/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>8092351
Target has always been good for storage, but I don't look in the typical storage area. The kitchen section or decor areas often have pretty baskets and such. Or you can get crafty and découpage a cheap container.

>>8092365
Oh man, I'm so bummed that I can't find it online, but I own an adorable storage bin from Target that has pink flowers and yellow polkadots on it. Cute and useful just the way I like it. I hope this thread stays alive. I've lost my jump drive with all of my roomspo stuff.

Is there anywhere to get a Rilakkuma bedspread that isn't horribly sketchy?

>>8092351
ah thank goodness, was hoping someone else would start one of these threads again, i'm reorganising too and would love some ideas/inspiration
bumping with a great idea, storing your smaller scraps/fat quarters in a cassette tape rack

as for your boxes, don't most craft stores sell similar stuff?

storage problem: hoopskirts.

just...hoopskirts.
how does one even store them?

the package it was sent in was tiny but i honestly have no clue how they managed to do that, so it's shoved flat behind my wardrobe at the moment. any help appreciated

Favorite organizing buy: a key rack from Target for necklaces, and I picked up the matching wall coat/hat rack for scarves and purses.

>>8092431
lol ikr? I think you can somehow bend and twist the hoop without destroying it to make it like a quarter of the size it is but I'm afraid of breaking the hoop so I also just flatten it, put it in a garbage bag and slide it in my closet where I have enough stuff to hold it flat against the wall.

>>8092431
I lay them flat and hang it on a coat hanger.
>>8092525
Kind of related but I stuck a command hook on a magnet and hang my car key on it from the fridge.

Pic related. I hung some of my necklaces from a magnetic board. I'd like to buy some cute magnets or decorate them.

I got two of these nifty things from IKEA the other day after recommendation from an anon in i think the aliexpress thread? excellent to store folded socks, tights and underwear with. Not super cute, but really, really handy.

I'll dump some of my "dream dressing/sewing room" pictures, I can't wait to move in to my bigger place (3 months to go!!)

>>8094278

>>8094283

I want to live in an ossuary, how do I live in an ossuary?

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>>8094177
that's cute but woah anon ever heard of resizing your pictures?

just started storing a bunch of my tights like this, i find it so much easier to see the patterns on them than when they're balled up in a drawer/prganiser

>>8094329
also super cute method for pattern and notion storage

>>8094329
anon you have just solved all of my problems.

>>8092431
>>8093932
Many can be folded up like a car sunshade/pop up tent, it's really hard to explain without video (it's a fold + twist motion) so maybe look for those videos?

>>8092351
Craft box?

>>8094294
1. Find/dig up/buy many skulls and remains
2. Stack on shelves all around house.
3. Live?

Has anyone tried ordering from the Claire Fontaine website? It's completely in French and while it says you can order things, you... can't? Found some nice gift boxes which could be used as storage: http://www.clairefontaine.com/EN/products-page/polka-dots-n2/polka-set-of-5-gift-boxes-44x34x16-113514C/

>>8092418
Pretty sure I saw a few on Aliexpress, check there.

>>8094177
Nice! Will have to hit up e-bay for something similar.

A few months back I got one of those white plastic drawer organizers with all the compartments that you can customize yourself. Needless to say, it was an absolute disaster. None of the pieces really fit, and shit was spilling over into the other compartments. Never again. But I've a couple of those pink hexagon-shaped organizers and they work fabulously for underwear/tights. 10/10 would recommend.

>>8094584
>"Is there anywhere to get a Rilakkuma bedspread that isn't horribly sketchy?"
>"try aliexpress"
>not sketchy

>>8094581
From the looks of it the "buy online" link was supposed to link to a list of online shops carrying them, but the list is currently empty so it just kinda redirects back to the previous page... Sorry anon

>>8094329
Genius. When I hopefully get a place with some proper wardrobe space I'm going to do that.

>>8094697
Yahoo Japan auctions
Japanese stores that sell Rilakkuma stuff

Storage ideas!

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>>8092431
>flatten hoopskirt
>grab top of fabric
>twist while bringing the fabric towards the hoop
>clip with cute clothespeg
>stack against wall of wardrobe

done.

>>8094705
Well shit, that's a major disappointment. Guess I'll keep looking.

And thank you.

>>8094768
>>8094357
>>8094025
>>8093932
Wow, thanks for all the help guys! I figured I was just doomed to keep shoving them behind things as i buy them but i'll be sure to try these out

>>8092431
Have you ever been given a shitty fabric frisbee?
Could hoop skirts be folded that way?

Coz you twist that to a figure 8 and fold it into itself.

>>8094749
>Travel ass
Buttpads? Buttpads.

>>8094896

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>>8094927
isn't this Voldie's room?

>>8095164
it has the only 3 dresses she owns, so yes.

>>8094820
hahaha that's what i was imagining too, anon

>>8094916
the jsk on the dressform in this one is so adorable

>>8094916
>>8094921
>>8094927
How are these small Americana beige colored children's rooms desirable?

>>8095184
and 5 cats.

>>8092431
I know it's impractical to respond after a long time and this is probably a terrible idea, but have you considered hanging your hoop skirt from the ceiling like a canopy?

Obviously length would be an issue as well as dust, but it's an idea.

