In the weeks leading up to my first year of college, I remember being most nervous about the idea of sharing a bathroom with ...

It took Lara Becker six months to find two extra-long, industrial bed frames, a hallmark of university life, which she needed to complete a life-size replica of a college dorm room she assembled in ...

Dorm rooms are notoriously small, so maximizing vertical storage and under-bed space is critical for comfort. Standard mattresses in college housing are often uncomfortable and require specific Twin ...

I went off to college in the 1990s with the understanding that a dorm room should be as functional as an army barrack and only slightly more luxurious than a bunk at sleepaway camp. If the linoleum ...

Over-the-top dorm decor is on the rise, particularly in schools where social media reigns supreme (#BamaRush, anyone?). We're making the case for the madness to stop Alex Apatoff is the Managing ...

My first college dorm, which I moved into in August 1995, was a cobbled-together mess. I had a tiny budget, and my parents’ contributions were limited to some paper goods and the ubiquitous ...

Sending a freshman off to college is almost always an expensive endeavor, but the latest viral trend is taking back-to-school shopping to the next level. Extreme dorm makeovers are becoming ...

As teens head to college for the first time, they’re giving room tours on TikTok like they’re starring in an episode of MTV’s “Cribs.” And while the lavish décor, perfectly organized spaces, and name ...

Influencers are making money online by recommending dorm products and designs to families, who spend thousands of dollars on back-to-college shopping. Credit...Kendrick Brinson for The New York Times ...

Evidently, there is a TikTok trend where people post photos of luxe dorm rooms. And evidently, kids heading off to college soon see these and want them. Or, some kids do. According to The Washington ...

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