They usually have plenty of promotional materials and often give them away or sell them dirt-cheap. Easy storage Shoeboxes are great for storing everything from videos to tapes to, well, shoes. Make them part of the decor by gluing newspaper, wrapping paper or color copies of your favorite photos on the outside. Picture border Collect postcards and use them to make a border around the top of your room's walls. Space them about an inch apart in a straight line hanging either horizontally or vertically.
Death is always devastating, even in the horticultural sense.
Invest in fake plants. Funk it up with doll heads from the craft store. If you're green-thumbed, you can buy real plants for just a few dollars at a place like Home Depot. If you're more of a flower child, empty beer bottles make great bud vases. If you've got time on your hands you can paint on pretty designs .