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Decorating plain walls on the cheap? (No Paint)?

So I'm in college and I want to decorate my living room and bedroom walls and I'm not allowed to use paint. Nearly everyone around here takes large pieces of fabric with some design/pattern on it and hang it from ceiling to ground. I ask all of them where they got these and no one knows. Anyone on Yahoo know? They aren't quite tapestries, and not quite table cloths. I'm also really into Arabic/Islamic interior design. Any suggestions there? I want to take the fabric and hang it from the ceiling but I need to find out where to get it/what it is! Thanks Cannot use wallpaper unfortunately

Public Comments

1. I'm happy you're into arabic/Islamic design. (: Can you use wallpaper?
2. Well i make Fabric Wall Art, a bit different to what you are describing but will still do the job and make your walls not so boring. You can have a look to see what i mean if you like, http://www.kimtdesigns.com
3. Your local fabric store can help you out with that. They carry every type of fabric and what you are looking for will probably be found in the upholstery section of the store. They have beautiful tapestry style fabric idoesn't area. For inexpensive apartment decorating that does not require paint, you can take any panel of fabric and adhere it to the wall with liquid fabric starch. It works just like glue but is not at all permanent. Simply sponge the starch on to the wall, lay the fabric on to the starched area to position it, then smooth the fabric out. Once it is dry, it won't peel off until you lift a corner and give it a tug. Now you can roll it up and take it with you to your next place