Funky Room Decor Items

Tapestries

• Tapestries feature a variety of visual motifs and are made from woven cloth. They allow you to incorporate mythical images, like unicorns, as well as pastoral scenes and religious icons into your decor. Tapestries offer a viable alternative to hanging a painting or drawing on the wall. Additionally, they are often large and will cover more wall space. If you're trying to add a funky element to your room, gravitate toward themes that include elves, fairies, centaurs, unicorns and other mythological motifs.

Steamer Trunk Coffee Table

• A steamer trunk is a funky alternative to the average coffee table in a living room or den. Steamer trunks have an air of sophistication about them and bring an almost theatrical element to your decorating scheme. Look for a steamer trunk that's high enough to function as the coffee table in the room in question. You receive extra funkiness points if the trunk still has travel stickers from a bygone era attached to it.

Antique Toy Collection

• Antique toy collections offer you a way to bring some special childhood memories to a place of honor in your home. Antique toys are typically well constructed and are made of materials such as wood, metal or cloth. Give these items a space of their own; clear off the top of a free-standing bookcase or place them on a corner table in the living room. If you're stumped for ideas about the kind of toys you should include in this funky collection, consider a Shirley Temple doll collection, antique trains, mechanical toys or wooden toys with wheels.

Decoupage Items

• One of the key advantages of decoupage is the flexibility it gives you to create funky furniture and decor items that no one else will have. This technique allows you to paste graphic materials to something using craft glue. Choose graphic elements like old maps, illustrations from old magazines or patterns like the fleur-de-lis or a paisley print. Cut these graphic elements out and glue them onto items such as dressers, tables or wooden chairs. Coat with a mixture of craft glue and water and allow to dry.