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Interior Design, 60s style?

I'm moving to a new apartment, and I want to give a bit of a 60s look. I'm renting the place, so I can't make any major changes (like painting the walls or getting a lot of new furniture), so I'm looking for something cheap and easy, that can add a style and give the place the right vibe.

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1. Okay.........what's your question?
2. I say check Craig's List - they have everything and you can find cool cheap furniture in your town. Ikea also has nice, cheap stuff and some of it is definitely 60's inspired. Good luck!
3. There are also "themed 60's" colours that you can do with your furniture, accent pieces, art, fabric.... red & white, blue & white, turqoise & white (which was a big 60's colour). If you can get to some garage sales, antique stores, you'll be able to pick up lots of little knick knacky stuff for dirt cheap that will fit right into a 60's decor... Have fun !!!!
4. Go to the local Head shop and buy a few velvet posters, a black light, and a couple of lava lamps. Also go online and get a couple of bean bags.
5. Here are a few ideas: MOD look: Polka dots for the MOD look. Buy solid color shelving paper with adhesive on one side. Pick colorful hues to mix together. Cut lots of polka dots in assorted sizes. Cover your walls with them. They'll create a 60's backdrop, and are removable when you move. Add fringe or beaded curtains in archways & windows. (Can make yourself from old curtains, just cutting into long strips, but leaving the upper two inches intact.) And if you can find one, add a shag rug. Use bright paint on the furniture (match paint to the polka dot colors). Throw a few large, brightly colored, square pillows on the floor for extra seating (can purchase at T.J. Max). Accessories are brightly colored plastic. #2 - ANTIQUES If you don't want MOD, the alternative sixties choice is antiques. Add an oriental rug with an antique couch or fainting couch. Go for antique opulence, which was favored by sixties musicians and artists, such as Joan Baiz, Janice Joplin, Rolling Stones, etc. Accessories were based on styles from India: candles in brass cups; carved tables, bookcases, and plant stands; lots of books, collector boxes, or arty nicknacks. For windows, use long length of cotton material that features an Indian styled print. Can also use the material to cover couch, or make pillows. #3 - MUSICAL albums. Find someone with a collection of old albums. Can use tacks in the wall to nail albums to wall, creating a 'wallpaper' from LP's that line floor to ceiling. (Tack holes are easily covered by spackle when you move.) Base everything in the room on the musical theme, with bright colored furniture against the walls of black plastic LP's. Use the album covers as art on walls that are not lined with albums. Or you can stack a pile of them to use as a side table. Add in lava lamp (if you can find one). For window coverings: Buy the sheet music to a song you love (from music store). Measure windows. Buy a large sheet of sheer vellum paper (from art store) to fit window. With a straight edge ruler, draw lines of music paper across entire sheet. Use sharpie to copy in notes to match the sheet music. Hang from window frame with small tacks in upper corners, OR glue to small dowel (cut to width of window frame) and hang dowel.
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