How to Decorate a Small Locker

Last Updated: December 28, 2022

If your school locker is tiny, squishy and you have to share it with somebody else, but want it to look nice, then here are some suggestions for making your locker look super cool! Make it personal! Why not? It's yours, so personalize it. Do what you like!

Steps

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Call your locker partner (if you have one) and find out what you both want your locker to look like.
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Before decorating, check with your school's locker decorating policy. Infringing it could mean that your decorating will be removed.

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Avoid using sticky stuff. Many schools don't let you use tape, so try to avoid other sticky things also. You can buy small jeweled picture frames that are really cute and don't take up a ton of space. Or, instead of tape, use easy-to-apply-and-remove magnets.

Method 1

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Mirrors and shine

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Put mirrors in the back of your half-locker for reflection only, to help you to find loose stuff at the back; don't put your personal mirror way back there or you'll find that you practically have to stick your head all the way inside to see. For your own needs, put a mirror on the door where you can see your face easily.
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Buy a mirror that comes with a marker. That way you can write on the mirror and save the space a dry erase board would take up. Make sure you have erasing liquid as well. Use a healthy natural kitchen cleaning spray which is kind to your lungs and the atmosphere.
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Use CDs to make your locker sparkly. Just add some on the back wall of your locker, and you can even put pictures in the hole in the middle.

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Adding decorative elements

You may wish to do one or a combination of the following ideas:

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Decorate your locker with wrapping paper. Buy cute wrapping paper to use as a wallpaper for the inside of the locker door. Cut the paper to size, and tape it up nicely. Don't let the tape show.
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Put up some of your favorite quotes. For quotes, go to a scrapbook store. There you can find cute quotes that are all decorated and pretty. Get some magnetic strips and attach them to the backs of the quote.
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Decorate clothespins with fun designs. Attach them to a decorative ribbon to hang pictures and other small items from. Hang from one of the hooks in the locker.
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Make a collage. Aim to fill the whole back wall of the locker.
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Put magnets on the back of a mini basketball hoop. Attach it to the back of the locker for fun between periods. Of course, this will only work if there is space.
- This should fold down, otherwise it's probable that another student will either bump into it or pull it down.
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Decorate with magazines. Find a magazine that you don't mind cutting up. Cut our your favorite words or pictures. Glue them onto the paper. Take a small picture of you (and maybe your locker mate) and glue it on top. Tape over it all to provide strength and durability. Put it in your locker.
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Decorate the locker each holiday or season. This will make it look cute and festive and gives you a chance to redecorate every few months.

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Storage space

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Hang stuff on the hooks. The hooks are there for a reason. Hang your purse, lunch box, and whatever else there so you have more room. It makes the space go a lot further.
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Buy a shelf and put your books on it. It will leave space below for your bag, clothes, etc.

Warnings

If you can decorate your locker, then between classes don't get caught up staring at yourself in the mirror or drawing pictures on the dry erase board etc... because teachers can take your locker decorating privileges away

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If you have a locker with a lock built in to the door, don't put any magnets on top of the box the lock is in. When they fall (and sometime during the year, they will) they will jam the lock and you won't be able to get it open.

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Make sure you don't write in your locker. Especially inappropriate words.

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Don't leave food in your locker. It stains and, of course, it stinks.

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Make sure your school doesn't mind locker decorating. Some schools only allow the basic essentials; books, backpack, everyday needs (deodorant, brush, etc), and a mirror. Although rare, some schools won't let you even hang pictures in your locker so if your school is like that and you want to have pics, small picture frames are a must.

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If you can't decorate your locker best to leave it plain so you won't get into trouble!

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If your locker is on the bottom (see picture), try not to wear skirts.

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