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The biggest decorating complaint that renters have
is living with the dreaded
Plain White Walls!
There are two major paint-free ways to add color and character to your rooms:
Fabric and Lights.
The following are fabric suggestions
that I have collected:
Use a light-weight fabric like tulle, muslin or thin cotton to cover the walls from top to bottom. The best technique for this is to staple the fabric along the wall at the ceiling, gathering as you go. Once a panel is stapled to the top of the wall, simply hold it taut and staple it at the bottom. Repeat this procedure across the wall, and if desired, all the way around the room.
If you are hesitant to go stapling across your wall, another approach is to hang the panels of fabric as you would a curtain. This technique will accommodate heavier fabrics and works well with purchased curtains or even bed sheets. Simply slip the curtain rod into the pocket in the curtain or sheet and hang it right up at the ceiling. This can be done on a single wall, either as a panel or all the way across. It also works for the whole room. In this case the fabric is left to hang free.
Covering your walls with fabric gives the room
softness, texture, and sound proofing, while also
adding color to boring white walls.
If your walls are already a strange texture, or you just don't feel like going around hanging fabric, lights are an excellent way to add color. They're also more temporary, and changing the color of your room is as simple as the changing of a light bulb!
Lighting suggestions:
Colored bulbs: Most party stores and even discount stores like Walmart carry colored light bulbs. I don't really suggest replacing your main overhead or work light with a colored bulb, but they're great in lamps. "Can lights" are an especially effective way to up-light a wall with color. They run about $9 and can be easily hidden behind a chair or plant.
Another simple lighting technique: Xmas lights! They are flexible and can be positioned where ever you want them. They're also very inexpensive and these days, you can find entire strings of a single color
(I have some purple "Halloween lights"
in my entryway!)
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