"I LOVE this! The colour of the walls, the little collection of clippings and the vintage globes." (pollyr)
"Love the globes, love the blue wall. love the simple desk."(lisa1440)
"I love traveling....and I really really like the idea of collecting globes..."(designlonging)
PAINT OR FINISH A WALL. A room can be revolutionized with a little paint, and landlords can be surprisingly lenient with a simple wall of paint that can be whitewashed over again at the end. Paint one wall with black chalkboard paint. Did you know that you can dip fabric into liquid starch and smooth it onto a wall--which will stay there until you remove it without a trace?
Use a series of ledges and turn a collection into wall art. This space becomes even more pleasantly casual with the taped collection of art just above the desk--the space is kept feeling neat because the "mess" is kept within understood perimeters, and is carefully-selected.