What separates a good dorm room from a great one? We’ve all seen the aspirational posts of perfectly curated dorm rooms on Pinterest and TikTok that somehow manage to look like boutique hotel suites instead of 12-by-19-foot boxes with twin XL beds. But what is it exactly that gives those spaces their 'It' factor?
To pinpoint these unspoken – but impactful – dorm room ideas, I tapped interior designer Julian Thomas, an NYC-based DIY expert and small-space savant whose entire ethos is about making tight quarters feel like home (without blowing your budget or your housing deposit).
