<p>I've been considering making the majority of things in my dorm room be pink (like my comforter, sheets, fabric covering huge built in cork board on wall, rug, towels, clothes, accessories, curtains). </p>
<p>Do you think I'd be going overboard?<br>
Would you be mad if you were my roommate?</p>
<p>Don't buy the rug or curtains yet- the windows and the floor aren't owned by either roommate and those things should be decided on together. If my roommate bought huge room decorations without asking, I'd be annoyed.</p>
<p>And on the subject of being annoyed... I'd at least like a heads up if half my room was going to be pink. Especially hot pink. I could handle bubble gum pink, but I'd really hate for everything to be covered in something eye-achingly bright.</p>
<p>In summary:</p>
<p>Comforter, sheets, clothes, towels, accessories, all fine.</p>
<p>I'd say it's a little overboard with the cork board fabric.</p>
<p>Rug and curtains should be a joint decision (like I said before).</p>
<p>I'd be a bit annoyed, since I really hate the color pink.
But, I really wouldn't care.</p>
<p>To be honest though, if my roommate got pink curtains, I'd find some way of getting them down even if she wouldn't take them down herself. That's beyond going overboard.</p>
<p>And think about what you would do if your roommate showed up with a lot of red stuff. This is not a hypothetical scenario - it happened to me and my roommate last year. We ended up replacing all "big" red and pink items (sheets etc) with more neutral colors.</p>
<p>I'm a pink-a-holic. Ask anyone who knows me. </p>
<p>I would say go for the pink. But, maybe either try to incorporate other colors or different shades of pink so its not so IN YOUR FACE pink all the time.. Atleast for the main things that would be visible in the room all the time...</p>
<p>As for the towels-- they are yours. Make them hott pink, your roommate doesn't have to use them or deal with them. </p>
<p>The same thing for the clothes. Your roommate shouldn't have say in your clothes IMO, its your style. </p>
<p>So I would just talk to your roommate, see if she is okay w/ pink or how much, and then go from there. </p>
<p>Good luck && have fun w/ the decorating!</p>
<p>Umm...you can buy your stuff in any color you want. Your roommate's opinion does not matter when it comes to your stuff. However, don't buy curtains because your room will probably have drapes already on the windows. Also, a pink rug is fine, as long as it only covers your side of the room. If it's going to cover the entire floor, you'll have to OK it with the roomie.</p>
<p>I like pink but seriously all pink dorm rooms (or halves) look awful. Try mixing it up just a little! How about pink and cream?</p>
<p>My entire room is hot pink right now. It's been that way for a few years and I love it. When I decorate my dorm room for next year I'm def. gonna get the hotpink towels, maybe comforter and all that, but I'll probably try to compromise with my roommate on stuff we share. i.e. rug, refrigerator(I've seen a pink one), curtains, chairs, etc.</p>
<p>One of my favorite dorm rooms was one where one girl had a teal/blue theme for all her stuff, and the other had pink/magenta. They had their beds in opposing corners and it just turned out looking really cool: girly and separate, but with matching colors.</p>
<p>^^That's how I've always pictured a "cool" dorm that I would love..</p>
<p>Not matchy-matchy.. But girly && distinct and not clashing. With of course, my stuff pink.</p>
<p>Buy whatever color stuff you want. Re: rug and curtains...I'd say get them if you really want, but only if they're easy to exchange (i.e. at a chain store with an outlet near your school, and keep the receipt). Make it clear that you brought them "just in case" and don't need to use them. Alternatively, odds are good that you'll get in touch w/your roommate before school begins. Ask her directly then (it's okay to say that all of your stuff is pink, and you're thinking about buying [whatever to share], but does she mind, would that match, whatever).</p>
<p>When my roommate and I got in touch, we found out that we'd both bought green/purple bedding (mine was pastel, hers was deeper colored), and all of my accessories were purple while all of hers were green. We even had some of the exact same stuff in separate colors. Worked out perfectly, and neither of us worried too much about overwhelming the other one with our own favorite color ;)</p>
<p>I think a good mental test for "Is this too much?" is like b@r!ium said...just try to ask yourself "If my roommate's stuff is mostly a color that clashes with pink, how much will this hurt (and do I care)?" Clashing bedding is fine. Clashing desk lights, non-issue. But if you've gone floor-to-ceiling, you might regret your own decision.</p>
<p>I'd accidentally burn our room down.</p>
<p>^seriously?</p>
<p>So I should ask my roommate if they are ok with pink before I go crazy buying stuff?</p>
<p>No curtains, dorms come with curtains (most likely white or offwhite).</p>
<p>op: I would ask my roommate if they liked the color pink or if they liked my idea for my side of the room. Depending on the situation, you could a.) not care that much b/c it IS your side of the room b.) be considerate and talk to your roomie b/f you make your half pink.</p>
<p>I don't really like the color pink, but I wouldn't really mind. I'd figure that it's their side of the room. Some roommates are pickier, and you just don't want to clash before you even get to bond, you know? </p>
<p>Just to be on the safe side, I would call roomie first. I don't think it's that big of a deal if you want your bedding to be a certain color, but who knows? </p>
<p>GL</p>
<p>I think that might be a little too much pink.
I mean, I plan on having a bit of pink in my room, but not everything is going to be pink.</p>
<p>I just... I would probably think that my roommate's a bit crazy if everything was pink. I don't think it would bother me too much... but I would definitely question why everything has to be pink.</p>
<p>What if your roommate wants everything to be black :). I don't mind what my roommate colors her room so long she is cool!</p>
<p>It’s your room just as much as it is your roommate’s!!! If you want your half of the room to be decorated in entirely pink, that’s your perogative and your roommate really can’t stop you. I would personally be really ticked off if my roommate thought she had the right to tell me how i could or could not decorate MY side of the room. As long as you don’t display anything offensive and you get her permission before buying anything you guys will share (mini fridge, microwave, curtains, etc.) you really shouldn’t worry about whether your roommate will be okay with your color choice.
With that in mind, you should also remember to be respectful of HER choices for HER side of the room, show her the respect that you want her to show you.
=D</p>
<p>I love pink. i have a pink phones, camera ect</p>
<p>but it’s ultra tacky to have everything pink. if you have pink sheets don’t have a pink cover. if you a pink rug don’t put pink stuff on your walls.</p>
<p>I just wanted to point out that a room completely decorated in ANY color would look bad, whether it’s pink, black, red, yellow, blue, green…etc. You cannot have everything be one color or it looks bad. Pick your second favorite color and do half and half. Trust me, when you close your eyes and can only see pink you will appreciate the suggestion. </p>
<p>For example - if you like yellow, you could do yellow sheets, pink comforter, yellow pillows. Pink curtains, yellow bulletin board, etc.</p>