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Not rated yet Why decorate you ask? Well besides the obvious desire to create an impression on the opposite sex, decorating a bachelor pad can help you to better relax when you get home. In fact, it’s not really about decorating at all. It’s about doing everything possible to make yourself feel welcome in your own home. Did you know that all those pizza boxes and beer cans don’t really make your life easier? Sure they did while you were gorging yourself in front of the boob tube last night, but who has to deal with it now? Yup, you guessed it! You! Disorganization can actually hinder your ambition level. While ambition may not be your top priority when at home it spiders out into every area of your life whether you like it or not. When everything has a place and everything is in its place, you free up brain cells to fully enjoy what your paycheck pays for! Below are some quick and easy ideas to make your living space more comfortable and will help make decorating a bachelor pad easier. 1. My very favorite! Use a peel and stick window treatment such as “artscape” The designs come in rolls that you can just cut to size, peel off and stick onto the window. You can easily remove by wetting them down and pulling off. You can’t see through them so they work in place of curtains. They leave no sticky residue which is a great solution for apartment decorating. You can purchase many different designs at Home Depot. Can’t get any easier than this!
4. An easy and cheap bachelor pad curtain idea is to tie about 15-20 bandanas in knots right next to each other on a curtain rod. Just let the other end hang down. When the knots are pushed up close to one another it creates the look of a one piece valance with a pointed edge. This is a great look for a kitchen window. For more kitchen ideas for decorating a bachelor pad click here. 5. Purchase wooden benches and paint. Stack them for use as book shelves. 6. When decorating a bachelor pad, use wooden step ladders of various sizes for shelving. Take two painted ladders and put a painted plank of wood from rung to rung to use as shelving. A pair of short 2-step ladders work well for a night stand. 7. Storage drawers 8. Consider using a wall mural for spaces that lack a view or for a wall that could use some concealing. 10. Furniture should be large scale and comfortable (you already knew that). Leather is easy to clean and masculine. 11. Choose only necessary accessories such as lamps and light fixtures with a contemporary stainless finish or a rustic look. 12. Buy a disposable camera with black and white film. Take snap shots of friends, nature, anything really. Choose your favorites and have them enlarged to 5”x7”. Frame in inexpensive black frames you can purchase at your local discount store. Arrange the collection in a group of 6 to 8 on a bedroom or living room wall. 13. Jazz up old furniture or woodwork with a leather paint finish You likely would rather be at the dentist having a root canal than flipping through a decorating magazine so hopefully these ideas will get you on the road to decorating a bachelor pad with a low maintenance style all your own.
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