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College Bedroom needs some life! Help!?

I've lived by myself for a little over a year now, and ...now that I've decided my move is a little bit more permanent than I'd originally expected it to be, I'd like to spruce up my bedroom! It's VERY dull! Unfortunately, the room has a DARK GREY carpet throughout, as well as dark brown doors and closet doors (which make the room even DARKER). It's a really big bedroom, and I can't paint the walls - so they are just plain jane white. My comforter is reversible (striped on one side, one colour on the other). I feel like my comforter is a little on the childish side, now that I'm a bit older - so I'd like the room to tone that down while still accenting the colours from it (I currently can't afford to buy another bed set). I looked for a picture to show everyone here, but, I can;t find it! The colours on one side are orange, yellow, pink, red and a magenta-fuschia type, and the solid side is magenta-fuschia colour. The sheets are white with all those coloured stripes (thin stripes), as are the pillows, and the shams are thick stripes (like the reverse of the comforter). Sometimes I alternate to red sheets! My other pillows are the same colour as the solid side of the comforter Curtains are black (because...it helps to keep the light out the most, the sun rises on my side of the apartment building). I have an oak desk, headboard, dresser and nightstand. I also have a tall, thin white shelf (like a bookshelf, but very narrow). If anybody has any suggestions that would spice of this very dull, very boring room....please hit me with them, I'd greatly appreciate it.

Public Comments

1. Get some of those vinyl cling stickers to add some spice to your walls. ( http://www.my-wall-art.com/ ) You can put them on, then peel them off and reposition or remove them without harming the paint at all. Get some bright colored ribbon to use for curtain tiebacks and to give them a pop of color. Or hang/pin ribbons to the tops of the curtains and let them hang down. Get some brightly colored throw pillows or even floor pillow. Add an area rug (even on top of the dark grey carpeting already there.) Lamps or other lighting sources can brighten up the brown doors and closet. You could add some plants (real or fake, depending on how much light there is and how much you want to care for them.)