I want to do a room that is gothic but a bit more cute rather than elegant or classy?? Like having Kuromi and Nightmare before xmas plushies and some cute deco like small bats hanging and so on. Any suggestion? I can't find pics of such rooms, what i see is overly pastel with no black rooms and gothic rooms with elegant and vintage-y stuff, so not something i want to achieve. Maybe i should do a spooky "sweet styled" room in black and lavender?

I don't think this is horribly off topic, and I really wanted to share this with you all cus this book is phenomenal. and the messy room thread disappeared. Anyway, if you need motivation to tidy up your rooms (and your lives) look into it!

>>8095895
"the Japanese art of decluttering and organizing"

>>8095209
They're not as top tier dreamy as some of the other rooms in the thread, but they look cute and achievable which really inspires me. Except for Voldie's room.

>>8094927
Hey, I was gonna post the updated version

>>8095184
6 now, talk about progress

>>8095219
Only two, I wish I had 5

>>8097434
also some that I've saved recently

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>>8097435
Holy shit i wish my room was that spacious

>>8097549
That's the lens effect plus small and little furniture. It's not very big.

>>8097549
Plus it looks like a studio-style apartment, so that's basically their entire place you're looking at.

Mori style/zakka anyone?
I really love the idea of a forest/natural themed room.

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>>8097580
That's a store, right? Why else would you have that useless stuff stacked everywhere.

>>8097583

I think something like this would be so relaxing and wonderful for a sewing room.

>>8097587
Or like this. Something with big windows just screams mori.

>>8097589
aaaand some lolita/hime inspiration.

>>8095895
thanks anon! I love minimalist type things

>>8097584
Aesthetics.

>>8097595
This is awful. Just sayin.

>>8095209
many of us live in apartments/houses that are rented and can't be painted, and have small rooms. It's nice to have obtainable inspiration

Not totally lolita-ish, but I like the antique dresser.

>>8095895
been meaning to buy this...it's on my amazon wishlist.

>>8094927
I like the cats in this, where can I purchase 20 of them?

Aliexpress link?

Im so glad someone made this thread.
Ok so im moving for the first time in a long time and ive never had a cool looking room so ive decided to make it happen for once the only problem is that my new room is EXTREMELY small.
I would like to go for a cozy but cute blanket fort look because i always find myself making them anyway. My questions though are how do i make it into a fort look without having it become a giant fire hazard. Also if i want to go for a more sweet look do i just do everything i see online in a pink/white/cream color scheme instead of all the dark tones they usually have? And i was thinking the chalk paint might be a good idea because i can always draw reminders and doodles on it but does it look to tacky or would it apply on smoothly on a wall surface?
Thanks for any replies i get.
i made a quick doodle of the lay out of my room and its much smaller than i depicted. Not to mention i have a queen bed im keeping no matter what. Pillows added to take up space

Any suggestions on how to store headbands? currently theyre in a bag but is there a better way to store them?

>>8094745
Also i already store all my other accesories like this

>>8097587
My grandma's sewing room was pretty similar. She didn't have flowers but it was a big sun room that lead to the backyard. It was HUGE and had so much storage space and a huge table for quilting. I hope I can have something nice like that someday, but I will need lots of curtains since I hate looking out windows at night.

>>8098971
I hope you like dusting off your room everyday

>>8098971
>>8099682

exactly, the second pillow fort looks like dust collecting cups just waiting for a little movement to powder sugar all down on you.

get something maybe like pic related, its not as big but therefore easier to keep clean.

for the color scheme, choose something you know will suit you in a few years as well.
Decorating it in pastel might look cute now but not after 5 years.

>>8094338
Hang on I just noticed the thing under the desk. Is that a rotating shoe cage???

>>8098971
>without having it become a giant fire hazard
Do you smoke in bed? Or are you talking about the lamps?

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>>8094581
There's beautiful storage boxes that pop up on a website called ventes privées. I don't remember the brand but I bought from them and it's much much prettier. It usually stays up for 1 week so maybe stalk that website and then search the brand online ?

>>8099790
Btw here's the set of three round boxes I bought, I don't have a table besides my bed yet so I use it as storage + table.

Clock bought from tinydeal.

Would love to get some advice/ideas on making a functional stylish living space in Japan. I’ve lived there previously so I know that I will have to deal with a lot of smart storage solutions since there will be so little space. I was lucky enough to have a pre-furnished university apartment last time, but this time I will stay much longer so I will have to think about how I want my apartment.

I cosplay, so I would really like to be able to tailor my apartment to accommodate my hobby. So places to store my materials, somewhere to put my sewing machine, cosplays, wigs, etc. would be nice.

Design wise I like things simple, neat and cute so not OTT. Think Scandinavian interior design. I tend to get a little hair-brained and scatter stuff everywhere so I really want to break that bad habit by making sure that I have good storage. I’m thinking light colors and mirrors to make the space appear bigger as well. I think I’ll probably hit up IKEA and Donki, but other stores would also be nice to check out.

>Experiences with furnishing a very small apartment?
>Any advice furnishing a Japanese apartment? Special furniture like kotatsu, low chairs, low table, etc, what would be nice to have?
>Any unforeseen problems, anything I should be mindful about?
>How do you make a small apartment stylish without cluttering it, making it look busy etc?
>Any furniture or similar you would recommend from IKEA?
>Any special stores I should check out?
>Got any pictures of nice Japanese rooms? Especially cosplayers rooms would be amazing to see, I’ve only seen a few examples in cosmags.

I'm thankful for any replies, everytime a room thread comes on I get so inspired, so many amazing rooms!

