diy wall quote for a drab apartment

face it, student apartments almost always need a facelift, but it seems like more work than it's worth to do it on a budget. my sister and i have been living in apartments for years now, and both of us have tried lots of ways to spiff things up. this collaged wall quote has been one of our favorite projects to liven up our space.

equipment: 

a good, short quote - here are a few of my favorite quote boards on Pinterest {click here, here, and here}

magazines or catalogs - we like to use fashion mags or anthro catalogs because of the bold, colorful spreads they have, but any magazine will do. leah did one of her wall quotes completely out of ads, and it still looked great.

scissors

tape or sticky tack

choose your quote first. i usually go to pinterest and sometimes will have to abbreviate a quote to make it short. i would suggest keeping it between 4-6 words (trust me, you don't want to make it too long). if you're nervous about freehanding with scissors, you can sketch out your letters lightly and cut around them. whether you freehand it or not, just be sure to make each letter similar in dimensions with similar blockiness. it'll look silly if the legs on your K are skinnier than the tail on the E. 

like i said, you can use ads if you want and it'll still look fabulous. the letters become abstract looking since you can't see the whole image they were cut out of. depending on the colors in your room, you can go for brighter colors, muted tones, some black & white, neutrals, whatever floats your boat. i wanted mine to be bright since the quote ("wake with a winged heart") is about joy and optimism.

after you have cut them all out, hang them with sticky tack or tape and admire your abstract wall quote!

do you have any cheap and lovely ways to dress up a drab apartment?

xo,

jane