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When you’re young and living in an apartment or a dorm, chances are, you can’t do much to make that space feel like your own. Especially if you want to do really interesting, alternative things, and even more so if you don’t have a ton of money. Does this mean you’re bound to live with bare white walls and ugly furniture? Absolutely not! Here are some alternative/ punk/ emo home design tips for the DIY-inclined.
What you see is what you get. This is true because the vast majority of us are primarily visually stimulated. Let’s look at how our environment influences our state of mind. We’ll begin with an examination of color. Color has the greatest overall affect on the human psyche. Warm colors induce a sense of excitation, appetite, invitation, and collective social behavior. Cool colors induce a sense of calm, repose, reflection, and quiet. Knowing what colors to apply to a specific environment helps control the human reaction to that space.
The best time to decorate is now! There are certain times of the year when smart decorators go into high gear and take advantage of the great deals that few people are aware of. This is the time of year when our thoughts are on getting the kids settled into the school routine, closing down the summer cabin, if we have one, and generally getting things ready for the long winter season that will soon be here.