(Image credit: As linked above) Living in a tiny dorm room (and being on a tight budget) doesn't mean you can't have a stylish space. We've rounded up 25 creative DIYs and dorm-friendly decor ideas that will make your room the envy of everyone on your floor. (Image credit: Freelancer's Fashion) 1. Put IKEA's RÅSKOG cart to work for you as a bedside table, for shoe storage, or as a catchall for books or art supplies. (Image credit: Pablo Enriquez) 2. Hang a tapestry or colorful rug behind your bed, like Chris and Jenny did in their Williamsburg home. (Image credit: Hello There Home) 3. Buy or DIY a hanging planter. Plants add color to your room AND clean the air. (Image credit: Glitter Guide) 4. Put a few pairs of your favorite shoes on display. (Image credit: Rikki Snyder) 5. A flag hung on the wall is a great way to show your patriotic spirit... and an inexpensive way to fill a whole wall. (Image credit: A Beautiful Mess) 6. Take advantage of this easy and and inexpensive method for creating poster-sized enlargements of your favorite photos.

(Image credit: Oliver Jeffers) 7. Find some cheap framed art at the thrift store and add your own creative twist.exterior paints images house (Image credit: Elia Maurizi and Francesco Pepa,)diy bathroom decor on pinterest 8. If you've got room for a bookcase, try your hand at this impressive IKEA hack.exterior paint color recommendations (Image credit: Design Sponge)christmas decoration ideas 2013 pinterest 9. Dress up your walls with washi tape. country christmas decorations to buy

It's cheap and totally temporary. (Image credit: Ginger Bread House blog) 10. Take inspiration from one of these 10 creative ways to hang string lights.home decor company jobs (Image credit: Dabney Frake) 11. Create a DIY canopy for your bed. 12. Make some of these floor poufs for extra seating. (Image credit: Classy Clutter) 13. Make this DIY hanging chair (but first make sure it's okay to hang things from the ceiling!). 14. Here are 10 ways to make cinderblock furniture that doesn't look totally terrible. 15. Or try out one of these 10 unusual things to use as a nightstand. 16. Here's a quick and easy IKEA hack that also makes a great place to stash your stuff. 17. Line crates with pretty paper and hang them on the wall, or stack them to make shelves. (Image credit: Hello Lidy)Try this space saving wall mounted lamp DIY. 19. Hang up one of these free botanical art prints.

20. Add a little texture to your space with some sheepskins. (Image credit: Janae Hardy, Laura Gummerman and Emma Chapman for A Beautiful Mess) 21. Make this macrame curtain (or keep knotting all the way down for a cool wall hanging). (Image credit: Creative Bug) 22. Try one of these large scale string art ideas. 23. If you're super crafty, you could create a frame with some lumber and make this beautiful rug. (Image credit: Matt's Macintosh) 24. Hang some clipboards on the wall and use them for a rotating display of art. (Image credit: Ashley Poskin) 25. Or create a display for your favorite photos with binder clips and wire, as seen at the Craver Compound. It's these little things that make a house (or a dorm!) a home. Want more budget bedroom inspiration? (Image credit: As linked) → 25 DIYs for a Beautiful Bedroom on a BudgetThere’s a ton of free public domain art available online, like from public library sites or Wikimedia Commons.

All you need after that is a printer and maybe a frame if you fancy. Display keys from everywhere you’ve lived. If you have roommates or live with a significant other, add theirs to the collection too! Order these incredible (fake) signed pictures of random celebrities. They’re free from Celebrity Merch. Stack books to make a low surface for display. (Maybe ones you don’t reach for very frequently, unless you don’t mind moving your house plants around on the reg). Make garlands from paper cut-outs. You can use scraps you already have lying around or paint chips. Get these directions here. Use paint chips to cover an entire wall. Use removable poster tape or painters’ tape to minimize wall damage. Download this adorable printable calendar. And these even-more-adorable 3D letters. And these patent-design prints. Download them from Primer Magazine. And these simple wall flowers. Comma perks of being a. Find them here.

If you want to decorate with wine/beer bottles or jars, nail polish remover will help take the labels right off. Use newspaper to make a wall design, like a map. Or just straight-up use maps. Who even needs these now that GPS is a thing, amirite? Get the directions for this project here, although I did this in my apartment without the frames and it still looks pretty rad. Re-cover a boring or beat-up lampshade. Check out the directions here. Print out your instagrams. Even if *you* don’t have a printer for all of these, chances are your office does/your friend does/your friends’ office does/you can spring for a couple bucks to have Staples do it. Display old t-shirts that have sentimental value. Mount them on canvas, in the unlikely event you have any, or just squares of cardboard cut from old boxes. Hang a favorite quote (or ten). Print this one out here. Use an artful stack of books to hide unsightly things like cords or your router.