Advice | January 20, 2022
IMPROVING YOUR INTERIOR DESIGN SKILLS BY KYRA MOTYKA
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eing a young adult living in your parents’ home as you develop into your own person is challenging. An effective way to stay independent and have time alone is personalizing your room. As we all get older, our rooms should mature with us, especially if it’s the room we grew up in. Senior Kaitlyn Luetgert said fully refurnishing a room to your liking could cost a few thousand dollars, but simply redecorating would only be about 10 percent of that price. “To fully redecorate without buying new furniture would only cost 200 to 300 dollars,” Luetgert said. Senior Emma Obremski agreed that you could fully redecorate your room for under $500. “A full revamp would be between 1,000 and 2,000 dollars, depending on if you get everything brand new, or if it’s hand-me-downs or whatever, but I’d say that just for decorating, it’d be closer to like 300 or 500 dollars,” Obremski said. Both girls said going out and buying decorations can be easy as long as you know what you want. “Target, especially for fake plants, Yankee Candle because candles are room decor, Amazon, especially for lights like LEDs or fairy lights, are all good places to shop for interior decorations,” Luetgert said. “Even just opening candles without lighting them produces a scent throw that will create a smell and ambiance in the room.” Obremski’s favorite places can all be found locally on Randall Rd. “I really like that At Home place or Marshalls, places that are discounted. I like to keep the price down. I got my comforter at Bed Bath & Beyond,” Obremski said. “My bed is my favorite thing in my room. The comforter and pillows are Ugg, and all of it is so soft, and I love it. I have
a fuzzy blanket underneath; it’s so cozy, and it’s all topped with pretty sheets.” Luetgert’s favorite room decoration is a homemade collage-wall that includes miscellaneous photos that all fall into one aesthetic. “I have a collage-wall that has a bunch of pictures and also has some 3D items, and it’s all black and white. Some of the stuff on my other walls is DIY, and I have glass bottles with lights inside of them hanging,” Luetgert said. Obremski also made some of her own things. She put together the majority of her furniture. “I built my nightstand, a cubicle thing and my desk, and I DIY’d two woven baskets. I put them upside down on the floor and put my mirror on top of it. It really heightens the mirror and finishes the look,” Obremski said. Finishing touches, such as Obrems-
ki’s mirror, aid in the process of cultivating a theme or unique look for your room. Luetgert uses lighting to create her ambiance. “I try to do light colors and minimalist as my theme, and the vibe of my room is relaxing, or it can be productive. It all depends on the windows and lighting,” Luetgert said. Many teenage girls tend to follow a minimalistic design. Obremski’s vibe is very similar to Luetgert’s. “My theme is pink, orange and a rusty red. [It’s] definitely boho, minimalistic and clean. The vibe of my room is comforting and safe. It’s all very simple and relaxed,” Obremski said. While the girls have different rooms and different themes, the overall vibe is very much the same. Personalizing your room should be a liberating form of self-expression.
HOW TO DIY A HANGING SHELF BY KAMRON SCHOLL
Sophomore Kamron Scholl said his DIY decor of choice would be a hanging shelf. According to Scholl’s plan of action, this DIY could be completed in eight steps.
1. Get a wood plank that is a size of your choice from somewhere like Menards. 2. Sand it so you won’t get splinters. 3. Measure four holes (two to a side) that are an even distance from each end (using a measuring tape), and mark the designated spots. 4. Drill the holes. 5. Buy thin rope from somewhere like Hobby Lobby. 6. Put two ropes through the holes. 7. Tie the ropes at the bottom. 8. Hang the shelf on a wall.
Photos courtesy of Emma Obremski and Kaitlyn Luetgert
Senior Emma Obremski’s room (two leftmost photos) follows a boho and minimalistic theme. Her room has warm colors and light shades. Senior Kaitlyn Luetgert’s room (two rightmost photos) follows cool colors and is decorated with pops of black and white.
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