Guest blogger Robin McDonald is a designer, mom and certified "Dorm Diva" who writes about dorm room bedding and decor.
Dorm rooms are small and drab. You want your new home away from home to be the room uniquely yours. Good bye blank walls and boring dorm bedding. Exciting things are on the horizon. Let’s get started.
1. Get your dorm room layout.
If possible get the furniture measurements and work with your room mate(s) to get a plan that works for both of you. If one snores, the beds should be across the room from each other. Also, if one person is a night owl and the other a morning riser arrange the beds across the room. Place lighting (lamps/floor lamps) for late night studying in appropriate spots- near desk or over bed etc. Decide if you want dressers back to back or side by side as room dividers. Play with layout options. Decide who gets the top bunk, if beds are going on risers etc…
2. Color scheme/theme
Once you’ve got your plan… now get your color scheme. If possible, try to coordinate with your dorm roommate for the best dorm looks. However, this is not a must. Make sure you reach a happy medium here as you don’t want to start off on a bad note. Try to each have your own style and coordinate accent colors. Add rugs for buffering those cold and often dirty floors. Add rugs by sink (small) and larger size in front of the bed. Try a yoga mat as a rug… long, colorful, and cushy
3. Windows
Add panels. I prefer long panels for color pop and light diffuser. Use a small PVC pole cut to size and add “finials” with round Styrofoam balls covered in fabric and hot glued to the ends. Panels are great to cover the closet. Remove the doors and store under the beds for another option.
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