College students used to focus on utility in their dorm rooms. An egg crate and some twin XL sheets would do. Now, students are spending an average of $907.22 turning their dorm rooms into luxury suites, according to a new report by the National Retail Freshman Carlisle Corbin, Pugh’s roommate, is planning to redecorate their Blanding 1 dorm room by placing lights on their pink Christmas tree, after they were forced to take down their decorations before heading home for the Thanksgiving break. Dorm Decorating can be one of the most memorable experiences of your college career, and is an important way to present yourself to your new friends. Planning which photos to tack onto your bulletin board, deciding whether War and Peace would be Not so long ago, decorating a dorm room meant roughing it. Slap together a bookcase out of cinder blocks and plywood, tape a couple of posters to the wall, throw down an area rug and call it a day. In need of an extra amenity? Try a beanbag chair. Remember when shopping for college meant a set of extra-long twin sheets, a desk lamp and a shower tote? If you do, you're definitely old-school. The class of '13 doesn't travel light, says Jean Alicandro, director of residence life at Central Connecticut Don't panic just yet! We've got everything your child needs to make their new home as comfortable and chic as possible. From fun throw pillows to stylish storage bins, this Dorm Decor makes us wish we were back in college. Well, almost! .
I’ve heard this weekend is one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year with all the students heading back to school after Labor Day picking up new clothes, school supplies and dorm room items. So I thought this weekend might be a good one to throw Just in time for the back-to-school season, Curbed National picks apart the new-found cottage industry centered around dorm room stylists. The details are about as insufferable as you'd imagine: For one Maryland-based organizer, clients pay a minimum of "$ A shared space such as a dorm room can be difficult to personalize, so here are just a few ideas to make that drab space feel a little bit more like home. Attach mason jars to your wall by either hanging them or gluing them onto a piece of wood to hold Tiffany Acevedo of East Windsor bought one for her dorm room at TCNJ. "It's really useful," said Acevedo, who also brought a photo of herself and her brother to display on her desk. Her mother was equally concerned with the room decor, as well as .