24 Creative Ways To Decorate Your Place For Free

01. There’s a ton of free public domain art available online, like from public library sites or Wikimedia Commons.

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All you need after that is a printer and maybe a frame if you fancy.

02. Display keys from everywhere you’ve lived.

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If you have roommates or live with a significant other, add theirs to the collection too!

03. Order these incredible (fake) signed pictures of random celebrities.

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They’re free from Celebrity Merch.

04. Stack books to make a low surface for display.

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(Maybe ones you don’t reach for very frequently, unless you don’t mind moving your house plants around on the reg).

05. Make garlands from paper cut-outs.

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You can use scraps you already have lying around or paint chips. Get these directions here.

06. Use paint chips to cover an entire wall.

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Use removable poster tape or painters’ tape to minimize wall damage.

07. Download this adorable printable calendar.

Get it here.

08. And these even-more-adorable 3D letters.

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Download them here.

09. And these patent-design prints.

10. And these simple wall flowers.

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Comma perks of being a. Find them here.

11. If you want to decorate with wine/beer bottles or jars, nail polish remover will help take the labels right off.

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12. Use newspaper to make a wall design, like a map.

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13. Or just straight-up use maps.

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Who even needs these now that GPS is a thing, amirite? Get the directions for this project here, although I did this in my apartment without the frames and it still looks pretty rad.

14. Re-cover a boring or beat-up lampshade.

15. Print out your Instagram.

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Even if *you* don’t have a printer for all of these, chances are your office does/your friend does/your friends’ office does/you can spring for a couple bucks to have Staples do it.

16. Display old t-shirts that have sentimental value.

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Mount them on canvas, in the unlikely event you have any, or just squares of cardboard cut from old boxes.

17. Hang a favorite quote (or ten).

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Print this one out here.

18. Use an artful stack of books to hide unsightly things like cords or your router.

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19. Or just strap on a cushion and call it a seat.

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Get the directions here.

20. You can find plenty of carpet squares for free.

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Attach a bunch using duct tape for a custom rug, or display them individually.

21. Hang wallpaper samples or pieces of fabric.

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A lot of places will give out wallpaper samples for free as well!

22. Or use leftover pieces of wrapping paper.

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Here is how they did it.

23. Display magazines on hangers.

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It’s a step above taping torn covers to your dorm room walls.

24. Free Vintage Posters offers exactly that.

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