5 Decor Ideas for a Truly Unique Room

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In a world as congested and crowded as ours, it’s only natural that you would want to stand out. You want to be different and express your individuality in any way you can, including how you decorate your room. This is something you can achieve by relying on your personality, history, and passions that are yours and yours alone. The sum of who you are can be used to create a sanctuary that speaks of your experiences and life.

With that being the case, you need only to take bits and pieces of your likes, dislikes, history, and future. You will then apply them to items, furniture, or decorative implements that represent them in the best way possible. They can be used as a reminder, as a source of inspiration, or as a way to motivate you. Best of all, they can be the anchors that allow you to create a room that is beyond unique.

Bits and Baubles You Collected

Over the years, you would have collected quite a few items, whether they are toys, stamps, cards, or whatever. You can either stuff them in a box where they will gather dust or you could put them on display. This needs to be done with taste, of course, since displaying them in a garish manner would be a minus. As such, it would be advised to get display cases, frames, hooks, and the like to give them extra character.

It would also be good if you can display these baubles in ascending order based on your childhood development. It will give visitors an idea of when you got them and what relevance they hold in your heart. Doing this will be good for you too since you won’t have trouble remembering relevant events or memories. You know the exact moments when you got them, why you did so, and what role they played in your life.

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A group of unique teddy bears standing on a table in a room.

Symbols of Your Aspirations

Dreams and goals are part of growing up, and these will carry on to adulthood depending on the circumstances. In terms of the aspirations that you might have, there should be things that symbolize them. Examples include rockets for astronauts, molecules and atoms for physicists, and microphones or professional cameras for those who want fame. You could use this same symbolism to display what you want to become in the future or achievements to come.

This is also an excellent way to show people a side of you that they may want to know. People always have a desire to understand another person, with those who want to be your friend, in particular. It gives them an idea of what you want to become and how you want your life to be. Decorating your room in this way will help make you into an open book without having to say anything.

Neon or LED Signage 

Neon signs have been used to decorate homes and commercial spaces for a long time in a variety of ways. They can form words, shapes, icons, logos, faces, and landscapes that make them flexible. In terms of interior decorations, there are few that can match neon signs in terms of freedom of expression. When you have something that is this versatile to decorate your room with, the potential is endless.

A girl is holding a unique string of lights.

Then there are the LED strips that function much the same way as neon signs but with more intensity. LED strips can be quite bright and they can also be fashioned into any shape, letter, or number. You could order bulk led strip lights from trusted manufacturers or wholesalers to save on costs and have a bunch of them ready at hand. You could then feel free to experiment with them to see what you could do with the versatile light sources. 

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Framed Collages of Personal Items

This suggestion is similar to the first one but with a more specific agenda of creating collages or dioramas. You will basically take personal items that you have like accessories, letters, photos, old projects, and the like. You will then paste, pin, tie, or sew them onto thick sheets of paper, cardboard, or other similar items. After that, you can cover them in plastic or frame them, depending on their sizes and shapes.

One of the biggest reasons for doing this is that it makes it much easier to display the items. You don’t have to get extra shelves or make room for the personal baubles you have. Display cases can take up spaces while framed collages can simply be hung on walls or any standing surface. You can display them without also making your room more cluttered, which can make the space look disorganized.

Creative Photo Decorations

Photos have become something of a commodity these days that come with both social and monetary value due to social media. The practice of taking pictures has become impersonal and shallow, thus negating what once made them relevant during special occasions. You can change this by printing the photos and then using them to decorate your room in a tasteful manner. The best part is that you can have complete freedom in terms of how you will do this. 

A heart shaped collage of photos on a white wall, creating a unique room.

You could put them up via cork boards or mirrors if you want, but that would be too ordinary. To make it more interesting, why not arrange the photos like an old movie film reel to line on your wall? You could also attach the photos on a roll of wallpaper and then plaster it onto your door or closet. 

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Conclusions

Decorating your room using these tips can net you a truly unique result. It will represent who you are and what you want to become. You can’t get a more unique take than that. 

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