Cover Your Room with Posters

Posters are cheap, colorful and varied. Why isn't everyone using them to decorate? They make your room look great. Here is a great idea on how to use them

Steps

  1. Consider your personal style. Are you someone who wants posters neatly framed and aligned, or are you more of a slapdash, double-sided sticky-tape kind of person? Think about what looks have worked in other rooms you've seen. Most styles are self-explanatory, so below there is described a more complicated method. It is not the only method!
  2. Start a poster collection. Pick them up at concerts or shows, or check out websites like Amazon and Posters.com. Check in magazines and album liner notes, or check at movie theatres or video rental places.
  3. With a friend or parent, affix all the posters to the wall using lightweight tape. Play with different styles and looks!
  4. Remove each poster from the wall one at a time. With a pencil, lightly indicate where each poster will be.
  5. Mix glue and water in a 13"x9" or wider cake pan, making it at least an inch deep in the bottom. If you have a lot of stuff to put up, then make it deeper.
  6. Quickly and carefully submerge your paper in the water/glue mixture using a pulling motion.
  7. Place it on the wall where you have planned and use a soft rubber squeegee and your fingers to smooth it out and remove all the air pockets.

Tips

  • Don't super glue the posters in case you'd like to remove them after.
  • Always check that every poster is straight before hanging them; just one crooked poster can lead to a whole wall of crooked posters.
  • To gain a wallpaper effect, leave minimal room between the posters.
  • Make a plan for how to use all the posters before you start hanging them. The glue-first-think-later method is a sure way to get a look you're not happy with. Think about color combinations or what posters you want placed in prominent positions.
  • A ladder might come handy if you want to put posters on high places, like your ceiling or upper wall.
  • You don't always want a poster that isn't crooked. Sometimes, if you're going for the slapped on there look, it's better to just carefully arrange them that way.
  • This is an excellent alternative to painting your room.

Warnings

  • This technique (along with many others) can damage the paint in your room! Get permission from your parents before doing this.

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