Apartment decorating can be challenging because, in most cases,
you're not allowed to change the wall color, the flooring or any other
stationary tanks in the apartment.
Staring at your bland egg shell
colored walls all day in your apartment can be boring and they do
little to add to your decor. However, there is a solution that you can
use to add color to a broad expanses of the walls and that is by using
room dividers.
Typically, you think of a room divider as something
that sections off a large room. Your apartment may be small and you
might be thinking "But, I don't have space to section off a room".
That's okay, because with a little bit imagination you can use a room
divider for decorating your apartment without using it as an actual
divider.
One way of using a room divider in your apartment
decorating theme is to simply pick flat against the wall. In this way,
it will be more likable covering and will cover a much larger area than
your typical piece of art work. If you have a really long wall, you can
use more than one room divider of the same design. There are plenty of
decorative room dividers that will go with almost any decorating theme
you've chosen.
When setting the room divider against the wall you
want to have a totally open and not folded at the hinges. Simply leaned
against the wall. You don't want the bottom to be out to far though as
this will look strange - you want the room divider to be flush against
the wall. Of course, if you do this it may tend to be a little too big
so you want to anchor it somehow, either by making a stand for the
bottom or putting something in front ofit like a heavy potted plant or a
chair.
You'll be amazed, and how much depth and interest this
room divider at your apartment wall, and you can even use it in the area
behind the sofa or make a little vignette with two chairs facing each
other in a table in between. The possibilities are really endless and
you simply need to use your imagination.
Another great use for a
room divider to add color to the bedroom is to use it as a headboard.
If you don't already have a decorative headboard and your bedroom is
looking rather plain, you can just slip a room divider behind the head
of the bed in between the bed and the wall and you have an instant focal
point for your apartment bedroom decor.
Apartment decorating
doesn't have to be boring, you simply need to use your imagination to
work within the guidelines that your landlord has set and you can have a
beautiful and decorative apartment.
