College students transform dorm rooms into palaces

Shipping off to college can be tough for many reasons, but one of the toughest is trading a beloved bedroom at home for a cramped dorm room with dim lighting and dingy walls.

However, some college students manage to transform their dorms into stunning spaces that look professionally designed, making that dormitory transition a whole lot easier.

Several spare no expense in the process, adorning their personal spaces with custom drapes, satin headboards, new furniture, decorative poufs, and coordinated wall decor.

Before: The original dorm room of Skylar Bantz at Texas State University

After: With the help of her mom and dad, Skylar was able to transform her dorm into this gorgeous place with loft beds, canopies, and a faux exposed brick wall

After: With the help of her mom and dad, Skylar was able to transform her dorm into this gorgeous place with loft beds, canopies, and a faux exposed brick wall

One student named Skylar Bantz went above and beyond when she transformed her dorm room at Texas State University.

Skylar turned her tiny dark room into a stunning loft-style apartment with a faux exposed brick wall and canopies draping below two loft beds.

Office: Skylar's mom Sheila Ybarra told Insider, 'the makeover cost about $2,400 and a lot of preparation'

Office: Skylar’s mom Sheila Ybarra told Insider, ‘the makeover cost about $2,400 and a lot of preparation’

She posted the photos on Instagram, writing in the caption: ‘After many many long hours, we’re moved in!

‘Thank you to my mom for working so hard to make it look amazing and thank you to my dad and Moses for doing all of the heavy lifting.’

The student’s 16-by-16-foot room, located in a 50-year-old residence hall nicknamed “Scary Sterry,” was completely redone with the help of her mother, Sheila Ybarra.

Sheila told Insider that the room cost approximately $2,400, and that the transformation took ‘a lot of preparation.’

‘Another thing that was super important was good lighting,’ the mother added. ‘We purchased lots of extra lighting to update the room and make it feel as homey as possible.’ 

Before: Moriah Snipes' dorm at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Before: Moriah Snipes’ dorm at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

After: Snipes and her roommate (pictured) went with a faux-fur gray and turquoise motif

After: Snipes and her roommate (pictured) went with a faux-fur gray and turquoise motif

Other students have showcased their impressive decorative skills by unveiling their dorm room makeovers on social media. Those who live with roommates — as many do, particularly during their freshman year — do the extra work of planning and coordinating with those roomies before move-in day.

Moriah Snipes, a North Carolina Agricultural And Technical State University student, posted her room makeover on Twitter

She and her roommate moved into a tiny room with taupe carpeting, cement walls on both sides, and one exposed brick wall.

The girls went with a gray and turquoise color scheme, picking out matching gray bedding, gray and white striped curtains, and turquoise accents such as pillows and baskets.

They added touches of faux fur, with pillows, blankets, and even an ottoman in the middle of the room covered in the fabric.

Before: Lindy Goodson and Abby Bozeman's parents (pictured) moving them into their dorm room at The University of Mississippi

Before: Lindy Goodson and Abby Bozeman’s parents (pictured) moving them into their dorm room at The University of Mississippi

After: The roomies added matching  button-tufted upholstered headboards, pillows and bedding, and both added a picture of a llama and ostrich above their beds

After: The roomies added matching button-tufted upholstered headboards, pillows and bedding, and both added a picture of a llama and ostrich above their beds

Two other students, Lindy Goodson and Abby Bozeman, had their parents move them into their dorm room at The University Of Mississippi and found ways to spruce up their new home.

Students at her school are not allowed to poke holes in the walls, so Lindy, who shared before and after photos on Twitter, told Southern Living that they used stick-on hooks instead in order to hand their belongings.

As for the satin tufted headboards and monogrammed pillows, the girls bought most of the items from T.J. Maxx, Marshall’s, and antique stores.

When Heather Loughrid, a University of Oregon student, first moved into her dorm, the place looked rather barren.

But Heather managed to completely revamp it and turn it into a stunning pink-and-gray-themed home, in keeping with the room’s gray carpeted floor that was there when she first moved in.

Heather and her roommate opted for scalloped, tufted headboards — one pink and one gray. They added an ottoman at the center of the room for an extra tufted touch that matched their headboards perfectly.

