Tips for furnishing a dorm room 11 Articles

by Rachelle de Bretagne

A dorm room presents a student with perhaps their first experience away from the security of their home. Furnishing to the student's taste makes that empty space with no character into somewhere a student feels comfortable...read more

by Bridget N. Watts

Dorm rooms tend to be rather small and depressing, but there is no reason why you cannot personalize it and make it your own. Even though the room probably already comes with a lot of standard furniture, it never hurts to ...read more

by Shilo Dawn Goodson

Generally, a dorm room is going to come with a bed and the other furniture you'll need, but sometimes the provided furnishings are not going to be enough. Don't go overboard with furnishing your dorm room, though. The mo...read more

by Bruce W. Coffman

For many, the dorm room is the first place outside of our childhood home we actually live. It gives us a chance to express our individuality and make the space our own, within reason. There are some practical consideration...read more

by peterpan

I had been living in a dormitory for several years already. The place where I am staying now is actually the sixth dorm room that I have since I usually transfer from one place to another every year. I could say that I hav...read more

by Sherry Law

You arrive at college, excited and ready to face the world. You walk into your assigned dorm room and are greeted by bare walls, painted boring beige or white. The bed is small & plain, you wonder if the drawers in the c...read more

by Elizabeth Wordsmith

Unless you are one of the lucky students attending a school that provides spacious dorm suites, you will be challenged to pack a multitude of activities and functions into a small space. Not only that, you may be sharing ...read more

by Shelia West

Furnishing a dorm room is not as daunting a task as some people think. The main idea is to provide as much living and storage space as possible without having to literally climb over things. It can be done, and done with...read more

by Elyse Williams

My experience arises from being a mom to both a daughter and a son who are in college. And it DOES make a difference whether you are furnishing a dorm room for a girl or a boy. To furnish a girls dorm room: As soon ...read more

by C Kedor

In general less is more when it comes to decorating your dorm room. Even though you may have a single room as opposed to having a double room, space is almost always limited and you want to avoid having your room being so...read more

by Lauren Von Lehe

If this fall finds you bound for college, don't miss the opportunity to express your personal style like decorating your new dorm room. Few opportunities appear that give you such freedom when it comes to what you can do. ...read more