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The year before I started university I had helped an older friend scour Kensington Market in Toronto for the perfect throw pillows. When it came time for me to move away to school, I felt prepared to start my own style search. I arrived on campus thinking my room was going to be the envy of my floormates. I had picked out pink and orange bedding (cringe) and topped it off with a hanging mesh bug net which eventually just collected dust. My mother and sister took a stroll down the hallway to size up to competition and spied a room straight out of a Pottery Barn catalogue. A professional decorator had to have been involved and that fellow freshman and I were destined to become fast friends.
With an overload of Pinterest inspiration and DIY decor ideas, the opportunities are endless when it comes to designing a small space on a dime. Making a mood board of inspiration images helps to flesh out all your ideas and get a feel for design direction. If you’re living with a friend, think about consulting with them before doing any decorating so that the space feels cohesive and lets you both bring your favourite pieces. Keep in mind the many functions of a dorm room and be sure not to eliminate a study space during your refresh.
Click through the gallery below for tips to make your dorm room the perfect home away from home.
Photography via Pinterest
Switch out the bed. For a more modern and minimal approach, swap out the classic dorm style single bed for a DIY pallet platform. Just make sure to store the original cot elsewhere so that it can be returned before move out day.
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