Prepare a rough sketch of your room plan. This basically means mapping out where you want your furniture to go. Try to keep the big blocky furniture like shelves and cupboards away from your windows; you wouldn't want to cover up the few rays of sunshine that sneak their way through all the concrete into your room! As an instrument of help, give into your curiosity of how a Pinterest account works and get one; trust me, it can come real handy when searching for ideas associated with a specific theme in mind.

Theme it up
The walls, curtains and bed-sheets make up the most prominent components of your room. So make the best use of these and highlight the colour or the theme you want to set for your room.  The best way to theme up your room would be incorporating all the things that sing happiness to you: starting from your favourite hues to Superman to Van Gogh.

Sprucing up the walls
Remember that deep seated dream of unleashing your inner painter on a humongous canvas? Well, now is your chance! Grab a few roller painters and buckets of paint from your nearest paint shop and DIY. You can use wallpapers instead of paint if you want variation; you could choose one of the walls to be the hero of your room and accentuate it using a contrasted colour or a cluster of classy or funky frames, depending on the theme you're headed for. If you've still got some empty space on your walls, bedazzle up your room and make it look wider with mirrors of different sizes -- either singles pieces or sets.

Funky furniture
If you want your room to exude a vibe of uniqueness, don't be afraid to try out off-beat furniture and “furniture” is a relative term here. For instance if you're thinking about getting shelves, try out rope shelves in different shapes or you could always try drilling holes onto square bamboo baskets, pinning them to the wall and be amazed at how well they work. Need more seats for the room? Rather than adding boring old chairs, opt for floor cushions in bright bold colours or the ever so comfy bean bags.

Light and shade
The most essential component to making your room cosy is having the perfect blend of fluorescent and warm lights. Rather than going for a single, very intense source of light try incorporating multiple smaller incandescent lights in the form of table lamps, bedside lamps and hanging lights. There are a lot of options to explore ranging from flamboyant patterned fabric hanging lamps to lamps wrapped in wooden carvings or wrought iron. Furthermore, you could always count on LED Christmas lights to spark up any corner of your room or the curtain rails.

Fill in the blanks
To finish it off, take the personalisation of your room up another notch. Fill up your walls with framed quotes and posters of your favourite movies and personalities. If you want your room to scream freshness and green, stud it with baby cactuses and money plants. Fan of astronomy or not, bring in a mini star projector so that every night is a starry night. If you've got a prized collection or a set of trophies, set them out to display and make them the hero of your room. Thereby, you'll find you've created a room where every inch speaks of you.