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12 Budget Ways To DIY Your College Bedroom Without Ruining Anything

If your college bedroom is looking a little rundown or you simply want to give it a makeover, we've got you sorted. We have 12 college dorm DIY ideas that won't ruin anything or make you lose your deposit. So what are you waiting for? Get creative right now, bitches.

1. Hanging vertical garden

Find out how here via Lifehacker

2. DIY cushion covers

See the tutorial here via Creekline House

3. Wall art from paint samples

Learn how here via A Beautiful Mess

4. Portable magazine rack

Make it here via A Beautiful Mess

5. Braided rug

Instructions here via A Beautiful Mess

6. Washi tape

It comes off any surface. See how here via Blinds

7. Contact paper a side table

You can do this on furniture you don't even own as it can come off!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiSrlLMosJ4

8. Use curtains to cover up storage

If you have any exposed shelving, this tip is perfect for you! Get a little mini curtain rod and Bob's your uncle.

9. Paint your own furniture from home

10. Wallpaper the fridge

Peel and stick is amazing. Instructions here via Apartment Therapy

11. Monogram doormat

Very easy! Instructions here via HGTV

12. Shower curtain wall art

What a cool idea. Check it out here via House of Jade Interiors Blog

Also read: Get Your College Dorm Summer Ready With These 18 Penneys Items

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Emma is an editor and writer from Brisbane, Australia and has been living in Dublin since September 2016 after she decided warm weather and beaches were overrated. She now wears three pairs of trousers every day and loves it.