Back-to-School Dorm Décor...

Dress Up Your Dorm Room

Maybe it's from seeing their peers "live" in drop-dead huge, decorated apartments on reality TV or maybe it's from being exposed to a world that is getting easier on the eyes, but today's young people know about style.

Since students have a tendency to switch dorms throughout school, think of this as the ultimate in cheap chic disposable decorating. There are some schools, of course, where students have lavishly decorated rooms, however, for the most part, kids want something cool that their friends feel comfortable hanging out in and a silk damask couch is not it.

Dorm decor tips: A small dorm space should be visually stimulating while offering all the necessities to make studying conducive. Female students without desks in their rooms were 70% more likely to say they drink alcohol often as compared with females with a desk in their room, reports the Back To School Survey from Ikea, an excellent source for style on the cheap furnishings.



Ikea School Survey Results:

Students without sofas in their rooms were 75% more likely to say that they call home everyday compared to students with sofas in the rooms.

Law was the third most popular major among students with green blankets however, it only ranked 13th on the list for students with white or blue blankets.

57% of males who brought a white blanket to college reported having a GPA of 3.6 or higher. However, not one male who brought a green blanket to college reported having a 3.6 or higher.

Females who have a sofa in their room were more likely to study everyday compared to females who don't have a sofa in their room. However, males who had sofas in their room were three times as likely to say they never study compared to females who have sofas in their room.

Females without a desk in their bedroom at college were 57% more likely to get on the Dean's List more than once compared to females with a desk in their bedroom at college.

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