9 decorating tips to make your air conditioner even cooler

Now THAT'S cool.
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Nicole Gallucci
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Although they make life so much better, air conditioners can be quite the eyesore.

Our AC units provide us with magical gusts of cool air during those sweltering summer days, but having to constantly look at the bulky boxes can be kind of a bummer.

Since our air conditioners do so much for us, we thought it'd be nice to return the favor...by giving them a much needed makeover.


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Here are some excellent suggestions on how to decorate you air conditioner so it can look as cool as it feels.

1. Give it some googly eyes

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Because everything is better with googly eyes.

2. Add stickers

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Stickers are the ultimate form of personalization and your air conditioner should reflect your interests. Whether you're into flowers, cute animals, sports or superheroes, sticker possibilities are endless.

3. Add festive tinsel or garlands

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Cold air calls for a celebration, so bust out those garlands and chill.

4. Paint some cool designs

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Paint some snowflakes or ice cubes while you're waiting for your room to cool down, whatever helps.

5. Cover it with Polaroid pictures

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Because everyone knows the only thing cooler than an air conditioner is taking pictures with a Polaroid.

6. Lay some fluffy fake snow on it

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Fake snow will remind you of the good old days of winter...you know, before your shirts had sweat stains or your body felt like the surface of the sun. So turn on that AC, spread some fake snow around, and celebrate Christmas in July.

7. Bedazzle it with rhinestones

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Your AC don't mean a thing if it ain't got that bling.

8. Fashion a skirt for it

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We've got bed skirts to make beds more appealing, tree skirts to make Christmas trees more appealing, so why not make air conditioner skirts? Just attach a little ruffled lace fabric to the bottom of your AC unit and you're good to go.

9. A framed, autographed photo of Ice Cube

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Cause you gotta keep things ~cool~

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Nicole Gallucci

Nicole is a Senior Editor at Mashable. She primarily covers entertainment and digital culture trends, and in her free time she can be found watching TV, sending voice notes, or going viral on Twitter for admiring knitwear. You can follow her on Twitter @nicolemichele5.

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