Q: I have a passion for interior design and I'm doing it on a dime because I am young and trying to save much of my income. I am also new to decorating and DIY-ing, but I am decorating a new apartment. Most of my furniture is white and from Ikea, since I live in a basement apartment without much light and don't want dark furniture to darken the room…

To my point: I also got some organization products from the Container Store. For my desk area I bought this cute drawer in white, because the other colors were too harsh for my taste.

I would like to decorate, paint, decoupage or whatnot to add a color pattern in a mild way. So far my desk is white, I have a white shelf and a white file organizer with blue/aqua folders and blue/aqua pen cups. As much as I would love to experiment, my budget doesn't have much wiggle room. Any hints or advice would be much appreciated. Thanks.

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