Maybe you've been inspired by our dorm style posts, but your budget is super restrictive. With you in mind, we've created a couple rooms where everything, all together, is no more than 100 dollars.
If you like a graphic, modern style, you'll appreciate this room with blacks and whites and simple shapes. Shown above, clockwise from top left:
- Floor lamp, $9.99 from Ikea
- Triangles pillow, $12.00 from Target
- Duvet cover and pillowcase in Twin, $29.99 from Ikea
- Graphic black rug, 3' 3" by 4' 11", $19.99 from Ikea
- Nightstand, $14.99 from Ikea
- Black alarm clock, $9.99 from Target
And if your style is modern, but a little more organic, how about these budget-friendly picks inspired by the Southwest? Shown above, clockwise from top left:
- 'Here Comes the Sun' Print by Galaxy Eyes for Society6, $18.00
- Aluminum wall sconce, $9.99 from Ikea
- Hexagon Terrarium, $19.99 from Urban Outfitters
- Wall hook, $8.00 from Anthropologie
- Nightstand, $14.99 from Ikea
- Floor mat, $4.99 from Ikea
- Mexican Falsa blanket, $24.00 from Urban Outfitters
MORE DORM STYLE ON APARTMENT THERAPY:
• A Warm & Woodsy Room for under $250
• Scandinavian Simplicity for under $350
• La Vie Boheme for Under $300
• A Room for the Child at Heart for Under $250
• A Vintage Look for Under $250
• A Whimsical Woodland Room for Under $300
• Dark Glamor for Under $350
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Finally a post where budget style is REALLY budget! Thanks! I love the nightstand in the first one.
Like the black, grey and soft yellow pillow.
What a helpful post! Thanks AT!
As a recent college grad, I feel like I should chime in here - while I LOVE the second one, there is no way that some of those objects would entirely work in a real dorm room. At my college, we were told to not even use thumbtacks to attach artwork - installing a wall-mounted sconce and a screw-on wall hook would be big no-nos (in terms of wall damage done when you'd have to move out at the end of the year)! Maybe for a first apartment bedroom, though, it would be great. :)
- Miz L.
@LITERAGHOST: I have that wall sconce and it works perfectly when you use that 3M Command adhesive sticker stuff on the back of it instead of screwing it into the wall. Not sure about the wall hook, but it'd be worth a shot anyway. Just wanted to mention this in case any college kids are reading and their parade just got rained on. :)
I'm surprised the sconce recommendation wasn't a clip on style, of which ikea, and other inexpensive sources can supply.
No marring 3m command works well for light stuff, but for heavier stuff, what about the over-the-door hooks that can go on a dorm closet door or even over a bed footboard or bunkbed. --Mom of a recent college grad.