Dorm Room Decor Ideas That'll Inspire You This Semester

If you’ve been to any big box store lately, you know it’s back-to-school season! The college merch is on the shelves, organization supplies are on sale, and dorm decor is abundant. Dorm rooms are among the most difficult rooms to decorate, and a cute dorm room is like a unicorn: rare and magical. But, good dorm room decor ideas do exist! Check out these 36 inspiring before and after snapshots of some seriously cute dorm rooms.

Before and After | Dorm Room Decor Ideas

(If you’re exploring these dorm room decor ideas on a desktop computer, the before images are on the left, and the after snapshots are on the right!)

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Thou Swell

Light brown wooden furniture sits next to a purple wall.

a bed with pink sheets and three fluffy pillows

The DIY Playbook

Two twin beds with wooden frames set up in a small room.

A bed lying in the room corner having many pillows on top of it.

Insider

Half a dozen colorful pillow sit on a twin sized bed.

Insider

Apartment Therapy

Two twin beds sit perpendicular to each other in the corner of a bright room.

A grey rug sits in a living area with a large window.

Dormify via Cosmopolitan

A small dorm bed with various items on top.

A bed with three pillows in a dorm room with lighting and images.

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Beds sit across from each other in a semi-empty dorm room.

Dormify via Cosmopolitan

Room having a wooden table, chair and a bed having blue bedsheet.

Home bedroom with a twin bed against a wall and a black futon couch on another wall.

The Sorry Girls

A computer desk is on the wall between two windows in a room with twin beds on each wall opposite each other.

Target

Two wooden table and chairs line in the middle of two single beds.

Aqua, green, and white dorm room with bed, desks, and extra shelving.

Houzz

Undecorated dorm room containing a single bed with under-bed storage and a matching desk.

A small bed near a pink and leafy looking wall.

Dormify via Cosmopolitan

Wooden bed with cot and drawers in the bed.

Dormify via Insider

A wooden table lying in the corner of a room with a window next to it.

Light coming in through the window of a room.

@rainamahalek/Twitter

A dorm room with a made bed, a dark grey throw blanket and a tidy desk with shelves above it.

Bed room with beds, bed sheets, rug and pillows.

The Sorry Girls

Two large bags sit on a desk next to a blue bed.

A girl sits at a wooden desk with shelves in her bedroom.

Dormify

A small dorm room with natural light and a brick wall.

Two roommates sitting on two bed in a small dorm.

@moriahsnipes/Twitter

Bed room with beds, bed sheets, table, cabin and pillows.

Bedroom filled with furniture, plants and flowers vases on the wall.

Ann Lê Style

Dormify via Insider

Lola Magazine

Light is shining on the floor of an office.

Two grey ottoman sit in the middle of the room of a cute bedroom with a pink bed cover, an ornate chandelier and various traditional printed bed covers.

Pinterest

Before and After | Dorm Room Ideas for Guys

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HGTV Handmade/YouTube

Pictures decorating a wall by an open brick wall with dorm room bed.

Daily Danny

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Whether you’re sending someone off to college, you’re headed to the dorms yourself, or you’re reminiscing about your formative years, hopefully these dorm room decor ideas inspired you!

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