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How to Decorate A Room in Nerd Chic Style

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Nerd chic is also known as Geek chick. It is a hot style right now that mixes glamour with geek. The best way to pull off this look is to find vintage styles or retro styles that are very traditional and classic; obscure and a bit kitsch ar best. It is quite easy to find this type of furniture on ebay or Craigslist. Half the time it can be had for free.

The most important part of nerd chic is choosing nerdy art. You can poke through websites like etsy.com and find the proper geeky prints and paintings. The types of art we are talking about here are girls riding on a five person bikes, silhouettes of royalty over maps on which they leave, subway maps with pictures of local attractions Old movie posters, how-to posters and pictures of children crying with large eyes painted on velvet are ideas. You should also make sure that these pieces of art are displayed in frames that are displayed in complimentary colors. Scrolled picture frames in that tacky gold and white laminate are just right as well.

Antique figurines are also a big part of this aesthetic. Go for matching salt and pepper shakes. The more they have to do with video games the better. For instance, a matching Mr. and Mrs. Pacman salt and pepper shaker set would be amazing. A perfect nerd display would be a display of key rings or even a display of antique vacuum cleaner parts.

Another nerdy touch is to put a canopy in an odd place in the house. Many fans of this style have a canopy of some type put up in the living room. It can be a solid color or a reference to an exotic Asian culture. Just make sure that you do not make it into a fire hazard by placing candles too near to it.

You can really show off your geek side in the kitchen. You can do things like use a pizza cutter that has a handle shaped like the body of Star Trek’s spaceship Enterprise. You can use Star Wars light saber chopsticks or serve up cocktails in ice cube trays made in the shape of Pi symbols.

There is an endless supply of geeky fridge magnets, knick knacks, lamps and fabrics online on the big sites that can help keep your place decorated in wonderful and cheap nerd chic ways.

How to Decorate A School Locker

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Not all schools allow you to decorate your locker. However if you do it can be an artistic way of expressing your personality. Decorating lockers is common place in most schools. Still you should check to make sure it is okay with your high school administration. You don’t want to be expelled just for putting decorative stickers where they don’t belong on school property!

How you fix decorations to your locker might depend on what type of materials it is made from. Lockers are not standardized. Lockers are created from different materials including steel, iron, plastic and wood. Whatever you choose, you should try and keep it neat and clean. Keep in mind you may not be able to use certain kinds of fixing materials like glue or nails when you decorate your locker.

Before you decorate consider the size of the locker and how much space you have available to personalize it. Note that some schools may only allow you to decorate the inside of the locker.

To express yourself the best, choose a specific theme. You can chose movies, music, mice, books, Hello Kitty, hockey, horses, baseball or whatever turns your crank. You can also do this in your favorite color. You can get really creative and use posters, photos, fridge magnets, mirrors, ribbons, fabric, acrylic paint and crepe paper. Glitter spray and metallic markers can also help to create designs that liven up a dull looking locker.

If you are going to use stickers make sure they can easily be removed later because some schools might require that you have it all scraped off.

You can also fix a mirror or a cork board to your locker. That way you can glue shells, feathers, stones or fake jewels to it.

The inside of your locker can be lined with paper or cork board as well. You can also use a nice wrapping paper or mylar stick on paper. You can also change the paper to suit your mood. For instance in the winter you could have locker paper with snowmen on it.

Inside your locker you can collect art, posters and photographs of whatever you like including favorite pets, musicians, movie stars or sports heroes.

You can also maximize the space in your locker so it is decorative, yet practical. Consider using shelving, magnetic attachments for mirrors, clocks, hooks and pencil cups to update the look of your locker. You can even go to IKEA and get shoe bag hangers and other storage devices.