Dorm Door Decoration Ideas
Your dorm room door is your first impression on potential roommates, floor mates and college dates, so making sure that it reflects your personality is vital. Whether you want your door to work for you as a message center or to show off your sophisticated taste in art, it's not difficult to put together a dorm door decoration that will have others furiously trying to match your style.
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Message Center
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A message center.
A traditional way to decorate your dorm door, a message center, can be functional and aesthetically pleasing. Choose from cork board tile or a dry erase board (which is also available in tile form) and hang it directly on your door. Or place it on a backboard and hang the whole framed board on your door with a picture hanger. Paint your cork board a festive color and provide colored tacks and note paper, or use colored dry erase markers for a eraser board so friends can leave messages. Be prepared for some naughty notes as well, as passersby may also be tempted to jot you a line.
Don't forget the old-school message center, the black chalkboard. A hard to resist alternative to a dry erase board, hang some colorful chalk nearby and watch your friends decorate your door for you with spontaneous artwork.
Posters
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A dorm door poster can show the world your interests.
Allow artwork. either contemporary or classic, to tell your new floor mates something about you. Frame a poster with a lightweight poster frame and hang it from a picture hook on your dorm door to add beauty to the hallway. Whether it's concert posters or fine art prints from Dali or Monet, you can find any look to fit your mood. Relatively inexpensive, you can change your poster to go along with your moods or the seasons.
Mirrors
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A nicely framed mirror mounted at foot level.
Freak out your floor-mates and allow visitors one last look with a mirror mounted on your dorm door. Find a large mirror with a cool frame and hang it on your dorm door with a picture hanger to make the hall appear larger, reflect light, and provide an easy place to check hair and make-up. Use mirror tiles and add space between mirrors for a more artistic look that reflects the colors and shapes of those who pass by. Keep some window cleaner handy to keep your mirrors sparkling clean.
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