Categories: Uncategorized

6 Tips To Create The Perfect Dorm Room at OU

You’ll be living in a dorm room for the next year, so you might as well do what you can to make the room as perfect as possible. Your dorm room is a blank canvas. You and your roommates have the ability to make those four walls become anything you want. Your room should express each of your personalities. Keep reading for 6 great tips on how to make your dorm room your new home.

 

1. Add Christmas lights, twinkle lights or a standing lamp.

These will give your room a softer light. Overhead lights in dorm rooms can be harsh, so delicate lights or a floor lamp will make your room easier on the eyes.

 

2. Hang photos on strings with clothespins.

It’s an inexpensive and easy way to display your favorite pictures throughout your room.

 

 

3. Loft your bed and put your desk underneath.

This is great for a personalized study area! Or, instead of a study area, you can put a futon underneath for a cozy living space.

 

4. Personalize your room with monogram decals!

 

5. Get a decorative wall piece or rug.

These can be a fun way to express your style!

See Also

 

 

6. Coordinate bedding with your roommate!

Whether you choose totally matching or just a similar color scheme, a put together room is a happy room.

 

Use these ideas or come up with your own. Whatever you choose, just make sure you’re happy! The best part about having your own dorm room is that you can change it whenever you want. Happy decorating!

Which of these dorm room ideas inspired you most? Comment below and share this article with your roommate!
Featured image sources: storagespace.tumblr.com, manual7.biz
Nicole Rhoads

Living on a diet of whatever can fit in my dorm mini fridge, skipping from class to class and falling in love with every dog I see.

Recent Posts

The 10 Struggles Of Having A Fake ID

Let's start off with my own personal yet embarrassing story of my fake ID getting taken. I walked into the University Liquor…

2 hours ago

6 People You’ll Always Run Into At Purdue University

With a campus full of about 30,000 students, it may seem like you are surrounded by a sea of unfamiliar…

13 hours ago

20 Signs You Went To A NOVA Private School

If you went to a NOVA private school, these 20 signs will be incredibly understandable. Going to private school in…

16 hours ago

13 Pictures That Will Make You Want To Visit Northern Michigan

They say you don't know what you got until it's gone. Boy do I feel that about now. Reminiscing over my…

16 hours ago

How To Text A Girl You Want To Sleep With

Texting a new girl can be tricky. You don't know her sense of humor yet, how often she'll respond, or…

20 hours ago

10 Athletic Outfits Every Guy Needs

Men's athletic outfits have a wide variety in fit, size, and material. However, as a man it must be hard…

23 hours ago