<p>Does anybody know if the beds will raise in the new Sophomore Honors dorm and if so, how much space that allows underneath for storage?</p>
<p>Answering my own post 
I emailed housing and got the following response:
“We have not yet installed the new furniture in SoHo, but we have ordered beds that are very similar to those in some of our other sophomore residence halls, meaning that the beds will be raisable and that the maximum amount of storage space underneath each bed will be approximately 2.5 feet. The beds in SoHo will be extra-longs (80 inches tall). If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.”</p>
<p>This is a dumb question but when you say you can raise the beds, how exactly is that done? Do you mean you just but those bed raisers at Bed Bath and Beyond? Or do you do something to the bed itself? Thanks!</p>
<p>Some dorms have beds with hardware that you can adjust to make the mattress higher from the floor without bed risers. I’ve never done it before so I’m hoping it’s easy. I know that tools are required. Probably a screwdriver and maybe a wrench.</p>
<p>You can do all the bed adjusting without tools. They’re just sort of pop off latches that attach to rods on the bedpost. REALLY easy to change, for freshman I believe in Wall, Monroe, Butler, probably Paterson, but definitely not Sharp.</p>
<p>Thanks PLM. I’ve been kind of worrying about that. It’s just me helping my daughter move in this year and I’m not very handy at anything that requires a wrench.</p>
<p>Sometimes the frame is a little tight and we have found it helpful to bring along a rubber mallot so you can tap the bracket up on the metal side to release it from the head or footboard without the risk of damaging the frame.</p>
<p>That would be a good idea, hah! Usually we just flipped it over though and stepped on it to get it loose.</p>
<p>There’s never been enough room in my D’s room for bed-flipping! I guess if you flip before you are standing in the middle of wall to wall stuff that would work! :)</p>
<p>I took a few notes to post about my daughter’s 4th floor room. This is a beautiful dorm with a lot of color, so it’s possible they used colors other than the ones on her floor.
The beds are adjustable, exactly like those in Butler.
There’s a 3 drawer dresser (x2)that fits under the bed if it’s fully lofted.
There’s a 2 shelf book case for each resident that measures 24"x30".
The rooms are a little longer than Butler’s, but seem of equal width.
The doors open by ID card and lock behind you upon closing. Rember your ID!
The closet is open; no door. Each half has a 35" bar and a shelf runs across the top of the bar. 3 12" canvas drawers filled my D’s half exactly.
The desk is 24"x30" with a slide-out shelf in front. It has 1 drawer with 2 book-shelves below it.
There are 2 wall jacks for computers, but there will be wifi.
The desk chair upholstry is dark blue. The floor covering is designed with carpet squares. Some squares are dark brown and some contain a leaf pattern in sea-foam green. The walls are ecru and the trim color is taupe.
Each room has an oval sink with a tooth-brush holder. There’s a shared cabinet underneath.
There’s a large, well-lit mirror above the sink.
The door to the bath has one double hook on the outside and one towel bar across the inside. My D wishes she had brought adhesive backed hooks for towels.
The shower head isn’t the type a caddy can hang from, but there’s a rectangular window in the shower with a sill deep enough to hold a basket of toiletries.
There’s enough space around the toilet for a fairly large waste basket, or even a stack of plastic drawers and a narrow waste basket.
You’ll need a cleanser for the manufactured marble shower walls and a brush for the toilet.
Use the lot between the health center and Soho to unload…a beautiful dorm.</p>