
Read on to gather tons of tips and tricks that will majorly come in handy. Interest piqued? We've rounded up 30 amazing dorm rooms and college apartments that prove that there's nothing wrong with minimalist style. You'll just want to be mindful about not overwhelming your room with too many decorative accents or letting a mountain of papers accumulate on your desktop. You can still decorate with your favorite hues, hang up some artwork, and pick out some fun throw pillows. Note that being a minimalist doesn't have to equate to eliminating color entirely. If you're thinking that going the minimalist route sounds kind of boring, think again.
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While the dorm rooms we see on TV are often cluttered with photos, posters, and accessories of all kinds, there's nothing wrong with taking a more minimalist approach as you design your space. Moving out of the house can be daunting, but ending your day in a space that you absolutely love may make the transition to college feel a little more seamless, after all.

And if it's a return year for you, you already have plenty of dorm supplies and are likely acquiring more.īut prepping a dorm room isn't just about covering the basics-you'll want to take some time to design a space that will bring you joy over the next year and help you feel more at home as you settle into a new environment. You've scooped up some twin extra-long sheets and new towels, have grabbed healthy snacks to keep on hand for late night study sessions, and have chatted with your roommate about who's picking up the mini fridge. If you're heading off to college for the first time, you've most likely spent the weeks gathering all of the essentials. The Spruce Home Improvement Review Boardĭecorating your dorm room in a minimalist style is a challenge: you have a lot of things and very little space to store them.Put this kind of effort into the area around your desk and you'll enjoy spending time in your gaming space that much more. The gray-blue desk drawers are a close match for the wall paint and blend in well.The symmetrical shelves are just damn nice to look at.The yellow curtains and couch do a nice job of balancing the color on each side of the room.The chair, wallpaper, framed sound diffuser, typewriter, painted wall, couch throw pillow, one of the Destiny figures and the PC's front panel LED all match.But more and more, a quick search across the web will show you that minimalism can be interpreted in many different ways, and adapted for many different environments. CuPc8K3 even cited a specific color palette as inspiration. Minimalist desk setups are often thought of and plain, dull and lifeless cookie-cutter layouts with little personality or depth. Yellow and teal are the primary colors for the room, right down to the carpet.
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Here's a really nice room from Redditor CuPc8K3, who clearly thought about a broader aesthetic than my measly combo of white desk and white PC case. Whether your desk is in your bedroom or living room or office, think about how you can integrate it, and your PC, with its surroundings. I can only hope that there's a leather smoking chair just out of frame.
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The pro touches here are the custom wood wrist rest for the keyboard and the wood paneled Edifier speakers (all it's really missing is a laser-cut wood PC case).

SkweezyJibsss' setup really leans into the more rustic look wood can support, including a nice potted pothos plant, the framed paintings and the exposed bulb lamp. If there's one thing I've picked up on from trawling r/battlestations, it's that I really need a stylish clock on my desk. There's the orange glow of the mouse RGB, the orange row of keys on the numpad, and then the desert wallpaper, perfectly matched with the clock off to the side. Both have dark, reddish brown desks, and you can see how mrnovarexo kept almost everything at their desk black and grey except for a few splashes of color that really go with the wood. Here are a pair of examples from Redditors mrnovarexo and SkweezyJibsss, who each used wood as a key accent on their desks.
