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Designing the New-Age Dorm Room: Enhancing Focus and Tranquility

Written by Benita Mountain | Apr 9, 2025 5:40:48 PM

 

The younger generation of college students are flipping their dorm rooms from drab to fab to help them feel more relaxed and promote better scholarly habits.

 

Designing a dorm can be a blank space and opportunity to truly imprint a student’s style onto a space. However, most universities restrict what can be installed or hung on dorm room walls no nails or screws allowed, no additional lighting that could cause fires and even various furniture restrictions. These typically limit the creativity and functionality a student can introduce into their designs.

Creative solutions allow aesthetics, vibe, functionality and well-being to exist together. Peel-and-stick wallpaper, removable hooks and multifunctional furniture add personal touches that can leave with the student at the end of term. Just because students will have to pack it all up doesn’t mean their dorm room shouldn’t feel like home.