See How We Used Our New 3D Design Tool to Create This Soft Girl Dorm Room
Shopping for your college dorm room is a little like building flat-pack furniture without the instructions: You sorta know how it’s all going to fit together, but it’s hard to be sure. And when you’re creating your very own home away from home, you want to get it right.
Whether you love cottagecore or go all in on maximalism, Walmart has the furnishings, decor, and eye-catching extras to make your dorm feel truly yours. You can even use our new Dorm Designer tool to see how your vision would look IRL: Pre-populated with common room layouts and select picks from Walmart’s cute and affordable furnishings, Dorm Designer helps you design your dream dorm in 3D. For college junior Mia Rodriguez, that means Soft Girl energy: airy accents, pleasing pastels, and girly touches. Inspired by the Soft Girl dorm room she just designed, we hopped onto Dorm Designer to create something similar. Check out our favorite finds and how they came together!
A Soft Girl Retreat Right on Campus
The Soft Girl aesthetic is all about dreamy pastels, snuggly textures, and soothing vibes. An upholstered tufted headboard and textured throw pillows give standard-issue dorm beds a romantic upgrade. So does a warm vanilla faux fur blanket, which is a must for rainy-day naps. A dusty rose area rug adds warmth and softness to cold dorm floors, and a plush velvet desk chair offers a sumptuous seat for studying.
With the Dorm Designer tool, you can even see how decorative touches fit into your vision. An elegant globe floor lamp makes for much more inviting illumination than the Big Light. Sweet accents, like a darling cat figurine and gold heart-shaped trinket tray, add the personality and texture that make a dorm feel like home.
Finishing Touches FTW
Add natural texture to your soft girl space with extra accents like a woven scalloped tray and foliage-inspired abstract artwork. A trailing artificial plant will stay green whatever your natural light situation. Complete the scene with a light glow from a wax melt warmer (shaped like a cowgirl boot, of course). Speaking of glow, keep a Holler & Glow body mist within reach when you need an instant refresh. And you might not have a kitchen, but coffee is still a must: This seafoam green Keurig K-Express is sized for dorm life — and way cuter than your average coffee maker. Keep an Owala water bottle on hand so you don’t forget to hydrate!