>>8095869
Try searching Draculara from Monster High.

>>8099731
>Decorating it in pastel might look cute now but not after 5 years.
Fuck this statement. I use to live by it, but stilled loved pastels years later. Now I'm 27 with pink and pastel all over my room. Live for now a little.

After five years you'd probably want to redecorate anyways or move out of the small room.

>>8098971
For fire hazard, use LED lights, they don't create heat. Also, tulle is polyester so it would melt before catching fire.

>>8097436
This is really disgusting. Literally looks like a room from crack house without the 10 squatters passed out in the photo.

Any ideas for cute purple/blue or purple/green, or generally just purple/something rooms? Everything I find is too dark for my liking.

>>8099333
How many headbows are we talking about?

>>8097595
So this is where lacemonsters come from...

>>8100510
I thought the same, since she has not only my name but also cool furniture as a doll but there are few examples, most of is virtual rooms or doll houses/rooms. Maybe i should find similar items, going DIY and stuff.

>>8099682
>>8099731
Ah i didn't really think about the dust being an issue but you guys are right thanks for bringing it to my attention.
As for the colors not being cute in a few years i should probably get neutral colored furniture and then i could easily switch out the fort features.

>>8099745
And yes i meant the lights lol.

>>8100983
>>8100985
Just noticed these, thanks for the the tips on the LEDs and the not melting tulle thats good to know.
As for the pastels again yea ive loved pastels for years im sure itll be awhile because it stops but if anything i can always change it up. Or hopefully move.

I need to take a new photo

>>8102652
And my scales

>>8099682
>>8099731
What else do you think would work? I've been wanting an enclosed bedspace for a while, and was going to drape sheets and lights like this until you mentioned dust. I want something that is pretty much fully enclosed all the time.

>>8101075
Were you supposed to be in the cringe thread, just then?

>>8102658
Do you feel like you look at your scales much? The placement of them with the rest of your furniture seems like they won't get seen as often.

That's more of a preference thing since I like to stare at scales.

I need sauce links for some cute hangers for skirts (ones with clips).
For my dresses I bought a bunch of velvet hangers, but skirt ones are hard to find.

>>8102716

What, like a bed in a cupboard sort of thing?

>>8103606

The ones with doors that close tend to be for children, though.

>>8100337
I can't for the life of me remember what they're called, but Ikea has these dressers that are thinner than a lot of tvs, you mount it to the wall and it opens much like a paper filing book. Worth looking into!

>>8097595
So much frill, it's OVER-FRILL-TAKING-ME!

>>8103615
I'd sleep in it, if not for the fact that it'd be a bitch to replace the fitted sheet.

>>8103632
And the spiders. Oh god.

>>8103634
In high school I slept on a mattress on the ground after my dad decided my bed was better than his and took it. Woke up once with an earwig on my face and a couple months later repeat with a spider. How many things crawled on me without waking me up? I will never know. Fuck bugs.

>>8103632
>>8103634

lul. How about a bed in a cage then? At least you can see the spiderwebs more clearly

>>8103644

Apparently this is a Safety Sleeper (tm). Kinda fug, but might prevent bugs from crawling on you?

>>8103644
FUCKING YES.

I need this in my life more than anything.
More inspo please, if I'm going to make a rat in a cage out of myself, it had better be a pretty cage.

>>8103648

This one is an outdoor day bed.

That's pretty much it from me, the rest are beds with actual, real canopies, or actual, real antique enclosed beds.

>>8103649

The safety ones don't seem to get prettier than that, sadly.

>>8103654
if it was a different color you could lean things against it, stack things on it, hang things on it, etc
do they come in queen or larger?

For enclosed bed anon. Sitcking curtain rails directly to the ceiling around the bed.

>>8103662

ok, this one really is the last. Someone using a double decker bed as a canopy bed, which is pretty weird but hey

>>8103660

Anon I found something better. Search for bed mosquito tent. If it'll keep the mozzies out, it'll probably keep spiders out.

>>8103666

...okay, some of it looks pretty derp

>>8103666
not as cozy though, needs more solid parts and room i guess

>>8103668

This one looks pretty nice though

>>8103666
Aside from the net, that bed is baller.
Thank you!

>>8103669

Ah, I should give you links.

Safety Sleeper http://www.thesafetysleeper.com/

>>8103654 is from here:
http://www.hbrehab.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=104&osCsid=ki2p9h4a8cid8a18e24mmi8ei3

That's all I found, sorry.

>>8103676
lol, you're seriously too nice, I was just joking about the spiders

>>8103680

It's okay, the cage bed was me joking back and then bed tents happened.

Was not actually expecting someone seriously wanting the safety sleeper thing though.

>>8103556
The placement is actually better then you think. If you lie on the couch, you can look up at all your scales.

>>8103691
I do want a cage bed though, just not a retarded one.

>>8103644
I believe that is a fetish cage. Notice the collar, ceiling chains, etc

>>8103665
we used to do this as kids with my friends who had bunkbeds......the bottom bunk always got converted into a fort with blankets/sheets.

>>8103643
My friend has Bern staying over the past couple of nights and I saw a huntsmen spider run across it to one side of the bed. Lost it before I could squish it.
Then on the other side I saw another, squished that one. I hope that was a female.

>>8095869
I feel you hard, anon.

>>8103691
Different anon here, ironically I just had an awful nightmare about spiders all around and under my bed last night. Shit's got me freaked out. These could totally be made pretty cute, with some effort... I'm considering it.

