That Decadent Dorm Room Doesn’t Have to Cost You a Fortune

I still remember moving into my dorm room freshman year. The room looked more like a cell, with an austere metal bunk bed, two desks and two dressers. Still, I did my best with what I had– My mom had a seamstress make a pretty ruffled duvet from a set of flowery sheets, and I bought a few framed posters with affirmative statements from the college bookstore. In the end, I thought it looked pretty good.

But it didn’t look anything like these dorm rooms…
 

Source: @madisonirby @d_chainz

Source: @thebrunettefriend, @hunterschleicher

Source: @apeeps4

Part of me is all, WHUT.

And part of me is not at all surprised. I have to admit, I personally know moms who’d spend a fortune on a dorm room like this for their precious Mary Hadleigh. But while I like to poke fun at the businesses marking up their merchandise for these eager-to-please parents, I have to tell you, people, I went to an At Home event last week hosted by my friend Maria Bailey, and their 2016 Campus Collection could totally give a girl this look for her dorm room without spending thousands of dollars.

Think I’m kidding? Check out the Campus Collection display that met me when I walked in the door of my local At Home store.

 
Feather-like silk trees, decorative pillows in luxurious fabrics, gold and crystal everything… Shopping here can give your freshman an Instagram-worthy dorm room for about the same price you’d pay for ordinary dorm gear at your typical big-box department store.

Source: At Home

Source: At Home