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Leaving home to move into unfamiliar territory can be terrifying for new college students. Within the past week, our campus has been bustling with eager students getting prepared for the semester a head.
For the freshman who are a bit lost and confused when it comes to designing your dorm, here are a few tips that will keep your wallet happy and make your dorm room feel like a home.
The Dollar Tree (located on N Dale Mabry Hwy) has become a treasure cove of unlimited decorating resources. Stop by this super inexpensive store to purchase do-it-yourself decorations, such as clear vases with precious stones or black 8 by 10 frames, in which you can place personal pictures that bring that special feeling of home into your room. Also, buying fake flowers and putting them around your room will suddenly bring life and warmth to the common area. The Dollar Tree is a great resource to add small touches to the dorm room.
Bed Bath & Beyond can be expensive and buying all your dorm room supplies can make the bill rack up quickly. Luckily, they give out multiple 20% off coupons that will save tons of money. Also, if you already bought all your Bed Bath & Beyond necessities and are just reading this article, you can bring the receipt back to the store accompanied with the coupon and they will reimburse you the amount you would have saved.
My favorite decoration for my dorm room freshman year was the mega magazine collage that covered the room from ceiling to floor. Without having to spend any money, my roommate and I transferred the white dull walls of our bedroom into a warm and welcoming humble abode. Whenever anyone walked in, they would exclaim the comfort that the pictures on the walls would bring. For a creative and cheap spin on a new found wallpaper, save your magazine ads and fill those walls up.
The first thing I did when I moved in last year was run to target and get two clear plastic frames to make collages of my high school pictures. Although you are moving on to college, it is nice to have memories of home surrounding you. Order your pictures at Walgreens.com, (easy pick up) and the frames from Target are durable and inexpensive.
There are many ideas to decorating your dorm into a comfortable and homey feel without breaking the bank. Think outside the box and check out your friends places for other good ideas.
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