Anyone have some desk inspo? On mine I just have my monitor, two Nendoroids, and a light... Looks incredibly dull.

>>8095869
For furniture and decorative items (mirrors and shit) you should look into shabby chic DIY projects, but instead of painting things white and tea staining it paint it black/dark stains. Maybe some dark sheer or ruffled sheer curtains (lavender or whatever accent color you want). I've actually been thinking about this lately because I'm helping a friend who wants a cute gothic room.

>>8105513
Yes! I saw it on tumblr and i loved it! We need more cute creepy inspo, it's really hard to find.

>>8097587
My goal in life is to have a sudio room that looks like this. Can you imagine painting and stuff in here, it would be the best feeling ever.

I think the person who owns this room is a seagull. If so (and hopefully you're around!), where did you get your floral boxes?

>>8105751
Thank you anon! And about bedding? I want some frilly/polkadot sheets but most of them are too pink, white or florals. I thought also to make more spooky my plushies like putting small chokers on rilakkumas/alpacas or maybe mini skull clips. Also, i bet i need my dream dress (Royal Princess Alice's Sweet Grave) in a mannequin to complete the room decoration. Or adding some zombie animal plushies to match.

Does anyone know how to keep fairylights on a wall? I'm looking into clear little hooks on e-bay but they're still kind of recognizable.

>>8103691
You don't understand when I was younger a spider laid its fucking eggs in my ceiling fan.
One night they hatched.
Imagine HUNDREDS OF TINY SPIDERS suddenly crawling out of your fucking ceiling fan.
To this day that thing is radioactive with raid, I swear. Did not sleep in my room for months.
Every single fucking night I would wake up and there would be at least 1 spider always since I was little. Until I was older and they finally let me have some fucking raid, the entire room is probably toxic and I'm probably going to get cancer latter but when I go back there now there are still less spiders.
Fucking old as house in the middle of the fucking woods that had it's own fucking breeze it was so badly sealed.
Getting a bug net for the next time I have to stay at my parents, never again. NEVER AGAIN.
TBH this is why I now have cats.

>>8105756
Probably Ikea.

>going to uni soon
>by soon, I mean in September
>but it's my birthday in a couple of months and since we're not well-off enough that they'll be able to buy me furniture in September as well as give me birthday presents, I'm getting room decor things and kitchen utensils for my birthday
>no idea what to ask for because I don't know what my accomodation will be like
>don't even know the dimensions of where I'm staying so it's really hard to buy stuff
>can't find decent photos of most of the rooms online and don't know which building I'd be in anyway
>not sure if first year accomodation is irrelevant regardless because after that I'll be living in a shared house
>generally just really confused

>>8105756
>when I'm hesitant to have conversations with bf about moving in together because the truth is I want to live in a room like this for as long as possible

>>8106186
Don't worry about buying furniture or anything. It's usually all in place. Also be aware that a lot of uni accommodation of all sorts have "no sticking things on the walls" rules.

>>8106208
Yeah, sorry, I meant things like extra duvets and storage stuff and the like. The thing that's worrying me most is clothes storage, since I have my lolita wardrobe too. I have a clothing rail and some of the rooms I've looked at online would fit it, but some wouldn't, and its hundreds of miles away from home so I don't want to not find out until I get there.

>>8106186
Find the schools forums and ask people about what the rooms are like. They are usually pretty accommodating and might even share pictures.

You could also contact the housing department and I'm sure they'd send you info.

>>8106295
Thanks, I might ask in thestudentroom or something. It's difficult to know because I've gathered that different blocks have different room sizes/dimensions and I won't find out where I'm staying until August. Maybe it'd be better to have the birthday gift-giving deferred and just set the money aside until then.

>>8092410
Oh wow, that room is amazing. Thought >>8094750 was really cute too until I noticed the cat bag, which I don't think helps the decor.

Also really not appreciating all the weeb caves, but even if it's not /a/ this board is called /cgl/ not /egl/ so I guess I can't complain.

>one of the weeb rooms has lolita stuff in the wardrobe as well as a very revealing cuddle pillow
>horrifying realisation that I could think I've hit the holy grail of a lesbian lolita and then discover when I went back to her place that she was a collosal weeb

>>8097450
I kind of really like this one for some reason. I blame the kettle.

>>8097583
>>8097585
Oh, I really love all the plants in these. >>8097589
doesn't seem mori to me at all though, more like a scientific/botanical garden sort of feel.

>>8105765
Instead of a manequin, you could always get one of those antique cage looking dressform things. For bedding, I always thought a waterfall ruffle in an apropriate color like pic related, would look cute in a gothic room. You can always do polkadots as accents in the pillows.

For people worrying about organizing small things, taobao has a lot of cute collapsable/flat-pack boxes with drawers for all that shit.

http://s.taobao.com/search?q=%B3%E9%CC%EB%BA%D0&js=1&stats_click=search_radio_all%253A1&initiative_id=staobaoz_20141215

You're welcome.

I have absolutely fallen in love with this duvet cover, but then I read the description

>made from 100% polyester
>tfw allergic to dyes in dark synthetic fibers

Fuck this gay Earth

>>8106479
>I have absolutely fallen in love with this duvet cover
Each to their own but...why?

>>8095895
This woman sounds kind of nuts so far but I'm gonna see if what she advises works. I can get behind her ideas at least?

