Welcome back to reality! But first things first: take a look around your dorm. Is it a place bursting with positive vibes thus making it conducive for learning?
When you look around your dorm, do you consider it a home away from home? Does your room look too bland or too cramped? Don’t fret. With a little bit of TLC and some smart and sassy décor tricks, you can turn your dorm into a magical space that is homey and breathtaking.
Here are some helpful Instagram accounts which can help you decorate your space.
1. Apartmenttherapy
Who says space is an issue when it comes to interior design? This account says otherwise.
All you need is a wild imagination to transform your once cramped room into a liveable space. For apartmenttherapy, the world is your playground. And you can bring in the world to your dorm by mixing and matching colors.
Turn your desk into an ever-changing mood board where you place snippets of places you want to go to and things you want to do. Studying doesn’t always have to equate with gloom. Splash some color on your walls and see the striking difference.
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2. Mrjasongrant
Jason Grant is an interior stylist and author, who is followed by more than 65,000 people online. He has over 14,000 instagram posts about design and on-the-go lifestyle.
He focuses on neutral colors, rustic accessories and wilderness wall art for his themes. As his design is playing on the minimalist side, it reminds students that less is more. You don’t need a lot of stuff especially when you lack space. Learn to live with the essentials but make sure to do it in style.
3. Dormify
One glance at dormify and you will not stop looking at it. Its chic, glam ideas are sure to give every dreamy dorm girl a sprinkling of magic in her room.
This account shares ideas that are simple, but have a touch of class. Colorful beddings and fluffy pillows with a gallery wall are sure to make a dorm oozing with style and comfort.
How about having your own light-up bulletin board? With push pins and string lights, you will never miss an important quiz or a hot date with this bulletin board.
4. After five designs
If you’re into the “summer never ends” theme, you might want to check this account.
It’s all about draperies and customized headboards, while giving the illusion of a spacious room. Featured designs offer tips on how to maximize spaces like picking out multipurpose furniture. One example is the bunk bed, which can double into a book shelf or storage cabinets.
Give your room a unique pop by combining velvet with metallic linen and see how the colors will brighten up your nest.
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5. Dormideas
If you fancy yourself as the D-I-Y queen or king, then this account is tailor-made for you.
It is oozing with creativity. Imagine using blue light in your dorm then decorating your walls with glow-in-the-dark pieces. The room turns into a stellar galaxy at night time. Pin captured memories on one side of your wall. The pictures offer a sense of calm after a long day at school.
And who says your bed must stay on ground level? Dormideas suggests that you put your bed up and make use of the space underneath either as an additional study nook or a mini-living room.