The Best Design Hacks for Living #ForeverAlone

Avoid dying of loneliness by sprucing up your place.

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It's easy to let yourself go when you're living alone. No one is around to tell you to clean up or give you tips on how to improve your space, so how are you expected to keep a hospitable pad? We'd like to think that you enjoy having friends over, despite the fact that you're living on your own. It sounds like a pain in the ass to organize your place, but we're about to make it easy for you with The Best Design Hacks for Living #ForeverAlone. 

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Avoid raccoons when you take out your trash by locking up your garbage bin.

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Make your place look larger by hanging up mirrors.

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You can put wall paper on your plain window shade for a prettier view.

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Imitate the look of expensive tapestry on door panels with a more budget-friendly wallpaper.

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Use tape to make unique designs on your wall without making a mess.

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Put your books on any exposed piping for a cool DIY bookshelf.

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Use another shower rod to hang your toiletries.

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Put a bookcase on its side and you have a bench with storage space.

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Put a tension rod under the sink so that you can hang your bottles.

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Glue magnets on your old tin containers, stick them on the fridge, and store your pens, stickie notes, what ever.

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Create a makeshift iPhone speaker.

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Hang your sunglasses off a clothes hanger.

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Use wooden, L-shaped racks to hang up bins in your garage easily and save space.

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Place a rubber band around an open paint can to wipe your brush on, and keep paint off the side of the can.

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Add a shelf behind your closet door for more storage space.

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Get a vertical tie rack to save space in your closet.

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Have three points of light in each room which do not including the one in the middle of the ceiling. It makes your apartment seem much bigger.

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Hang multiple garments in one spot with soda can tabs.

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Use a dab of toothpaste to the back of the picture where the nail will go so that you know where to place the nail.

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Store wine in a mason jar to keep it fresh.

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