>>8106486
she a gamur girlll

>>8106486
Because Majora's Mask is my favorite game, and I was looking for something like it to add to my vidya-themed room?

>>8106494
>implying I'm a girl

>>8106498
You are and theres nothing you can do to prove otherwise.

>>8106486
Different anon, but what's wrong with it? It looks pretty awesome to me. It's probably shit quality though.

>>8106508
Bite me

>>8106498
>>8106511
go back to tumblr

>>8106517
You tried. You really tried.

>>8106508
>>8106494
*tips fedora*

>>8106490
finished the book, gonna tackle clothes first like she suggests.
I'm pretty disgusted by the amount of clothes I have that are too shitty to even donate
also:
>5 "Folk Fest volunteer" shirts, two in bright orange
>commemorative shirt from highschool camp week where I was taken out into the woods and had coconut cream pie smashed in my hair by older girls

this is great.

>>8106157
I know your pain anon.

I slept on a bunkbed in my highschool years. I woke up one night with an itchy face and I kid not, THOUSANDS of baby spiders were crawling less than a foot from my face and many on my face and in my sheets.

I screamed and my retarded mum didn't understand why I was so upset.

THERE WERE AT LEAST A THOUSAND.
I WILL NEVER SLEEP IN AN ENCLOSED BED EVER AGAIN.

>>8103621
Thank you! I think it might be a problem though to mount things to walls in a rented apartment. Anyone know? Last time I put some posters and photos etc on the walls but nothing major like shelves or similar.
>>8100337 continuing on my first post:
I found this really nice style guide at allabout (.co.jp) /gm/gc/27688/ which has some ideas for how to style a typical 3LDK with IKEA furniture. I won’t have such a big place but it gave me some ideas for both Japanese style rooms and Western style rooms. They also discussed how to make an easily tidied environment and how to make use of IKEA’s storage features which made me really happy.

>>8107014
Japanese style room

>>8101114
maybe 10
Like the headband style ones. Ive seen the cloth covered paper towel roll kind but im a little concerned about dust. I have dust allergies and dust collects easily in my room

>>8100337
>>8100337
Japanese apartment anon again commencing a picture dump of Japanese cosplayer’s rooms

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>>8105756
It looks like a cath kitson print.. but it may be knock off

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>>8107045
Ending dump for now with a picture of how I generally imagine a typical Japanese cosplayer's room. I believe cosplayers run into a typical "too much stuff too little space" problem seeing that Japanese apartments are SO small. This terrifies me since they might be able to hold a space arranged like this clutter free, but knowing myself and my bad habits I know that this type of arrangement would get really cluttered and messy FAST in my case. I would really need some proper storage and closets. I also see a lot of cosplayers just freely hanging their cosplays on hangers on walls and it looks so messy and tacky. I would feel really bad if I had to live like this after a few years since it would get messy.

>>8105769

I use these to keep my bunting up and they work great even where I've got extra stuff hanging off them. I've got a couple holding up paintings too. They're really not that noticeable even when they're not covered up. There's one on the back of my door atm that I can only see from where I'm sitting (2-3m at least) because I know where it is, and then only vaguely. They'll certainly work better and be less noticeable than blue tack or anything like that. I can throw up some pictures if you want to see what they're like on a wall.

>>8106561
>I'm pretty disgusted by the amount of clothes I have that are too shitty to even donate
Me too anon. I work in a charity shop so I know what the standards are, and I have a lot of jumpers and stuff that are entirely useable and warm and whatever but have too much pilling or bobbliness for a shop to sell. I really ought to donate them to a homeless shelter or something but there aren't any near me because I live in a really rural area.

Thank you for this anti-inspirational dump.

>>8107094
The thing that surprised me was how mediocre-shit most Japanese cosplayers seem to be.

>>8107067
Excellent, pleased to hear it. And funnily enough those Command hooks were the ones I was looking at! Went and ordered a set anyway, looking forward to getting them now. For a week or so I was using masking tape and yeah... It looked as bad as you can certainly expect!

Would you mind posting a picture of them?

>>8106165
We only have one Ikea in our country. It's nowhere near close to where I live, and four of those boxes which come to €16 altogether would cost €120 to deliver. Fucking Ikea.

>>8107202
How is that Ikea's fault?

>>8107014
I just remembered that heavy shelves and book cases etc are quite an earthquake hazard. If using them at all they should be bolted to the wall. Need to research this because it might fuck up my future furniture plans.

My bedroom is plain as fuck, but my craft/sewing room is damn impressive. Still working on it it though, but coming along awesome.

Will try to fancy up my room so I can join you all in posting pretties

>>8106186
I went to uni in the UK recently (I'm American) and thestudentroom was a blessing for dorm prep. If you don't mind anon, what uni is it?

>>8107209
It seems that they would be delivered by van. I can't see why can't just post them out.

>>8107234
Post crafting room!
My bedroom is boring as fuck atm because my boyfriend (who I live with) and I have opposite tastes in decor and can't really agree on anything, so I'm planning on making my sewing area into my personal frilly womancave. I worry about balancing practicality and frilliness, though. Sewing areas get so dusty so easily and frilly shit everywhere probably doesn't help.

>>8107246
Probably not worth it in terms of effort and money. They make a lot of money from families taking their car and making a huge deal of spending a whole day there. It's like a one day trip. You go there, look at stuff, discover more stuff, buy much more than you planned, eat a lot of food and load up the car. At least that's how it works in my country. It's all calculated on IKEAs part in order to maximize profits. That's why they have so many cheap items and cheap food in their resturants.

