How to Decorate Your Dorm Room

Congratulations you made it to college! Now it's time to give your boring old dorm room your individual stamp of style and it's easier than you think.

You can get some great buys online for your dorm room and make sure you have a lot of items you already have on hand. The best thing about shopping online is you won't be limited to whatever the local store has in stock and if you are in a college town, your choices will be fairly picked clean at the beginning of the school year. When you use an online store, you have access to an entire line of items, not just what the store buyer thought was selling best in your geographical area.

First of all, read your rule sheet and see what you are allowed to change in your dorm room and what items are permissible. Many dorms now prohibit things like candles, halogen lamps, untreated wall hangings that are flammable and hurricane or oil lamps. Other doors will let you paint your walls as long as it is a light and easy to cover color. Consider your roomie if you have one. If you haven't met your roomie yet or you have just been introduced ask if they want to get in on the redecoration. By pooling your money you'll be able to make your room a really cool place.

A great item to have in your dorm room that will be very functional and space saving at the same time is a daybed. It can serve as both a place to sleep as well as a place to study, watch a movie or just relax. Add some pillows and match them to your curtains and you'll have the beginnings of a well pulled together dorm room. As the school year rolls by, add an area rug and art works of either your own creation or purchased on your walls. If you can't use small nails, you can use wall putty and hang your pieces without marring the walls.

With just a few touches you can make your dorm room, or at least your side of the dorm room a cozy, comfy place to be!
posted by Home Decor Experts - Accent Architecturals