By: Christina Chen
While I’ve only lived in an on campus dorm for one year, I frequently get asked about organization and my room decor. My entire for you page on TikTok lately has been freshmen at Boston University decorating their dorms. Each of them are killing it and it’s making me wish I could do it all over again because decorating a college dorm for the first time is so fun. Or maybe I’m just a bit nostalgic and slightly in denial that I only have two more years left at BU.
Freshman year I made a TikTok of my side of the dorm, it got over 21K views and a good amount of likes and saves. The fact that it reached so many people had my freshman self delusional and thinking I was going to be an influencer– I am not. However, I am super organized and like to say that I have an eye for interior design. My only credentials are compliments from my friends regarding the aesthetics of my apartment and my pinterest boards.
I lived in a triple dorm in Sleeper Hall my freshman year. It was set up with bunk beds where the desks and dresser were underneath the bunks. This was not a problem for me, I did lots of research on the dorms at BU before coming. Although there weren’t very many photos or videos, I managed to find one and got to work. I planned everything I could to make this dorm a home.
I’ve made some diagrams to help visualize how my dorm was set up!