dorm decorating ideas

phisiggrrl352 · #1 07-30-2002, 04:48 PM

i'm so excited about the on-campus apartment i'm going to share with some of my sisters in the fall! but this is the first time (in a loooong time) that i'm going to be having my own room. any suggestions on how to make it not so dorm-like?

KappaKittyCat · #2 07-30-2002, 04:55 PM

One thing I don't like about living in the dorms is that we can't have candles. So, if it were me, I'd have tons of candles.

Hootie · #3 07-30-2002, 05:37 PM

I don't condone this but my friends and I used to steal street signs in high school. We'd take ones that were already knocked down (mind you) and then I used them to decorate by hanging them on the wall. I always thought it was fun because we had a variety: Speed Limit 10, No parking violators will be towed, Men Working (he he he), SLOW, and I even had a cone.

Maybe it's more of a guy thing but I always had a lot of comments on how cool it was. However don't go stealing ones that are already on the poles. That only makes it easier to get caught (or kill someone).

Hootie

lionlove · #4 07-30-2002, 10:46 PM

Christmas tree lights have a softer glow than regular florescent lights.

Curtains on windows make a room look more feminin.

Maybe it's just me but I like those glow in the dark stars on my celing.

Fake ivy vines. I had a bunked bed one year and I put fake ivy vines on the posts holding up the bed.

douthit · #5 07-30-2002, 11:05 PM

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Originally posted by Hootie
I don't condone this but my friends and I used to steal street signs in high school. We'd take ones that were already knocked down (mind you) and then I used them to decorate by hanging them on the wall. I always thought it was fun because we had a variety: Speed Limit 10, No parking violators will be towed, Men Working (he he he), SLOW, and I even had a cone.

Maybe it's more of a guy thing but I always had a lot of comments on how cool it was. However don't go stealing ones that are already on the poles. That only makes it easier to get caught (or kill someone).

Hootie

I have done the same thing with my room, it adds a little bit of flavor to it. It seems like guys don't comment on it very much, mostly girls, but it seems like everyone thinks the autographed stop sign is pretty cool.

KDambular · #6 07-30-2002, 11:11 PM

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Originally posted by Hootie
, and I even had a cone.

Hootie

I loved cones! And road blocks! They're the best to hang hats and coats on!

Eirene_DGP · #7 07-31-2002, 06:56 AM

I have a nice throw over my window to block out all of the unnatural lighting outside and it also serves and extra decoration. You can put posters on the walls as long as they are neat and clean. I have one of those black Floor lamps. Also putting those small beenies around the room can add a nice touch. Rugs work wonders in small spaces especially if you can get one of nice shag rugs from 'Bed Bath and Beyond.'

phisigQT · #8 07-31-2002, 01:16 PM

is this one of my gamma pi girls...hehehe!

i LOVE you faithy!!! only 3 more weeks...

love yas ~Megs~