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Top 6 Dorm Decor Ideas To Impress Your Flatmates

No student dorm room is complete without proper dorm decor. Luckily, we’ve got you covered.

More than that, we’re going above and beyond to bring you our list of only the most unique of dorm decor ideas to set your dorm room apart from all the rest that’s sure to make your flatmates jealous!

Here are our top 6 dorm decor ideas to impress your flatmates!

1. Leaning Mirror

More than just a regular mirror, a leaning mirror is more freelance and multi-functional where you can prop it up in any corner of your room to give your dorm room an authentic and quirky feel!

Once leaned up against a wall, the mirror provides the perfect angle for you to check yourself out before heading out and for trying on different outfits. Meanwhile, the mirror also comes with racks on the side that make it perfect for hanging up clothes to try on next or to put aside for later!

It’s then easily transferable if you decide to switch up your room furniture and easy to carry for moving out with, an absolute essential for any dorm room!

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2. Storage Baskets

Looking for a cool and quirky way to store your books, accessories and everything in between?

Look no further than colourful, metallic storage baskets that you can keep around your room to give your room an authentic feel!

Forget keeping them in messy piles or scattered all over your bed and desk like your flatmates, these cool storage baskets can turn storage into a stylish aesthetic that every student should rep, more than likely making you the subject to much envy in your dorm!

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3. Clip-on-photo fairy lights

Almost every student puts up fairy lights and Polaroid photos in their dorm rooms, but combining them with clip-on-photo fairy lights make for the perfect way to one-up your flatmates!

These fairy lights come with clips where you can clip on your fav photos of loved ones, immediately getting lit up for all to see with adjacently stringed lights!

Hang them over your bed or over your desk for the perfect student dorm decor aesthetic!

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4. Printed Rugs

The ideal dorm decor idea for brightening up your carpet or laminate flooring!

Printed rugs give an authentic feel to your otherwise bland dorm flooring, brightening it up and adding more character to it with bright colours and patterns.

What’s more, the rugs give added comfort to your feet and are a sure-fire way to impress guests and other flatmates!

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5. Peel and stick wallpaper

Just like with flooring, you don’t necessarily have to stick with your bland dorm walls either!

Peel and stick wallpaper is the new easy way to breathe a new lease of life to your dorm walls by putting up temporary wallpaper that you can then peel off at your leisure, doing absolutely no damage!

Be as colourful and creative as you like, adding that extra dimension to your room that will really make it stand out from the rest and make your friend’s jaws drop!

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6. Funky Throw Pillows

Last but not least, pillows pillows pillows.

Fill and line your bed with funky throw pillows that not only add immense comfort but make your bed look more presentable and more funky depending on your taste in cushion!

Go for bright and braided patterns or plush ones with stitched-in messages. In either case, they’ll brighten up the centrepiece of your room and once again have your flatmates writhing in envy!

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Which of these dorm decor ideas will be using? Let us know below!

Featured image source: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/290341507211046822/
Stephen Maloney

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