Creating a Stylish, Practical University Dorm Room on a Budget!
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Time With Thea
(IC: blogger)
My daughter is attending medical school in Australia! She is in her third year of her program and has one more year to go. I was able to visit her for a month during her first year and helped her furnish and decorate her bedroom. Even though it was Mom’s budget we were spending, we were able to design a very nice room with all new items, and still be frugal with most of the purchases.
Before going shopping my daughter and I had a conversation about what were the priorities for furnishing and decorating her room. We used these as the guidelines for deciding what to buy. The priorities were being organized, comfort and still be stylish. The goal was to design a room for a university student with a limited budget and still get the look for less!
Before going shopping my daughter and I had a conversation about what were the priorities for furnishing and decorating her room. We used these as the guidelines for deciding what to buy. The priorities were being organized, comfort and still be stylish. The goal was to design a room for a university student with a limited budget and still get the look for less!
What did she get for being organized?
This cube shelving unit is also perfect for storage and fit perfectly under the window. It too was around $150.00.
This fabric bulletin board was only $10.00! It's perfect for keeping her reminders and pictures from home.
What did she get for comfort?
Good lighting is really important too. This bedside lamp was under $10.00 and a lamp behind the desk with two light fixtures was around $20.00.
What decorative items did she get?
My favourite decorative detail was this three panel framed floral print we found for just $12.00! It finished off the look perfectly in her bedroom creating a really nice space to call her own. Pretty art work doesn’t have to be expensive.
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Published July 14th, 2014 11:25 PM
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Mary on Jul 17, 2014Beautiful! Smart buying new to get free delivery. Our kids do much better if they have a comfortable "home" while away. With planning it is affordable for even smaller budgets. Having no transportation other than the public modes made this even more impressive. Great work!
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Polly Zieper on Jul 17, 2014Thanks for the great ideas!I have a daughter going away to college in mid- Aug, and we've started saving up the bed, bath& beyond coupons:) @Mary, my sister and kids live in Twin! They've lived there and in Filer, but prefer Twin Falls- so, it really exists, huh?She eloped and moved there about 20 yrs ago, and she comes east to visit, but I've never been there.-hate the cold weather!
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Time With Thea on Jul 17, 2014@Polly Zieper Thanks Polly! You are so smart to be saving up your Bed, Bath & Beyond coupons. When both my daughters went away to university for the first time it was amazing how many things were needed to buy to help them get organized for the year. It is fun too! Too funny that you and @Mary might have connections in Idaho.
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