What to do with a dorm room

Grant emailed with a link to a video of Trading Spaces' Genevieve Gorder with tips on how to decorate a dorm room. Since it's back to school time and she's got some really great ideas, I thought this was worthy of an extra Monday post.

Comments

[diamond]

what's with all the windows product placement?

[Mary Johnson]

I just sent a niece off to college (Toledo University) and we used these bed frame risers to give her more under bed storage. http://www.rangekleen.com/underbed-storage-bed-lifters.php

I know there are a lot of different brands around but you can easily find these at Target, Wal-Mart, or other big box stores, in case your roommates want some also.

[Megan]

Okay, some of the stuff she says makes sense other stuff... not so much. In the beginning it sounds like she's trying to sell me a big desktop and digital picture frame. Why in the world does a college student need a desktop AND a laptop? They don't. Also I think some of the wall treatments, while a good idea, seem like an excessive amount of work. Why not just use posters and such to decorate rather than spend all that time? The rest of the stuff: lighting, beds, and rugs does seem to make sense.