Best tips for decorating dorm rooms with style, storage

Best tips for decorating dorm rooms with style, storage
Cold walls. No-frills desk. Bare floors. Long, skinny bed. “Welcome to college.” Your first assignment is to turn this clinical room into your new home.

“It’s really very important that students be able to personalize their dorm room. How they decorate the room reflects the identity of who they are and helps them feel at home on campus,” said Matthew Brown, director of housing and dining services at Arizona State University. The average dorm room for two measures 12 feet by 15 feet, a size that makes storage as important as style.

Thankfully, there has never been a better selection of storage merchandise, from colorful plastic containers and cork boards to hanging bed pockets. And retailers eager to cash in on the dorm market offer plenty of August sales. More…