
We all know that painting the walls in your dorm room is a giant no-no. Hell, you can’t even hammer a nail into those things! But that doesn’t mean you have to settle for some BS Animal House poster for your wall decor; there is another way to show off your creativity and create a space that is both cool and easy to remove at the end of the year so you can get your security deposit back. Because that is a lot of money.
Enter: Paint Chip Art.
Paint chips – or paint samples, rather – are those little cards you can pick up from your neighborhood hardware/paint store. They’re out there for the taking so people can test out colors at home. But they’re good for more than just sampling colors; these free color palettes are perfect for decorating on a college budget.
I stumbled upon this eco-friendly decorating idea during class on Greenwala.com and was immediately inspired. I have big plans for the weekend (starting with a very important trip to Home Depot) and thought I’d share some of this inspiration with you. Decorating has never been easier!
What You Need:
- Paint chips/color cards
- Glue stick or other adhesive (like that blue sticky goo that is approved in dorms)
How You Do:
1) Be super creative! All you have to do is come up with a design, and just layer the paint chips on to create that image. And the possibilities are endless! You could do a single wall in a single color, stripes of solid colors, or get totally into it and create a mural.
Here is some inspiration:
Greenwala
2) If you’re not gifted in the creativity area, then simply pick a few colors that work well together and glue them onto a sheet of paper in a square fashion. Stick that piece of paper into a wooden frame, and you’ve got yourself a cute homemade picture to hang up.
The weather is getting cold, which means we’ll all be spending more time indoors. Why not take a day to express your creative side while also creating a space that you won’t mind hibernating in for the next 4 months.



Lauren - University of Michigan says:
Tue, 13th Oct 20093:15 pm
This is seriously awesome.
grace b says:
Tue, 13th Oct 20094:00 pm
Woahhh that’s sweet.
B says:
Tue, 13th Oct 20096:41 pm
Very Very cute- but don’t they get pissed when you take all the paint samples?
lisamlewis22 says:
Tue, 13th Oct 200910:17 pm
This is totally plagiarized from Apartment Therapy like a week ago (they did a badass Marilyn Monroe paint chip mural)!! Come on, College Candy!
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