Sunday, November 10, 2013

Extreme Makeover: Dorm Edition




          This weekend everyone on my hall seemed to be rearranging their rooms. For a while now I have wanted a change, and sometimes I even get bored and wish I could rearrange and try different styles or arrangements. Unfortunately the room isn't big enough for that, and there are only so many styles you can try if your room mate doesn't want things to change.

          When I came to college I wanted my bed lofted as high as it could go. Well that was a little too high, so my dad graciously moved my bed lower. Then it was too low and I didn't like it, so we moved it higher once again. I had set up a majority of my room when I realized it was such a struggle to get up. My dad again moved my bed down but gave me a hard time because I was so picky. Yes I was a little adamant about how exactly I wanted my bed to be, but I saw it as my dad will never get this chance again! Once all the major things were in place I took the classic college girl dorm room pic and put it on Instagram.

                                          

          Today I was relatively unproductive, except for the fact that I rearranged my entire room and cleaned absolutely everything. Now, when I say my entire room I just mean my side. And actually, technically the only thing I changed was that I lowered my bed. It was nice the way it was, but it started to become a hassle climbing up and getting down, and it prevented other people from getting to my bed too which is nice until I actually want some company. Having my bed lofted also proved the theory that "hot things rise and cold things sink". Since the heater has been on I have been suffocating and dying from the stuffy room and lack of cool air. Though I'm next to the window and have always had it open, the air doesn't actually come into the room

          To fix these problems and to amuse myself by rearranging, I lowered my bed and rearranged the things underneath the bed. I am beyond excited to sleep in my bed tonight with the windows cracked and a new view of my room. This is my redecorated room, you all are probably rolling your eyes seeing how excited this has made me, but its okay! You all are also now experts when it comes to what my room looks like, haha! I was really excited to blog about this, hopefully it wasn't too painful to read! Pictures always make it better though :)

                             

3 comments:

  1. I can't see the pictures but based on your instagram-esque description of it I think I've got a pretty good idea of what it looks like. I know last year my roommates and I rearranged our room multiple times after seeing what our friends had done with their rooms. But our rooms were massive and triples so it was a little more open for rearrangement than I imagine/have heard a double is here. I bet it looks great, though! Nothing quite like a fresh, clean room.

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  2. The pictures didn't show up, but you described it so well that I could picture it... somewhat. I don't live in a civilian dorm, and yes, cadet dorms look different than civilian dorms, but I could just imagine the way the room is. I also feel sorry for your dad, making him do all of that for you, haha.

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  3. I remember one weekend of my Freshman year I went home for the weekend and when I got back, my roommate had rearranged everything. I'm talking about his side and my side. Since he actually did a good job, I didn't mind, but took awhile to get used to. I hope you enjoy your new room setup!

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