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A little imagination
brightens a 'dungeon'
By Kim Carlson
Of the Emerald
It's predictable.
On a student budget there just
isn't a lot of money to spend
redecorating habitats. As long as
one has the basic refrigerator,
stereo, feather-pillow and
dishwasher, what else is there?
That's what many naive students
might think until they step into a
"Furnished 2 bdrm apt., close to
campus, NO PETS.''
Suddenly they realize the bright
red, stained carpet is just too
ghastly to live with. And how can
students with books survive
without shelves?
Cathy Roth, an interior designer
at the Eugene Planing Mill has
some ideas for students faced
with decorating problems.
First, she recommends sisal
(woven) mats to camouflage ugly
floors. They are available at most
import stores in a variety of sizes.
Also, carpet remnants can be
purchased for relatively little
money and be used as floor cover
ing also.
Creating a focal point in the
room with a large plant can also
detract from the floor, she says.
Katherine lames, of High Street
Interiors advises dwellers to take
advantage of brightly colored
carpets by using similar bright col
ors throughout the room. Or, for
the more daring decorator, she
recommends painting the ceiling
to match the floor.
Two department stores, Meier
and Frank in the Valley River
Center and The Bon Marche in the
Downtown Mall both have large
selections of bed sheets, which,
according to lames, make inex
pensive furniture covers, curtains
and pillows.
By using cord or ribbons to tie
the corners of the cloth to the fur
niture, students can really alter
the entire appearance of "apart
ment complex furniture," says
James.
Shelving material is available at
the Eugene Planing Mill, as well as
"sounding board" which, when
covered with cloth, makes good
bulletin boards, says Roth.
James recommends building
shelves 14 to 18 inches from the
ceiling so they won't take up
space, yet can serve two purposes:
room for books, plants and other
collections as well as wall
decorations.
If privacy is a problem, Roth
suggests hinging two or three
doors together to create a room
divider. Conveniently, the Planing
Mill has a bargain priced selection
of doors, starting at $7.50 each.
Spray-painted galvanized gar
bage cans and step ladders can
both be creatively used for
storage and tables, Roth says.
James advises students with a
knack for agriculture to take ad
vantage of plants and baskets
when decorating their living
spaces.
The Basket Market, on
Washington Street has a huge
selection of wicker and spray
paint available for creative
decorators who are looking for a
touch of color.
Roth says that wall hangings
such as quilts, flags and fabric ^
panels can be hung easily using
velcro strips, one portion attached
to the cloth and the other attach
ed to a lath.
There isn't an inexpensive cure
all for ugly interior space.
However, with a little imagination
and some petty cash, students can
transform what looks like a
dungeon to a modest castle.
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