DORM ROOM DECORATING

THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE TO WORK WITH

There are only 3 days left before my daughter

leaves for college...EEEK!
Yes, I know, get me a boatload of tissues because it's going to be terrible,
absolutely terrible. I have heard from so many parents how they
cried the whole ride home
from dropping off their children and saying goodbye.
I will have to fill you in on that next week
Right now I have3 days left to figure out how to make this room a little,
no scratch that, A LOT more appealing.
For now I'm going to shift my focus from crying to decorating.


We've spent the past several weeks making trips to Bed Bath and Beyond,
Target, HomeGoods and Ikea to pick up all the college essentials.
The thing that worries me is that every time
we would go out the car would be full.
Okay, so what makes me think we are getting it all to school in one trip???
I hate to break it to the hubby that we may need a U Hall van or
recruit some friends and family to caravan that day.
If any of you out there really know me,
then you'll understand why this phenomenon has occurred.
All I have to say is I blame Rachel Ray. Yes, Rachel Ray.
You see, last year I remember watching her show
with the segment about decorating a college dorm.
Naturally, I tucked that in my back of my mind until the right time came.
Well, it's time. (I actually have been dreading this day to come)
A little trip to YouTube and the next thing I knew I was in a decorating frenzy!!
For any others of you out the sending your child off to school,
you've got to see this video clip!!

ISN'T THAT AMAZING??
Now here's my to do list:
Make a Twin XL comforter
Yes, I'm making it because if any of you out there know me
I must always make everything in my life more difficult :)
No really, we found these great curtains in Target

and my daughter fell in love with the pattern,
sew, here I go.

Make Pillow Shams
as bolsters for a sofa effect across the back of her bed


Make Window Treatments
We found these really neat throws at Ikea.
It looks like it would be kind of a scratchy blanket,
but really cool window treatments.
So I'll be making window treatments out of blankets
and a blanket out of window treatments!
How crazy is that???


Make Bulletin Board
I saw these pretty buttons in Joann Fabrics
and thought they would make great push pins.
Cutting off the shank and gluing on tacks in the back and voila!!
These are now gorgeous thumb tacks!!

Taking the glass out of a frame and replacing with cork
that was spray painted in black with a lace overlay
just made a bulletin board a whole lot prettier.
Order Carpet Squares
I just love this idea because they won't take up
as much room to transport when space is at a minimum.
You can also create a more homey wall to wall carpet feel,
especially in an irregular shaped room.
I found these on line


Well I've got to get going and get busy.
I only have 3 days left to make this happen.
Luckily all this FRENZY is taking my mind off of crying.
I will let you know how it goes and
show you pictures of her finished room.