I’ve always been interested to see how guys approach the realm of dorm decor. In the dorms at my college, most of the walls were covered with flags, movie and magazine posters.
Aside from the color scheme, I find that there isn’t much of a difference between decorating girls or boys dorm rooms. Here are some tips I’ve observed from them along the way. Many of these ideas can be modified in a few different ways to create unisex options that suit any space.
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How to Decorate a Guy’s Dorm Room
DORM WALLS
Many of the guys I know love to hang flags on their walls. You can obviously find flags from any state or country on Amazon, but I love when the flags are more personal. If they have a favorite team, Fanatics is the best site to look for flags and banners for pro teams as well as for more than 500 colleges.
Another popular idea is to gather your son’s t-shirts from camp, school, sports or family trips and send them to Project Repat. They will create a very personal keepsake quilt that can be used on the bed or hung on a wall. A Project Repat quilt is one of the most popular dorm items in the Grown and Flown community and they get rave reviews.
Anyone one of my favorite wall designs is to use a simple beach towel which one of my friends attached to a canvas board with a staple gun. He bought the towel in Cape Cod but this would work with any towel lying around your house. It was super inexpensive and created a piece of wall art that was both personal to him and visually appealing.
This popular design from Barstool Sports is the Saturdays are for the Boys logo which is available in a terrycloth towel. Bonus feature: it can be used as a simple wall hanging as well as an emergency go-to for showering when all other towels are dirty.
Websites like society 6 and 20×200 also offer awesome art prints for reasonable prices. I once gave a friend a painting of a the World Cup soccer match in Brazil and when he hung it up, it was a little pop of color that brightened up a mostly neutral room.
One of my friends had a bunch of old vinyls that were too scratched to use for music, so he made a design on his wall with them. This is an easy and cheap way to add some color to the walls, but you could also pick only black and white records for a different look.
DORM BEDDING
Most of the guys rooms tend to have solids, plaids, or stripe bedding. The benefit of a pattern is that dirt and stains are less obvious, and you can image how useful that will be in any dorm room.
Target has a wide selection of well-priced dorm bedding in their Room Essentials line.
Dormify has a section on their website that is all about guys dorm rooms, including this bedding collection in grey and white stripes. Take a look at the bundles they offer for the ultimate easy dorm shopping purchase for your son. It includes
- Venice Stripe Comforter and Sham Set
- 2x Dark Grey Super Soft Jersey Sheets
- 2x Down Alternative Pillow
- Bed Blanket
- Supreme Light Grey 6 Piece Towel Set
NEW! Enter code DORMIFYLUVSG&F at checkout for 10% off your order! (offer starts on 6/17/20. limited to one use per customer.)
Another cute option is this blue and white striped comforter, by Lacoste, that you can find on Amazon.
DORM LIGHTING
For a guy’s dorm room, I think that string lights work best when they’re the “rope” style, such as this one, 24 Ft. Plugin Rope Lights. I would suggest lining the entire perimeter of the room, beginning the strip in the highest corner.
Some guys have these LED lights that are available in a stick-on strip so they can tape onto the walls and line the room. These are bluetooth enabled to sync with music and come with a remote control device for ease of managing while in bed.
Additionally, a neon light can be a nice touch especially if in whimsical designs, like this cute cactus accent lamp.
A classic desk lamp can be found anywhere from Restoration Hardware to Target, and can be modified to suit the style of your room. Metallic lamps that have a built-in charging port for a phone are very useful. This desk lamp also has an organizing base with compartments for supplies.
DORM FURNITURE
Pottery Barn Teen is my favorite place for college furniture as it’s not too expensive and turns out to be extremely comfortable. You can choose your style depending on what suits your room layout best, such as a corner sofa or a lounge chair.
An oversized chair that folds flat like this Coleman Camp Chair is another good option for extra seating.
Other Ideas for Decorating a Guy’s Dorm Room
This bedside caddy functions as a nightstand for an elevated dorm bed and is roomy and sturdy enough to stash books, glasses, a phone and more.
Another popular storage idea is this mini-fridge caddy which has pockets on both sides for each roommate. Great place to stash snacks, cups and microwavable dishes.
One way to remind your son to call home? This cute Call Your Mom pillowcase is a very popular idea.
Command Utility Hooks are incredibly useful in dorm rooms and many guys use them to display a hat collection.
This Game Of Thrones antique map poster print is an easy decor item for any GOTs fans.
A Self-adhesive key rack hold keys or lanyards with the room cards that are how many students access their dorm buildings and rooms.
A magnetic paper towel holder is an easy way to keep paper towels at the ready.
An area rug will make the cold dorm floor feel more like home and this black shag one is a good choice for hiding stains and dirt.
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