>>8107249
Yay okay! The smaller shelves are fancy cardmaking paper and notebooks are full of stickers and cut outs and all that. On the far right, the tall black bookcase is entirely stamps, several layers deep. Still have to set up a lot of stuff, but I share the space with my mom (I'm 25 but moved back home for health reasons recently) who is the one who got me into sewing and crafting. We have craft parties, so it was designed for lots of space! Still have to get fabric areas, sewing machine, serger, and all that fun stuff done.

>>8107270
sitting on the tables in the center, there's a walk-in closet you can't really see because it's set back on the left, another small closet beside it (the door you can see on the left), cabinets with a shelf for tons of ribbons, and then the main door to our kitchen on the right.

>>8107183
Behold my shitty plastic bunting. The light's going and I'm not particularly good with a camera so I hope these are good enough for you. The bottom right is against the ceiling and taken from ground level, the other two I could get closer to: the one holding the painting I can't see at all unless I'm standing on the bed (which is what I did to take the photo).

Definitely better than masking tape though!

>>8107270
>move in with just my lovely mom instead of disgusting, crazy roommates
>make sewing room
>have crafty parties

you are living the fucking dream.

>>8107396
Kek, except for the massive health issues keeping me currently unemployed and broken as fuck.

>>8099743
You are most certainly correct!
http://www.goodshomedesign.com/ferris-wheel-shoe-rack-rotating-shoe-rack/

>>8107426
yeah, I actually kind of know the feel, but a gull can dream.

The reality of being fired for being sick was my dad yelling at me every day that I need to learn how the world works. I didn't have cancer or anything but Jesus Christ. I only miss hanging out with my mom from that time.

Hopefully stuff works out for you!

>>8105513
Awe, look at those beautiful Alpacas. Speaking of, Anyone have tips for showing off my collection of them? I like to stack them all up in a pyramid on my futon but maybe shelves would be better since I no longer have a place to sleep.. My room is pretty barren as far as furniture goes. desk/couch/giant french closet doors.

>>8106479
Why not try another design anon?
http://www.redbubble.com/people/hopperograss/works/12476898-the-legend-of-zelda-royal-crest-gold?country_code=US&p=duvet-cover&size=twin&utm_campaign=shopping&utm_medium=google_products&utm_source=google&gclid=Cj0KEQiAr9ymBRDdqYrH6Mj5170BEiQAcRUsi_MCqWVSZ3HxKTv3Jz5JPCftY1VsN8ukUf2vftr-ZSoaAkyQ8P8HAQ
http://www.redbubble.com/people/dekuscrub99/works/13849448-majoras-mask?country_code=US&p=duvet-cover&size=twin&utm_campaign=shopping&utm_medium=google_products&utm_source=google&gclid=Cj0KEQiAr9ymBRDdqYrH6Mj5170BEiQAcRUsiz16QOyMMY4U6beJckHVz9WlxWqu2pHkNEwvz0PZcrMaAswQ8P8HAQ
http://www.redbubble.com/people/puppynomnom/works/13782185-majoras-mask-gold?country_code=US&p=duvet-cover&size=twin&utm_campaign=shopping&utm_medium=google_products&utm_source=google&gclid=Cj0KEQiAr9ymBRDdqYrH6Mj5170BEiQAcRUsiwooy_q6JWvcNtULxHfSe317VDXf7o0BTw4rP7uepFgaArxV8P8HAQ
I'm not exactly sure how your allergy works but maybe these would fare better?

>>8107274
We bought some wood trim and made a ribbon rack for the wall. Basically just a long narrow box mounted on a wall, but it helps keep ribbon spools organized.

>>8106561
>5 "Folk Fest volunteer" shirts, two in bright orange

Are you in Massachusetts anon?

>>8107270
>>8107274
>>8107561

Is your Mum a Stamping Up demonstrator?

>>8108190
I know she does stamping up stuff, but I don't know if she sells it. Wouldn't surprise me though, she sometimes becomes an official person for whatever thing (ex mary kay) for the discounts and so her friends have an easy access to buying supplies, but she doesn't actively market or whatever. But yeah, our house does have waaaaay too many stamps.

>>8108253
My Mum is a Stamping Up demonstrator/hobbyist so I recognise a lot of the products!
And the discount is really good even if it's just for personal use.

>>8108126
nah, it's the Ottawa one.

It's basically a better, knock-off Bluesfest, which is where they put like Lady Gaga and Rush and shit.

Can't find my normal inspiration stash but here's a pic cause I'm so off topic. I still love shabby chic old lady style.

>>8107466
I just reorganized my room today and put my small arpakassos on the empty bookshelf. My other ones are sadly sitting on a foldout chair that I got from Target... I'd recommend getting a white bookcase and displaying them there!

>>8097595
God can you imaging cleaning that

>>8092410
Shabby Chic! It's in the kids section.

>>8092418
You can always have one made like through Society6 or RedBubble, expensive but I like the Society6 ones, they're durable (I've gotten a bunch of stuff there, phone cases and pillowcases)

>>8105756
not that anon but i have the exact same boxes. they're ikea.
i also have that same display case.

>>8108414
Oh my god. I'm in love with this!

>>8103577
http://www.target.com/p/4-tier-fold-up-skirt-hanger-chrome-black-2pk/-/A-12963471#prodSlot=medium_1_2&term=skirt+hanger

I used to buy these in bunches, held all my loli skirts and regular skirts too.

