Pamela’s Posh Picks: Glam Up Your Dorm Room!

As Labor Day and the unofficial end of Summer approaches, several of my friends have been making the trip to college campuses near and far to deliver their daughters (and sons) to their new home away from home for the next four years.  Having been through this bittersweet transition time twice myself, I feel their trepidation and their excitement.  I want them to know I’m here to lend an ear to listen or a shoulder to cry on.  And of course the designer in me is here to lend a few design tips to take those dorm rooms from drab to fab!  That’s why this week’s Posh Picks are all about setting up a comfortable and beautiful dorm room.

Let’s start with the focal point of the room:  the bed.

I love this Suzani Duvet Cover in Warm from PBTeen.

The lively pattern and bright colors are sure to enliven any bedroom space–even a dorm room.

To add some contrast, this  Dottie sheet set in Pink Magenta fits the bill.

One of my favorite tricks for adding pizazz to your bed is to use a second sheet set and mix and match the flat sheet and fitted sheet for even more versatility.  In this case, I’d love to see a pop of bright yellow:

Banana Yellow sheet set on Amazon

A fun bedside lamp is a homey touch that adds a soft glow  ~ save the task lighting for the desk area.

I adore this Ikat shade in Pool from PBTeen.  The pattern coordinates with the Suzani comforter and the beaded ball fringe adds a wonderful and unexpected touch of bling!

The Mod Lamp Base from PBTeen is the perfect complement!

Of course there’s bound to be lots and lots of studying going on ~ you might as well have a great looking desk chair.

The Furlicious (love the name!) Airgo chair from PBTeen provides a “fabulously furry place to study”:

Just because I love you sweeties, here’s a mood board  showing everything all together:

I added in the compass because no matter where you or your loved ones are, all roads lead home.

This week’s petite oil painting is one of my favorites and oh-so-appropriate for the theme, Empty Nest:

Where we love is home ~ home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.

~Oliver Wendell Holmes

xo,

Pamela

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