We all love our privacy, and it especially gets invaded when you have a sibling sharing a bedroom with you – or god forbid, a bad roommate. Been there – done that…. never again! On the bright side, I discovered amazing, innovative ways to maintain your privacy (as much as possible) and get away from the intrusive, obnoxious person that has a bed across the room from me.

Now, if you have a roommate, I am going to assume you live under someone else’s roof – whether it be your parents, your schools dorm or a rental. If you own your own place and hate your roommate, kick them out or tell them to find a different room. HAHA! I mean, it’s your house right? But the chances of you having a horrible, unwanted roommate and it being YOUR house is highly unlikely. Just admit it – you rent your room, or dorm and you really can’t do much about it, now can you? Okay, my apologies – apparently talking about roommates has erupted a bitter feeling within myself – go figure.

Alright, as per usual – I’m off topic. If your roommate is that bad, try to avoid him/her at all costs. If you’re taking online courses and your roommate is always there and won’t leave you alone, you can always go to the library or even MacDonalds! Yup, they have WiFi now! Of course, there are going to be times when you don’t want to leave your dorm – or you can’t – or you just want to be able to enjoy the space that you pay for. I mean, in all reality – why the heck shouldn’t you be able to be there, you know?

So… you can create a wall! No, no… not with wood, drywall and all that other stuff you need for an actual wall – but you can improvise with what you can do in your dorm room and create a way to separate yourself/your side of the room – and you don’t even need a construction management degree.

There are two ways for you to create a “wall”. The first way would be to hang a curtain. Now, curtains can get a bit pricey, so you can always even use a shower curtain – just make sure it isn’t see through. You can get little hooks that screw into the ceiling to hand from, but if you aren’t allowed to do this type of thing in your rental space, you can tie a strong string, such as fishing line, from one end to the other and have the shower curtain on that.

Another option is to purchase a screen, or a room divider. Of course, if you are a student, the possibilities of your budget allowing this purchase is unlikely. But hey, at least it’s an idea right?

If you’re dreadful roommate hasn’t gotten the hint yet – these options should drill it into their head a bit more that they need to back off! Sorry… again, I’ve been there – done that.