Are there any good websites for looking at room pictures? I'm specifically looking for the otaku/anime fan type but I wasn't sure if there were any good websites or japanese terms to use for finding them.

>>8109236
I mostly get pictures from here, sadly enough.

There's the Space category on MFC, but you'll mostly get weeb caves and rarely cute seagull relevant rooms.

>>8106320
sorry for off topic, but can you tell me what dress that is on the right side of the iw birdcage dress?

Have any of you seagulls rearranged your fairylights in a cool way?

My walls are rather plain and I was thinking of buying one of those black tree decals and aligning the fairylights along the branches.

I'm not too fond of how my room looks at the moment. It's so far a boring white walls, table, shelf on a beige carpet with a tiny amount of animu prints on the walls. Any general tips on tying a general "look" of a room together (if that makes any sense)??
I'll have pics of it once I tidy it up.

>>8117115
This is cute. It's like... immaculately organized clutter.

Anyone got any ideas for storage/cute room things for a room I can't do much too. I'm living in a shared rented accomodation and I want to make my room cuter. I also need ideas for storage as I have no desk.

>>8120688
Not my picture btw just adding to the post

>>8117128
>dat overflowing rack of clothing
satisfying

>>8117128
I love the furniture anon (cohesive and cute), but you ought to get a proper wardrobe instead of that rail. The metal rail ruins the look of the room IMHO, and doesn't display your dresses well. It'd be better to have most hidden in a wardrobe and one displayed on a mannequin.

>>8097434
>ANIME TIDDY
hahaha

>>8094927
That couch is hideous.

>>8117139
Are you allowed to paint it or change the furniture/carpets?

>>8120688
Clipping hair accessories etc to ribbons across a corkboard rather than having them in boxes, then using the boxes to store other things.

These threads are great
I've just moved out and I'm standing in a practically empty room. This threads helps me so much

Does anyone know of any good blogs/tumblrs that post good room inspo? I love this thread but I need more!

>>8121484
I have a small side blog I use to save any neat little room things I find on my dash, but most of it is weeby/messy rooms. I would love to see some nice room inspo/interior design tumblrs

Actually I remember Unfuck Your Habit was mentioned either last thread or earlier this thread and it looks like a really good blog for people who have a problem with mess and need inspo to clean

Hi seagulls, I think I may find an answer here !

I bought a canopy bed like pic related (but bigger) but I can't find proper "curtains" for it. All the websites that sell canopy beds never offer them, just regular clunky windows curtains.

All I found on ebay was a sort of mosquito net which is not really what I aim for, because I want a silky, sort of see-through fabric.
Do you guys have any idea where I could buy this ? Otherwise I planned to buy some muslin silk fabric and sew it like pic related, which look simple but I don't have any knowledge in sewing.

Other option would be to pay a seamstress from Europe, but I don't know anyone for a moderate price. (Anyone seamstress here up for it ?)

>>8122679
Look for muslin curtains on ebay?

>>8122679
Making curtains is relatively simple. You don't need much sewing knowledge. Just a little bit of math work for the measurements.

>>8122691
Unfortunately I only find either stuff in the US (so too expensive) or those round things for toddlers beds. Canopy beds don't seem very popular, so the only curtains I find are those with metal parts like you'd use for a window.
Though I think I found a UK seller that might accept a commission.

>>8122706
Yeah that seems deceptively easy to make even for a newbie like me, but I'd be afraid to fuck up an expensive chunk of fabric. I'd rather be extra careful since it's one of the main element of my bedroom.

>>8122679

Sheer window curtains with a rod pocket. As long as the metal piece on your bed is not huge, at least.

I know most of you don't own houses, but for those that do, can we post some other rooms too? Living rooms, offices, kitchens, etc. My living room is boring.

>>8107317
>Discworld

mah nigga

>>8107317
awww u got that star from the store i work at!!! hope u got it after xmas at 75% off
[super OT mode off]

>>8110978
What is MFC? I just moved into a new place and while I'm decorating the bedroom in a more classic lolita aesthetic, I want to turn the office into my gaming weeaboo cave so looking for inspiration on that.

>>8123598
I'd post my living room for inspo but my comm is on here hella often and it would identify me. So I'll just say your living room would be much improved with some art or mirrors on your wall and an open bookshelf styled with some attractive books and tchotchkes in coordinating colors. Google how to style bookshelves. It's a world of wonders.

>>8121484
There is a lolita rooms blog On tumblr. I forget if i follow it or not. Ill link it if i find it.

Bumping for room inspo.

>>8123598
>>8124610
I wouldn't suggest someone who doesn't read books to buy some so their room looks better.

>>8094294
O-ossuary? I don't think you can LIVE there.

>>8105520
Kind of unrelated, but I get sleep paralysis sometimes and vivid hallucinations and I've woken up to thousands of spiders all over my body that crawl into my mouth and fill my lungs on more than one occasion. Shits horrifying man.

>>8125317
Sounds like a certain section in TK/TJ Maxx. They sell books that I think can be cute but are definitely bought by people for display.Such a waste.

>>8125400
You can.

You just have to wait.

A lot.

>>8122957
Curtains are SO easy to make, anon. The chances of fucking it up are astronomically low. I know it seems like a big deal because they're huge, but just follow a tutorial and you'll be fine.

