How to Make a Dorm Luxurious
Most dorms are starkly boring places that have an institutional feel. With a little money and creative inspiration, you can turn that prison-cell look into something homey. Here are some ideas that can help turn your dorm into a luxurious place to hang out.
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Instructions
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Deck the Walls
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Hang almost anything with 3M Command Strips. Available at hardware stores, Command Strips allow you to hang room decorations without using nails or tacks.
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Slap on some groovy vinyl wall decals. Decals don't use nails and come in a huge selection of funky designs to mod up that dorm room.
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Make wall hangings from cool fabrics. Fabrics come in a variety of designs that make instant wall art for dorm rooms.
Bed Time
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Make a statement with your bedding. The bed is the largest item in a dorm room, which makes it the single best way to make a dorm room luxurious. Find luxurious bedding and pillows that make a statement about who you are.
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Get bed risers. In order to make that dorm look luxurious, you need to make extra storage space. Bed risers lift a bed off the floor six or more inches, creating a large amount of needed storage space.
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Buy a Memory Foam Mattress Topper. A mattress topper can make any dorm room bed feel luxurious to sleep on.
Gadgets
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Add your own sound track. No dorm room would be complete without a sound system. Portable iPod speakers can be used in the dorm and can also run on batteries to be portable.
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Get a Mini-Mantle. This gadget is indispensable for those assigned to the top bunk, providing shelf space that attaches to almost any bed post.
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Decorate the floor with a colorful area rug. Continue the theme you started with your bedding and wall decor with a rug that uses the same colors and design theme.
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