DORM decorating!

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>Hello people...</p>

<p>So whose planning on making their dorm rooms look fabulous! (gosh, I sound so valley girl right now... haha)</p>

<p>But anyway, I've been drying to find a list of things we're not allowed to do to our dorm room walls... hopeful that "NO drilling/holes" won't be on that list, but that's highly doubtful :(</p>

<p>So far, I've only thought of decals & 3M Command hooks (which are adhesive hooks that hold up to 5 lbs I think).</p>

<p>THEN, there's that stupid blue tinted cork board or whatever it is... so I can't even use my Command hooks! </p>

<p>Also thought of staple gunning drapes or something to the cork board...</p>

<p>and adhesive mirrors. </p>

<p>Decoration Ideas:
-adhesives (decals & mirrors)
-Command hooks (for adding a shelf or pictures)
-staple gunning stuff...
-safety pin/ thumb tack art</p>

<p>Anyone know the fines for drilling? We could always just fill it at the end of the year :( But that blue board is really annoying.</p>

<p>Any tips for decorating or installing shelves so we can utilize space?!</p>

<p>I have a Unit 1 double btw, so I have a ton of vertical space!! :D</p>

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<p>haha I read somewhere that some people fill in holes with toothpaste and don't get caught. or bring some spackle and paint? :-P</p>

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<p>the people who used my dorm room left hooks everywhere... and I don't think housing services cared</p>

<p>I used pushpins and left about a cluster of 25 holes and no bill/fine ever came</p>

<p>If your worried about being charged you can use toothpaste to fill in the holes... my roommate used that trick and it looks very clean</p>

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<p>The stuff you plan on doing sounds really cool and will make your dorm really unique. It'll definitely catch people's eyes, but be careful in your decorations/colors so you don't pick any "threatening" designs/colors so that people feel really welcome and want to come in the room. But then again, this is Berkeley, where you're encouraged to express yourself freely.</p>

<p>Maybe it's a guy thing, but I only put up a few posters in my dorm. Here's how my Unit 2 double looked:</p>

<p><a href="http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y141/djAZUL/downloaddesk1.jpg%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y141/djAZUL/downloaddesk1.jpg&lt;/a>
<a href="http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y141/djAZUL/desk1.jpg%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y141/djAZUL/desk1.jpg&lt;/a>
<a href="http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y141/djAZUL/bed12.jpg%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y141/djAZUL/bed12.jpg&lt;/a>
<a href="http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y141/djAZUL/bed1.jpg%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y141/djAZUL/bed1.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>WOW Your room looked amazing!</p>

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<p>Someone was SERIOUSLY into Seinfeld. :)</p>

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<p>now thats a proper audio setup :o</p>

<p>the best ive seen in a dorm by far</p>

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<p>I hope no-one decorates my room I like them bland and sanitized, no needless distractions.</p>