Dorm Decor: the basics

So, at 31, it’s a little unsettling to have to move back into a dorm room. I thought I was done with cinder block walls, loud suite mates, and shower flip flops. I was wrong.

Obviously, my dorm-decorating strategy now is a little different from what it was at 18, when I went with collages of photos of my friends from home, posters of rock stars, and Yaffa blocks.

However, I am still on a budget (even more so this time - last time I moved into a dorm, mom bought my linens, towels, and other essentials!) and suffering from a weak dollar as compared to the pound.

So, the goal: make my room comfortable, homey, and personal without breaking the bank.

Let’s take a look at what I was working with. Pretty standard dorm fare;

puke-colored carpeting, regulation cinder-block walls,

bare bulb…

and the Ugliest Curtains in the Universe ™.

Clearly, something had to be done.

I began my search with the essentials: sheets. While I could technically survive with the UCITU™ for a while, I obviously couldn't sleep on the bare mattress.

I purchased my purple sheets and purple patterned duvet cover from Boswell's;

the duvet cover was 14.00 and the sheets were 12.00. After the 10% discount that Boswell's was offering for students, I was feeling pretty good about myself and my savvy purchasing... until I saw the same duvet cover at Linens Direct in the Westgate Shopping Plaza for 9.99 *sad trombone*.

Oh well. We can't ALWAYS get the best price.

Next time: Dorm Decor, sink and coffee edition.