Before: University of Oregon student, Heather Loughrid, went from drab to fab

Before: University of Oregon student, Heather Loughrid, went from drab to fab

After: Heather chose a pink and gray color scheme and the mix-matched scalloped headboards make this room look like it's for a princess

After: Heather chose a pink and gray color scheme and the mix-matched scalloped headboards make this room look like it’s for a princess

Two Austin State University students, Sophie Fondren and her roommate Kate, did not like their dark brown, dimly-lit dorm room.

The two friends turned their space into a much cozier room with a navy blue and pink color scheme.

From the pillows to the bedspreads, throw blankets, and signs above their beds, the room became covered in the girls’ monograms.

The two also added matching white headboards and scalloped plaques with their initials above their beds. 

Before: Two students from Austin State University were given a dark, brown carpeted dorm

Before: Two students from Austin State University were given a dark, brown carpeted dorm

After: Sophie Fondren and dormmate, Kate,  made a monogrammed room and they even added a little satin couch

After: Sophie Fondren and dormmate, Kate, made a monogrammed room and they even added a little satin couch

Coffee anyone? The SFA girls even have a little deli and coffee station in their luxurious room

Coffee anyone? The SFA girls even have a little deli and coffee station in their luxurious room

In the center of the room, they placed a gray curtain to cover the window.

A pretty white shelf was also placed in the center of the room to hold picture frames and trinkets.

While the entire room was stunning, two aspects of their space stood out.

One of them is the white satin loveseat Sophie and Kate added at the center of the space in case they invited guests over.

The other is the coffee station they set up on one side of the room, which has everything they need to craft the perfect brews.

To complete their coffee stations, the roommates used a white shelving unit on which they placed silverware in holsters, a coffee machine, K-cups on a rolling stand, mugs, plates, snacks, and more accessories.

Boring: A student from Texas Tech University completely changed her bland wood room

Boring: A student from Texas Tech University completely changed her bland wood room

Glam: Diamond, a student at Texas Tech, revamped her gloomy room into a bright pink palace

Glam: Diamond, a student at Texas Tech, revamped her gloomy room into a bright pink palace

Diamond, a student at Texas Tech University, turned her side of her dorm room into a glam pink cloud.

After the transformation, her living space featured a baby pink wall outlined in pretty pink string lights, with pictures of lips, diamonds, and quotes hanging on it.

The student accessorized her room with matching pink baskets and bins and faux fur pillows.

Kaelyn Odom from Texas Tech University also made sure to decorate her dorm room to make it completely unique.

She spruced up her space with funky accents and bold colors, using rainbow accessories, patterns likes stripes and polka dots, and a hot pink ottoman as a statement piece.

Swanky: Kaelyn Odom from Texas Tech University transformed her room into a 'babe cave'

Swanky: Kaelyn Odom from Texas Tech University transformed her room into a ‘babe cave’

Pink: The student’s dorm room in Chitwood Hall looks like Hannah Montana and Lizzie McGuire’s bedroom in one

Shades of blue: Olivia Stokes and her roomie, Ashlyn Eaves, made their dorm at The University of Mississippi look like a condo in manhattan

Shades of blue: Olivia Stokes and her roomie, Ashlyn Eaves, made their dorm at The University of Mississippi look like a condo in manhattan

Starry surprise: Roommates Lydia Gratwick and Maggie Farmer transformed their Mississippi State University dorm into a glam star-themed room with sequins and fur

Starry surprise: Roommates Lydia Gratwick and Maggie Farmer transformed their Mississippi State University dorm into a glam star-themed room with sequins and fur

Olivia Stokes and her roommate Ashlyn Eaves, from The University of Mississippi, turned their boring space into a picture-perfect room. 

From matching gold lamps to matching bedspreads, ottomans, curtains, photographs, and picture frames, the two students crafted a tasteful decor.

Lydia Gratwick and Maggie Farmer also transformed their Mississippi State University room into a starry-eyed surprise.

The duo matched everything from their bedspreads to their lamps, throws, headboards, and even made sure to coordinate their touches.

Among the prettiest parts of their room are the white loveseat in the center, the glass coffee table with elegant accessories on top, and the little star mirrors above their beds, which ties the room together.



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