Locker Decoration Ideas
If you’re looking for ways to decorate your locker, you’re in luck. Locker decor can be fun or classy. Whether it’s a gym locker, a school locker or a locker at work, you can spruce it up and customize it inexpensively.
Decorate your locker at school, work or the gym with these personalized locker decorating ideas. You can change it up for the season, for the day or for the year. Decorate someone else’s locker for a fun surprise. Have a locker decorating contest for a holiday, a fundraiser, or to raise awareness.
Decorating a Locker
Since most lockers are metal, it’s best to use magnetic decorations. Locker magnets are available at Amazon (below) and come in festive kits. You can also create your own magnetized locker decorations with craft magnets. magnetic picture frames can be classy, funky or fun. Fabric cut to size and lined with magnets can create a cozy customized locker look. Imagine a sleek black leather or vinyl locker interior or door.
Gym Locker Decorating Ideas
When you decorate a gym locker, avoid absorbent fabric surfaces. Wire mesh baskets and shelving are best for keeping odors down. Don’t cover up the vents in the door and on the sides, or at the top of the locker. It’s important to allow air to flow through gym lockers because damp environments can harbor bacteria and fungi. In addition to mesh shelving keep an eye out for locker deodorizers, moisture absorbent inserts and antibacterial and antifungal surfaces.
Decorating a Locker as a Surprise
If you’re planning to decorate someone’s locker as a surprise, be sure to gather up all of your supplies well in advance. You can decorate the outside of someone’s locker for their birthday, to send a message or just to make them smile. When everything is ready and you’re sure that the “victim” isn’t going to catch you, then get busy. Snap a picture when you’re done and email it to them, or send it via SMS. A decorated locker can make someone feel special and acknowledged.
What other occasions can you think of to decorate a locker? Locker decorating is a fun way to turn something ordinary into something special. Decorate your locker with these locker decoration ideas and create your own customized look for your locker at the gym, at work or at school.
