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What about:

http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Branches-Black-Duvet-Set/3046502/product.html?sec_iid=33964
(not Asian, but similar botancal idea)

or

http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Bamboo-3-piece-Black-Duvet-Cover-Set/3442400/product.html

I personally do not have any experience with Overstock.com, but I have friends who have ordered bedding from the site, and were pleased.

I stopped drinking coffee while getting ready in the morning. Its amazing how much it used to slow me down, waiting to brush my teeth until the coffee was done, returning to the kitchen for more milk, etc. I love my coffee, but I also love being able to sleep ten minutes later. Now I just take a travel mug of coffee on my commute and I start my caffeine fix when I'm out the door. Its also good incentive for those days when you're just dragging- make it out of the house, get the coffee you need

Also, really deeply wiping down the stove every time you use it or every time it looks dingy really cuts down on the time when you are giving your kitchen a good scrub.

pink!

I recommend getting a list from your housing department on what you can and cannot do and what actions are taken if you do something you are not supposed to do to your room. I went to a university where we were "technically" not allowed to paint our dorm room walls. But the only action taken against it was a fee charged when the room and any damages to it were reviewed when you moved out and handed back your keys. I asked the housing department early in the year what the charge was, and it was something around $50 a wall.
I ended up drawing on one of my walls and it made the place feel much more like "my own" then living in some institution. If you just paint an accent wall, it isn't too terrible a fee if it makes your room look all that much better and liveable for the eight or so months.
Also 3M/command makes great sticky plastic squares that hold up well to tricky walls and posters and do not leave the awful oily spots that sticky tac can. As mentioned above, their hooks are fabulous too.
I also recommend buying fresh flowers as often as possible.\It immediately spruces up the joint, and it will be a detail not many people have in their rooms but will instantly notice.