>>8122957
If you're that concerned about messing up. Practice making some with some cheap muslin/cotton fabric.

>>8125317
I think if you have certain books you like or use. Make/buy slip covers for them if you want to color coordinate them a bit better.

>>8097595
Holy shit

http://fyeahlolitadecor.tumblr.com/

Gothic/classic inspiration

>>8125947

My room is pretty small. All the furniture and stuff came with my flat and I'm not allowed to change it out or paint the walls, so I've made do as best as I can. I'm also not allowed to hang things on the wall. I blutacked up some cute lolita postcards and some personal pictures and cute rt by my bed to personalise the wall a little more as its a bit boring, and I try to use pretty bedding. I bought cute lace curtains I need to hang too, so I've made little changes that make the room a bit less soulless. The room is awful, dingy white walls and ceiling with pine furniture and a horrid beigey brown carpet.

In terms of storage, I have a small chest of drawers that holds my make-up in one drawer, fake hair in another, and miscellany in the third, with my jewellery box on top. Then I have a bigger chest of drawers that holds my regular clothes and one drawer holds all of my lolita socks and headwear, as well as shit like wristcuffs, gloves etc. Then, my wardrobe is divided in two. One side barely holds all my lolita main pieces and the other holds normalfag shit that won't fit in the drawers. Top shelf of the wardrobe has all my bags, floor of the wardrobe has all my shoes and a box of pettis. It's not the most elegant storage solution, but it does the job. I dream of the day I can get my own cute furniture and actually have a pretty room.

>>8125951

>>8092351
Reposting my tacky weeb room from the thread i made because i was too retarded to check the catalog.
Please help me improve it into something nice /cgl/?
I'm not into cosplay besides that one Len cosplay I never ever wore nor Lolita even though i wish to try it once? Just inspired by cute j fashion and my animus and mangos.
I am super boyish in general and have a secret crush on cute webb-ish stuff.

I've a lot of tiny holes in my walls from thumbtacks and the like over the years. I understand I need a kind of a wall filler for them, but what kind?

>>8124477
My Figure Collection.

>>8126264
I already like your room, it has a cute feeling But honestly it is a bit hard to get any details from the tiny pictures...
What would you like to do to your room? What do you want to change or improve?

First thing that comes to mind is maybe re-decorating the wall in the first picture thatis just flooded with posters; it feels a bit too much and too random. Maybe get some cute shelves - you could display some of your plushies there and still hang some of the posters next to the shelf!

>>8126264
you are lucky to have painted walls i wouldnt cover them up with a lot of prints. you can stick to a couple and arrange them nicely but id also suggest either matting or framing them but only the ones you like the most/would be worth it. also youre... not using a stool for your desk are you?? please get a chair with back support if you are

>>8126458
Well i can't exactly tell what would i want to do myself actually, maybe getting a "cleaner" feeling, like those adorable pastel rooms on tumblr that aren't clustered but not too empty (on the walls mostly, my room has such tall walls, i have fairylights but...). But it's nice to know you like it anon <3
I think about changing the lots-of-random-cute-posters too i also think it's just too much.

>>8126476
It's wallpaper actually,i wish it was a more pastel/pale color though but can't change it or paint it. Your idea of framing them is perfect!! I should try it. What do you mean by matting though? English isn't my first language so i'm kinda stupid.
Also nope, my actual chair was getting its wheels repaired at the time i took the pics.


update: i pushed my bed more toward the heater and filled the space between the bed and the door with a little stool with a lamp that emanates some anti-stress perfume thingy

>>8126608
oh thank goodness cause i had to go stretch after thinking about sitting that way too long. so heres a matted framed picture. the reason you need a matte inside of a frame is because the negative space frees the image from getting cut off/tangents/lookin like its being crammed. you already kind of did this on the wall anyway which is good

>>8126645
Ahh i see what you mean now!
(love your writing by the way but I think I already saw it somewhere.... Do you draw or something...?)

>>8126645
>matted framed picture
>negative space
I only knew this under the name "Passepartout". The more you know...!
Seconding this anon, nice framing would make a big difference!

>>8126608
>maybe getting a "cleaner" feeling, like those adorable pastel rooms on tumblr that aren't clustered but not too empty (on the walls mostly, my room has such tall walls, i have fairylights but...)
Nah, I always doubt the rooms on tumblr of actual living humans look like that (at least every day). As said, fewer posters and a nice framing would help a lot.

For high walls I always think that moulding looks very nice (pic related); but since it can be quite messy and prices you could think about getting something similar so that you can kind of "frame" your wall and set it apart from the ceiling. I wish I had pictures but I've seen pictures of rooms that had flower garlands and/or some veils/fabric 8idk the appropriate english term) all around the part where the wall and ceiling met and it looked quite nice (albeit a bit kitschy)!

>>8126608
I agree there are far too many posters on the walls, I would halve the number and almost create vertical stripes of areas where there are posters and areas of blank wall. Framing them will make them more grown-up, less like "I got lots of posters and put them up everywhere"
I would also look at better storage solutions for the stuff on your floor, a short cupboard to put those things in would make a world of difference and also give you another display surface for plushes etc.

>>8125977
Now that's what I'm talkin' about. This anon knows where it's at.

>>8126719
Taking note for the vertical area it's clever i didn't think of that surprinsgly.
But how to make it harmonious so the blank wall doesn't look dull? Also how many should i frame? How should i arrange them? So many questions but so many possibilities