Dorm Decorating

Design students Teresa Miller and Erin Long offer daring decorating ideas.

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Filed under: Dorm Rooms, Decorating, Fabrics, Housekeeping, Organization

After: Rearranged furniture and more pillows transform the bunks from an eyesore into comfortable seating and a focal point for the room.

Privacy is sometimes an issue in a dorm room. Furniture arrangement can help create separate zones.

Before: Bunk beds by the door blocked the view and made the dorm room feel cramped.

Beds can be used for soft seating by adding a fluffy comforter and lining the walls with colorful pillows for a couch effect. Colorful panels made from fiberboard covered with bright fabric can be attached to the wall with hook and loops. The panels double as bulletin boards.

Juicy colors on the floors, walls and windows make this dorm room more functional and a lot more fun.

Fabric can easily transform a boring room — either a panel of fabric or even a shower curtain can be attached to the wall or window with hook and loop or double sticky tape.

Other ways to add color to a room include using a beach towel as an area rug and draping a chair with a bright sheet.

Packing boxes can be covered with fabric and used as a nightstand.

Add paper storage to a desktop by cutting off the front of pizza boxes and gluing them together. They can be spray painted or covered for more punch.

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