Tonia's Dorm

     My baby sister will be going off to college next fall. I, of course, have taken if upon myself to design her dorm decor. Our tastes don't match. At all. However, I am willing to stretch outside my comfort zone to find something that she is comfortable with, is practical, and (most importantly) affordable.

      I'm starting with basic pictures I found for inspiration. Most of them are very "me" but I want her to see that there are other options out there as well. Also, these styles were the first ones that I was drawn to to I obviously need to work on refining my tastes in this project. I'm going to try to group these but I don't if that will really help anyone but me. My mind completely it own. :)

I like this just because of the canopy. You wouldn't think to put one in a dorm but it does add a cozy feel. And they are coming back in style.

I like the canopy on this one. Also, love the lighting and the quirky pictures behind the bed.

LOVE LOVE LOVE the strand lights behind the sheer curtain. I bought my sheer curtains for $5 at Big Lots and you could hang them anywhere with and extendable shower curtain rod. Hang the lights with Command hook and ta-da!

I like the country look of all three of the pics. I like that they are doing one bed normal and the other side-ways. Not a huge fan of the burlap or the quilts. Too antiqued for a college student.

Really like how realistic this on is. You ARE going to have a cinder block wall and it will NOT be pretty. Their headboards are just cardboard that they taped up there and painted their initials. So cute and like $1 to do it.

Less traditional canopy. Still have the same charm. Lanterns are cute but they go in and out of style. If your going to spend money on something expensive, it has to be versatile. Lanterns included.

Made this pic XL Large so y'all can see how comfortable it looks. It looks to relaxing and I really want to be there right now.

Green walls are unrealistic but I like the canopy without the canopy. This would also be easy to do with shower curtain rods and sheer fabric. Although, instead of the one main light, I would have gone with working twinkle lights in the canopy.

 

And now for stuff that is more "Tonia".

I showed this picture to Tonia and she really loved it. I like to coloring and I like the Damask however it is going to be difficult to work with this as inspiration because it has been such a craze that it won't really be what she wants when she moves in. I need to work some more modern stuff in as well.

Damask bedding. If it is still popular this would be a good set for her to have because she'll be able to change her colors scheme all she wants and it will still look cute. Pink, red, blue, yellow. All would look cute.

Delia's bedding. Love the bird motif. Not as versatile as the one above.

Not a fan of the chandelier motif. I think it's over used. The birdcage is too. Love the rug and the ottomans. Very stylish. I wouldn't be embarrassed to bring my friends back here.  

More realistic. I don't like the raised bed because it make the room look very crowded. A lower bed and overhead storage would make the ceiling look taller. Also curtains. Tonia will love the theme tho.

 I don't know where I got all of the pictures. Just random searches in google. I've had them saved in a paint doc for a while so I don't remember.

I did save one URL which had a lot of ID for dorm info, here.

(If that doesn't work, google "elisabeth's dorm room". Her blog was one of the first to come up.